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ATI Nutrition Proctored Exam Ngn | {LATEST 2026/
2027 UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND
AUTHENTIC EXAM | BRAND NEW!
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?
● Calcium
● Folate
● Vitamin B12
● Magnesium ......ANSWER......● folate
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. ......ANSWER......● Add a
thickening agent to liquids
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. ......ANSWER......●
Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes
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" ......ANSWER......● 'I will eat
more tuna"
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
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volume deficit?
● Potassium 3.5 mEq/L
● HCT 53%
● Sodium 145 mEq/L
● HbA1c 5% ......ANSWER......● HCT 53%
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 ......ANSWER......● 920 ml
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."
● "Avoid overeating during "good" days."
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● "Consume nutrition-dense foods first." ......ANSWER......● "Consume
nutrition-dense foods first."
Question 8: A nurse is teaching a client who is receiving bolus feeding
through a nasogastric tube
about dumping syndrome. The nurse should instruct the client to report
which of the following
manifestations?
● Constipation
● Bradycardia
● Drowsiness
● Dizziness ......ANSWER......●Bradycardia
Question 9: A client is receiving a thiazide diuretic for treatment of
hypertension. Which of the
following foods selected by the client reflects understanding of the
nurses teaching regarding this
medication?
● Navy beans and ham
● Baked potato
● Cheddar cheese
● Beef broth ......ANSWER......● Baked potato
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ATI Nutrition Proctored Exam Ngn | {LATEST 2026/
2027 UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND
AUTHENTIC EXAM | BRAND NEW!
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?
● Calcium
● Folate
● Vitamin B12
● Magnesium ......ANSWER......● folate
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. ......ANSWER......● Add a
thickening agent to liquids
Question 3: A nurse is providing discharge teaching to an older adult
client who lives alone.
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,2|Page
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. ......ANSWER......●
Maintain consistent food textures at mealtimes
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" ......ANSWER......● 'I will eat
more tuna"
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
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,3|Page
volume deficit?
● Potassium 3.5 mEq/L
● HCT 53%
● Sodium 145 mEq/L
● HbA1c 5% ......ANSWER......● HCT 53%
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 ......ANSWER......● 920 ml
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."
● "Avoid overeating during "good" days."
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, 4|Page
● "Consume nutrition-dense foods first." ......ANSWER......● "Consume
nutrition-dense foods first."
Question 8: A nurse is teaching a client who is receiving bolus feeding
through a nasogastric tube
about dumping syndrome. The nurse should instruct the client to report
which of the following
manifestations?
● Constipation
● Bradycardia
● Drowsiness
● Dizziness ......ANSWER......●Bradycardia
Question 9: A client is receiving a thiazide diuretic for treatment of
hypertension. Which of the
following foods selected by the client reflects understanding of the
nurses teaching regarding this
medication?
● Navy beans and ham
● Baked potato
● Cheddar cheese
● Beef broth ......ANSWER......● Baked potato
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