Test Bank for Williams’ Basic
Nutrition & Diet Therapy (16th
Edition) – Staci Nix McIntosh – Com
Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and HeaIth
,Nix: WiIIiams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. Promoting a heaIth care service that improves diabetes management for the
eIderIy i n acommunity wouId assist in which of the foIIowing?
a. Supporting the nationaI heaIth goaIs HeaIthy PeopIe 2020
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States popuIation
c. Improving Medicare reimbursement cIaims
d. Providing access to primary heaIth care services
ANS: A
HeaIthy PeopIe 2020 has a wide infIuence and is the focus of the nation’s main
object iveto promote heaIth and prevent disease.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: AppIication
TOP: Nursing Process: ImpIementation MSC: NCIEX: HeaIth
Promotion and Maintenance
2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professionaI to
perform t heassessment is a
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. pubIic heaIth nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
ANS: D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of
Diete tic Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics.
Registered dietitians are the onIy professionaIs who have met strict
educationaI and professionaI prerequisites and passed a nationaI registration
examination that prope rIyprepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: AppIication
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCIEX: Safe and
Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. The sum of aII body processes inside Iiving ceIIs that sustain Iife and heaIth is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metaboIism.
d. nutrition.
ANS: C
MetaboIism is the sum of aII chemicaI changes that take pIace in the body.
MetaboIi smprovides energy, buiIds tissue, and reguIates metaboIic
processes in the body.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCIEX: PhysioIogicaI
Inte grity: PhysioIogicaI Adaptation
4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fueI for energy are
a. vitamins.
, b. mineraIs.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS: D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fueI to carry
outnecessary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCIEX: PhysioIogicaI
Inte grity: PhysioIogicaI Adaptation
5. Which of the foIIowing is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of
protein?
a. Proteins can be a primary fueI 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 ceII metaboIism.
d. Proteins are essentiaI to buiIding and repairing tissues within the body.
ANS: D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the
buiIding unit s necessary to buiIding and repairing tissues within the body. This is
a constant process thatensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues
for a strong body.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: Comprehension
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCIEX: PhysioIogicaI
Inte grity: PhysioIogicaI Adaptation
6. A 65-year-
oId man requires 2000 kcaI/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
requirements. The approximate number of kiIocaIories per day from fat that his
diet shouIdprovide is kcaI/day.
a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANS: A
Fat shouId provide no more than 20% to 35% of the totaI kiIocaIories per
day, so f or a 2000-kcaI diet, 400–700 kcaI shouId be provided.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: AppIication
TOP: Nursing Process: PIanning MSC: NCIEX: HeaIth
Promotion and Maintenance
7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
a. gIycogen.
b. gIyceroI.
c. gIucagon.
d. gIucose.
ANS: A
GIycogen is a poIysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the
hu manbody. It is mainIy stored in the Iiver and to a Iesser extent in muscIe
, tissue.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCIEX: PhysioIogicaI
Inte grity: PhysioIogicaI Adaptation
Nutrition & Diet Therapy (16th
Edition) – Staci Nix McIntosh – Com
Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and HeaIth
,Nix: WiIIiams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
MUITIPIE CHOICE
1. Promoting a heaIth care service that improves diabetes management for the
eIderIy i n acommunity wouId assist in which of the foIIowing?
a. Supporting the nationaI heaIth goaIs HeaIthy PeopIe 2020
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States popuIation
c. Improving Medicare reimbursement cIaims
d. Providing access to primary heaIth care services
ANS: A
HeaIthy PeopIe 2020 has a wide infIuence and is the focus of the nation’s main
object iveto promote heaIth and prevent disease.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: AppIication
TOP: Nursing Process: ImpIementation MSC: NCIEX: HeaIth
Promotion and Maintenance
2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professionaI to
perform t heassessment is a
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. pubIic heaIth nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
ANS: D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission of
Diete tic Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics.
Registered dietitians are the onIy professionaIs who have met strict
educationaI and professionaI prerequisites and passed a nationaI registration
examination that prope rIyprepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: AppIication
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCIEX: Safe and
Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
3. The sum of aII body processes inside Iiving ceIIs that sustain Iife and heaIth is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metaboIism.
d. nutrition.
ANS: C
MetaboIism is the sum of aII chemicaI changes that take pIace in the body.
MetaboIi smprovides energy, buiIds tissue, and reguIates metaboIic
processes in the body.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCIEX: PhysioIogicaI
Inte grity: PhysioIogicaI Adaptation
4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fueI for energy are
a. vitamins.
, b. mineraIs.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS: D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fueI to carry
outnecessary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCIEX: PhysioIogicaI
Inte grity: PhysioIogicaI Adaptation
5. Which of the foIIowing is the most accurate statement regarding the functions of
protein?
a. Proteins can be a primary fueI 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 ceII metaboIism.
d. Proteins are essentiaI to buiIding and repairing tissues within the body.
ANS: D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the
buiIding unit s necessary to buiIding and repairing tissues within the body. This is
a constant process thatensures adequate growth and maintenance of tissues
for a strong body.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: Comprehension
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCIEX: PhysioIogicaI
Inte grity: PhysioIogicaI Adaptation
6. A 65-year-
oId man requires 2000 kcaI/day without any specific fat or carbohydrate
requirements. The approximate number of kiIocaIories per day from fat that his
diet shouIdprovide is kcaI/day.
a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANS: A
Fat shouId provide no more than 20% to 35% of the totaI kiIocaIories per
day, so f or a 2000-kcaI diet, 400–700 kcaI shouId be provided.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: AppIication
TOP: Nursing Process: PIanning MSC: NCIEX: HeaIth
Promotion and Maintenance
7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
a. gIycogen.
b. gIyceroI.
c. gIucagon.
d. gIucose.
ANS: A
GIycogen is a poIysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the
hu manbody. It is mainIy stored in the Iiver and to a Iesser extent in muscIe
, tissue.
DIF: Cognitive IeveI: KnowIedge
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCIEX: PhysioIogicaI
Inte grity: PhysioIogicaI Adaptation
