ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED ACTUAL EXAM
ELABORATED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ALREADY A
GRADED.REVISED….!!!!
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 - ANSWER-● folate
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. - ANSWER-● Add a 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. - ANSWER-● Maintain 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" - ANSWER-● 'I will eat more 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% - ANSWER-● HCT 53%
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 - ANSWER-● 920 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." - 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 - ANSWER-●Bradycardia
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 - ANSWER-● Baked potato
ELABORATED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ALREADY A
GRADED.REVISED….!!!!
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 - ANSWER-● folate
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. - ANSWER-● Add a 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. - ANSWER-● Maintain 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" - ANSWER-● 'I will eat more 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% - ANSWER-● HCT 53%
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 - ANSWER-● 920 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." - 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 - ANSWER-●Bradycardia
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 - ANSWER-● Baked potato
