ATI NUTRITION NEW TEST 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ MUST PASS
A patient who has celiac disease should increase intake of what - Simple carbohydrates
What is an example of an incomplete protein? - Plant proteins such as beans
Lutein slows the progression of macular degeneration and is found in foods such as - Kale, spinach,
collard and mustard greens
If a bag of TPN runs out what should be infused until another bag becomes available? - 10% dextrose in
water
What kind of carbohydrate should the majority of your diet be - Polysaccharides
How much of your diet should be protein - 10% to 35% a day
How much of your diet should be fat - 20% to 35% a day
What is the recommended amount of cholesterol per day - 200 to 300 mg
When beginning a new prescription for enteral nutrition by intermittent tube feeding how should you
first initiate this feeding - Increase the formula over the first 4 to 6 feedings until the prescribed volume
is achieved
What is beriberi - A thiamine deficiency (vitamin b)
What is a good source of vitamin B - Whole grains
What are some laboratory findings of acute pancreatitis - Decreased serum calcium
Increased serum glucose, alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin
,A high fiber diet can help prevent what - Hyperlipidemia
How many calories equal a weight gain of 1 pound - 3500
What are three complications of TPN - Diarrhea
Polyuria
Hypocalcemia
How long can expressed breastmilk be stored in the refrigerator - 5 to 8 days
What does a low residue diet do - Limits the amount of stool traveling through the intestinal tract
(restricts foods that increase bowel activity)
What is a good food to increase zinc intake - Ground beef patty
To help prevent nausea what should a patient do when eating - Eat foods at room temperature
How many calories are there per a gram of fat - Nine
Patients who adhere to a kosher diet do eat dairy products combined with what - Non-meat products at
the same meal (no shellfish or pork)
What has more calcium yogurt or cheese - Yogurt
A patient with a new ileostomy should do what four things - 1. Increase dietary salt intake
2. Increase amount of pasta and other foods that can help thicken the stool
3. Prepare meals on schedule
4. Increase dietary B12
, Why should a patient with celiac disease avoid all types of processed foods - Because they contain
gluten
What fruit is a high source of potassium - Cantaloupe
Chapter 7 -
How many extra calories a day should a woman in her second trimester consume - 340
How many extra calories a day should a woman in her third trimester consume - 452
During pregnancy how much protein, fat, and carbohydrates should a woman consume a day - 20% of
the daily total calorie intake. Fat should be 30% and carbohydrates 50%
What is the phenylketonuria diet - Foods low in phenylalanine should be included and foods high in
protein should be avoided (due to high phenylalanine)
How many ounces a week should an infant gain for the first 5 to 6 months - 5 to 7 ounces
When should iron fortified cereal be introduced - 4 months
Cows milk should not be introduced as the diet until after how old - One year
Breast-feeding teaching points -
How long can breastmilk be frozen for - Up to six months
Formula feeding teaching points -
ANSWERS GRADED A+ MUST PASS
A patient who has celiac disease should increase intake of what - Simple carbohydrates
What is an example of an incomplete protein? - Plant proteins such as beans
Lutein slows the progression of macular degeneration and is found in foods such as - Kale, spinach,
collard and mustard greens
If a bag of TPN runs out what should be infused until another bag becomes available? - 10% dextrose in
water
What kind of carbohydrate should the majority of your diet be - Polysaccharides
How much of your diet should be protein - 10% to 35% a day
How much of your diet should be fat - 20% to 35% a day
What is the recommended amount of cholesterol per day - 200 to 300 mg
When beginning a new prescription for enteral nutrition by intermittent tube feeding how should you
first initiate this feeding - Increase the formula over the first 4 to 6 feedings until the prescribed volume
is achieved
What is beriberi - A thiamine deficiency (vitamin b)
What is a good source of vitamin B - Whole grains
What are some laboratory findings of acute pancreatitis - Decreased serum calcium
Increased serum glucose, alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin
,A high fiber diet can help prevent what - Hyperlipidemia
How many calories equal a weight gain of 1 pound - 3500
What are three complications of TPN - Diarrhea
Polyuria
Hypocalcemia
How long can expressed breastmilk be stored in the refrigerator - 5 to 8 days
What does a low residue diet do - Limits the amount of stool traveling through the intestinal tract
(restricts foods that increase bowel activity)
What is a good food to increase zinc intake - Ground beef patty
To help prevent nausea what should a patient do when eating - Eat foods at room temperature
How many calories are there per a gram of fat - Nine
Patients who adhere to a kosher diet do eat dairy products combined with what - Non-meat products at
the same meal (no shellfish or pork)
What has more calcium yogurt or cheese - Yogurt
A patient with a new ileostomy should do what four things - 1. Increase dietary salt intake
2. Increase amount of pasta and other foods that can help thicken the stool
3. Prepare meals on schedule
4. Increase dietary B12
, Why should a patient with celiac disease avoid all types of processed foods - Because they contain
gluten
What fruit is a high source of potassium - Cantaloupe
Chapter 7 -
How many extra calories a day should a woman in her second trimester consume - 340
How many extra calories a day should a woman in her third trimester consume - 452
During pregnancy how much protein, fat, and carbohydrates should a woman consume a day - 20% of
the daily total calorie intake. Fat should be 30% and carbohydrates 50%
What is the phenylketonuria diet - Foods low in phenylalanine should be included and foods high in
protein should be avoided (due to high phenylalanine)
How many ounces a week should an infant gain for the first 5 to 6 months - 5 to 7 ounces
When should iron fortified cereal be introduced - 4 months
Cows milk should not be introduced as the diet until after how old - One year
Breast-feeding teaching points -
How long can breastmilk be frozen for - Up to six months
Formula feeding teaching points -
