ATI Nutrition Proctored Exam, ATI -
Nutrition Proctored Exam 2025-2026
Question 1: A nurse Is providing dietary teaching about prevention of neural
tube defects in the fetus to a client who is pregnant. Which of the following
nutrients should the nurse recommend?
● Calcium
● Folate
● Vitamin B12
● Magnesium - >>●
ANSWERfolate
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. - >>● Add
ANSWERa
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. - >>●
ANSWERMaintain
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" - >>● 'I will eat more
ANSWER
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% - >>● HCT 53%
ANSWER
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 - >>● 920 ml
ANSWER
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 - >>●Bradycardia
ANSWER 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 - >>● Baked potato
ANSWER Question 10: A nurse is teaching
about nutrition to a client who has a new diagnosis of chronic
kidney disease. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse
include in the teaching? ●
Limit calcium intake
● Increase potassium intake ● Limit protein intake
● Increase phosphorus intake - >>● Limit protein
ANSWERintake
Question 11: A nurse is caring for a client who has stomatitis following
radiation therapy. Which
, of the following interventions is appropriate for the nurse to take?
● Discourage the use of a straw.
● Offer the client frozen bananas as a snack. ● Serve the client hot meals.
● Avoid serving sauces or gravies. - >>● Offer the client frozen
ANSWER
bananas as a snack
A nurse is teaching the Guardians of a school-age child about nutrition.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
● You should have your child skip breakfast
● You should eat meals together most of the time ● You should provide
your child with whole fat milk
● You should reward good behavior with food - >>● You
ANSWERshould
eat meals together most of the time
Question 13: A nurse is assessing an older adult client who has dysphagia
and is experiencing dehydration. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect?
● Tachycardia
● Distended neck veins
● Decrease respiratory rate
● Hypertension - >>● Tachycardia
ANSWER
Question 14: A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
tetracycline. Which of
the following nutritional considerations should the nurse include in the
teaching?
● Increase vitamin C intake while taking this medication
● Avoid taking this medication with milk products
● Eliminate raw fruits and vegetables until 2 weeks after completing this
medication
Nutrition Proctored Exam 2025-2026
Question 1: A nurse Is providing dietary teaching about prevention of neural
tube defects in the fetus to a client who is pregnant. Which of the following
nutrients should the nurse recommend?
● Calcium
● Folate
● Vitamin B12
● Magnesium - >>●
ANSWERfolate
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. - >>● Add
ANSWERa
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. - >>●
ANSWERMaintain
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" - >>● 'I will eat more
ANSWER
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% - >>● HCT 53%
ANSWER
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 - >>● 920 ml
ANSWER
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 - >>●Bradycardia
ANSWER 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 - >>● Baked potato
ANSWER Question 10: A nurse is teaching
about nutrition to a client who has a new diagnosis of chronic
kidney disease. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse
include in the teaching? ●
Limit calcium intake
● Increase potassium intake ● Limit protein intake
● Increase phosphorus intake - >>● Limit protein
ANSWERintake
Question 11: A nurse is caring for a client who has stomatitis following
radiation therapy. Which
, of the following interventions is appropriate for the nurse to take?
● Discourage the use of a straw.
● Offer the client frozen bananas as a snack. ● Serve the client hot meals.
● Avoid serving sauces or gravies. - >>● Offer the client frozen
ANSWER
bananas as a snack
A nurse is teaching the Guardians of a school-age child about nutrition.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
● You should have your child skip breakfast
● You should eat meals together most of the time ● You should provide
your child with whole fat milk
● You should reward good behavior with food - >>● You
ANSWERshould
eat meals together most of the time
Question 13: A nurse is assessing an older adult client who has dysphagia
and is experiencing dehydration. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect?
● Tachycardia
● Distended neck veins
● Decrease respiratory rate
● Hypertension - >>● Tachycardia
ANSWER
Question 14: A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for
tetracycline. Which of
the following nutritional considerations should the nurse include in the
teaching?
● Increase vitamin C intake while taking this medication
● Avoid taking this medication with milk products
● Eliminate raw fruits and vegetables until 2 weeks after completing this
medication
