Williams lBasic lNutrition land lDiet lTherapy l16th lEdition lby lNix lWilliam l2023-
2024
Test Bank for Williams Basic Nutrition and
Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William
UPDATED 2023/2024 APPROVED 100%.
,Williams lBasic lNutrition land lDiet lTherapy l16th lEdition lby lNix lWilliam l2023-
2024 Chapter l01: lFood, lNutrition, land lHealth
Nix: lWilliams' lBasic lNutrition land lDiet lTherapy, l16th lEdition
MULTIPLE lCHOICE
1. Promoting la lhealth lcare lservice lthat limproves ldiabetes lmanagement lfor lthe lelderly lin
la lcommunity lwould lassist lin lwhich lof lthe lfollowing?
a. Supporting lthe lnational lhealth lgoals lHealthy lPeople l2020
b. Reducing lhunger lin la lsubset lof lthe lUnited lStates lpopulation
c. Improving lMedicare lreimbursement lclaims
d. Providing laccess lto lprimary lhealth lcare lservices
SELECTED lANSWER: l A
Healthy lPeople l2020 lhas la lwide linfluence land lis lthe lfocus lof lthe lnation’s lmain lobjective lto
lpromote lhealth land lprevent ldisease.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplication REF: lp. l2
TOPIC: l Nursing lProcess: lImplementation l MSC: l NCLEX: lHealth lPromotion land lMaintenance
2. A lpatient lrequires la lnutrition lassessment. lThe lmost lappropriate lprofessional lto lperform
lthe lassessment lis la
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public lhealth lnutritionist.
d. registered ldietitian.
SELECTED lANSWER: l D
The lregistered ldietitian lis lthe lnutrition lexpert lregistered lwith lthe lCommission lof lDietetic
lRegistration l(CDR), lthe lcertifying lagency lof lAcademy lof lNutrition land lDietetics. lRegistered
ldietitiSelected lAnswer lare lthe lonly lprofessionals lwho lhave lmet lstrict leducational land
lprofessional lprerequisites land lpassed la lnational lregistration lexamination lthat lproperly
lprepares lthem lto lconduct la lnutrition lassessment.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplication REF: lp.
l1 lTOPIC: l Nursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: l NCLEX: lSafe land lEffective lCare lEnvironment: lManagement lof lCare
3. The lsum lof lall lbody lprocesses linside lliving lcells lthat lsustain llife land lhealth lis
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
SELECTED lANSWER: l C
Metabolism lis lthe lsum lof lall lchemical lchanges lthat ltake lplace lin lthe lbody. lMetabolism
lprovides lenergy, lbuilds ltissue, land lregulates lmetabolic lprocesses lin lthe lbody.
,Williams lBasic lNutrition land lDiet lTherapy l16th lEdition lby lNix lWilliam l2023-
2024 DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lKnowledge REF: l p. l3 TOPIC: lNursing lProcess:
lPlanningMSC: l NCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
4. The lnutrients lthat lprovide lthe lbody lwith lits lprimary lsource lof lfuel lfor lenergy lare
a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
SELECTED lANSWER: l D
Carbohydrates l(e.g., lstarches land lsugars) lare lthe lbody’s lprimary lfuel lto lcarry lout lnecessary
lprocesses; lfat lis lthe lsecondary lsource lof lenergy.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lKnowledge REF: l p. l4 TOPIC: lNursing lProcess:
lPlanningMSC: l NCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
5. Which lof lthe lfollowing lis lthe lmost laccurate lstatement lregarding lthe lfunctions lof lprotein?
a. Proteins lcan lbe la lprimary lfuel lsource leven lif lthere lis ladequate lcarbohydrate lintake.
b. Proteins lare la lnecessary lnutrient lto lprovide lenergy lfor lthe lbody lin ltimes lof lstress.
c. Proteins lcan lbe lused las lcoenzyme lfactors lduring lcell lmetabolism.
d. Proteins lare lessential lto lbuilding land lrepairing ltissues lwithin lthe lbody.
SELECTED lANSWER: l D
The lprimary lfunction lof lproteins lis lto lprovide lamino lacids, lwhich lare lthe lbuilding lunits
lnecessary lto lbuilding land lrepairing ltissues lwithin lthe lbody. lThis lis la lconstant lprocess lthat
lensures ladequate lgrowth land lmaintenance lof ltissues lfor la lstrong lbody.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lComprehension REF: lp.
l4 lTOPIC: l Nursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: lNCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
6. A l65-year-old lman lrequires l2000 lkcal/day lwithout lany lspecific lfat lor lcarbohydrate
lrequirements. lThe lapproximate lnumber lof lkilocalories lper lday lfrom lfat lthat lhis ldiet
lshould lprovide lis kcal/day.
