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