ATI Nutrition Proctored EXAM [2026/2027] | UPDATED
QUESTIONS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | EXAM PREPARATION
• What intervention should a nurse take for a client with dysphagia? -✓✓ANSWER: Add
a thickening agent to liquids
• What strategy should a nurse include for an older adult with decreased taste and
smell? -✓✓ANSWER: Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes
• What food choice indicates understanding for a client with a goiter? -✓✓ANSWER: I
will eat more tuna
• What laboratory finding indicates fluid volume deficit in a client with Clostridium
difficile? -✓✓ANSWER: HCT 53%
• How much fluid should a nurse provide to a client with 420 ml urinary output in 24
hours? -✓✓ANSWER: 920 ml
• What instruction should a nurse include for managing anorexia during radiation
therapy? -✓✓ANSWER: Consume nutrition-dense foods first
• What manifestation should a client report when experiencing dumping syndrome? -
✓✓ANSWER: Bradycardia
• Which food reflects understanding of dietary needs for a client on a thiazide diuretic? -
✓✓ANSWER: Baked potato
• What recommendation should a nurse include for a client with chronic kidney disease?
-✓✓ANSWER: Limit protein intake
• What intervention is appropriate for a client with stomatitis following radiation therapy?
-✓✓ANSWER: Offer the client frozen bananas as a snack
• What statement should a nurse make to guardians about nutrition for a school-age
child? -✓✓ANSWER: You should eat meals together most of the time
• What finding should a nurse expect in an older adult client with dysphagia and
dehydration? -✓✓ANSWER: Tachycardia
• What nutritional consideration should a nurse include for a client prescribed
tetracycline? -✓✓ANSWER: Avoid taking this medication with milk products
, • What intervention should a nurse include for a client who had a stroke and is having
difficulty eating? -✓✓ANSWER: Describe food locations as if the client's plate were a
clock
• What finding should a nurse report for a client with malnutrition? -✓✓ANSWER:
Albumin 2.5 g/dL
• What finding places a postoperative client at risk for delayed wound healing? -
✓✓ANSWER: Decreased albumin level
• Which food item should a nurse include for a client on a lacto-vegetarian diet? -
✓✓ANSWER: Cheese
• What instruction should a nurse give to a client with dysphagia to decrease choking
risk? -✓✓ANSWER: Tilt your head forward while you eat
• What dietary supplement should a nurse recommend for a client with a wound that is
not healing? -✓✓ANSWER: Vitamin C
• What food choice is the best source of folate for a client at 10 weeks of gestation? -
✓✓ANSWER: ½ cup cooked asparagus
• What statement indicates understanding of dietary recommendations for a client with
chronic nausea in the first trimester? -✓✓ANSWER: I will eat a high-carbohydrate diet
• What finding indicates malnutrition in an older adult client? -✓✓ANSWER: To be
determined based on lab findings
• What should a client do after eating? -✓✓ANSWER: Lie down for one hour.
• What indicates malnutrition in older adults? -✓✓ANSWER: Prealbumin 10 mg / DL.
• What indicates understanding of colostomy nutrition? -✓✓ANSWER: I will drink 4 to 6
cups of fluid per day.
• What snack is appropriate for a 9-month-old infant? -✓✓ANSWER: Graham crackers.
• What indicates fluid volume excess in heart failure? -✓✓ANSWER: BUN 10 mg / DL.
• What food should be included in a mechanical soft diet? -✓✓ANSWER: Canned pears.
• What is an adverse effect of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)? -✓✓ANSWER: Weight
gain of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) per day.
QUESTIONS | VERIFIED ANSWERS | EXAM PREPARATION
• What intervention should a nurse take for a client with dysphagia? -✓✓ANSWER: Add
a thickening agent to liquids
• What strategy should a nurse include for an older adult with decreased taste and
smell? -✓✓ANSWER: Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes
• What food choice indicates understanding for a client with a goiter? -✓✓ANSWER: I
will eat more tuna
• What laboratory finding indicates fluid volume deficit in a client with Clostridium
difficile? -✓✓ANSWER: HCT 53%
• How much fluid should a nurse provide to a client with 420 ml urinary output in 24
hours? -✓✓ANSWER: 920 ml
• What instruction should a nurse include for managing anorexia during radiation
therapy? -✓✓ANSWER: Consume nutrition-dense foods first
• What manifestation should a client report when experiencing dumping syndrome? -
✓✓ANSWER: Bradycardia
• Which food reflects understanding of dietary needs for a client on a thiazide diuretic? -
✓✓ANSWER: Baked potato
• What recommendation should a nurse include for a client with chronic kidney disease?
-✓✓ANSWER: Limit protein intake
• What intervention is appropriate for a client with stomatitis following radiation therapy?
-✓✓ANSWER: Offer the client frozen bananas as a snack
• What statement should a nurse make to guardians about nutrition for a school-age
child? -✓✓ANSWER: You should eat meals together most of the time
• What finding should a nurse expect in an older adult client with dysphagia and
dehydration? -✓✓ANSWER: Tachycardia
• What nutritional consideration should a nurse include for a client prescribed
tetracycline? -✓✓ANSWER: Avoid taking this medication with milk products
, • What intervention should a nurse include for a client who had a stroke and is having
difficulty eating? -✓✓ANSWER: Describe food locations as if the client's plate were a
clock
• What finding should a nurse report for a client with malnutrition? -✓✓ANSWER:
Albumin 2.5 g/dL
• What finding places a postoperative client at risk for delayed wound healing? -
✓✓ANSWER: Decreased albumin level
• Which food item should a nurse include for a client on a lacto-vegetarian diet? -
✓✓ANSWER: Cheese
• What instruction should a nurse give to a client with dysphagia to decrease choking
risk? -✓✓ANSWER: Tilt your head forward while you eat
• What dietary supplement should a nurse recommend for a client with a wound that is
not healing? -✓✓ANSWER: Vitamin C
• What food choice is the best source of folate for a client at 10 weeks of gestation? -
✓✓ANSWER: ½ cup cooked asparagus
• What statement indicates understanding of dietary recommendations for a client with
chronic nausea in the first trimester? -✓✓ANSWER: I will eat a high-carbohydrate diet
• What finding indicates malnutrition in an older adult client? -✓✓ANSWER: To be
determined based on lab findings
• What should a client do after eating? -✓✓ANSWER: Lie down for one hour.
• What indicates malnutrition in older adults? -✓✓ANSWER: Prealbumin 10 mg / DL.
• What indicates understanding of colostomy nutrition? -✓✓ANSWER: I will drink 4 to 6
cups of fluid per day.
• What snack is appropriate for a 9-month-old infant? -✓✓ANSWER: Graham crackers.
• What indicates fluid volume excess in heart failure? -✓✓ANSWER: BUN 10 mg / DL.
• What food should be included in a mechanical soft diet? -✓✓ANSWER: Canned pears.
• What is an adverse effect of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)? -✓✓ANSWER: Weight
gain of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) per day.
