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Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William 2024-2025
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,Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William 2024-2025
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Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
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Nix: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
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1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a
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bcommunity would assist in which of the following? b b b b b b b


a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 b b b b b b b


b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
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c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims b b b


d. Providing access to primary health care services b b b b b b




SELECTED ANSWER: A b b


Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective to
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promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 2 b b b b


TOPIC: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance


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b. nurse.
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SELECTED ANSWER: D b b


The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of Dietetic
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Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Registered
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dietitiSelected Answer are the only professionals who have met strict educational and
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professional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination that properly prepares
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them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 1 b b b b


TOPIC: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
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a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.

SELECTED ANSWER: C b b


Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body. Metabolism
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provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes in the body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 3 TOPIC: Nursing Process:
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PlanningMSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy are
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a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.

SELECTED ANSWER: D b b


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processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 TOPIC: Nursing Process:
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PlanningMSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of protein?
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a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate carbohydrate intake.
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b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in times of stress.



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ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 b b b b


TOPIC: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
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brequirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day from fat that his diet should
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SELECTED ANSWER: A b b


Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a 2000-
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kcal diet, 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 b b b b TOPIC: Nursing Process: b b


PlanningMSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
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a. glycogen.
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c. glucagon.
d. glucose.

SELECTED ANSWER: A b b


Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the human
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body. It is mainly stored in the liver and to a lesser extent in muscle tissue.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 4 TOPIC: Nursing Process:
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PlanningMSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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8. The number of kilocalories provided by one slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrate, 3 g
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bprotein, and 1 g fat is b b b b b kcal.
a. 34
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SELECTED ANSWER: C b b


Calculate as follows: Carbohydrate provides 4 kcal/g, protein provides 4 kcal/g, and fat
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provides 9 kcal/g. Therefore:
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= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 b b b b


TOPIC: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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9. The number of kilocalories from fat in a sandwich that contains 22 g fat is
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SELECTED ANSWER: D b b


Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 b b b b


TOPIC: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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10. The number of kilocalories from protein in a sandwich that contains 15 g protein is
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