ATI Nutrition Fundamentals Proctored
Exam 2025 | Complete Questions &
Answers (100% Verified)
What foods are common choking hazards for kids? - ANSWER - -hard candies
- hard, raw vegetables
- sticky foods peanut butter)
- whole grapes
- nuts and seeds
What percentage of milk fat should children be drinking? - ANSWER - - for 2 years old
and under, drink whole milk
- for older than 2 years old, drink skim or low-fat milk
Nutrition for Crohn's disease - ANSWER - - Avoid carbonated, or "fizzy," drinks
- Avoid popcorn, vegetable skins, nuts, and other high-fiber foods
- Drink more liquids
- Eat smaller meals more often
- eat eggs (easy to digest and high in protein)
- decrease lactose and fructose
What foods should a person with Crohn's disease avoid? - ANSWER - decrease fiber,
lactose, fructose, and carbonated beverages
Cirrhosis + ascites - ANSWER - - Limit sodium intake 2000mg / 2g
- Limit fluids to 1.5L
o 0.8-1.2g/kg protein to prevent malnutrition
- consume vitamin K due to decreased prothrombin prod by liver
Cirrhosis - ANSWER - chronic degenerative disease of the liver
ascites - ANSWER - abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
How should a child with a cleft lip be fed? - ANSWER - - feed upright
- put nipple to the side of the mouth to prevent fluids from entering nasal passage
colostomy - ANSWER - the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between
the colon and the body surface
nutrition for COPD - ANSWER - ^ work of breathing increases caloric demands: eat
small, frequent meals
Encourage fluids to promote hydration: 2-3L/d
, - Dyspnea decreases energy available: eat soft, high-cal foods to spend less time
chewing
- add gravy and sauces to foods to prevent dry mouth
DASH diet - ANSWER - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
- includes low sodium (135 to 145 mEq per day)
What is the normal total cholesterol? - ANSWER - less than 200
What are normal glucose levels? - ANSWER - 70-110
Diabetes mellitus A1C - ANSWER - measures average blood sugar levels over the past
3 months. Represented by a number. Number should be less than 7
dumping syndrome - ANSWER - Rapid emptying of gastric contents into small
intestines. Client experience ab pain, nausea, vomiting, explosive diarrhea, weakness,
dizziness, palpitations & tachycardia.
Nutrition to prevent dumping sydrome - ANSWER - - avoid liquid during meals to slow
movement of foods
- complex carbs are better than simple carbs
- lie down after eating to slow movement through GI
- decrease fiber to slow gastric emptying
How to prevent choking when someone has dysphagia - ANSWER - - sit them in high
fowlers for eating
- allow rest before meals
- assess food pockets before leaving room after meals
- do not hyperextend neck
- take small bites
- thicken liquids with pectin
- do not use a straw
- limit distractions during feeding time
Dysphagia - ANSWER - difficulty swallowing
hyponatremia - ANSWER - low sodium, confusion, headache, nausea, dizziness,
abdominal cramping
hypernatremia - ANSWER - high sodium, confusion, thirst, weakness
hyperphosphatemia - ANSWER - high phosphate, decreased calcium, numbness,
tingling, tetany
hypokalemia - ANSWER - low potassium, irregular heart rate, muscle weakness, leg
cramps, anorexia
Exam 2025 | Complete Questions &
Answers (100% Verified)
What foods are common choking hazards for kids? - ANSWER - -hard candies
- hard, raw vegetables
- sticky foods peanut butter)
- whole grapes
- nuts and seeds
What percentage of milk fat should children be drinking? - ANSWER - - for 2 years old
and under, drink whole milk
- for older than 2 years old, drink skim or low-fat milk
Nutrition for Crohn's disease - ANSWER - - Avoid carbonated, or "fizzy," drinks
- Avoid popcorn, vegetable skins, nuts, and other high-fiber foods
- Drink more liquids
- Eat smaller meals more often
- eat eggs (easy to digest and high in protein)
- decrease lactose and fructose
What foods should a person with Crohn's disease avoid? - ANSWER - decrease fiber,
lactose, fructose, and carbonated beverages
Cirrhosis + ascites - ANSWER - - Limit sodium intake 2000mg / 2g
- Limit fluids to 1.5L
o 0.8-1.2g/kg protein to prevent malnutrition
- consume vitamin K due to decreased prothrombin prod by liver
Cirrhosis - ANSWER - chronic degenerative disease of the liver
ascites - ANSWER - abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
How should a child with a cleft lip be fed? - ANSWER - - feed upright
- put nipple to the side of the mouth to prevent fluids from entering nasal passage
colostomy - ANSWER - the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between
the colon and the body surface
nutrition for COPD - ANSWER - ^ work of breathing increases caloric demands: eat
small, frequent meals
Encourage fluids to promote hydration: 2-3L/d
, - Dyspnea decreases energy available: eat soft, high-cal foods to spend less time
chewing
- add gravy and sauces to foods to prevent dry mouth
DASH diet - ANSWER - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
- includes low sodium (135 to 145 mEq per day)
What is the normal total cholesterol? - ANSWER - less than 200
What are normal glucose levels? - ANSWER - 70-110
Diabetes mellitus A1C - ANSWER - measures average blood sugar levels over the past
3 months. Represented by a number. Number should be less than 7
dumping syndrome - ANSWER - Rapid emptying of gastric contents into small
intestines. Client experience ab pain, nausea, vomiting, explosive diarrhea, weakness,
dizziness, palpitations & tachycardia.
Nutrition to prevent dumping sydrome - ANSWER - - avoid liquid during meals to slow
movement of foods
- complex carbs are better than simple carbs
- lie down after eating to slow movement through GI
- decrease fiber to slow gastric emptying
How to prevent choking when someone has dysphagia - ANSWER - - sit them in high
fowlers for eating
- allow rest before meals
- assess food pockets before leaving room after meals
- do not hyperextend neck
- take small bites
- thicken liquids with pectin
- do not use a straw
- limit distractions during feeding time
Dysphagia - ANSWER - difficulty swallowing
hyponatremia - ANSWER - low sodium, confusion, headache, nausea, dizziness,
abdominal cramping
hypernatremia - ANSWER - high sodium, confusion, thirst, weakness
hyperphosphatemia - ANSWER - high phosphate, decreased calcium, numbness,
tingling, tetany
hypokalemia - ANSWER - low potassium, irregular heart rate, muscle weakness, leg
cramps, anorexia