a. 400 lto l700
b. 100 lto l300
c. 500 lto l800
d. 900 lto l1200
SELECTED lANSWER: l A
Fat lshould lprovide lno lmore lthan l20% lto l35% lof lthe ltotal lkilocalories lper lday, lso lfor la
l2000- lkcal ldiet, l400 lto l700 lkcal lshould lbe lprovided.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplication REF: l p. l4 TOPIC: lNursing
lProcess: lPlanningMSC: l NCLEX: lHealth lPromotion land lMaintenance
7. The lbody’s lmain lstorage lform lof lcarbohydrate lis
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
, Williams lBasic lNutrition land lDiet lTherapy l16th lEdition lby lNix lWilliam l2023-
2024 c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
SELECTED lANSWER: l A
Glycogen lis la lpolysaccharide lthat lis lthe lmain lstorage lform lof lcarbohydrate lin lthe lhuman
lbody. lIt lis lmainly lstored lin lthe lliver land lto la llesser lextent lin lmuscle ltissue.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lKnowledge REF: l p. l4 TOPIC: lNursing lProcess:
lPlanningMSC: l NCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
8. The lnumber lof lkilocalories lprovided lby lone lslice lof lbread lthat lcontains l30 lg lcarbohydrate,
l3 lg lprotein, land l1 lg lfat lis kcal.
a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
SELECTED lANSWER: l C
Calculate las lfollows: lCarbohydrate lprovides l4 lkcal/g, lprotein lprovides l4 lkcal/g, land lfat
lprovides l9 lkcal/g. lTherefore:
30 lg lcarbohydrate l l4 lkcal/g l= l120 lkcal
3 lg lprotein l l4 lkcal/g l= l12 lkcal
1 lg lfat l l9 lkcal/g l= l9 lkcal
= l141 ltotal lkcal l(120 lkcal l+ l12 lkcal l+ l9 lkcal)
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplication REF: lp.
l4 lTOPIC: l Nursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: lNCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
9. The lnumber lof lkilocalories lfrom lfat lin la lsandwich lthat lcontains l22 lg lfat lis kcal.
a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
SELECTED lANSWER: l D
Fat lprovides l9 lkcal/g. lThus, l22 lg lfat l l 9 lkcal/g l= l198 lkcal.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplication REF: lp.
l4 lTOPIC: l Nursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: lNCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
10. The lnumber lof lkilocalories lfrom lprotein lin la lsandwich lthat lcontains l15 lg lprotein lis l
lkcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
2024
Test Bank for Williams Basic Nutrition and
Diet Therapy 16th Edition by Nix William
UPDATED 2023/2024 APPROVED 100%.
,Williams lBasic lNutrition land lDiet lTherapy l16th lEdition lby lNix lWilliam l2023-
2024 Chapter l01: lFood, lNutrition, land lHealth
Nix: lWilliams' lBasic lNutrition land lDiet lTherapy, l16th lEdition
MULTIPLE lCHOICE
1. Promoting la lhealth lcare lservice lthat limproves ldiabetes lmanagement lfor lthe lelderly lin
la lcommunity lwould lassist lin lwhich lof lthe lfollowing?
a. Supporting lthe lnational lhealth lgoals lHealthy lPeople l2020
b. Reducing lhunger lin la lsubset lof lthe lUnited lStates lpopulation
c. Improving lMedicare lreimbursement lclaims
d. Providing laccess lto lprimary lhealth lcare lservices
SELECTED lANSWER: l A
Healthy lPeople l2020 lhas la lwide linfluence land lis lthe lfocus lof lthe lnation’s lmain lobjective lto
lpromote lhealth land lprevent ldisease.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplication REF: lp. l2
TOPIC: l Nursing lProcess: lImplementation l MSC: l NCLEX: lHealth lPromotion land lMaintenance
2. A lpatient lrequires la lnutrition lassessment. lThe lmost lappropriate lprofessional lto lperform
lthe lassessment lis la
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. public lhealth lnutritionist.
d. registered ldietitian.
SELECTED lANSWER: l D
The lregistered ldietitian lis lthe lnutrition lexpert lregistered lwith lthe lCommission lof lDietetic
lRegistration l(CDR), lthe lcertifying lagency lof lAcademy lof lNutrition land lDietetics. lRegistered
ldietitiSelected lAnswer lare lthe lonly lprofessionals lwho lhave lmet lstrict leducational land
lprofessional lprerequisites land lpassed la lnational lregistration lexamination lthat lproperly
lprepares lthem lto lconduct la lnutrition lassessment.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplication REF: lp.
l1 lTOPIC: l Nursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: l NCLEX: lSafe land lEffective lCare lEnvironment: lManagement lof lCare
3. The lsum lof lall lbody lprocesses linside lliving lcells lthat lsustain llife land lhealth lis
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
SELECTED lANSWER: l C
Metabolism lis lthe lsum lof lall lchemical lchanges lthat ltake lplace lin lthe lbody. lMetabolism
lprovides lenergy, lbuilds ltissue, land lregulates lmetabolic lprocesses lin lthe lbody.
