ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2025/2026
Question 15: A nurse is planning care for a client who had a stroke and is having
difficulty
eating. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the
plan?
● Describe food locations as if the clients plate were a clock.
● Encourage the client to chew on both sides of their mouth.
● Place the head of the clients bed to 30 degrees for meals.
● Provide the client with wide grip adaptive utensils. - ANS-● Place the head of
the
clients bed to 30 degrees for meals or describe food locations as if the clients
plate
were a clock
Question16: A nurse is caring for a client who has malnutrition. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
● BMI of 18.5
● Potassium 3.7 mEq/L
● Phosphorus 3.5 mg/dL
● Albumin 2.5 g/dL - ANS-● Albumin 2.5 g/dL
Question 17: A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative. Which of the following
findings places the client at risk for delayed wound healing?
● Decreased albumin level ● Increase zinc level
● Increase vitamin A level
● Decrease calcium level - ANS-● Decreased albumin level
Question 18: A nurse is selecting food items for a client who follows a lacto-vegetarian
diet.
Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the meals?
● Eggs
● Shrimp
● Cheese
● Hamburger - ANS-● Cheese
Question 19: A nurse is caring for a client who has dysphagia. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse give to the client to decrease the risk of choking?
● Tilt your head forward while you eat
,● Let food cool to room temperature before consuming
● Drink water with each bite of food
● Obtain your vitamins in liquid form - ANS-● Tilt your head forward while you eat
Question 20: A nurse is assisting a client who has a wound that is not healing. Which of
the following dietary supplements should the nurse recommend?
● Vitamin C
● Potassium
● Vitamin D
● Calcium - ANS-● Vitamin C
Question 21: A nurse is teaching a client who is at 10 weeks of gestation
about
increasing
folate
in her diet. Which of the following food choices should the nurse recommend as
the best
source
of folate?
● ½ cup cooked
asparagus
● 1 small
banana
● ½ cup plain low-fat
yogurt
● 1 medium Apple - ANS-● ½ cup cooked
asparagus
Question 22: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who was in the first
trimester of
pregnancy and has chronic nausea. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
● I will include a high-fat food with each meal
● I will eat a high-carbohydrate diet
● I will lie down for one hour after eating
● I will drink 12 oz of water with breakfast - ANS-● I will eat a high-carbohydrate diet
Question 23: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of an older adult client. The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of malnutrition?
● RBC count 5 million/mm3 ● Hemoglobin 16 G / DL
● Prealbumin 10 mg / DL
● WBC count 7,000 / mm3 - ANS-● Prealbumin 10 mg / DL
, Question 24: A nurse is teaching a client who has a new colostomy about nutrition.
Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
● I would chew gum to decrease gas formation
● I will eat a large evening meal
● I will try new foods one at a time
● I will drink 4 to 6 cups of fluid per day - ANS-● I will drink 4 to 6 cups of fluid per day
or I will try new foods one at a time
Question 25: A nurse is teaching a parent about appropriate snack choices for her 9
month old infant. Which of the following food choices should the nurse recommend?
● Raw carrots
● Skim milk
● Unsalted popcorn
● Graham crackers - ANS-● Graham crackers
Question 26: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who has heart
failure. Which
of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing fluid volume excess?
● Creatinine 0.8 mg / DL
● BUN 10 mg / DL
● Hgb 15 g/dL
● Sodium 140 mEq/L - ANS-● BUN 10 mg / DL
Question 27: A nurse is planning a mechanical soft diet for a client who has difficulty
chewing.
Which of the following foods should the nurse plan to include on the client's meal tray?
● Peas
● Dried apricots
● Canned pears
● Cashews - ANS-● Canned pears
Question 28: A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving Total parenteral
Nutrition(TPN). The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an
adverse effect of TPN?
● Temperature 36.1C (97F)
● Weight gain of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) per day
● Hemoglobin 16 g/dL
● Blood glucose 98 mg / DL - ANS-● Weight gain of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) per day
Question 29: A nurse is planning nutritional care for a group of clients. The nurse should
recommend a high protein, commercially prepared liquid nutritional supplement for
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2025/2026
Question 15: A nurse is planning care for a client who had a stroke and is having
difficulty
eating. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the
plan?
