ATI RN NUTRITION ONLINE PRACTICE
TEST 2024/2025| 290 NGN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWER
WITH RATIONALES| GRADED A+
A registered nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client
who is postoperative following a gastric bypass procedure.
Which of the following instructions should the registered
nurse include?
a. Eat six small meals per day.
b. Begin each meal with a protein.
c. Finish each meal even if feeling full.
d. Plan to eat each mea over 15 min - ...ANSWER ✔✔✔ b.
Begin each meal with a protein.
EXPLANATION: The registered nurse should instruct the
client to begin each meal by eating a protein. The client
should consume 60 to 120 g of protein each day.
A community health registered nurse is planning to teach a
class about weight management for cardiovascular health.
Which of the following statements should the registered
nurse plan to include?
a. "Limit vour sodium intake to 1,800 milligrams per day."
b. "Reduce your daily intake of foods that contain protein.'
c. "Taking a daily multivitamin will prevent cardiovascular
disease."
,d. "Plan to lose weight gradually at ½ to 1 pound per week." -
...ANSWER ✔✔✔ d. "Plan to lose weight gradually at ½ to
1 pound per week."
A registered nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes
mellitus and reports feeling dizzy, weak, and shaky. Which
of the following is the priority action by the nurse?
a. Offer the client 180 mL (6 oz) of orange juice.
b. Document the client's intake from the most recent meal.
c. Teach the client manifestations of hypoglycemia
d. Check the client's blood glucose level. - ...ANSWER
✔✔✔ d. Check the client's blood glucose level.
EXPLANATION: The first action the registered nurse
should take using the nursing process is to assess the client.
Therefore, checking the client's blood glucose level is the
priority action
A registered nurse is providing education to an adolescent
about making nutrient-dense food choices. Which of the
following statements by the client indicates an understanding
of the teaching?
a. "Pasta with white sauce is a better choice than pasta
with red sauce.
b. "Sweetened fruit yogurt is a healthy breakfast choice."
c. "Canned pinto beans are a better choice than refried
beans." d. "Sausage is a healthy choice of protein."
- ...ANSWER ✔✔✔ c. "Canned pinto beans are a better
choice than refried beans."
EXPLANATION: Canned pinto beans contain less fat
than refried beans.
,A registered nurse is providing teaching about lowering
solid fat intake to an adolescent client who usually
consumes about 2,000 calories per day. Which of the
following instructions should the registered nurse include?
a. "Choose ground beef that is at least 70%
lean." b. "Restrict your daily meat intake to 5
ounces."
c. "Select cheeses that contain no more than 6 grams of fat per
serving.
d. "Choose margarine that contains no more than 4 grams of
saturated fat per tablespoon. - ...ANSWER ✔✔✔ b. "Restrict
your daily meat intake to 5 ounces."
EXPLANATION: The registered nurse should instruct the
client to limit meat intake to about 5 oz per day. A meat
portion should be no larger than the size of a deck of cards.
A registered nurse is caring for a client who has age-
related macular degeneration (AMD) and asks the
registered nurse if there are any nutritional changes to
consider.
Which of the following responses should the registered nurse
make?
a. "Increase dietary intake of lutein."
b. "Add niacin-rich foods to your diet."
c. "Use soy products as much as possible."
d. "Consume foods with a high glycemic index." -
...ANSWER ✔✔✔ a. "Increase dietary intake of lutein."
EXPLANATION: Lutein, a carotenoid found in vitamin A,
slows the progression of AMD and is found in kale, spinach,
collards, and mustard greens.
, A registered nurse is teaching a client about managing
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Which of the following
information should the registered nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Increase intake of fresh fruit high in fructose.
b. Limit foods that contain probiotics.
c. Take peppermint oil during exacerbation of
manifestations. d. Substitute white sugar with honey.
- ...ANSWER ✔✔✔ c. Take peppermint oil during
exacerbation of manifestations.
EXPLANATION: The registered nurse should teach the client
to take peppermint oil because peppermint relaxes the smooth
muscle of the Gl tract and decreases the manifestations of IBS.
A registered nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client
who has a new ileostomy. Which of the following dietary
guidelines should the registered nurse include in the
teaching?
a. Plan to reduce dietary salt intake.
b. Consume limited amounts of pasta
products. c. Prepare meals on a schedule.
d. Reduce dietary B12- - ...ANSWER ✔✔✔ c. Prepare
meals on a schedule.
EXPLANATION: The registered nurse should teach a
client who has an ileostomy to prepare meals on a schedule
to promote regular bowel elimination patterns.
A registered nurse is caring for a client who has acute
inflammatory bowel disease. Which of the following
nutritional supplements should the registered nurse anticipate
providing to this client?
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