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16th Edition by Nix William
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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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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Promotingnanhealthncarenservicenthatnimprovesndiabetesnmanagementnfornthenelderlyninnanc
ommunitynwouldnassistninnwhichnofnthenfollowing?
a.SupportingnthennationalnhealthngoalsnHealthynPeoplen2020
b.ReducingnhungerninnansubsetnofnthenUnitednStatesnpopulation
c.ImprovingnMedicarenreimbursementnclaims
d.Providingnaccessntonprimarynhealthncarenservices
ANS:n A
HealthynPeoplen2020nhasnanwideninfluencenandnisnthenfocusnofnthennation’snmainnobjectiventonpromoten
healthnandnpreventndisease.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nApplication REF:np.n2
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nImplementation MSC:n NCLEX:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance
2. Anpatientnrequiresnannutritionnassessment.nThenmostnappropriatenprofessionaln tonperformnthena
ssessmentnisna
a. physician.
b. nurse.
c. publicnhealthnnutritionist.
d. registeredndietitian.
ANS:n D
ThenregisteredndietitiannisnthennutritionnexpertnregisterednwithnthenCommissionnofnDieteticnReg
istrationn(CDR),nthencertifyingnagencynofnAcademynofnNutritionnandnDietetics.nRegisteredndietiti
ansnarenthenonlynprofessionalsnwhonhavenmetnstrictneducationalnandnprofessionalnprerequisitesn
andnpassednannationalnregistrationnexaminationnthatnproperlynpreparesnthemntonconductnannutriti
onnassessment.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nApplication
REF:n p.n1nTOP:n NursingnProcess:nAssessment
MSC:n NCLEX:nSafenandnEffectivenCarenEnvironment:nManagementnofnCare
3. Thensumnofnallnbodynprocessesninsidenlivingncellsnthatnsustainnlifenandnhealthnis
a. science.
b. digestion.
c. metabolism.
d. nutrition.
ANS:n C
Metabolismnisnthensumnofnallnchemicalnchangesnthatntakenplaceninnthenbody.nMetabolismnprovide
snenergy,nbuildsntissue,nandnregulatesnmetabolicnprocessesninnthenbody.
, DIF: CognitivenLevel:nKnowledge REF:n p.n3
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nPlanningnMSC:n NCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:n PhysiologicalnAda
ptation
4. Thennutrientsnthatnprovidenthenbodynwithnitsnprimarynsourcenofnfuelnfornenergynare
a. vitamins.
b. minerals.
c. fiber.
d. carbohydrates.
ANS:n D
Carbohydratesn(e.g.,nstarchesnandnsugars)narenthenbody’snprimarynfuelntoncarrynoutnnecessarynprocesse
s;nfatnisnthensecondarynsourcenofnenergy.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nKnowledge REF:n p.n4
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nPlanningnMSC:n NCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:n PhysiologicalnAda
ptation
5. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenmostnaccuratenstatementnregardingnthenfunctionsnofnprotein?
a. Proteinsncannbenanprimarynfuelnsourcenevennifntherenisnadequatencarbohydratenintake.
b. Proteinsnarenannecessarynnutrientntonprovidenenergynfornthenbodyninntimesnofnstress.
c. Proteinsncannbenusednasncoenzymenfactorsnduringncellnmetabolism.
d. Proteinsnarenessentialntonbuildingnandnrepairingntissuesnwithinnthenbody.
ANS:n D
Thenprimarynfunctionnofnproteinsnisntonprovidenaminonacids,nwhichnarenthenbuildingnunitsnneces
saryntonbuildingnandnrepairingntissuesnwithinnthenbody.nThisnisnanconstantnprocessnthatnensuresnad
equatengrowthn andnmaintenancenofntissuesnfornanstrongnbody.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nComprehension
REF:n p.n4nTOP:n NursingnProcess:nAssessment
MSC:nNCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:nPhysiologicalnAdaptation
6. An65-year-
oldnmannrequiresn2000nkcal/daynwithoutnanynspecificnfatnorncarbohydratenrequirements.nThen
approximatennumbernofnkilocaloriesnperndaynfromnfatnthatnhisndietnshouldnprovidenis
kcal/day.
a. 400nton700
b.nnn 100nton300
c. 500nton800
d.n 900nton1200
ANS:n A
Fatnshouldnprovidennonmorenthann20%nton35%nofnthentotalnkilocaloriesnpernday,nsonfornan2000-
nkcalndiet,n400nton700nkcaln shouldnbenprovided.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nApplication REF:n p.n4
TOP:n NursingnProcess:nPlanningnMSC:n NCLEX:nHealthnPromotionnandnMaintenance
7. Thenbody’snmainnstoragenformnofncarbohydratenis
a. glycogen.
b. glycerol.
, c. glucagon.
d. glucose.
ANS:n A
Glycogennisnanpolysaccharidenthatnisnthenmainnstoragenformnofncarbohydrateninnthenhumannbody.n
Itnisnmainlynstoredninnthenlivernandntonanlessernextentninnmusclentissue.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nKnowledge REF:n p.n4
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nPlanningnMSC:n NCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:n PhysiologicalnAda
ptation
8. Thennumbernofnkilocaloriesnprovidednbynonenslicenofnbreadnthatncontainsn30ngncarbohydrate,n3ngnp
rotein,nandn1ngnfatnis kcal.
a. 34
b.nnn 136
c. 141
d.nnn 306
ANS:n C
Calculatenasnfollows:nCarbohydratenprovidesn4nkcal/g,nproteinnprovidesn4nkcal/g,nandnfatnprovide
sn9nkcal/g.nTherefore:
30ngncarbohydrate 4nkcal/gn=n120nkcal
3ngnprotein 4nkcal/gn=n12nkcal
1ngnfat 9nkcal/gn=n9nkcal
=n141ntotalnkcaln(120nkcaln+n12nkcaln+n9nkcal)
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nApplication
REF:n p.n4nTOP:n NursingnProcess:nAssessment
MSC:nNCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:nPhysiologicalnAdaptation
9. Thennumbernofnkilocaloriesnfromnfatninnansandwichnthatncontainsn22ngnfatnis kcal.
a. 88
b.nnn 132
c. 154
d.nnn 198
ANS:n D
Fatnprovidesn9nkcal/g.nThus,n22ngnfat 9nkcal/gn=n198nkcal.
DIF: CognitivenLevel:nApplication
REF:n p.n4nTOP:n NursingnProcess:nAssessment
MSC:nNCLEX:nPhysiologicalnIntegrity:nPhysiologicalnAdaptation
10. Thennumbernofnkilocaloriesnfromnproteinninnansandwichnthatncontainsn15ngnproteinnisnn
n kcal.
a. 45
b. 60
c. 75