ATI RN NUTRITION ONLINE
PRACTICE WITH QUESTION AND
CORRECT ANSWERS100%
A nurse is caring for a client.
For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is
consistent with dumping syndrome, hypoglycemia, or refeeding
syndrome. Each finding may support more than one condition.
- Diarrhea
- Timing of manifestations after eating
- Muscle weakness
- Nausea
- Abdominal cramping
,- Sweating - CORRECT-ANSWERSDumping Syndrome:
- Abdominal cramping
- Muscle weakness
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Sweating
Hypoglycemia:
- Muscle weakness
- Sweating
Refeeding Syndrome:
- Muscle weakness
A nurse is caring for a client.
Click to highlight the findings that indicate an improvement in the
client's condition. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again.
- Client is alert and oriented to person, place, time, and situation.
- Denies dizziness upon standing.
,- Heart rhythm regular, S1 and S2 present.
- Respirations even and non-labored.
- Lungs clear anterior and posterior.
- Abdomen soft and rounded with normoactive bowel sounds
active in all 4 quadrants.
- Urine output of 300 mL in past 8 hr.
- Skin warm, dry, and intact.
- Capillary refill 3 seconds. - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Client is alert
and oriented to person, place, time, and situation.
- Denies dizziness upon standing.
- Abdomen soft and rounded with normoactive bowel sounds
active in all 4 quadrants.
- Urine output of 300 mL in past 8 hr.
- Skin warm, dry, and intact.
- Capillary refill 3 seconds.
A client reports constipation during a routine checkup. The client
was previously encouraged to increase their intake of mineral
supplements. Which of the following minerals should the nurse
identify as the possible cause of the constipation?
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
, - Magnesium
- Calcium - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Calcium
Rationale: Calcium can lead to constipation by decreasing
peristalsis.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral
nutrition (TPN) and is prescribed an oral diet. The client asks the
nurse why the TPN is being continued since they are now eating.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
- "Your blood glucose levels need to be within a normal range
before the parenteral nutrition can be stopped."
- "You should consume at least 60 percent of your calories orally
before the parenteral nutrition can be discontinued."
- "You should have a weight gain of at least 1 kilogram per day
before the therapy is stopped."
- "Your bowel movements need to be regular before the therapy
can be discontinued." - CORRECT-ANSWERS- "You should
consume at least 60 percent of your calories orally before the
parenteral nutrition can be discontinued."
Rationale: TPN can be discontinued when oral intake exceeds at
least 60% of the client's estimated daily caloric requirements.
PRACTICE WITH QUESTION AND
CORRECT ANSWERS100%
A nurse is caring for a client.
For each assessment finding, click to specify if the finding is
consistent with dumping syndrome, hypoglycemia, or refeeding
syndrome. Each finding may support more than one condition.
- Diarrhea
- Timing of manifestations after eating
- Muscle weakness
- Nausea
- Abdominal cramping
,- Sweating - CORRECT-ANSWERSDumping Syndrome:
- Abdominal cramping
- Muscle weakness
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Sweating
Hypoglycemia:
- Muscle weakness
- Sweating
Refeeding Syndrome:
- Muscle weakness
A nurse is caring for a client.
Click to highlight the findings that indicate an improvement in the
client's condition. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again.
- Client is alert and oriented to person, place, time, and situation.
- Denies dizziness upon standing.
,- Heart rhythm regular, S1 and S2 present.
- Respirations even and non-labored.
- Lungs clear anterior and posterior.
- Abdomen soft and rounded with normoactive bowel sounds
active in all 4 quadrants.
- Urine output of 300 mL in past 8 hr.
- Skin warm, dry, and intact.
- Capillary refill 3 seconds. - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Client is alert
and oriented to person, place, time, and situation.
- Denies dizziness upon standing.
- Abdomen soft and rounded with normoactive bowel sounds
active in all 4 quadrants.
- Urine output of 300 mL in past 8 hr.
- Skin warm, dry, and intact.
- Capillary refill 3 seconds.
A client reports constipation during a routine checkup. The client
was previously encouraged to increase their intake of mineral
supplements. Which of the following minerals should the nurse
identify as the possible cause of the constipation?
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
, - Magnesium
- Calcium - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Calcium
Rationale: Calcium can lead to constipation by decreasing
peristalsis.
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral
nutrition (TPN) and is prescribed an oral diet. The client asks the
nurse why the TPN is being continued since they are now eating.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
- "Your blood glucose levels need to be within a normal range
before the parenteral nutrition can be stopped."
- "You should consume at least 60 percent of your calories orally
before the parenteral nutrition can be discontinued."
- "You should have a weight gain of at least 1 kilogram per day
before the therapy is stopped."
- "Your bowel movements need to be regular before the therapy
can be discontinued." - CORRECT-ANSWERS- "You should
consume at least 60 percent of your calories orally before the
parenteral nutrition can be discontinued."
Rationale: TPN can be discontinued when oral intake exceeds at
least 60% of the client's estimated daily caloric requirements.
