ATI NUTRITION EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
A nurse is educating a client who is taking iron supplements about foods
which
iron aid in
absorption. Which of thefollowing foods is the best choice for the
client to make?
A. 1 baked
B. 1/2 cup orange
potato
C. 1/2 cup low-fat
juice
D. 2 cups boiled green beans( correct answers ) B.
milk
Vitamin C
Vitamin C aids in the absorption of iron, and 1/2 cup orange juice has 62mg
of vitamin
This is the C.best food choice for the client
to make.
A nurse is discussing foods that are high in vitamins D with a client who is
unable
out in the
to be
sunlight. Which of the following should be included in
the teaching?
A. 1 cup steamed long-grain
brown
B. rice
6 medium raw
strawberries
C. 1/2 cup boiled Brussels
sprouts
D. 2 large poached eggs ( correct answers ) D. 2 large
poached eggs
The nurse should include eggs as food that is high in
vitamin D.
A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed warfarin. The nurse
shouldthat
client teach
which
teh of the following vitamins can interfere with this
medication?
A. vitamin
A
B. vitamin
D
C. vitamin
D. vitamin K( correct answers ) D.
E
Vitamin K
Vitamin K assists in blood clotting, is used as an antidote for excess
and can interfere w/warfarin. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid
anticoagulants,
sources of vitamin K through supplements or in
increasing
the diet.
A nurse is conducting a nutritional class on minerals and electrolytes.
The nurse
should include that 1/2 cup of which of the following foods is the
best source of
magnesiu
m?
A. Whole
almonds
GRADED
A+
,B. Chopped
C. Raw
tomatoes
D. Low-fat vanilla yogurt
spinach ( correct answers ) A. 1/2 cup
whole almonds
It is the best source b/c it has 193mg of
magnesium.
A nurse is discussing health problems associated w/nutrient deficiencies
w/a group of The nurse should include that which of the following
adolescents.
conditions is
associated w/a deficiency of
vitamin C?
A.
B.
Dysrhythmias
C. Pernicious
Scurvy
D. Megaloblastic anemia
anemia ( correct answers ) B. Scurvy
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypothyroidism. Which of the
following is associated w/this disorder?
A. decreased metabolic demand
B. weight
C. increased
loss
HR
D. Diarrhea ( correct answers ) A. decreased metabolic demand
A nurse is reviewing prescribed medication for a newly admitted client.
Which of the following medications decreases the body's rate of
metabolism?
A. Prednisone
B. Levothyroxine
C. Amitriptyline
D. Epinephrine ( correct answers ) C. Amitriptyline
Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant used for treating depression and
decreases the body's reat of metabolism.
A charge nurse is conducting a nutritional class for a group of newly
licensed nurses
regarding BMR. The charge nurse should inform the class that which of
the following
factors increases BMR? (select all that
apply)
A. lactation
B. prolonged
stress
C.
malnutrition
D.
puberty
E. age older than 60 years ( correct answers ) A.
lactation
B. prolonged
stress
GRADED
A+
, D.
puberty
A school nurse is teaching a high school health class about the possible
causes ofnitrogen
negative a balance. Which of the following causes should the
nurse
the teaching?
include in(select all that
apply)
A.
B.
illness
C.
malnutrition
D.
adolescence
E. pregnancy ( correct answers ) A.
trauma
B.
illness
D.
malnutrition
trauma
A nurse in a nutritional clinic is calculating BMI for several clients. The
nurse should
recognize which of the following client BMIs as
overweight?
A.
24
B.
30
C.
D. 32 ( correct answers )
27
C. 27
Overweight BMI = 25-
29.9
A nurse on an orthopedic unit is reviewing data for a client who sustained
trauma
MVA. Which in anof the following values indicates the client is in a catabolic
state (using
protein faster than is being
synthesized)?
A. Serum albumin 3.5
B. Negative nitrogen
g/dL
C. BMI of
balance
D. Serum albumin 12mg/dL ( correct answers ) B. Negative
18.5
nitrogen balance
A negative nitrogen balance indicates protein is used at a greater
rate than it is
synthesized as in starvation or a catabolic state following injury
or disease
A nurse is performing a nutritional assessment on a client. Which of
the following
clinical findings are suggestive of malnutrition? (select all
that apply)
A. poor wound
healing
B. dry
hair
C. BP 130/80
mmHg
D. weak hand
grips
E. impaired coordination ( correct answers ) A. poor
wound healing
GRADED
A+
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
A nurse is educating a client who is taking iron supplements about foods
which
iron aid in
absorption. Which of thefollowing foods is the best choice for the
client to make?
