Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William 2023-
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2024
Test Bank for Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy
16th Edition by Nix William UPDATED 2023
APPROVED 100%
Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
Nix: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
,Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William 2023-
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2024
MULTIPLE CHOICE bv
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderlyin
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a community would assist in which of the following?
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a. Supportingthe national health goals Healthy People 2020 bv bv bv bv bv bv
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
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c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims bv bv bv
d. Providing access to primaryhealth care services bv bv bv bv bv
SELECTED ANSWER: A bv bv
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 bv bv bv bv
TOPIC: Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. Apatient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform
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the assessment is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. publichealth nutritionist. bv
d. registered dietitian. bv
SELECTED ANSWER: D bv bv
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.
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Registered dietitiSelected Answer are the only professionals who have met strict
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educational and professional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination
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that properly prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 1 bv bv bv bv
TOPIC:
bv Nursing Process: Assessment b v bv bv
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. The sum of all bodyprocesses inside living cells that sustain life and health is
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a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
SELECTED ANSWER: C bv bv
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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,Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William 2023-
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2024 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 3 TOPIC: Nursing Process:
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PlanningMSC:
bv 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 bv bv
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primaryfuel to carry out necessary
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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:
bv 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 bodyin times of stress.
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c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
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d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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SELECTED ANSWER: D bv bv
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building
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units necessaryto building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant
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process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong
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body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 bv bv bv bv
TOPIC:
bv Nursing Process: Assessmentb v bv bv
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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requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per dayfrom fat that his diet
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should provide is
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a. 400 to 700 bv bv
b. 100 to 300 bv bv
c. 500 to 800 bv bv
d. 900 to 1200 bv bv
SELECTED ANSWER: A bv bv
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a
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2000-kcal diet, 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 TOPIC: Nursing Process:
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PlanningMSC:
bv NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance b v bv bv bv bv
7. Thebody’s main storage form of carbohydrate isbv bv bv bv bv bv
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
, Williams Basic Nutrition
bv bv b v b v bv bv and bv bv Diet b v b v Therapy bv bv 16th bv bv Edition
b vby b vNix c. Willia
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glucagon.
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d. glucose.
SELECTED ANSWER: A bv bv
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:
bv NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
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8. The number of kilocalories provided byone slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrate, 3
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a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
SELECTED ANSWER: C bv bv
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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30 gcarbohydrate
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3 g protein
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1 g fat
bv 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
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= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 bv bv bv bv
TOPIC:
bv Nursing Process: Assessment b v bv bv
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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a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
SELECTED ANSWER: D bv bv
Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 bv bv bv bv
TOPIC:
bv Nursing Process: Assessment b v bv bv
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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bv kcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
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2024
Test Bank for Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy
16th Edition by Nix William UPDATED 2023
APPROVED 100%
Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
Nix: Williams' Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
,Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William 2023-
bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv
2024
MULTIPLE CHOICE bv
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderlyin
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a community would assist in which of the following?
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a. Supportingthe national health goals Healthy People 2020 bv bv bv bv bv bv
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
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c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims bv bv bv
d. Providing access to primaryhealth care services bv bv bv bv bv
SELECTED ANSWER: A bv bv
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 bv bv bv bv
TOPIC: Nursing Process: ImplementationMSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. Apatient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional to perform
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the assessment is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. publichealth nutritionist. bv
d. registered dietitian. bv
SELECTED ANSWER: D bv bv
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.
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Registered dietitiSelected Answer are the only professionals who have met strict
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educational and professional prerequisites and passed a national registration examination
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that properly prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 1 bv bv bv bv
TOPIC:
bv Nursing Process: Assessment b v bv bv
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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3. The sum of all bodyprocesses inside living cells that sustain life and health is
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a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
SELECTED ANSWER: C bv bv
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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,Williams Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William 2023-
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2024 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 3 TOPIC: Nursing Process:
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PlanningMSC:
bv 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 bv bv
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primaryfuel to carry out necessary
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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:
bv bv b v bv bv bv
PlanningMSC:
bv 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 bodyin times of stress.
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c. Proteins can be used as coenzyme factors during cell metabolism.
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d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
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SELECTED ANSWER: D bv bv
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the building
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units necessaryto building and repairing tissues within the body. This is a constant
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process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues for a strong
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body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 bv bv bv bv
TOPIC:
bv Nursing Process: Assessmentb v bv bv
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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requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per dayfrom fat that his diet
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should provide is
bv kcal/day.bv bv
a. 400 to 700 bv bv
b. 100 to 300 bv bv
c. 500 to 800 bv bv
d. 900 to 1200 bv bv
SELECTED ANSWER: A bv bv
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per day, so for a
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2000-kcal diet, 400 to 700 kcal should be provided.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 TOPIC: Nursing Process:
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PlanningMSC:
bv NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance b v bv bv bv bv
7. Thebody’s main storage form of carbohydrate isbv bv bv bv bv bv
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
, Williams Basic Nutrition
bv bv b v b v bv bv and bv bv Diet b v b v Therapy bv bv 16th bv bv Edition
b vby b vNix c. Willia
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glucagon.
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d. glucose.
SELECTED ANSWER: A bv bv
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:
bv NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological Adaptation
b v bv bv bv bv
8. The number of kilocalories provided byone slice of bread that contains 30 g carbohydrate, 3
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bv g protein, and 1 g fat is kcal.
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a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
SELECTED ANSWER: C bv bv
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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30 gcarbohydrate
bv 4 kcal/g= 120 kcal b v bv bv bv bv
3 g protein
bv bv 4 kcal/g= 12 kcal b v bv bv bv bv
1 g fat
bv 9 kcal/g = 9 kcal
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= 141 total kcal (120 kcal + 12 kcal + 9 kcal)
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 bv bv bv bv
TOPIC:
bv Nursing Process: Assessment b v bv bv
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
bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv kcal.
a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
SELECTED ANSWER: D bv bv
Fat provides 9 kcal/g. Thus, 22 g fat
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 4 bv bv bv bv
TOPIC:
bv Nursing Process: Assessment b v bv bv
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
bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv bv
bv kcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75