ATI Nutrition Proctored Exam – New Version Update with Actual
Questions and Verified Detailed 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 - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT
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" - CORRECT
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% - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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." - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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
Questions and Verified Detailed 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 - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT
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. - CORRECT
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" - CORRECT
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% - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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." - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT 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
