ATI NUTRITION PRACTICE A EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ A nurse is providing teaching about nutrients to a client. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include?
Answer: -protein builds and repairs body tissue
◉ What is the primary function of protein?
Answer: -building & repairing body tissues (muscles, tendons, collagen)
-skin, hair, nails
◉ What can impair wound healing?
Answer: -diet low in protein
◉ What does protein in the form of hemoglobin transport?
Answer: -oxygen
◉ What does protein in the form of albumin transport?
Answer: -medications
◉ When does ketosis develop?
Answer: -the body relies on only fats to meet energy needs
-carbs prevent this
,◉ What do fats do?
Answer: -help regulate body temperature
-provides a protective layer when the environmental temp drops
◉ A nurse is completing dietary teaching with a client who has heart
failure and is prescribed a 2 g sodium diet. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Answer: -I can have yogurt as a dessert
◉ What can be used in a low sodium diet?
Answer: -spices, vinegar
◉ t/f...
Baking soda is high in sodium.
Answer: -true
◉ t/f...
Yogurt is low in fat & sodium & is a good source of calcium & protein.
Answer: -true
◉ t/f...
Canned veggies are low in sodium.
Answer: -false
,◉ t/f...
Frozen/fresh veggies are low in sodium.
Answer: -true
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who is beginning a vegan diet and is
concerned about maintaining an adequate protein intake. Which of the
following food servings should the nurse recommend due to the high
amount of protein?
Answer: -1/2 cup of hummus
◉ What is the best food source to recommend to a person who is on a
vegan diet & wants to eat protein?
Answer: -hummus
-9.7 g of protein per 1/2 cup serving
◉ How much protein is in tomato soup?
Answer: -1.08 g per 1/2 cup
◉ How much protein is in peanut butter?
Answer: -7.11 per 2 tbsp
◉ How much protein is in penne pasta?
Answer: -5.81 g per cup
, ◉ A nurse is planning an in-service training session about nutrition.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching?
Answer: -fats provide energy
◉ What do fats do in the body?
Answer: -serve as stored energy source providing 9cal/g of energy
◉ What do proteins do in the body?
Answer: -play a role in tissue repair
-regulate fluid balance
-prevents interstitial edema
◉ An appropriate amount of _____ in the blood keeps interstitial edema
from occurring?
Answer: -albumin
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral
nutrition (TPN). Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: -check the client's capillary blood glucose level every 4 hr
◉ A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who adheres to Kosher
dietary laws. Which of the following food selections should the nurse
recommend?
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ A nurse is providing teaching about nutrients to a client. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include?
Answer: -protein builds and repairs body tissue
◉ What is the primary function of protein?
Answer: -building & repairing body tissues (muscles, tendons, collagen)
-skin, hair, nails
◉ What can impair wound healing?
Answer: -diet low in protein
◉ What does protein in the form of hemoglobin transport?
Answer: -oxygen
◉ What does protein in the form of albumin transport?
Answer: -medications
◉ When does ketosis develop?
Answer: -the body relies on only fats to meet energy needs
-carbs prevent this
,◉ What do fats do?
Answer: -help regulate body temperature
-provides a protective layer when the environmental temp drops
◉ A nurse is completing dietary teaching with a client who has heart
failure and is prescribed a 2 g sodium diet. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Answer: -I can have yogurt as a dessert
◉ What can be used in a low sodium diet?
Answer: -spices, vinegar
◉ t/f...
Baking soda is high in sodium.
Answer: -true
◉ t/f...
Yogurt is low in fat & sodium & is a good source of calcium & protein.
Answer: -true
◉ t/f...
Canned veggies are low in sodium.
Answer: -false
,◉ t/f...
Frozen/fresh veggies are low in sodium.
Answer: -true
◉ A nurse is teaching a client who is beginning a vegan diet and is
concerned about maintaining an adequate protein intake. Which of the
following food servings should the nurse recommend due to the high
amount of protein?
Answer: -1/2 cup of hummus
◉ What is the best food source to recommend to a person who is on a
vegan diet & wants to eat protein?
Answer: -hummus
-9.7 g of protein per 1/2 cup serving
◉ How much protein is in tomato soup?
Answer: -1.08 g per 1/2 cup
◉ How much protein is in peanut butter?
Answer: -7.11 per 2 tbsp
◉ How much protein is in penne pasta?
Answer: -5.81 g per cup
, ◉ A nurse is planning an in-service training session about nutrition.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the
teaching?
Answer: -fats provide energy
◉ What do fats do in the body?
Answer: -serve as stored energy source providing 9cal/g of energy
◉ What do proteins do in the body?
Answer: -play a role in tissue repair
-regulate fluid balance
-prevents interstitial edema
◉ An appropriate amount of _____ in the blood keeps interstitial edema
from occurring?
Answer: -albumin
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving total parenteral
nutrition (TPN). Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer: -check the client's capillary blood glucose level every 4 hr
◉ A nurse is creating a plan of care for a client who adheres to Kosher
dietary laws. Which of the following food selections should the nurse
recommend?
