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Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
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Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet
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MULTIPLE H CHOICE
1. Promoting a health care service that H H H improves diabetes management for
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the elderly
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following?
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a. Supporting Hthe national health goals Healthy People 2020
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b. Reducing H hunger in a subset of the United States population
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c. Improving H Medicare reimbursement claims H H
d. Providing H access to primary health care services
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ANS: H H A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s
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main objective to promote health and prevent disease.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: H H H
Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and
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Maintenance
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2. A patient
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professional to perform theassessment is a
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a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist. H H
d. registered dietitian. H
ANS: H H D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of
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Dietetic Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and
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Dietetics.
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Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict
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educational and professional prerequisites and passed a national
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registration examination that properly prepares them to conduct a
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nutrition assessment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: H H H H
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care
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Environment: Management of Care
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3. The sum of H H H all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and
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H health is H
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS: H H C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in
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the body. Metabolism provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates
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metabolic processes in the body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: H H H
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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H Adaptation
4. The nutrients
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Henergy are H
a. vitamins.
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b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS: H H D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel
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to carry out necessary processes; fat is the secondary source of
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Henergy.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: H H H
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
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5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the
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Hfunctions of protein? H H
a. Proteins can be a primary fuel source even if there is adequate
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carbohydrate intake.
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b. Proteins are a necessary nutrient to provide energy for the body in
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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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ANS: H H D
The primary H H function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are
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Hthe building H H units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the
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Hbody. This H H is a constant process that ensures adequate growth and
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Hmaintenance Hof tissues for a strong body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension TOP: Nursing Process: H H H H
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
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Adaptation
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6. A 65-year-old
H man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or
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H carbohydrate requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per
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H day from fat that his diet should provide is
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a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANS: H H A
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total
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Hkilocalories per day, so for a 2000-kcal diet, 400–700 kcal should
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Hbe provided. H
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process: H H H
Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and
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HMaintenance
7. The body’s main
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a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS: H H A
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of
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