NR228 Nutrition - ATI #1 - Nurse Touch - Wellness & Self-Care - Eating Healthy & Maintaining a Healt
1. As part of a weight-loss workshop in the local community, a nurse is teaching participants how to use
anthropometric measurements for self-assessment. Which of the following measurements from
participants indicates a healthy waist-to-hip ratio?
a. Male, 36 in waist, hips 34 inches
b. Female, waist 28 inches, hips 31 inches
c. Male, waist 38 inches, hips 41 inches
Rationale: To calculate waist-to-hip ratio, divide the circumference of the waist by the circumference of
the hip. This client's ratio is 0.93. A healthy ratio for a man is below 0.95, so this is a healthy ratio for this
client. A healthy ratio for a woman is below 0.8
2. Which of the following guidelines does the national weight control registry endorse as a strategy that
worked for people it studied who successfully lost weight and maintained it over time?
a. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
b. Participate in 45 min of moderate physical activity daily.
c. Eat four small, low-fat, high-carb meals or snacks per day.
Rationale:
3. A nurse is giving a presentation at a community center about the health risks of obesity. Which of the
following disorders should the nurse include? (Select all that apply).
a. Gout
b. Cancer
c. Heart Failure
d. Hypothyroidism
e. Cardiac dysrhythmias
Rationale:
4. A nurse is counseling a client about maintaining his weight. He is 5 ft 10 in tall and has a sedentary
lifestyle. How many calories should the client consume per day?
, NR228 Nutrition - ATI #1 - Nurse Touch - Wellness & Self-Care - Eating Healthy & Maintaining a Healt
2,158 calories
Rationale: 106 body mass units for the first 5 feet of his height, then add 60 - 6 for each of the 10 inches
in addition to his 5 ft of height. That's 166. The nurse should then multiply this by the activity factor of 13
(sedentary). His daily caloric need is 2158.
5. A nurse is teaching a client who is trying to lose weight about reading food labels. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. The % Daily Value refers to a 1500 calorie diet.
b. Serving quantities represent their weight in ounces.
c. Amount per serving is the amount in the size portion the
label specifies.
Rationale:
6. A nurse is talking with a client who is undergoing treatment for HTN. In explaining the DASH diet, which
of the following guidelines should the nurse include? (Select all that apply).
a. Two to three servings of fruits per day
b. One and a half to two and a half servings of lean meats, fish, or poultry QD
c. Four to six servings of vegetables QD
d. Five to six servings of low fat or nonfat dairy products QD
e. Three to six servings of nuts, seeds, and legumes per week.
Rationale:
7. A nurse is evaluating a client's need to lose weight. Her body mass index is 28.3. Which of the following
BMI classifications applies to her?
a. Overweight
b. Obesity Class I
c. Obesity Class II
1. As part of a weight-loss workshop in the local community, a nurse is teaching participants how to use
anthropometric measurements for self-assessment. Which of the following measurements from
participants indicates a healthy waist-to-hip ratio?
a. Male, 36 in waist, hips 34 inches
b. Female, waist 28 inches, hips 31 inches
c. Male, waist 38 inches, hips 41 inches
Rationale: To calculate waist-to-hip ratio, divide the circumference of the waist by the circumference of
the hip. This client's ratio is 0.93. A healthy ratio for a man is below 0.95, so this is a healthy ratio for this
client. A healthy ratio for a woman is below 0.8
2. Which of the following guidelines does the national weight control registry endorse as a strategy that
worked for people it studied who successfully lost weight and maintained it over time?
a. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
b. Participate in 45 min of moderate physical activity daily.
c. Eat four small, low-fat, high-carb meals or snacks per day.
Rationale:
3. A nurse is giving a presentation at a community center about the health risks of obesity. Which of the
following disorders should the nurse include? (Select all that apply).
a. Gout
b. Cancer
c. Heart Failure
d. Hypothyroidism
e. Cardiac dysrhythmias
Rationale:
4. A nurse is counseling a client about maintaining his weight. He is 5 ft 10 in tall and has a sedentary
lifestyle. How many calories should the client consume per day?
, NR228 Nutrition - ATI #1 - Nurse Touch - Wellness & Self-Care - Eating Healthy & Maintaining a Healt
2,158 calories
Rationale: 106 body mass units for the first 5 feet of his height, then add 60 - 6 for each of the 10 inches
in addition to his 5 ft of height. That's 166. The nurse should then multiply this by the activity factor of 13
(sedentary). His daily caloric need is 2158.
5. A nurse is teaching a client who is trying to lose weight about reading food labels. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include?
a. The % Daily Value refers to a 1500 calorie diet.
b. Serving quantities represent their weight in ounces.
c. Amount per serving is the amount in the size portion the
label specifies.
Rationale:
6. A nurse is talking with a client who is undergoing treatment for HTN. In explaining the DASH diet, which
of the following guidelines should the nurse include? (Select all that apply).
a. Two to three servings of fruits per day
b. One and a half to two and a half servings of lean meats, fish, or poultry QD
c. Four to six servings of vegetables QD
d. Five to six servings of low fat or nonfat dairy products QD
e. Three to six servings of nuts, seeds, and legumes per week.
Rationale:
7. A nurse is evaluating a client's need to lose weight. Her body mass index is 28.3. Which of the following
BMI classifications applies to her?
a. Overweight
b. Obesity Class I
c. Obesity Class II
