MCQ NUTRITION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
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.
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.
,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”
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%
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
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.”
, 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
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
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
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.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
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.
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.
,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”
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%
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
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.”
, 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
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
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
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.
