ATI NUTRITION 2021 UPDTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
, To assess a stroke patient for complications secondary to inadequate swallowing, the nurse should do which of
the following?
-With a penlight, inspect the patients uvula and soft palate
-Place the tip of the tongue depressor on the posterior tongue
-Place fingers on the patients throat at the level of the larynx and ask them to swallow
-Auscultate the patients lungs
Auscultate the patients lungs
Which strategy for enhancing the intake of healthful foods is appropriate for an adolescent?
-Allowing the adolescent complete autonomy is making food choices
-Making healthful choices more convenient and available
-Permitting the adolescent to skip breakfast to enhance appetite at later meals
-Encouraging the adolescent to eat snack foods from the grains group
Making healthful food choices more convenient and available
Which o should the nurse use at mealtimes for a patient who has visual deficits?-Direct the order in which food
items are consumed
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-Have the patient tilt her head forward while eating
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-Identify the food location as if the plate were a clock
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-Avoid talking to the patient during mealtime
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Identify the food location as if the plate were a clock
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A nurse is caring for a patient who has sustained a head injury and whose level of consciousness fluctuates. The
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provider prescribes a full liquid diet progressing to pureed diet as tolerated. Before initiating feedings, it is
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essential that this patient undergo which?
-Chest x-ray -Nasogastric tube insertion -Swallowing examination -Olfactory nerve evaluation Swallowing
examination
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A nurse is performing a nutritional assessment. When obtaining and interpreting intropometric values, the nurse
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should recognize which?
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-A weight increase of 4 lbs in a patient with renal failure indicates rentention of 1,000 mL of fluid
-Isolated measurements of height and weight are of greater significance than changes over time
-The ratio of height-to-wrist circumference is the most accurate way to identify obesity
-The patient should be weighed at the same time each day on the same scale
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The patient should be weighed at the same time each day on the same scale
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Which of the following dietary modifications should an adolescent in sports implement?
-Drink water before and after sports activities
-Decrease carbohydrates to 30%-40% of daily calories -Keep protein intake at the same level
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-Increase fats to 30%-40% of caloric intake Drink water before and after sports activities
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A nurse is caring for a patient who has impaired swallowing due to a cerebrovascular accident. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse use to assist the patient with feeding?
-Elevate the head of the bed from 45 to 90 degrees -Provide the patient with a straw
-Place food in the weaker side of the mouth -Offer the patient thin fluids
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Elevate the head of the bed from 45 to 90 degrees
When teaching the parents of a toddler about feeding and eating, the nurse should include which of the
following safety measures?
-Give the child 8 to 12 oz of fruit juice daily -Do not offer the child raw vegetables
-Do not give the child peanut butter -Have the child drink 28 to 32 oz of milk daily
Do not offer the child raw vegetables
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