A. 1 baked
B. 1/2 cup orange
potato
C. 1/2 cup low-fat
juice
D. 2 cups boiled green beans( correct answers ) B.
milk
Vitamin C
Vitamin C aids in the absorption of iron, and 1/2 cup orange juice has 62mg
of vitamin
This is the C.best food choice for the client
to make.
A nurse is discussing foods that are high in vitamins D with a client who is
unable
out in the
to be
sunlight. Which of the following should be included in
the teaching?
A. 1 cup steamed long-grain
brown
B. rice
6 medium raw
strawberries
C. 1/2 cup boiled Brussels
sprouts
D. 2 large poached eggs ( correct answers ) D. 2 large
poached eggs
The nurse should include eggs as food that is high in
vitamin D.
A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed warfarin. The nurse
shouldthat
client teach
which
teh of the following vitamins can interfere with this
medication?
A. vitamin
A
B. vitamin
D
C. vitamin
D. vitamin K( correct answers ) D.
E
Vitamin K
Vitamin K assists in blood clotting, is used as an antidote for excess
and can interfere w/warfarin. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid
anticoagulants,
sources of vitamin K through supplements or in
increasing
the diet.
A nurse is conducting a nutritional class on minerals and electrolytes.
The nurse
should include that 1/2 cup of which of the following foods is the
best source of
magnesiu
m?
A. Whole
almonds
GRADED
A+
,B. Chopped
C. Raw
tomatoes
D. Low-fat vanilla yogurt
spinach ( correct answers ) A. 1/2 cup
whole almonds
It is the best source b/c it has 193mg of
magnesium.
A nurse is discussing health problems associated w/nutrient deficiencies
w/a group of The nurse should include that which of the following
adolescents.
conditions is
associated w/a deficiency of
vitamin C?
A.
B.
Dysrhythmias
C. Pernicious
Scurvy
D. Megaloblastic anemia
anemia ( correct answers ) B. Scurvy
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypothyroidism. Which of the
following is associated w/this disorder?
A. decreased metabolic demand
B. weight
C. increased
loss
HR
D. Diarrhea ( correct answers ) A. decreased metabolic demand
A nurse is reviewing prescribed medication for a newly admitted client.
Which of the following medications decreases the body's rate of
metabolism?
A. Prednisone
B. Levothyroxine
C. Amitriptyline
D. Epinephrine ( correct answers ) C. Amitriptyline
Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant used for treating depression and
decreases the body's reat of metabolism.
A charge nurse is conducting a nutritional class for a group of newly
licensed nurses
regarding BMR. The charge nurse should inform the class that which of
the following
factors increases BMR? (select all that
apply)
A. lactation
B. prolonged
stress
C.
malnutrition
D.
puberty
E. age older than 60 years ( correct answers ) A.
lactation
B. prolonged
stress
GRADED
A+
, D.
puberty
A school nurse is teaching a high school health class about the possible
causes ofnitrogen
negative a balance. Which of the following causes should the
nurse
the teaching?
include in(select all that
apply)
A.
B.
illness
C.
malnutrition
D.
adolescence
E. pregnancy ( correct answers ) A.
trauma
B.
illness
D.
malnutrition
trauma
A nurse in a nutritional clinic is calculating BMI for several clients. The
nurse should
recognize which of the following client BMIs as
overweight?
A.
24
B.
30
C.
D. 32 ( correct answers )
27
C. 27
Overweight BMI = 25-
29.9
A nurse on an orthopedic unit is reviewing data for a client who sustained
trauma
MVA. Which in anof the following values indicates the client is in a catabolic
state (using
protein faster than is being
synthesized)?
A. Serum albumin 3.5
B. Negative nitrogen
g/dL
C. BMI of
balance
D. Serum albumin 12mg/dL ( correct answers ) B. Negative
18.5
nitrogen balance
A negative nitrogen balance indicates protein is used at a greater
rate than it is
synthesized as in starvation or a catabolic state following injury
or disease
A nurse is performing a nutritional assessment on a client. Which of
the following
clinical findings are suggestive of malnutrition? (select all
that apply)
A. poor wound
healing
B. dry
hair
C. BP 130/80
mmHg
D. weak hand
grips
E. impaired coordination ( correct answers ) A. poor
wound healing
GRADED
A+
