7/8/25, 12:42 PM ATI RN Nutrition Practice B
ATI RN NUTRITION PRACTICE B NEWEST VERSION 2025-2026
\LATEST UPDATE \COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \100% VERIFIED \GRADED A+
A nurse is providing teaching a.) Use canola oil instead of lard for frying.
regarding
diet modifications to a client *The nurse should teach the client to use
who is at a risk for monounsaturated fats, such as canola oil, instead of
cardiovascular disease. the saturated fats, such as lard, to reduce the risk for
client is accustomed to cardiovascular disease.
traditional Mexican foods
and wants to continue to
include them in her diet.
which of the following
recommendations should
the nurse give the client?
a.) Use canola oil instead of
lard for frying.
b.) Use soy milk instead of
cow's milk.
c.) Use vegetables in salads
rather than in soups.
d.) Limit ground beef intake to
8 oz per day.
a nurse is developing a d.) Mashed potatoes
teaching plan for a client
who has dysphagia and is *A mechanical soft diet is a diet of foods with altered
being texture. It includes cooked fruits and vegetables,
discharged home with a foods that are softened with liquids, and foods that
prescription for a are thickened for consistency.
mechanical soft diet. which
of the following foods should
the nurse include in the
plan?
a.) Fresh peas
b.) White rice
c.) Orange slices
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d.) Mashed potatoes
A nurse is caring for a client c.) increase dietary intake of lutein
who has age- relate
macular degeneration *Lutein, a carotenoid found in vitamin A, slows the
(AMD) and asks the nurse if progression of AMD and is found in kale, spinach,
there are any nutritional collards, and mustard greens.
changes to consider. which of
the following responses
should the nurse make?
a.) use soy products as much
as possible
b.) add niacin-rich foods to
your diet
c.) increase dietary intake of
lutein
d.) consume foods with a
high glycemic index
A nurse is updating a plan of c.) Feed the client in small, frequent volumes.
care for a
client who is receiving *The nurse should administer the feedings in small,
intermittent enteral feedings frequent volumes because a large volume or rapid
and is experience diarrhea. feeding of the formula can cause diarrhea.
which for the following
interventions should the
nurse include in the plan?
a.) Discard the client's
opened cans of formula
within 48 hr.
b.) Administer the client's
formula cold.
c.) Feed the client in
small, frequent
volumes.
d.) Consider a low-calorie
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formula for the client.
A nurse is reviewing the d. a client who has a sodium level of 130 mEq/L
laboratory date of four
clients. The nurse identify *The nurse should identify that this client's sodium level
that which of the following is lower than the expected reference range of 136 to 145
clients is experiencing mEq/L and indicates hyponatremia. Hyponatremia,
fluid overload? often called water deficit, is a decrease of sodium
a. a client who has an concentration in the blood caused by an excess of
albumin level of 5.5 g/dl water. Manifestations of hyponatremia include
b. a client who has a urine confusion, headache, nausea, and fatigue.
specific gravity of 1.035
c. a client who has a Hct of
55%
d. a client who has a
sodium level of 130
mEq/L
A nursing is planning C. "increase your intake of foods containing pectin"
discharge teaching for a
client who is postoperative *the nurse should instruct the client to consume foods
following a placement of a that thicken the consistency of feces, such as foods
colostomy. Which of the containing pectin.
following information
should the nurse
include?
A. "resume a regular diet by
4 weeks after surgery"
B. "Add high fiber foods to your
diet"
C. "increase your intake of
foods containing pectin"
D. "drink 4 to 6 cups of water
per day"
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A nurse is reviewing the B) Serum Albumin 3.0 g/dl
laboratory results of a client
who has a pressure ulcer. *The nurse should identify that this albumin level is less
Which if the following than the expected reference range of 3.5 to 5 g/dL. A
findings should indicate to decreased albumin level is a manifestation of
the nurse that the client is malnutrition and can increase the risk for poor wound
at risk for healing and infection.
impaired wound healing?
A) Hgb 15 g/dl
B) Serum Albumin 3.0 g/dl
C) Prothrombin time 11.5 seconds
D) WBC 6,000/mm3
a nurse is providing b.) cottage cheese
teaching to a client who is
lactating about increasing *The nurse should recommend cottage cheese as the
her best source of protein because it is a complete protein.
protein intake. which of the Complete proteins contain all nine essential amino acids
following foods should the and provide the best support for human growth and
nurse recommend as the nourishment.
best
source of protein?
a.) legumes
b.) cottage cheese
c.) peanut butter
d) whole grain cereal
b.) cottage cheese
A nurse is creating a d.) Assign privileges based on direct weight gain.
plan of care for a client
who has anorexia *The nurse should explain to the client that restrictions and
privileges will be
nervosa. Which
dependent on treatment compliance and direct weight
intervention should she
gain. This approach involves the client in development
include?
of the plan of care and gives them control in
a.) Weigh the client once
achieving
weekly at the same time desired privileges.
of the day.
b.) Stay with the client for
30 min after meals.
c.) Allow the client to schedule
mealtimes.
