ATI: Skills Module- Nutrition QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100%ACCURATE.
Which of the following strategies for enhancing the intake of healthful foods is appropriate for
an adolescent?
A) Encouraging the adolescent to consume snack foods with the grains food group
B) Permitting the adolescent to skip breakfast to enhance appetite at later meals
C) Making healthful food choices more convenient and available for the adolescent
D) Allowing the adolescent complete autonomy in making food choices - ✅✅Making
healthful food choices more convenient and available for the adolescent.
A client has finished a 16-oz container of orange juice. The intake and output sheet documents
fluid in milliliters. What amount should the nurse document as the client's intake? - ✅✅480
mL
Which of the following interventions should a nurse use at mealtimes for a client who has visual
impairment?
A) Identify the food locations as though the plate were a clock
B) Direct the order in which food items are consumed
C) Have the patient tilt her head forward while eating
D) Avoid talking to the patient during mealtime - ✅✅Identify the food locations as though the
plate were a clock
A nurse is caring for a client who has sustained a head injury and whose level of consciousness
fluctuates. The provider prescribes a full liquid diet progressing to a pureed diet as tolerated.
Before initiating feedings, it is essential that this client undergo which of the following?
A) Chest xray
B) Swallowing examination
C) Nasogastric tube insertion
D) Olfactory nerve evaluation - ✅✅Swallowing examination
Which of the following is the primary purpose for asking a patient to keep a 3- to 7-day food
diary?
A) To allow the patient to rely on health professionals to identify problem areas
B) TO determine any changes in the patient's appetite
C) To evaluate any significant changes in body weight
D) To assess the pattern of intake and compare with daily reference intakes - ✅✅To assess the
pattern of intake and compare with daily reference intakes.
100%ACCURATE.
Which of the following strategies for enhancing the intake of healthful foods is appropriate for
an adolescent?
A) Encouraging the adolescent to consume snack foods with the grains food group
B) Permitting the adolescent to skip breakfast to enhance appetite at later meals
C) Making healthful food choices more convenient and available for the adolescent
D) Allowing the adolescent complete autonomy in making food choices - ✅✅Making
healthful food choices more convenient and available for the adolescent.
A client has finished a 16-oz container of orange juice. The intake and output sheet documents
fluid in milliliters. What amount should the nurse document as the client's intake? - ✅✅480
mL
Which of the following interventions should a nurse use at mealtimes for a client who has visual
impairment?
A) Identify the food locations as though the plate were a clock
B) Direct the order in which food items are consumed
C) Have the patient tilt her head forward while eating
D) Avoid talking to the patient during mealtime - ✅✅Identify the food locations as though the
plate were a clock
A nurse is caring for a client who has sustained a head injury and whose level of consciousness
fluctuates. The provider prescribes a full liquid diet progressing to a pureed diet as tolerated.
Before initiating feedings, it is essential that this client undergo which of the following?
A) Chest xray
B) Swallowing examination
C) Nasogastric tube insertion
D) Olfactory nerve evaluation - ✅✅Swallowing examination
Which of the following is the primary purpose for asking a patient to keep a 3- to 7-day food
diary?
A) To allow the patient to rely on health professionals to identify problem areas
B) TO determine any changes in the patient's appetite
C) To evaluate any significant changes in body weight
D) To assess the pattern of intake and compare with daily reference intakes - ✅✅To assess the
pattern of intake and compare with daily reference intakes.
