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ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED EXAM RETAKE
LATEST VERSION 2026-2027 WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH JUST RELEASED
Question: Question 4: A nurse is teaching a client who has a goiter appropriate food choices
related to
dietary needs. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
● 'I will eat more tuna"
● "I will eat more red meat"
● "I will eat bananas for a snack"
● "I would eat blueberries every morning" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● 'I will eat more tuna"
Question 1: A nurse Is providing dietary teaching about prevention of neural tube defects in the
fetus to a client who is pregnant. Which of the following nutrients should the nurse
recommend?
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● Calcium
● Folate
● Vitamin B12
● Magnesium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● folate
Question: Question 2: A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and has manifestations of
dysphagia.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse take?
● Tilt the clients head backward to facilitate swallowing.
● Use liquids to clear food from the client's mouth
● Add a thickening agent to liquids
● Place the client in a semi-Fowler's position. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● Add a thickening agent
to liquids
Question: Question 3: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client who lives
alone.
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Which of the following strategies should the nurse include to address the client's decreased
sense
of taste and smell?
● Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes.
● Use kosher salt in place of table salt.
● Label and date food in the refrigerator.
● Wait 1 hour after eating to consume fluids. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● Maintain consistent
food textures at mealtimes
Question: Question 5: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who has
Clostridium difficile.
Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing fluid
volume deficit?
● Potassium 3.5 mEq/L
● HCT 53%
● Sodium 145 mEq/L
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● HbA1c 5% - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● HCT 53%
Question: Question 6: A client in the oliguric phase of acute renal failure had a urinary output
of 420 ml
during the preceding 24-hour period. How much fluid should the nurse plan to provide the
client
over the next 24 hr?
● 2,550 ml
● 1,530 ml
● 920 ml
● 2,040 ml - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● 920 ml
Question: Question 7: A nurse is teaching a client ways to manage anorexia while receiving
radiation
therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
● "Limit High-kilocalorie supplements to between meals."
● "Eat hot food rather than cold foods."
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ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED EXAM RETAKE
LATEST VERSION 2026-2027 WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH JUST RELEASED
Question: Question 4: A nurse is teaching a client who has a goiter appropriate food choices
related to
dietary needs. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
● 'I will eat more tuna"
● "I will eat more red meat"
● "I will eat bananas for a snack"
● "I would eat blueberries every morning" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● 'I will eat more tuna"
Question 1: A nurse Is providing dietary teaching about prevention of neural tube defects in the
fetus to a client who is pregnant. Which of the following nutrients should the nurse
recommend?
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● Calcium
● Folate
● Vitamin B12
● Magnesium - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● folate
Question: Question 2: A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and has manifestations of
dysphagia.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse take?
● Tilt the clients head backward to facilitate swallowing.
● Use liquids to clear food from the client's mouth
● Add a thickening agent to liquids
● Place the client in a semi-Fowler's position. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● Add a thickening agent
to liquids
Question: Question 3: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult client who lives
alone.
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Which of the following strategies should the nurse include to address the client's decreased
sense
of taste and smell?
● Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes.
● Use kosher salt in place of table salt.
● Label and date food in the refrigerator.
● Wait 1 hour after eating to consume fluids. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● Maintain consistent
food textures at mealtimes
Question: Question 5: A nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who has
Clostridium difficile.
Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing fluid
volume deficit?
● Potassium 3.5 mEq/L
● HCT 53%
● Sodium 145 mEq/L
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● HbA1c 5% - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● HCT 53%
Question: Question 6: A client in the oliguric phase of acute renal failure had a urinary output
of 420 ml
during the preceding 24-hour period. How much fluid should the nurse plan to provide the
client
over the next 24 hr?
● 2,550 ml
● 1,530 ml
● 920 ml
● 2,040 ml - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔● 920 ml
Question: Question 7: A nurse is teaching a client ways to manage anorexia while receiving
radiation
therapy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
● "Limit High-kilocalorie supplements to between meals."
● "Eat hot food rather than cold foods."
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