Energy Supplying Nutrients
Vitamins
Minerals
Clinical Findings
Nursing Care
100
Number of calories supplied by fat
What is 9?
100
Names of fat soluble vitamins
What are A, D, E & K?
100
Primary extracellular mineral essential for fluid balance
What is sodium?
100
Most reliable way to monitor fluid balance
What is daily weights?
100
What the nurse should do if the patient does not eat the meal
What is assess (for contributing factors)?
200
Starches such as whole grains and vegetables are classified a this type of carbohydrate
What is complex?
200
Broccoli, spinach, carrots, sweet potatoes and pumpkin are good sources of this nutrient that helps you see in the dark
What is vitamin A?
200
Two food sources for this mineral needed for bone and teeth formation
What are dairy products (milk and cheese), dark green leafy vegetables (spinach, kale), legumes?
200
A value less than 3.5 of this level indicates prolonged protein deficit
What is albumin level?
200
What the nurse uses to orient a blind patient to the food on the plate
What is a clock?
300
Nutrients considered the major source of energy
What are carbohydrates?
300
Exposure to sunlight enables synthesis of a vitamin that helps prevent this bone deformity in children
What is rickets?
300
Individuals who have experienced blood loss need extra amounts of this mineral in their diet
What is iron?
300
Insufficient iron intake or loss of iron stores can be evaluated by monitoring this diagnostic level
What is hemoglobin level?
300
Equipment that should be available when feeding a patient with dysphagia
What is suction equipment?
400
Amino acids that must be ingested
What are essential amino acids?
400
Strawberries, oranges, grapefruits, tomatoes and green peppers are sources of this water soluble vitamin that is essential for collagen synthesis
What is Vitamin C or ascorbic acid?
400
Three sources of this mineral associated with fluid balance
What are table salt, cured or luncheon meats such as bacon or hotdogs, pickled foods, condiments, canned foods, dairy products?
400
Five clinical manifestations of deficient fluid volume
What are dry skin and mucous membranes, decreased skin turgor, increased heart rate, decreased pulse volume, decreased blood pressure, decreased urine output, increased specific gravity, weight loss, increased hematocrit, weight loss, thirst
400
Three interventions indicated when a patient experiences anorexia
What are oral hygiene, identifying likes, creating a pleasant atmosphere for eating, serving small frequent meals, schedule unpleasant treatments so they don't interfere with meals?
500
Incomplete proteins that may be combined in a diet to provide all essential amino acids
What are complementary proteins?
500
A patient who is deficient in this vitamin is at risk for excessive bleeding
What is Vitamin K?
500
This organ is adversely affected by a deficit or excess of this major intracellular electrolyte
What is the heart (or muscles)?
500
Five clinical manifestations of excess fluid volume
What are edema, weight gain, taut shiny skin, dyspnea, crackles, distended neck veins, increased BP, decreased hematocrit?
500
Five specific menu items on a clear liquid diet
What are water, tea, jello, broth, ginger ale, apple juice?
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