ATI Nutrition Test Questions and Answers Study Guide.

ATI Nutrition Test Questions and Answers Study Guide. 1. What is an example of a complete protein? They come from animal sources and soy contain sufficient amounts of all nine amino acids. 2. Which vitamin will help with wound healing? Vitamin C 3. What are major actions of vitamin C? Antioxidant, tissue building, iron absorption 4. What vitamin is used as an antidote for excess anticoagulants? (warfarin) – Vitamin K 5. Vitamin A toxicity signs and symptoms? Death, liver damage, bone fracture, skin disorders, birth defects 6. What are Vitamin A major actions? Normal vision, tissue strength, and growth and immune system function. 7. What are major actions of Sodium (Na)? Maintains fluid volume, muscle contractions, contributes to nerve impulses. 8. Sodium affects? Neuro. 9. Normal sodium range? . What does potassium affect (vitamin K) and the ranges? Cardiac and 3.5-5 11. Major sources of potassium? Oranges, dried fruit, tomatoes, avocados, dried peas, meats, broccoli, bananas, dairy products, whole grains. 12. Normal chloride range? 98-106 13. Calcium range? 9-10.5 14. Magnesium range? 1.3-2.1 15. Phosphorus range? 3.0-4.5 16. Major sources of phosphorus? Dairy, peas, meat, eggs, and legumes. 17. A nurse is educating a client who is taking iron supplements about foods which aid in iron absorption. Which of the following is the best choice for the client to make? ½ of orange juice (OJ is high in vitamin c which affects iron absorption) 18. Nurse is educating a client on warfarin and the effects vitamins have on medications. Which vitamin is it? Vitamin K 19. A nurse is discussing health problems associated with nutrient deficiencies with a group of teens. The nurse should include what with vitamin c deficiency? Scurvy 20. A nurse is discussing foods that are high in vitamin D with a client who is unable to be out in the sunlight. Which of the following should be included in the teaching? 2 large poached eggs (Eggs are high in vitamin D) 21. A nurse is conducting a nutritional class on minerals and electrolytes. The nurse should include that ½ cup of which of the following foods is the best source of magnesium? Almonds 22. Describe 3 types of protein? Complete proteins (from animal and soy sources), Incomplete proteins (from plant sources, but are not complete 9 amino acids), and Complementary proteins (are food sources that individually are incomplete sources, but together make complete food .............Continued