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ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED EXAM
(2025/2026) QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS|A+ GRADE
1. Question:
How much of your diet should be fat ?
Answer:
20% to 35% a day
2. Question:
What is the recommended amount of cholesterol per day ?
Answer:
200 to 300 mg
3. Question:
When beginning a new prescription for enteral nutrition by intermittent tube feeding how
should you first initiate this feeding ?
Answer:
Increase the formula over the first 4 to 6 feedings until the prescribed volume is achieved
4. Question:
What is beriberi ?
Answer:
A thiamine deficiency (vitamin b)
5. Question:
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What is a good source of vitamin B ?
Answer:
Whole grains
6. Question:
What are some laboratory findings of acute pancreatitis ?
Answer:
Decreased serum calcium
Increased serum glucose, alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin
7. Question:
A high fiber diet can help prevent what ?
Answer:
Hyperlipidemia
8. Question:
How many calories equal a weight gain of 1 pound ?
Answer:
3500
9. Question:
What are three complications of TPN ?
Answer:
Diarrhea
Polyuria
Hypocalcemia
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10. Question:
How long can expressed breastmilk be stored in the refrigerator ?
Answer:
5 to 8 days
11. Question:
What does a low residue diet do ?
Answer:
Limits the amount of stool traveling through the intestinal tract (restricts foods that increase
bowel activity)
12. Question:
What is a good food to increase zinc intake ?
Answer:
Ground beef patty
13. Question:
To help prevent nausea what should a patient do when eating ?
Answer:
Eat foods at room temperature
14. Question:
How many calories are there per a gram of fat ?
Answer:
Nine
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15. Question:
Patients who adhere to a kosher diet do eat dairy products combined with what ?
Answer:
Non-meat products at the same meal (no shellfish or pork)
16. Question:
What has more calcium yogurt or cheese ?
Answer:
Yogurt
17. Question:
A patient with a new ileostomy should do what four things ?
Answer:
1. Increase dietary salt intake
2. Increase amount of pasta and other foods that can help thicken the stool
3. Prepare meals on schedule
4. Increase dietary B12
18. Question:
Why should a patient with celiac disease avoid all types of processed foods ?
Answer:
Because they contain gluten
19. Question:
What fruit is a high source of potassium ?
ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED EXAM
(2025/2026) QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS|A+ GRADE
1. Question:
How much of your diet should be fat ?
Answer:
20% to 35% a day
2. Question:
What is the recommended amount of cholesterol per day ?
Answer:
200 to 300 mg
3. Question:
When beginning a new prescription for enteral nutrition by intermittent tube feeding how
should you first initiate this feeding ?
Answer:
Increase the formula over the first 4 to 6 feedings until the prescribed volume is achieved
4. Question:
What is beriberi ?
Answer:
A thiamine deficiency (vitamin b)
5. Question:
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What is a good source of vitamin B ?
Answer:
Whole grains
6. Question:
What are some laboratory findings of acute pancreatitis ?
Answer:
Decreased serum calcium
Increased serum glucose, alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin
7. Question:
A high fiber diet can help prevent what ?
Answer:
Hyperlipidemia
8. Question:
How many calories equal a weight gain of 1 pound ?
Answer:
3500
9. Question:
What are three complications of TPN ?
Answer:
Diarrhea
Polyuria
Hypocalcemia
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10. Question:
How long can expressed breastmilk be stored in the refrigerator ?
Answer:
5 to 8 days
11. Question:
What does a low residue diet do ?
Answer:
Limits the amount of stool traveling through the intestinal tract (restricts foods that increase
bowel activity)
12. Question:
What is a good food to increase zinc intake ?
Answer:
Ground beef patty
13. Question:
To help prevent nausea what should a patient do when eating ?
Answer:
Eat foods at room temperature
14. Question:
How many calories are there per a gram of fat ?
Answer:
Nine
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15. Question:
Patients who adhere to a kosher diet do eat dairy products combined with what ?
Answer:
Non-meat products at the same meal (no shellfish or pork)
16. Question:
What has more calcium yogurt or cheese ?
Answer:
Yogurt
17. Question:
A patient with a new ileostomy should do what four things ?
Answer:
1. Increase dietary salt intake
2. Increase amount of pasta and other foods that can help thicken the stool
3. Prepare meals on schedule
4. Increase dietary B12
18. Question:
Why should a patient with celiac disease avoid all types of processed foods ?
Answer:
Because they contain gluten
19. Question:
What fruit is a high source of potassium ?
