ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED FINAL STUDY
SHEET 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Question 2: A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and has
manifestations of dysphagia.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse take?
● Tilt the clients head backward to facilitate swallowing.
● Use liquids to clear food from the client's mouth
● Add a thickening agent to liquids
● Place the client in a semi-Fowler's position.
Answer: ● Add a thickening agent to liquids
⩥ Question 3: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult
client who lives alone.
Which of the following strategies should the nurse include to address the
client's decreased sense
of taste and smell?
● Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes.
● Use kosher salt in place of table salt.
● Label and date food in the refrigerator.
● Wait 1 hour after eating to consume fluids.
,Answer: ● Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes
⩥ Question 4: A nurse is teaching a client who has a goiter appropriate
food choices related to
dietary needs. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the
teaching?
● 'I will eat more tuna"
● "I will eat more red meat"
● "I will eat bananas for a snack"
● "I would eat blueberries every morning".
Answer: ● 'I will eat more tuna"
⩥ Question 5: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client
who has Clostridium difficile.
Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the
client is experiencing fluid
volume deficit?
● Potassium 3.5 mEq/L
● HCT 53%
● Sodium 145 mEq/L
● HbA1c 5%.
Answer: ● HCT 53%
,⩥ Question 6: A client in the oliguric phase of acute renal failure had a
urinary output of 420 ml
during the preceding 24-hour period. How much fluid should the nurse
plan to provide the client
over the next 24 hr?
● 2,550 ml
● 1,530 ml
● 920 ml
● 2,040 ml.
Answer: ● 920 ml
⩥ Question 7: A nurse is teaching a client ways to manage anorexia
while receiving radiation
therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching?
● "Limit High-kilocalorie supplements to between meals."
● "Eat hot food rather than cold foods."
● "Avoid overeating during "good" days."
● "Consume nutrition-dense foods first.".
Answer: ● "Consume nutrition-dense foods first."
, ⩥ Question 8: A nurse is teaching a client who is receiving bolus feeding
through a nasogastric tube
about dumping syndrome. The nurse should instruct the client to report
which of the following
manifestations?
● Constipation
● Bradycardia
● Drowsiness
● Dizziness.
Answer: ●Bradycardia
⩥ Question 9: A client is receiving a thiazide diuretic for treatment of
hypertension. Which of the
following foods selected by the client reflects understanding of the
nurses teaching regarding this
medication?
● Navy beans and ham
● Baked potato
● Cheddar cheese
● Beef broth.
Answer: ● Baked potato
SHEET 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Question 2: A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and has
manifestations of dysphagia.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse take?
● Tilt the clients head backward to facilitate swallowing.
● Use liquids to clear food from the client's mouth
● Add a thickening agent to liquids
● Place the client in a semi-Fowler's position.
Answer: ● Add a thickening agent to liquids
⩥ Question 3: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult
client who lives alone.
Which of the following strategies should the nurse include to address the
client's decreased sense
of taste and smell?
● Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes.
● Use kosher salt in place of table salt.
● Label and date food in the refrigerator.
● Wait 1 hour after eating to consume fluids.
,Answer: ● Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes
⩥ Question 4: A nurse is teaching a client who has a goiter appropriate
food choices related to
dietary needs. Which of the following client statements indicates an
understanding of the
teaching?
● 'I will eat more tuna"
● "I will eat more red meat"
● "I will eat bananas for a snack"
● "I would eat blueberries every morning".
Answer: ● 'I will eat more tuna"
⩥ Question 5: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client
who has Clostridium difficile.
Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the
client is experiencing fluid
volume deficit?
● Potassium 3.5 mEq/L
● HCT 53%
● Sodium 145 mEq/L
● HbA1c 5%.
Answer: ● HCT 53%
,⩥ Question 6: A client in the oliguric phase of acute renal failure had a
urinary output of 420 ml
during the preceding 24-hour period. How much fluid should the nurse
plan to provide the client
over the next 24 hr?
● 2,550 ml
● 1,530 ml
● 920 ml
● 2,040 ml.
Answer: ● 920 ml
⩥ Question 7: A nurse is teaching a client ways to manage anorexia
while receiving radiation
therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching?
● "Limit High-kilocalorie supplements to between meals."
● "Eat hot food rather than cold foods."
● "Avoid overeating during "good" days."
● "Consume nutrition-dense foods first.".
Answer: ● "Consume nutrition-dense foods first."
, ⩥ Question 8: A nurse is teaching a client who is receiving bolus feeding
through a nasogastric tube
about dumping syndrome. The nurse should instruct the client to report
which of the following
manifestations?
● Constipation
● Bradycardia
● Drowsiness
● Dizziness.
Answer: ●Bradycardia
⩥ Question 9: A client is receiving a thiazide diuretic for treatment of
hypertension. Which of the
following foods selected by the client reflects understanding of the
nurses teaching regarding this
medication?
● Navy beans and ham
● Baked potato
● Cheddar cheese
● Beef broth.
Answer: ● Baked potato
