ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED REVIEWED
EXAM QUESTIONS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
● Question 1: A nurse is educating a client who is taking iron supplements about foods which
aid in iron absorption. Which of the following foods is the best choice for the client to make? -
Correct Answers -1/2 cup orange juice
● Question 2: A nurse is discussing foods that are high in vitamin D with a client who is unable
to be out in the sunlight. Which of the following should be included in the teaching? - Correct
Answers -2 large, poached eggs
● Question 3: A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed warfarin. The nurse should teach
the client that which of the following vitamins can interfere with this medication? - Correct
Answers -vitamin k
● Question 4: A nurse is conducting a nutritional class on minerals and electrolytes. The nurse
should include that ½ cup of which of the following foods is the best source of magnesium? -
Correct Answers -whole almonds
● Question 5: A nurse is discussing health problems associated with nutrient deficiencies with a
group of adolescents. The nurse should include that which of the following conditions is
associated with a deficiency of vitamin C? - Correct Answers -scurvy
● Question 1: A nurse is caring for a client who has hypothyroidism. Which of the following is
associated with this disorder? - Correct Answers -decreased metabolic demand
● Question 2: A nurse is reviewing prescribed medications for a newly admitted client. Which of
the following medications decreases the body's rate of metabolism? - Correct Answers -
amitriptyline
, ● Question 3: 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? - Correct Answers -lactation
prolonged stress
puberty
● Question 4: A school nurse is teaching a high school health class about the possible causes of
a negative nitrogen balance. Which of the following causes should the nurse include in the
teaching? - Correct Answers -illness
malnutrition
trauma
● Question 1: A nurse in a nutritional clinic is calculation body mass index (BMI) for several
clients. The nurse should recognize which of the following client BMIs as overweight - Correct
Answers -bmi of 27
● Question 2: A nurse on an orthopedic unit is reviewing data for a client who sustained trauma
in a motor-vehicle crash. Which of the following values indicates the client is in a catabolic state
(using protein faster than protein is being synthesized? - Correct Answers -negative nitrogen
balance
● Question 3: a nurse is performing a nutritional assessment on a client. Which of the following
clinical findings are suggestive of malnutrition? (select all that apply) - Correct Answers -poor
wound healing
dry hair
week hand grips
impaired coordination
EXAM QUESTIONS EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
● Question 1: A nurse is educating a client who is taking iron supplements about foods which
aid in iron absorption. Which of the following foods is the best choice for the client to make? -
Correct Answers -1/2 cup orange juice
● Question 2: A nurse is discussing foods that are high in vitamin D with a client who is unable
to be out in the sunlight. Which of the following should be included in the teaching? - Correct
Answers -2 large, poached eggs
● Question 3: A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed warfarin. The nurse should teach
the client that which of the following vitamins can interfere with this medication? - Correct
Answers -vitamin k
● Question 4: A nurse is conducting a nutritional class on minerals and electrolytes. The nurse
should include that ½ cup of which of the following foods is the best source of magnesium? -
Correct Answers -whole almonds
● Question 5: A nurse is discussing health problems associated with nutrient deficiencies with a
group of adolescents. The nurse should include that which of the following conditions is
associated with a deficiency of vitamin C? - Correct Answers -scurvy
● Question 1: A nurse is caring for a client who has hypothyroidism. Which of the following is
associated with this disorder? - Correct Answers -decreased metabolic demand
● Question 2: A nurse is reviewing prescribed medications for a newly admitted client. Which of
the following medications decreases the body's rate of metabolism? - Correct Answers -
amitriptyline
, ● Question 3: 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? - Correct Answers -lactation
prolonged stress
puberty
● Question 4: A school nurse is teaching a high school health class about the possible causes of
a negative nitrogen balance. Which of the following causes should the nurse include in the
teaching? - Correct Answers -illness
malnutrition
trauma
● Question 1: A nurse in a nutritional clinic is calculation body mass index (BMI) for several
clients. The nurse should recognize which of the following client BMIs as overweight - Correct
Answers -bmi of 27
● Question 2: A nurse on an orthopedic unit is reviewing data for a client who sustained trauma
in a motor-vehicle crash. Which of the following values indicates the client is in a catabolic state
(using protein faster than protein is being synthesized? - Correct Answers -negative nitrogen
balance
● Question 3: a nurse is performing a nutritional assessment on a client. Which of the following
clinical findings are suggestive of malnutrition? (select all that apply) - Correct Answers -poor
wound healing
dry hair
week hand grips
impaired coordination
