Nutrition ATI Questions
Grilled Salmon
A nurse is caring for a client who has a large lower-leg ulcer. Which of the following foods should the nurse suggest to the client to provide the most protein for wound healing?
Broth, grape juice, gelatin
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following an appendectomy. The surgeon initially prescribes a clear liquid diet. Which of the following items should the nurse offer the client? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is assessing a client who has an inadequate dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Memory Loss
A nurse is providing care for a client who is 2 days postoperative following abdominal surgery and is about to progress from a clear liquid diet to full liquids. Which of the following items should the nurse tell the client he may now request to have on his meal tray?
Skim milk
A nurse is instructing a group of clients about nutrition. The nurse should include that which of the following foods is a good source of high-quality protein?
Soybeans
A nurse is caring for a client who receives intermittent enteral feedings through an NG tube. Before administering a feeding, the nurse should measure the gastric residual for which of the following purposes?
To identify delayed gastric emptying
A nurse is teaching a client about which foods she should include in her low-fiber diet. Which of the following statements indicates the client understands the teaching?
"I should choose white rice as a side dish."
A nurse is providing teaching about nutrition to a group of clients. The nurse should include that which of the following foods contains the highest level of thiamine per serving?
1 cup whole grain wheat flour
A nurse is administering several medications via a client's gastrostomy tube. At which of the following times should the nurse instill 15 to 30 mL of warm water? (Select all that apply.)
After each medication, prior to administering each medication, after giving multiple medications
A nurse is admitting a client who reports anorexia and is experiencing malnutrition. Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse expect to be altered?
Albumin
A nurse is caring for a client who needs to increase his protein intake. The client tells the nurse some of the food he enjoys. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend as the best source of protein among these suggestions?
Chicken
A nurse is calculating a client's body mass index (BMI). Which of the following information does the nurse require?
Clients height
A nurse is teaching a client about preparing low-fat meals. The nurse should include that which of the following oils contains saturated fat?
Coconut
A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive a mechanically altered diet. Which of the following client food choices necessitates intervention by the nurse?
Piece of wheat toast
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is pregnant and is vegan. The nurse should instruct the client that which of the following foods is a reliable source of Vitamin B12?
Sunflower margarine
A nurse is caring for a client in a long-term care facility who is receiving enteral feedings via an NG tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to administering the tube feeding?
Test pH of gastric contents
A nurse is teaching a client about water-soluble vitamins. Which of the following vitamins should the nurse include?
Vitamin C
A nurse is assessing a client who has an inadequate dietary intake of vitamin C. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Bleeding gums
A nurse is teaching a client's adult son about how to position the client when administering enteral feedings at home. Which of the following statements by the son indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will have him sit in his chair during the feeding."
A nurse is teaching the partner of a client who had a stroke about manifestations of dysphagia. Which of the following statements by the client's partner indicates the need for further teaching?
"I will monitor my husband for tilting his head forward when he swallows."
A nurse is instructing a group of adult clients about nutrition. The nurse should include which of the following as the recommended amount of vegetables servings per day?
2.5 cups
A nurse is instructing a group of clients about nutrition. The nurse's teaching plan should state that in order to limit saturated fat intake, the client should limit total fat intake to what percentage of total calories per day?
35
A nurse is preparing to instill 840 mL of enteral nutrition via a client's gastrostomy tube over 24 hr using an infusion pump. The nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
35 840/24
A nurse is caring for a client who has an NG tube. The nurse tests the pH of the secretions to determine if the tube is correctly placed. Which of the following readings should the nurse expect?
4
The nurse allows the client to rest in a supine position during feeding
A charge nurse observes a nurse administer intermittent tube feedings via an NG tube to a client. Which of the following actions should prompt the charge nurse to intervene?
A nurse is educating a group of older adults in a community center on weight management using the BMI scale. Using the client's height and weight to calculate BMI, which of the following clients has a healthy BMI?
A client with a weight of 150 lb and height of 68 inches
Shakiness and Diaphoresis
A nurse is assessing a client and discovers the infusion pump with the client's total parenteral nutrition (TPN) solution is not infusing. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following conditions?
Underweight
A nurse is caring for a client who has a body mass index (BMI) of 18. The nurse should place the client in which of the following BMI categories?
Vitamin C
A nurse is instructing a group of clients about nutrition and eating foods high in iron. The nurse should include that which of the following aids in the absorption of iron?
Rice, Potatoes, Oranges
A nurse is instructing a group of clients regarding nutrition. The teaching should state that which of the following groups of foods contains the highest level of carbohydrates?
