NURSING 3100 EXAM I QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Nutrient - Accurate answers chemical substance that the body uses from consumed food
Essential Nutrient - Accurate answers nutrients not made in the body- need to be supplied by diet
Macronutrients - Accurate answers (1) Water
(2) Carbs
(3) Proteins
(4) Fats
Micronutrients - Accurate answers (1) Vitamins
(2) Minerals
Skinfold - Accurate answers high variability and often not used when measuring body composition
in nursin
Bioelectrical Impedance - Accurate answers Ions react with muscle more than fat
Biochemical Analyses - Accurate answers (1) blood urine assays
(2) Bone/live biopsies
Diabetic Urine (has high level of _____? ) - Accurate answers keytones
Worthless measures of Nutritional Status - Accurate answers Hair, nail cuttings, sublingual
"challenge"
- do not encompass fat OR water soluble nutrients
DRI - Accurate answers - standards used for recommended nutrient intake based on HEALTHY
individuals
(Dietary Reference Intake)
EAR - Accurate answers - Average daily intake expected to satisfy 50% of each age group
(Estimated Average Requirements)
RDA - Accurate answers Average daily intake sufficient for 97%-98% each age group
(Recommended Daily Value)
AI - Accurate answers Suggested intake- not enough evidence to become RDA
(Adequate Intake)
UL - Accurate answers highest level of intake before risking toxicity
(tolerable upper level intake)
, Problems with RDA - Accurate answers -set by a committee
-knowledge limited for some populations
-safety margins vary
-Vary by country
DRV - Accurate answers - replace RDA's on food labels, based on MALE RDA's (except iron-female)
Required DRV - Accurate answers Vitamin A-VitaminC-Calcium-Iron-Folate
or with nutritional claims/fortification
Carbohydrate (kcals/gram?) - Accurate answers 4 kcals/gram (c)
Protein (kcals/gram?) - Accurate answers 4 kcals/gram (p)
Fat (kcal's/gram?) - Accurate answers 9 kcals/gram
Alcohol (kclas/gram?) - Accurate answers 7 kcals/gram
"Organic" - Accurate answers produced without genetic engineering, with materials on the USDA
'organic' list
"natural" - Accurate answers no regulation as with "organic"- could just mean that its whole wheat
"high" - Accurate answers nutrient > 20%
"low" - Accurate answers Nutrient<5%
"reduced" - Accurate answers Nutrient< 25% standard product
"light" - Accurate answers Nutrient < 50% standard product
"Enriched" - Accurate answers adding nutrients BACK INTO product that may have been lost during
production
"Fortified" - Accurate answers Adding a nutrient that was never originally in the food.
Calorie - Accurate answers Amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of H2O by 1
Degree Celsius
Recommended Exercise - Accurate answers 2hours30mins exercise a week
(1hour15minutes vigorous exercise a week)
Half of Starches should be _____ - Accurate answers whole grain
Half of plate should be _____ - Accurate answers Fruits/Vegetables
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Nutrient - Accurate answers chemical substance that the body uses from consumed food
Essential Nutrient - Accurate answers nutrients not made in the body- need to be supplied by diet
Macronutrients - Accurate answers (1) Water
(2) Carbs
(3) Proteins
(4) Fats
Micronutrients - Accurate answers (1) Vitamins
(2) Minerals
Skinfold - Accurate answers high variability and often not used when measuring body composition
in nursin
Bioelectrical Impedance - Accurate answers Ions react with muscle more than fat
Biochemical Analyses - Accurate answers (1) blood urine assays
(2) Bone/live biopsies
Diabetic Urine (has high level of _____? ) - Accurate answers keytones
Worthless measures of Nutritional Status - Accurate answers Hair, nail cuttings, sublingual
"challenge"
- do not encompass fat OR water soluble nutrients
DRI - Accurate answers - standards used for recommended nutrient intake based on HEALTHY
individuals
(Dietary Reference Intake)
EAR - Accurate answers - Average daily intake expected to satisfy 50% of each age group
(Estimated Average Requirements)
RDA - Accurate answers Average daily intake sufficient for 97%-98% each age group
(Recommended Daily Value)
AI - Accurate answers Suggested intake- not enough evidence to become RDA
(Adequate Intake)
UL - Accurate answers highest level of intake before risking toxicity
(tolerable upper level intake)
, Problems with RDA - Accurate answers -set by a committee
-knowledge limited for some populations
-safety margins vary
-Vary by country
DRV - Accurate answers - replace RDA's on food labels, based on MALE RDA's (except iron-female)
Required DRV - Accurate answers Vitamin A-VitaminC-Calcium-Iron-Folate
or with nutritional claims/fortification
Carbohydrate (kcals/gram?) - Accurate answers 4 kcals/gram (c)
Protein (kcals/gram?) - Accurate answers 4 kcals/gram (p)
Fat (kcal's/gram?) - Accurate answers 9 kcals/gram
Alcohol (kclas/gram?) - Accurate answers 7 kcals/gram
"Organic" - Accurate answers produced without genetic engineering, with materials on the USDA
'organic' list
"natural" - Accurate answers no regulation as with "organic"- could just mean that its whole wheat
"high" - Accurate answers nutrient > 20%
"low" - Accurate answers Nutrient<5%
"reduced" - Accurate answers Nutrient< 25% standard product
"light" - Accurate answers Nutrient < 50% standard product
"Enriched" - Accurate answers adding nutrients BACK INTO product that may have been lost during
production
"Fortified" - Accurate answers Adding a nutrient that was never originally in the food.
Calorie - Accurate answers Amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of H2O by 1
Degree Celsius
Recommended Exercise - Accurate answers 2hours30mins exercise a week
(1hour15minutes vigorous exercise a week)
Half of Starches should be _____ - Accurate answers whole grain
Half of plate should be _____ - Accurate answers Fruits/Vegetables