● Describe food locations as if the clients plate were a clock.
● Encourage the client to chew on both sides of their mouth.
● Place the head of the clients bed to 30 degrees for meals.
● Provide the client with wide grip adaptive utensils. - ANS-● Place the head of
the
clients bed to 30 degrees for meals or describe food locations as if the clients
plate
were a clock
Question16: A nurse is caring for a client who has malnutrition. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
● BMI of 18.5
● Potassium 3.7 mEq/L
● Phosphorus 3.5 mg/dL
● Albumin 2.5 g/dL - ANS-● Albumin 2.5 g/dL
Question 17: A nurse is assessing a client who is postoperative. Which of the following
findings places the client at risk for delayed wound healing?
● Decreased albumin level ● Increase zinc level
● Increase vitamin A level
● Decrease calcium level - ANS-● Decreased albumin level
Question 18: A nurse is selecting food items for a client who follows a lacto-vegetarian
diet.
Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the meals?
● Eggs
● Shrimp
● Cheese
● Hamburger - ANS-● Cheese
Question 19: A nurse is caring for a client who has dysphagia. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse give to the client to decrease the risk of choking?
● Tilt your head forward while you eat
,● Let food cool to room temperature before consuming
● Drink water with each bite of food
● Obtain your vitamins in liquid form - ANS-● Tilt your head forward while you eat
Question 20: A nurse is assisting a client who has a wound that is not healing. Which of
the following dietary supplements should the nurse recommend?
● Vitamin C
● Potassium
● Vitamin D
● Calcium - ANS-● Vitamin C
Question 21: A nurse is teaching a client who is at 10 weeks of gestation
about
increasing
folate
in her diet. Which of the following food choices should the nurse recommend as
the best
source
of folate?
● ½ cup cooked
asparagus
● 1 small
banana
● ½ cup plain low-fat
yogurt
● 1 medium Apple - ANS-● ½ cup cooked
asparagus
Question 22: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who was in the first
trimester of
pregnancy and has chronic nausea. Which of the following statements by the client
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
● I will include a high-fat food with each meal
● I will eat a high-carbohydrate diet
● I will lie down for one hour after eating
● I will drink 12 oz of water with breakfast - ANS-● I will eat a high-carbohydrate diet
Question 23: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of an older adult client. The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as an indication of malnutrition?
● RBC count 5 million/mm3 ● Hemoglobin 16 G / DL
● Prealbumin 10 mg / DL
● WBC count 7,000 / mm3 - ANS-● Prealbumin 10 mg / DL
, Question 24: A nurse is teaching a client who has a new colostomy about nutrition.
Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
● I would chew gum to decrease gas formation
● I will eat a large evening meal
● I will try new foods one at a time
● I will drink 4 to 6 cups of fluid per day - ANS-● I will drink 4 to 6 cups of fluid per day
or I will try new foods one at a time
Question 25: A nurse is teaching a parent about appropriate snack choices for her 9
month old infant. Which of the following food choices should the nurse recommend?
● Raw carrots
● Skim milk
● Unsalted popcorn
● Graham crackers - ANS-● Graham crackers
Question 26: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who has heart
failure. Which
of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing fluid volume excess?
● Creatinine 0.8 mg / DL
● BUN 10 mg / DL
● Hgb 15 g/dL
● Sodium 140 mEq/L - ANS-● BUN 10 mg / DL
Question 27: A nurse is planning a mechanical soft diet for a client who has difficulty
chewing.
Which of the following foods should the nurse plan to include on the client's meal tray?
● Peas
● Dried apricots
● Canned pears
● Cashews - ANS-● Canned pears
Question 28: A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving Total parenteral
Nutrition(TPN). The nurse should identify which of the following findings as an
adverse effect of TPN?
● Temperature 36.1C (97F)
● Weight gain of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) per day
● Hemoglobin 16 g/dL
● Blood glucose 98 mg / DL - ANS-● Weight gain of 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) per day
Question 29: A nurse is planning nutritional care for a group of clients. The nurse should
recommend a high protein, commercially prepared liquid nutritional supplement for
