This document provides 100+ high-yield questions and correct answers for NR 228: Nutrition, Health, and Wellness at Chamberlain College of Nursing, carefully updated for the 2025/2026 academic year. It serves as a full-scope review of clinical and foundational nutrition concepts that support both patient care and exam readiness.
Core areas covered include:
– Macronutrients and micronutrients: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins (A, B6, B12, C, D, E, K), minerals (calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, sodium)
– Nutritional disorders and metabolic concepts: undernutrition, overnutrition, malnutrition, PKU, fiber intake, obesity
– Lifespan nutrition: infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, and hydration needs by age and gender
– Food additives, artificial sweeteners, and nutrient claims: organic vs natural vs artificial, food labeling, MyPlate, MyPyramid, 100% whole grain, EAR, DRI
– Health promotion and disease prevention: GERD, diverticulitis, colon cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and renal implications of diet
– Prevention levels (primary, secondary, tertiary) and public health programs like WIC and SNAP
– Nutrition education types: formal, informal, and non-formal methods to promote health literacy
Includes definitions, dietary strategies, and clinical applications that directly support ATI/NCLEX nutrition topics, along with cultural, social, and economic nutrition determinants.
Best suited for:
– BSN and ADN students at Chamberlain College enrolled in NR 228
– Nursing students preparing for final exams or NCLEX nutrition topics
– Learners in clinical, community, or health promotion-focused courses
– Anyone needing a detailed, concise review of nutrition across the life cycle
Keywords:
NR 228, Chamberlain College, nutrition exam, macronutrients, micronutrients, vitamin deficiencies, PKU, malnutrition, food additives, artificial sweeteners, pediatric nutrition, GERD, WIC program, SNAP, MyPlate, DASH diet, cultural nutrition, nutrient absorption, hydration needs, prevention levels, food labeling, NCLEX prep, ATI nutrition, lifespan dietary needs
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NR228 2025/2026 Exam Questions with
100% Correct Answers | Latest Update
Health promotion - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Strategies used to raise the level of the
health of individuals, families, groups, and communities
Vitamins - 🧠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 - 🧠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 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Monosaccharide
Simple carbs
Most efficient form of energy especially for muscles and brain
Fructose - 🧠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 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Disaccharide
Simple carbs
The pairing of glucose and fructose (table sugar)
Under-nutrition - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Consumption of not enough
energy/nutrients in Comparison with DRI values. Ex: not enough folate in a
pregnant woman