TEST BANK
All Chapters Included
,Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for
the elderly in a community would assist in which of the following?
a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims
d. Providing access to primary health care services
ANSWER: A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s
main objective to promote health and prevent disease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional
to perform the assessment is a
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
ANSWER: D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission
of Dietetic Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics.
Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict
educational and professional prerequisites and passed a national registration
examination that properly prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Management of Care
3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANSWER: C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body.
Metabolism provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes
in the body.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
,4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy
are
a. vitamins.
, b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANSWER: D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to
carry out necessary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions
of protein?
a. Proteins can be a primary fuel 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 cell metabolism.
d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
ANSWER: D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the
building units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body.
This is a constant process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of
tissues for a strong body.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension TOP: Nursing Process:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or
carbohydrate requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day
from fat that his diet should provide is kcal/day.
a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANSWER: A
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per
day, so for a 2000-kcal diet, 400–700 kcal should be provided.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process:
Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANSWER: A
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in
All Chapters Included
,Chapter 01: Food, Nutrition, and Health
Nix: Williams’ Basic Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 16th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for
the elderly in a community would assist in which of the following?
a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020
b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population
c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims
d. Providing access to primary health care services
ANSWER: A
Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s
main objective to promote health and prevent disease.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process:
Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. A patient requires a nutrition assessment. The most appropriate professional
to perform the assessment is a
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public health nutritionist.
d. registered dietitian.
ANSWER: D
The registered dietitian is the nutrition expert registered with the Commission
of Dietetic Registration (CDR), the certifying agency of Academy of Nutrition
and Dietetics.
Registered dietitians are the only professionals who have met strict
educational and professional prerequisites and passed a national registration
examination that properly prepares them to conduct a nutrition assessment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment:
Management of Care
3. The sum of all body processes inside living cells that sustain life and health is
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANSWER: C
Metabolism is the sum of all chemical changes that take place in the body.
Metabolism provides energy, builds tissue, and regulates metabolic processes
in the body.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
,4. The nutrients that provide the body with its primary source of fuel for energy
are
a. vitamins.
, b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANSWER: D
Carbohydrates (e.g., starches and sugars) are the body’s primary fuel to
carry out necessary processes; fat is the secondary source of energy.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
5. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the functions
of protein?
a. Proteins can be a primary fuel 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 cell metabolism.
d. Proteins are essential to building and repairing tissues within the body.
ANSWER: D
The primary function of proteins is to provide amino acids, which are the
building units necessary to building and repairing tissues within the body.
This is a constant process that ensures adequate growth and maintenance of
tissues for a strong body.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension TOP: Nursing Process:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Physiological
Adaptation
6. A 65-year-old man requires 2000 kcal/day without any specific fat or
carbohydrate requirements. The approximate number of kilocalories per day
from fat that his diet should provide is kcal/day.
a. 400–700
b. 100–300
c. 500–800
d. 900–1200
ANSWER: A
Fat should provide no more than 20% to 35% of the total kilocalories per
day, so for a 2000-kcal diet, 400–700 kcal should be provided.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application TOP: Nursing Process:
Planning MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance
7. The body’s main storage form of carbohydrate is
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANSWER: A
Glycogen is a polysaccharide that is the main storage form of carbohydrate in
