NUR – Exam 2 | Galen College of Nursing | Comprehensive Study
Guide and Review Material
clear liquid diet - correct answer room temperature; broth, gelatin, popsicle, lemon with tea,
fruit juice without pulp, ginger ale
Sodium - correct answer 135-145
Calcium - correct answer 9-10.5
Glucose - correct answer 70-110
Chloride - correct answer 98-106
Potassium - correct answer 3.5-5.0
creatine - correct answer Male: 0.6-1.2
Female: 0.5-1.1
blood urea nitrogen (BUN) - correct answer 10-20
What two labs from the metabolic panel is tested for urine? - correct answer Creatine and BUN
Magnesium - correct answer Both sexes 1.5-2.5
Therapeutic on mag therapy 3.3-6.6
Phosphorus - correct answer 2-4.5
Hemoglobin - correct answer Male: 14-18
Female: 12-16
Pregnant: >11
Hematocrit - correct answer Male: 42-52%
Female: 37-47%
Pregnant: >33%
White Blood Cell - correct answer 5,000-10,000
Red Blood Cell - correct answer Male 4.7-6.1
Female 4.2-5.4
Platelet Count - correct answer 150,000-400,000
, Nutrition - correct answer the body's intake and use of adequate amounts of necessary
nutrients for tissue growth and energy production
Nutrients - correct answer the necessary substances obtained from ingested food that supply
the body with energy; build and maintain bones, muscles, and skin; and aid in the normal
growth and function of each body system
Malnutrition - correct answer imbalance in the amount of nutrients a body needs and nutrients
a body gets
Basal Metabolic Rate - correct answer minimum amount of energy required to maintain body
functions in the resting + awake state
Normal Structure and Function: Digestion - correct answer indigestion, digestions of food
Normal Structure and function: Enzymes - correct answer absorption of nutrients
Normal Structure and Function: Catabolism - correct answer elimination of waste
Metabolism is - correct answer a major biochemical process that is ongoing and contains
anabolism and catabolism
anabolism - correct answer Metabolic pathways that construct molecules, requiring energy.
catabolism - correct answer Metabolic pathways that break down molecules, releasing energy.
Two different types of nutrients? - correct answer macronutrients and micronutrients
Macronutrients - correct answer carbohydrates, proteins, fats, water
Micronutrients - correct answer vitamins and minerals
Carbohydrates - correct answer 4 kilocalories per gram; can be simple or complex; fiber;
insoluble or soluble
fats - correct answer 9 kcal/g
lipids - correct answer fats within the body
Triglycerides - correct answer most abundant lipids in your body and the richest source of
energy
Fats contain - correct answer saturated, unsaturated, monounsaturated, and trans-fatty acids
What is the essential fat that we need - correct answer unsaturated
Where can fatty acids be found? - correct answer Omega 3 +6
Proteins include - correct answer amino acids
Guide and Review Material
clear liquid diet - correct answer room temperature; broth, gelatin, popsicle, lemon with tea,
fruit juice without pulp, ginger ale
Sodium - correct answer 135-145
Calcium - correct answer 9-10.5
Glucose - correct answer 70-110
Chloride - correct answer 98-106
Potassium - correct answer 3.5-5.0
creatine - correct answer Male: 0.6-1.2
Female: 0.5-1.1
blood urea nitrogen (BUN) - correct answer 10-20
What two labs from the metabolic panel is tested for urine? - correct answer Creatine and BUN
Magnesium - correct answer Both sexes 1.5-2.5
Therapeutic on mag therapy 3.3-6.6
Phosphorus - correct answer 2-4.5
Hemoglobin - correct answer Male: 14-18
Female: 12-16
Pregnant: >11
Hematocrit - correct answer Male: 42-52%
Female: 37-47%
Pregnant: >33%
White Blood Cell - correct answer 5,000-10,000
Red Blood Cell - correct answer Male 4.7-6.1
Female 4.2-5.4
Platelet Count - correct answer 150,000-400,000
, Nutrition - correct answer the body's intake and use of adequate amounts of necessary
nutrients for tissue growth and energy production
Nutrients - correct answer the necessary substances obtained from ingested food that supply
the body with energy; build and maintain bones, muscles, and skin; and aid in the normal
growth and function of each body system
Malnutrition - correct answer imbalance in the amount of nutrients a body needs and nutrients
a body gets
Basal Metabolic Rate - correct answer minimum amount of energy required to maintain body
functions in the resting + awake state
Normal Structure and Function: Digestion - correct answer indigestion, digestions of food
Normal Structure and function: Enzymes - correct answer absorption of nutrients
Normal Structure and Function: Catabolism - correct answer elimination of waste
Metabolism is - correct answer a major biochemical process that is ongoing and contains
anabolism and catabolism
anabolism - correct answer Metabolic pathways that construct molecules, requiring energy.
catabolism - correct answer Metabolic pathways that break down molecules, releasing energy.
Two different types of nutrients? - correct answer macronutrients and micronutrients
Macronutrients - correct answer carbohydrates, proteins, fats, water
Micronutrients - correct answer vitamins and minerals
Carbohydrates - correct answer 4 kilocalories per gram; can be simple or complex; fiber;
insoluble or soluble
fats - correct answer 9 kcal/g
lipids - correct answer fats within the body
Triglycerides - correct answer most abundant lipids in your body and the richest source of
energy
Fats contain - correct answer saturated, unsaturated, monounsaturated, and trans-fatty acids
What is the essential fat that we need - correct answer unsaturated
Where can fatty acids be found? - correct answer Omega 3 +6
Proteins include - correct answer amino acids
