NR 228 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% PASS (A+ CERTIFIED)

NR 228 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% PASS (A+ CERTIFIED) Health promotion Correct Answer Strategies used to raise the level of the health of individuals, families, groups, and communities Vitamins Correct Answer Compounds that indirectly assist other nutrients through the complete process of digestion, absorption, metabolism, and excretion Water soluble: B vitamins (folate, B6,B12) Fat soluble: ADEK Minerals Correct Answer Major minerals: essential nutrient minerals required daily in amounts of 100 mg or higher Ex: Ca, phosphorus, Na, K, sulfur, chlorine, Mg Trace minerals: essential nutrient minerals required daily in amounts of 200 mg or less Ex: chromium, cobalt, copper, fluorine, iodine, iron, manganese, selenium, zinc Glucose Correct Answer Monosaccharide Simple carbs Most efficient form of energy especially for muscles and brain Fructose Correct Answer Monosaccharide Simple carbs Sweetest of the sugars, absorbed in the small intestine then circulates through the blood stream, when it reaches the liver, liver cells rearrange it into glucose Sucrose Correct Answer Disaccharide Simple carbs The pairing of glucose and fructose (table sugar) Under-nutrition Correct Answer Consumption of not enough energy/nutrients in Comparison with DRI values. Ex: not enough folate in a pregnant woman Over-nutrition Correct Answer To many nutrients and to much energy in comparison with DRI values Ex: over consumption of saturated fats Malnutrition Correct Answer Condition resulting from an imbalanced nutrient and/or energy intake, this is both under and over. Ex: obese pt consumes excessive amt of kcal is malnourished because their intake is out of balance Percent daily value Correct Answer Total fat intake for an average daily kcal intake of kcal should range from about 40-97 g or less Health Literacy Correct Answer The ability to acquire and comprehend basic health concepts such as nutrition, and apply them to ones own health decisions Formal: planned for implementation in a school setting Non-formal: organized teaching and learning events in hospitals, clinics, and community centers Informal: encompasses a variety of educational experiences that occur through daily activities. (EX: TV, newspaper, internet, magazines) Purpose of WIC Correct Answer Provide nutrition counseling, supplemental foods, as well as referrals to other health care and social services to woman who are pregnant/breastfeeding and to infants and children up to the age of 5 who are at nutritional risk Purpose of SNAP/ Food Stamp Program Correct Answer Provides individuals and families whose income is below a certain level with nutrition assistance Purpose of the MyPyramid food guide Correct Answer Help Americans become more aware of what they eat and what their nutrient requirements are They can personalize dietary recommendations based individually on height, weight, age, gender, activity level, and weight goals. Exchange list for meal planning Correct Answer Tells what a serving is depending on carbs. substitutes, and fats EAR Correct Answer Amount of a nutrient needed to meet the basic requirements of 1/2 of the individuals in a specific group that represents the need of a population