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ERAPY 16TH EDITION BY NIX
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MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Promotingjajhealthjcarejservicejthatjimprovesjdiabetesjmanagementjforjthejelderlyjinjajco
mmunityjwouldjassistjinjwhichjofjthejfollowing?
a. supportingjthejNationaljHealthjGoals-HealthyjPeoplej2020
b. reducingjworldjhungerjinjthejUnitedjStatesjandjAsia
c. improvingjMedicarejreimbursementjclaims
d. providingjaccessjtojchildjcarejservicesjforjchildren
ANS:jA
HealthyjPeoplej2020jhasjajwidejinfluencejandjisjthejfocusjofjthejnation’sjmainjobjectivejtojpromotej
healthjandjpreventjdisease.
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2. Ajpatientjrequiresjajnutritionjassessment.jThejmostjappropriatejprofessionaljtojperformjthejas
sessmentjisja
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. publicjhealthjnutritionist.
d. registeredjdietitian.
ANS:jD
ThejregisteredjdietitianjisjthejnutritionjexpertjregisteredjwithjthejCommissionjofjDieteticjRegistrati
onj(CDR),jthejcertifyingjagencyjofjAcademyjofjNutritionjandjDietetics.jRegisteredjdietitiansjarejth
ejonlyjprofessionalsjwhojhavejmetjstrictjeducationaljandjprofessionaljprerequisitesjandjpassedjajnat
ionaljregistrationjexamination,jwhichjwouldjproperlyjpreparejthemjtojconductjajnutritionjassessme
nt.
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NursingjProcess:jAssessment
MSC:jNCLEX:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment:jManagementjofjCare
3. Thejsumjofjalljbodyjprocessesjinsidejlivingjcellsjthatjsustainjlifejandjhealthjis
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS:jC
Metabolismjisjthejsumjofjalljchemicaljchangesjthatjtakejplacejinjthejbody.jMetabolismjprovidesjener
gy,jbuildsjtissue,jandjregulatesjmetabolicjprocessesjinjthejbody.
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siologicaljAdaptation
4. Thejnutrientsjthatjprovidejthejbodyjwithjitsjprimaryjsourcejofjfueljforjenergyjare
a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS:jD
Carbohydratesj(e.g.,jstarchesjandjsugars)jarejthejbody’sjprimaryjfueljtojcarryjoutjnecessaryjprocesse
s;jfatjisjthejsecondaryjsourcejofjenergy.
DIF:jCognitivejLevel:jKnowledgejREF:j4jTOP:jNursingjProcess:jPlanningjMSC:j
NCLEX:jPhysiologicaljIntegrity:jPhysiologicaljAdaptation
5. Whichjofjthejfollowingjisjthejmostjaccuratejstatementjregardingjthejfunctionsjofjprotein?
a. Proteinsjcanjbejajprimaryjfueljsourcejevenjifjtherejisjadequatejcarbohydratejintake.
b. Proteinsjarejajnecessaryjnutrientjtojprovidejenergyjforjthejbodyjinjtimesjofjstress.
c. Proteinsjcanjbejusedjasjcoenzymejfactorsjduringjcelljmetabolism.
d. Proteinsjarejessentialjtojtissuejbuildingjandjrepairjwithinjthejbody.
ANS:jD
Thejprimaryjfunctionjofjproteinsjisjtojprovidejaminojacids,jwhichjarejthejbuildingjunitsjnecessaryjt
ojbuildjandjrepairjtissuesjwithinjthejbody.jThisjisjajconstantjprocessjthatjensuresjadequatejgrowthjan
djmaintenancejofjtissuesjforjajstrongjbody.
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6. Aj65-year-
oldjmanjrequiresj2000jkcal/dayjwithoutjanyjspecificjfatjorjcarbohydratejrequirements.jThejapproxi
matejnumberjofjkilocaloriesjperjdayjfromjfatjhisjdietjshouldjprovidejis
kcal/day.
a. 400jtoj700
b. 100jtoj300
c. 500jtoj800
d. 900jtoj1200
ANS:jA
Fatjshouldjprovidejnojmorejthanj20%jtoj35%jofjthejtotaljkilocaloriesjperjday,jsojforjaj2000-
kcaljdietj400jtoj700jkcaljshouldjbejprovided.
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