ATI NUTRITION PROCTORED 2025 EXAM RN
FORM A, B, C AND D 2025 WITH NGN
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
If a bag of TPN runs out what should be infused until another bag becomes available? -
10% dextrose in water
What kind of carbohydrate should the majority of your diet be - Polysaccharides
How much of your diet should be protein - 10% to 35% a day
How much of your diet should be fat - 20% to 35% a day
What is the recommended amount of cholesterol per day - 200 to 300 mg
When beginning a new prescription for enteral nutrition by intermittent tube feeding how
should you first initiate this feeding - Increase the formula over the first 4 to 6 feedings
until the prescribed volume is achieved
What is beriberi - A thiamine deficiency (vitamin b)
A patient who has celiac disease should increase intake of what - Simple carbohydrates
What is an example of an incomplete protein? - Plant proteins such as beans
Lutein slows the progression of macular degeneration and is found in foods such as -
Kale, spinach, collard and mustard greens
What is a good source of vitamin B - Whole grains
What are some laboratory findings of acute pancreatitis - Decreased serum calcium
Increased serum glucose, alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin
A high fiber diet can help prevent what - Hyperlipidemia
How many calories equal a weight gain of 1 pound - 3500
What are three complications of TPN - Diarrhea
Polyuria
, Hypocalcemia
How long can expressed breastmilk be stored in the refrigerator - 5 to 8 days
What does a low residue diet do - Limits the amount of stool traveling through the
intestinal tract (restricts foods that increase bowel activity)
What is a good food to increase zinc intake - Ground beef patty
To help prevent nausea what should a patient do when eating - Eat foods at room
temperature
How many calories are there per a gram of fat - Nine
Patients who adhere to a kosher diet do eat dairy products combined with what - Non-
meat products at the same meal (no shellfish or pork)
What has more calcium yogurt or cheese - Yogurt
A patient with a new ileostomy should do what four things - 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
Why should a patient with celiac disease avoid all types of processed foods - Because
they contain gluten
What fruit is a high source of potassium - Cantaloupe
Chapter 7 -
How many extra calories a day should a woman in her second trimester consume - 340
How many extra calories a day should a woman in her third trimester consume - 452
During pregnancy how much protein, fat, and carbohydrates should a woman consume
a day - 20% of the daily total calorie intake. Fat should be 30% and carbohydrates 50%
What is the phenylketonuria diet - Foods low in phenylalanine should be included and
foods high in protein should be avoided (due to high phenylalanine)
How many ounces a week should an infant gain for the first 5 to 6 months - 5 to 7
ounces
When should iron fortified cereal be introduced - 4 months
FORM A, B, C AND D 2025 WITH NGN
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
If a bag of TPN runs out what should be infused until another bag becomes available? -
10% dextrose in water
What kind of carbohydrate should the majority of your diet be - Polysaccharides
How much of your diet should be protein - 10% to 35% a day
How much of your diet should be fat - 20% to 35% a day
What is the recommended amount of cholesterol per day - 200 to 300 mg
When beginning a new prescription for enteral nutrition by intermittent tube feeding how
should you first initiate this feeding - Increase the formula over the first 4 to 6 feedings
until the prescribed volume is achieved
What is beriberi - A thiamine deficiency (vitamin b)
A patient who has celiac disease should increase intake of what - Simple carbohydrates
What is an example of an incomplete protein? - Plant proteins such as beans
Lutein slows the progression of macular degeneration and is found in foods such as -
Kale, spinach, collard and mustard greens
What is a good source of vitamin B - Whole grains
What are some laboratory findings of acute pancreatitis - Decreased serum calcium
Increased serum glucose, alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin
A high fiber diet can help prevent what - Hyperlipidemia
How many calories equal a weight gain of 1 pound - 3500
What are three complications of TPN - Diarrhea
Polyuria
, Hypocalcemia
How long can expressed breastmilk be stored in the refrigerator - 5 to 8 days
What does a low residue diet do - Limits the amount of stool traveling through the
intestinal tract (restricts foods that increase bowel activity)
What is a good food to increase zinc intake - Ground beef patty
To help prevent nausea what should a patient do when eating - Eat foods at room
temperature
How many calories are there per a gram of fat - Nine
Patients who adhere to a kosher diet do eat dairy products combined with what - Non-
meat products at the same meal (no shellfish or pork)
What has more calcium yogurt or cheese - Yogurt
A patient with a new ileostomy should do what four things - 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
Why should a patient with celiac disease avoid all types of processed foods - Because
they contain gluten
What fruit is a high source of potassium - Cantaloupe
Chapter 7 -
How many extra calories a day should a woman in her second trimester consume - 340
How many extra calories a day should a woman in her third trimester consume - 452
During pregnancy how much protein, fat, and carbohydrates should a woman consume
a day - 20% of the daily total calorie intake. Fat should be 30% and carbohydrates 50%
What is the phenylketonuria diet - Foods low in phenylalanine should be included and
foods high in protein should be avoided (due to high phenylalanine)
How many ounces a week should an infant gain for the first 5 to 6 months - 5 to 7
ounces
When should iron fortified cereal be introduced - 4 months