Fish
A nurse is instructing a group of clients regarding nutrition. Which of the following is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids that the nurse should include in the teaching?
Instruct client to tilt head forward while swallowing
A nurse is planning care for a client who has acute dysphagia. Which of the following nursing interventions should be included in the plan of care?
Yogurt and Orange Juice
A nurse is planning to teach a client about a lowpotassium diet. Which of the following foods should the nurse instruct the client to avoid? (Select all that apply.)
The nurse should gently roll the vial of insulin
A nurse is preparing to administer NPH insulin to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Yogurt
A nurse is providing teaching to a group of older adults about sources of complete and incomplete protein. Which of the following foods should the nurse include as a complete protein?
Iron
A nurse is teaching a class about minerals. Which of the following minerals is needed for transport of oxygen?
Facilitates absorption of vitamins
A nurse is teaching a class about nutrients. The nurse should include that which of the following is a function of fats?
omega-3 fatty acids
A nurse is teaching a client about nutritional supplements. Which of the following supplements is used to promote heart health?
A nurse is teaching a client about snacks that are appropriate on a low-fat, low-sodium, and low-colesterol diet. Which of the following food choices by the client indicates the need for further teaching?
A slice of cheese
A nurse is caring for a client who is well-hydrated and who demonstrates no evidence of anemia. Which of the following laboratory values gives the nurse an assessment of the adequacy of the client's protein uptake and synthesis?
Albumin
A nurse is caring for a client who has dysphagia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Alternate the clients liquids and solids during meals
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving bolus enteral feedings. Which of the following laboratory values indicates the client needs a change in the formula?
BUN 28 mg/dL
A nurse notices an assistive personnel (AP) preparing to deliver a food tray to a client who practices the Orthodox Jewish faith. On the tray is a roast beef dinner with nonfat milk. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Call the dietary department and ask for a kosher tray.
A nurse is assessing a client who has an inadequate dietary intake of fiber. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Constipation
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. The surgeon initially prescribes a clear liquid diet. Which of the following items should the nurse include on the client's lunch tray?
Cranberry juice
A nurse is instructing a group of clients regarding calcium rich foods. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the teaching as the best source of calcium?
Cup of milk
A nurse is assessing a client who has dehydration. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Dark colored urine
A nurse is assessing a client who has malnutrition. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Decreased mental status
A nurse prepares to replace the nearly empty container of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) for a client when she finds that there has been a delay in receiving the new container of solution from the pharmacy. Which of the following solutions should the nurse infuse until the next container of TPN solution becomes available?
Dextrose 10% in water
A nurse is instructing a group of clients about nutrition. The nurse should include that which of the following is a trigger for the formation of vitamin D in the body?
Exposure to sunlight
A nurse is teaching a client about nutritional supplements. Which of the following supplements is used to reduce the risk of birth defects in neonates?
Folic Acid
A nurse is developing an education program for a community group about dietary intake of vitamins and minerals in the diet. The nurse should include which of the following foods as sources of vitamin C? (Select all that apply.)
Green pepper, orange, cabbage, strawberries
A nurse is teaching a client who is on a soft diet. Which of the following foods should the nurse include in the teaching?
Ground beef
A nurse is teaching a class about the process of digestion. The nurse should include that food is transported through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract starting from which of the following locations?
Mouth
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for a low-sodium diet. The client's family has requested to bring in some of the client's favorite foods. Which of the following food items should the nurse tell the family members to omit?
Pickled vegetables
A nurse is preparing to administer three liquid medications to a client who has an NG tube with intermittent suction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Pinch the tube prior to attaching the medication syringe.
A nurse is teaching a client about nutritional requirements necessary to promote wound healing. Which of the following nutrients should the nurse include in the teaching?
Protein
A nurse is teaching a client who is on a low sodium diet. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Read labels on food before eating
A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client who practices Islam. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?
Request a meal tray without pork.
A nurse is preparing an education program for a group of parents of adolescents. Which of the following should be included as indicators of nutritional risk among adolescents? (Select all that apply.)
Skipping more than three meals per week, Eating without family supervision frequently, frequently skipping breakfast
A nurse is planning teaching for the parents of a toddler who follows a vegetarian diet. The nurse should plan to include which of the following foods as the best source of dietary protein for the child?
Soy Milk
A nurse is planning care for a client who has dysphagia. The nurse should plan to request a referral to which of the following members of the health care team?
Speech Therapist