,Williams lBasic lNutrition land lDiet lTherapy l16th lEdition lby lNix lWilliam l2023-
2024 DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lKnowledge REF: l p. l3 TOPIC: lNursing lProcess:
lPlanningMSC: l NCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
4. The lnutrients lthat lprovide lthe lbody lwith lits lprimary lsource lof lfuel lfor lenergy lare
a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
SELECTED lANSWER: l D
Carbohydrates l(e.g., lstarches land lsugars) lare lthe lbody’s lprimary lfuel lto lcarry lout lnecessary
lprocesses; lfat lis lthe lsecondary lsource lof lenergy.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lKnowledge REF: l p. l4 TOPIC: lNursing lProcess:
lPlanningMSC: l NCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
5. Which lof lthe lfollowing lis lthe lmost laccurate lstatement lregarding lthe lfunctions lof lprotein?
a. Proteins lcan lbe la lprimary lfuel lsource leven lif lthere lis ladequate lcarbohydrate lintake.
b. Proteins lare la lnecessary lnutrient lto lprovide lenergy lfor lthe lbody lin ltimes lof lstress.
c. Proteins lcan lbe lused las lcoenzyme lfactors lduring lcell lmetabolism.
d. Proteins lare lessential lto lbuilding land lrepairing ltissues lwithin lthe lbody.
SELECTED lANSWER: l D
The lprimary lfunction lof lproteins lis lto lprovide lamino lacids, lwhich lare lthe lbuilding lunits
lnecessary lto lbuilding land lrepairing ltissues lwithin lthe lbody. lThis lis la lconstant lprocess lthat
lensures ladequate lgrowth land lmaintenance lof ltissues lfor la lstrong lbody.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lComprehension REF: lp.
l4 lTOPIC: l Nursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: lNCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
6. A l65-year-old lman lrequires l2000 lkcal/day lwithout lany lspecific lfat lor lcarbohydrate
lrequirements. lThe lapproximate lnumber lof lkilocalories lper lday lfrom lfat lthat lhis ldiet
lshould lprovide lis kcal/day.
a. 400 lto l700
b. 100 lto l300
c. 500 lto l800
d. 900 lto l1200
SELECTED lANSWER: l A
Fat lshould lprovide lno lmore lthan l20% lto l35% lof lthe ltotal lkilocalories lper lday, lso lfor la
l2000- lkcal ldiet, l400 lto l700 lkcal lshould lbe lprovided.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplication REF: l p. l4 TOPIC: lNursing
lProcess: lPlanningMSC: l NCLEX: lHealth lPromotion land lMaintenance
7. The lbody’s lmain lstorage lform lof lcarbohydrate lis
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
, Williams lBasic lNutrition land lDiet lTherapy l16th lEdition lby lNix lWilliam l2023-
2024 c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
SELECTED lANSWER: l A
Glycogen lis la lpolysaccharide lthat lis lthe lmain lstorage lform lof lcarbohydrate lin lthe lhuman
lbody. lIt lis lmainly lstored lin lthe lliver land lto la llesser lextent lin lmuscle ltissue.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lKnowledge REF: l p. l4 TOPIC: lNursing lProcess:
lPlanningMSC: l NCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
8. The lnumber lof lkilocalories lprovided lby lone lslice lof lbread lthat lcontains l30 lg lcarbohydrate,
l3 lg lprotein, land l1 lg lfat lis kcal.
a. 34
b. 136
c. 141
d. 306
SELECTED lANSWER: l C
Calculate las lfollows: lCarbohydrate lprovides l4 lkcal/g, lprotein lprovides l4 lkcal/g, land lfat
lprovides l9 lkcal/g. lTherefore:
30 lg lcarbohydrate l l4 lkcal/g l= l120 lkcal
3 lg lprotein l l4 lkcal/g l= l12 lkcal
1 lg lfat l l9 lkcal/g l= l9 lkcal
= l141 ltotal lkcal l(120 lkcal l+ l12 lkcal l+ l9 lkcal)
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplication REF: lp.
l4 lTOPIC: l Nursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: lNCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
9. The lnumber lof lkilocalories lfrom lfat lin la lsandwich lthat lcontains l22 lg lfat lis kcal.
a. 88
b. 132
c. 154
d. 198
SELECTED lANSWER: l D
Fat lprovides l9 lkcal/g. lThus, l22 lg lfat l l 9 lkcal/g l= l198 lkcal.
DIF: Cognitive lLevel: lApplication REF: lp.
l4 lTOPIC: l Nursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: lNCLEX: lPhysiological lIntegrity: lPhysiological lAdaptation
10. The lnumber lof lkilocalories lfrom lprotein lin la lsandwich lthat lcontains l15 lg lprotein lis l
lkcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75