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ATI RN NUTRITION PRACTICE B NEWEST VERSION 2025-2026
\LATEST UPDATE \COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS \100% VERIFIED \GRADED A+
A nurse is providing teaching a.) Use canola oil instead of lard for frying.
regarding
diet modifications to a client *The nurse should teach the client to use
who is at a risk for monounsaturated fats, such as canola oil, instead of
cardiovascular disease. the saturated fats, such as lard, to reduce the risk for
client is accustomed to cardiovascular disease.
traditional Mexican foods
and wants to continue to
include them in her diet.
which of the following
recommendations should
the nurse give the client?
a.) Use canola oil instead of
lard for frying.
b.) Use soy milk instead of
cow's milk.
c.) Use vegetables in salads
rather than in soups.
d.) Limit ground beef intake to
8 oz per day.
a nurse is developing a d.) Mashed potatoes
teaching plan for a client
who has dysphagia and is *A mechanical soft diet is a diet of foods with altered
being texture. It includes cooked fruits and vegetables,
discharged home with a foods that are softened with liquids, and foods that
prescription for a are thickened for consistency.
mechanical soft diet. which
of the following foods should
the nurse include in the
plan?
a.) Fresh peas
b.) White rice
c.) Orange slices
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d.) Mashed potatoes
A nurse is caring for a client c.) increase dietary intake of lutein
who has age- relate
macular degeneration *Lutein, a carotenoid found in vitamin A, slows the
(AMD) and asks the nurse if progression of AMD and is found in kale, spinach,
there are any nutritional collards, and mustard greens.
changes to consider. which of
the following responses
should the nurse make?
a.) use soy products as much
as possible
b.) add niacin-rich foods to
your diet
c.) increase dietary intake of
lutein
d.) consume foods with a
high glycemic index
A nurse is updating a plan of c.) Feed the client in small, frequent volumes.
care for a
client who is receiving *The nurse should administer the feedings in small,
intermittent enteral feedings frequent volumes because a large volume or rapid
and is experience diarrhea. feeding of the formula can cause diarrhea.
which for the following
interventions should the
nurse include in the plan?
a.) Discard the client's
opened cans of formula
within 48 hr.
b.) Administer the client's
formula cold.
c.) Feed the client in
small, frequent
volumes.
d.) Consider a low-calorie
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formula for the client.
A nurse is reviewing the d. a client who has a sodium level of 130 mEq/L
laboratory date of four
clients. The nurse identify *The nurse should identify that this client's sodium level
that which of the following is lower than the expected reference range of 136 to 145
clients is experiencing mEq/L and indicates hyponatremia. Hyponatremia,
fluid overload? often called water deficit, is a decrease of sodium
a. a client who has an concentration in the blood caused by an excess of
albumin level of 5.5 g/dl water. Manifestations of hyponatremia include
b. a client who has a urine confusion, headache, nausea, and fatigue.
specific gravity of 1.035
c. a client who has a Hct of
55%
d. a client who has a
sodium level of 130
mEq/L
A nursing is planning C. "increase your intake of foods containing pectin"
discharge teaching for a
client who is postoperative *the nurse should instruct the client to consume foods
following a placement of a that thicken the consistency of feces, such as foods
colostomy. Which of the containing pectin.
following information
should the nurse
include?
A. "resume a regular diet by
4 weeks after surgery"
B. "Add high fiber foods to your
diet"
C. "increase your intake of
foods containing pectin"
D. "drink 4 to 6 cups of water
per day"
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A nurse is reviewing the B) Serum Albumin 3.0 g/dl
laboratory results of a client
who has a pressure ulcer. *The nurse should identify that this albumin level is less
Which if the following than the expected reference range of 3.5 to 5 g/dL. A
findings should indicate to decreased albumin level is a manifestation of
the nurse that the client is malnutrition and can increase the risk for poor wound
at risk for healing and infection.
impaired wound healing?
A) Hgb 15 g/dl
B) Serum Albumin 3.0 g/dl
C) Prothrombin time 11.5 seconds
D) WBC 6,000/mm3
a nurse is providing b.) cottage cheese
teaching to a client who is
lactating about increasing *The nurse should recommend cottage cheese as the
her best source of protein because it is a complete protein.
protein intake. which of the Complete proteins contain all nine essential amino acids
following foods should the and provide the best support for human growth and
nurse recommend as the nourishment.
best
source of protein?
a.) legumes
b.) cottage cheese
c.) peanut butter
d) whole grain cereal
b.) cottage cheese
A nurse is creating a d.) Assign privileges based on direct weight gain.
plan of care for a client
who has anorexia *The nurse should explain to the client that restrictions and
privileges will be
nervosa. Which
dependent on treatment compliance and direct weight
intervention should she
gain. This approach involves the client in development
include?
of the plan of care and gives them control in
a.) Weigh the client once
achieving
weekly at the same time desired privileges.
of the day.
b.) Stay with the client for
30 min after meals.
c.) Allow the client to schedule
mealtimes.
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