Nutrition, Feeding and Eating ATI Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
Which of the following strategies for enhancing the intake of healthful foods is
appropriate for an adolescent?
Ans: Making healthful food choices more convenient and available for the
adolescent.
A patient has finished a 16-oz container of orange juice. The intake and output sheet
documents fluid in milliliters. Which of the following should the nurse document as
intake?
Ans: 480 mL
Which of the following interventions should a nurse use at mealtimes for a patient
who has visual deficits?
Ans: Identify the food locations as though the plate were a clock
A nurse is caring for a patient 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 patient
undergo which of the following?
Ans: Swallowing examination
Which of the following is the primary purpose for asking a patient to keep a 3- to 7-
day food diary?
Ans: To assess the pattern of intake and compare with daily reference intakes.
Which of the following dietary modifications should an adolescent engaging in sports
implement?
Ans: Drink water before and after sports activity.
To assess a stroke patient for complications secondary to inadequate swallowing, the
nurse should do which of the following?
Ans: Auscultate the patient's lungs.
When teaching the parents of a toddler about feeding and eating, the nurse should
include which of the following safety measures?
Ans: Do not offer the child raw vegetables.
A nurse should recognize that which of the following is correct regarding albumin
level as a diagnostic marker for nutritional status?
Ans: Albumin level is a poor short-term indicator of protein status.
A nurse is caring for a patient who has impaired swallowing due to a cerebrovascular
accident. Which of the following interventions should the nurse use to assist the