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Comprehensive ATI Nutrition Proctored Exam study guide with 140 questions and detailed answers covering clinical nutrition, therapeutic diets, enteral/parenteral nutrition, diabetes management, renal disease nutrition, and pediatric nutrition. Essential NCLEX-RN prep resource for nursing students with evidence-based rationales for dietary interventions, lab value interpretation, and patient education strategies.

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ATIvNutritionvProctoredvExam,vATIv-vNutritionvProctoredvExamv-2026
140vquestionsvandvanswers


vQuestionv1:vAvnursevIsvprovidingvdietaryvteachingvaboutvpreventionvofvneuralvtubevdefectsvinvth
evfetusvtovavclientvwhovisvpregnant.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvnutrientsvshouldvthevnursevrecomme
nd?
● Calcium
● Folate
● VitaminvB12
● Magnesiumv-vANS>>●vfolate


Questionv2:vAvnursevisvcaringvforvavclientvwhovhadvavstrokevandvhasvmanifestationsvofvd
ysphagia.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvinterventionsvshouldvthevnursevtake?
● Tiltvthevclientsvheadvbackwardvtovfacilitatevswallowing.
● Usevliquidsvtovclearvfoodvfromvthevclient'svmouth
● Addvavthickeningvagentvtovliquids
● Placevthevclientvinvavsemi-Fowler'svposition.v-vANS>>●vAddvavthickeningvagentvtovliquids


Questionv3:vAvnursevisvprovidingvdischargevteachingvtovanvoldervadultvclientvwhovlivesvalo
ne.v Whichvofvthevfollowingvstrategiesvshouldvthevnursevincludevtovaddressvthevclient'svdecr
easedvsensevofvtastevandvsmell?
● Maintainvconsistentvfoodvtexturesvatvmealtimes.
● Usevkoshervsaltvinvplacevofvtablevsalt.
● Labelvandvdatevfoodvinvthevrefrigerator.
● Waitv1vhourvafterveatingvtovconsumevfluids.v-
vANS>>●vMaintainvconsistentvfoodvtexturesvatvmealtimes


Questionv4:vAvnursevisvteachingvavclientvwhovhasvavgoitervappropriatevfoodvchoicesvrelat
edvtovdietaryvneeds.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvclientvstatementsvindicatesvanvunderstanding
vofvthe

,teaching?
● 'Ivwillveatvmorevtuna"
● "Ivwillveatvmorevredvmeat"
● "Ivwillveatvbananasvforvavsnack"
● "Ivwouldveatvblueberriesveveryvmorning"v-vANS>>●v'Ivwillveatvmorevtuna"


Questionv5:vAvnursevisvreviewingvthevlaboratoryvfindingsvofvavclientvwhovhasvClostridium
vdifficile.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvfindingsvshouldvindicatevtovthevnursevthatvthevclientvisv
experiencingvfluidvvolumevdeficit?
● Potassiumv3.5vmEq/L
● HCTv53%
● Sodiumv145vmEq/L
● HbA1cv5%v-vANS>>●vHCTv53%


Questionv6:vAvclientvinvthevoliguricvphasevofvacutevrenalvfailurevhadvavurinaryvoutputvofv
420vmlvduringvthevprecedingv24-
hourvperiod.vHowvmuchvfluidvshouldvthevnursevplanvtovprovidevthevclientvovervthevnextv2
4vhr?
● 2,550vml
● 1,530vml
● 920vml
● 2,040vmlv-vANS>>●v920vml


Questionv7:vAvnursevisvteachingvavclientvwaysvtovmanagevanorexiavwhilevreceivingvradiati
onvtherapy.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvinstructionsvshouldvthevnursevincludevinvthevteaching
?
● "LimitvHigh-kilocalorievsupplementsvtovbetweenvmeals."
● "Eatvhotvfoodvrathervthanvcoldvfoods."
● "Avoidvovereatingvduringv"good"vdays."
● "Consumevnutrition-densevfoodsvfirst."v-vANS>>●v"Consumevnutrition-densevfoodsvfirst."


Questionv8:vAvnursevisvteachingvavclientvwhovisvreceivingvbolusvfeedingvthroughvavnasogastri
cvtubevaboutvdumpingvsyndrome.vThevnursevshouldvinstructvthevclientvtovreportvwhichvofvthe
vfollowingvmanifestations?
● Constipation
● Bradycardia
● Drowsiness
● Dizzinessv-vANS>>●Bradycardia
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6

,Questionv9:vAvclientvisvreceivingvavthiazidevdiureticvforvtreatmentvofvhypertension.vWhichvofvthe




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6

, followingvfoodsvselectedvbyvthevclientvreflectsvunderstandingvofvthevnursesvteachingvregardingvthis
vmedication?
● Navyvbeansvandvham
● Bakedvpotato
● Cheddarvcheese
● Beefvbrothv-vANS>>●vBakedvpotato


Questionv10:vAvnursevisvteachingvaboutvnutritionvtovavclientvwhovhasvavnewvdiagnosisvof
vchronicvkidneyvdisease.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvrecommendationsvshouldvthevnursevinclu
devinvthevteaching?
● Limitvcalciumvintake
● Increasevpotassiumvintake
● Limitvproteinvintake
● Increasevphosphorusvintakev-vANS>>●vLimitvproteinvintake


Questionv11:vAvnursevisvcaringvforvavclientvwhovhasvstomatitisvfollowingvradiationvtherap
y.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvinterventionsvisvappropriatevforvthevnursevtovtake?
● Discouragevthevusevofvavstraw.
● Offervthevclientvfrozenvbananasvasvavsnack.
● Servevthevclientvhotvmeals.
● Avoidvservingvsaucesvorvgravies.v-vANS>>●vOffervthevclientvfrozenvbananasvasvavsnack


AvnursevisvteachingvthevGuardiansvofvavschool-
agevchildvaboutvnutrition.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvstatementsvshouldvthevnurse
vmake?
● Youvshouldvhavevyourvchildvskipvbreakfast
● Youvshouldveatvmealsvtogethervmostvofvthevtime
● Youvshouldvprovidevyourvchildvwithvwholevfatvmilk
● Youvshouldvrewardvgoodvbehaviorvwithvfoodv-
vANS>>●vYouvshouldveatvmealsvtogethervmostvofvthevtime


Questionv13:vAvnursevisvassessingvanvoldervadultvclientvwhovhasvdysphagiavandvisvexperiencingvd
ehydration.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvfindingsvshouldvthevnursevexpect?
● Tachycardia
● Distendedvneckvveins
● Decreasevrespiratoryvrate
● Hypertensionv-vANS>>●vTachycardia


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