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This document features 80+ exam-style questions and verified answers for NR 228: Nutrition, Health, and Wellness at Chamberlain College of Nursing, tailored for the 2025/2026 academic year. It covers foundational and clinical nutrition principles essential for nursing practice, with practical application scenarios that support critical thinking and patient-centered care. Topics include: – Diet progression and therapeutic diets: clear liquid, mechanically altered, diet as tolerated – Malnutrition indicators and screening tools – Nutrient deficiencies (thiamin, folate, vitamin K, B12, iron, calcium, niacin) and related conditions (e.g., pellagra, megaloblastic anemia) – Enteral nutrition: PEG tubes, feeding complications, patient positioning, aspiration precautions – Cultural and religious dietary considerations: kosher, halal, vegetarian options – Nutrition across the lifespan: infants, toddlers, adolescents, older adults, and pregnancy – Chronic disease support: GERD, diabetes, liver disease, cholelithiasis, constipation, dysphagia – Public health and wellness: Healthy People 2020, DRI, AI, and food access programs This comprehensive guide is ideal for reinforcing knowledge for exams, clinical prep, and NCLEX nutrition review. Best suited for: – BSN students enrolled in NR 228 at Chamberlain University – Nursing students preparing for nutrition-focused exams – Learners in adult health, maternal-child, or community nursing – Students reviewing for NCLEX or ATI/Next Gen assessments involving nutrition and wellness care plans Keywords: NR 228, nutrition, Chamberlain, tube feeding, PEG, GERD, constipation, vitamin deficiency, therapeutic diets, BMI, dietary reference intake, iron-rich food, cultural nutrition, kosher diet, dysphagia, Healthy People 2020, cholelithiasis, prenatal nutrition, adolescent health, protein synthesis, malnutrition screening, B12, folate, niacin

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If a physician orders a "diet as tolerated" for a patient, the nurse should: -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔Encourage the patient to normalize the diet as his or her

appetite and symptoms allow.


When will a clear liquid diet would be most appropriate? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A

patient who has had major surgery within the past 18 hours

To determine the nutritional adequacy of a tube feeding - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔Anthropometric, biochemical and clinical indexes should be assessed

weekly.

A homeless man is brought into the emergency room with muscle

weakness, loss of coordination, and tachycardia. He has alcohol on his

breath. He may be suffering from a deficiency of: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Thiamin

, In a condition where there are low levels of niacin and low intake of animal

protein, the population has a high risk for developing: - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔Pellagra


Vitamin K deficiency could be a problem in someone who: - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔Uses antibiotics for several months


If nutrition screening identifies a patient as being at high nutrition risk, the

next step in their care would be nutrition: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Assessment by a

registered dietitian

A nurse is teaching a group of adults about nutrition. The nurse should

include which of the following amounts as an appropriate daily intake of

fiber for adult women? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔20 to 35 g


A nurse is instructing a group of adult clients about nutrition. The nurse

should include which of the following as the recommended amount of

vegetables servings per day? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔2 ½ cups


A nurse is teaching a client who is postpartum and has been diagnosed

with iron deficiency anemia. Which of the following dietary

recommendations should the nurse include in the teaching plan? -

🧠ANSWER ✔✔Spinach and Beef

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