Nursing Diagnosis Related to Nutrition
Questions With All Correct & Verified
Answers
Risk nursing diagnosis labels related to nutrition include: Correct answer-Risk for Aspiration
Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More/Less than Body Requirements
Actual nursing diagnosis labels related to nutrition include: Correct answer-Impaired Swallowing
Feeding: Self-Care Deficit
Imbalanced Nutrition: More/Less than Body Requirements
Health-promotion nursing diagnosis labels related to nutrition include: Correct answer-Readiness
for Enhanced Nutrition
Readiness for Enhanced Knowledge
Risk nursing diagnosis= Correct answer-diagnosis label + risk factors
Ex:
Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements with risk factors of chronic nausea and
loss of appetite
Risk for Aspiration with risk factor of difficulty swallowing secondary to facial paralysis
Actual nursing diagnosis = Correct answer-Diagnosis label + related factors + defining
characteristics
Ex:
Impaired Swallowing related to residual effects of neurologic damage secondary to cerebrovascular
accident, as evidenced by gagging and choking with oral intake attempts
Feeding: Self-Care Deficit related to sensory and motor deficits secondary to spinal cord injury, as
evidenced by bilateral upper-extremity paralysis and an inability to self-feed
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements related to inadequate dietary intake, as
evidenced by cachectic (physically wasted) appearance and 40-lb weight loss in past 6 months
Imbalanced Nutrition: More than Body Requirements related to daily intake of excessive number of
calories, as evidenced by weight gain of 5 lb over a week
Health-promotion nursing diagnosis = Correct answer-diagnosis label + defining characteristics
Ex:
Readiness for Enhanced Nutrition as evidenced by expression of desire for a balanced, healthy
dietary intake and verbalization of American Diabetic Association nutritional guidelines
Questions With All Correct & Verified
Answers
Risk nursing diagnosis labels related to nutrition include: Correct answer-Risk for Aspiration
Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: More/Less than Body Requirements
Actual nursing diagnosis labels related to nutrition include: Correct answer-Impaired Swallowing
Feeding: Self-Care Deficit
Imbalanced Nutrition: More/Less than Body Requirements
Health-promotion nursing diagnosis labels related to nutrition include: Correct answer-Readiness
for Enhanced Nutrition
Readiness for Enhanced Knowledge
Risk nursing diagnosis= Correct answer-diagnosis label + risk factors
Ex:
Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements with risk factors of chronic nausea and
loss of appetite
Risk for Aspiration with risk factor of difficulty swallowing secondary to facial paralysis
Actual nursing diagnosis = Correct answer-Diagnosis label + related factors + defining
characteristics
Ex:
Impaired Swallowing related to residual effects of neurologic damage secondary to cerebrovascular
accident, as evidenced by gagging and choking with oral intake attempts
Feeding: Self-Care Deficit related to sensory and motor deficits secondary to spinal cord injury, as
evidenced by bilateral upper-extremity paralysis and an inability to self-feed
Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements related to inadequate dietary intake, as
evidenced by cachectic (physically wasted) appearance and 40-lb weight loss in past 6 months
Imbalanced Nutrition: More than Body Requirements related to daily intake of excessive number of
calories, as evidenced by weight gain of 5 lb over a week
Health-promotion nursing diagnosis = Correct answer-diagnosis label + defining characteristics
Ex:
Readiness for Enhanced Nutrition as evidenced by expression of desire for a balanced, healthy
dietary intake and verbalization of American Diabetic Association nutritional guidelines
