TEST BANK For Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Staci Nix, All 23 Chapters Covered, Verified Latest Edition

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Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a
community would assist in which of the following?
a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims
d. Providing access to primary health care services
ANS: A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective
to promote health and prevent disease.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform the
assessment is a
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
ANS: D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic
Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict educational and
professional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly
prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS: C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism
provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
a. vitamins.

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b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS: D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to carry out
necessary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stress.
c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
ANS: D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building units
necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant process that
ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet should
provide is kcal/day.
a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANS: A
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a
2000-kcal diet, 400–700 kcal should be provided.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance

7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS: A
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the human
body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

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arbohydrate,a43a4ga4protein,a4anda41a4ga4fata4isa4 kcal.
a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306

ANS:a 4 C
Calculatea4asa4follows:a4Carbohydratea4providesa44a4kcal/g,a4proteina4providesa44a4kcal/g,a4an
da4fata4providesa49a4kcal/g.a4Therefore:
30a4ga4carbohydratea4a44a4kcal/ga4=a4120a4kcal
3a4ga4proteina4a44a4kcal/ga4=a412a4kcal
1a4ga4fata4a49a4kcal/ga4=a49a4kcal
=a4141a4totala4kcala4(120a4kcala4+a412a4kcala4+a49a4kcal)

DIF: Cognitivea4Level:a4Application
TOP:a 4 Nursinga4Process:a4Assessmenta4MSC:a 4 NCLEX:a4Physiologic
ala4Integrity:a4Physiologicala4Adaptation

9. Thea4numbera4ofa4kilocaloriesa4froma4fata4ina4aa4sandwicha4thata4containsa422a4ga4fata4isa4
kcal.
a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
ANS:a 4 D
Fata4providesa49a4kcal/g.a4Thus,a422a4ga4fata4a49a4kcal/ga4=a4198a4kcal.

DIF: Cognitivea4Level:a4Application
TOP:a 4 Nursinga4Process:a4Assessmenta4MSC:a 4 NCLEX:a4Physiologic
ala4Integrity:a4Physiologicala4Adaptation

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eina4isa4

a4kcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
d. 135
ANS:a 4 B
Proteina4providesa44a4kcal/g.a4Thus,a415a4ga4proteina4a44a4kcal/ga4=a460a4kcal.

DIF: Cognitivea4Level:a4Application
TOP:a 4 Nursinga4Process:a4Assessmenta4MSC:a 4 NCLEX:a4Physiologic
ala4Integrity:a4Physiologicala4Adaptation

11. Thea4basica4buildinga4unitsa4ofa4proteina4area4calleda4 acids.
a. fatty
b. amino
c. nucleic
d. carboxyl