HESI NUTRITION PRACTICE EXAM |ACTUAL EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS |GRADED A+ , REVIEWED AND
RATIONALIZED | BRAND NEW VERSION!!!
The RN is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed iwth type 2
DM. What information is most important for the RN to teach the client
about life-style changes?
ANSWER:<<Portion-controlled, heart healthy diet selections
The RN suspects that a female client is altering her own diabetic
journals. Which lab test should the RN review?
ANSWER:<< Hemoglobin A1C
The RN is assessing the client regarding the need to increase
vitamin B12. Which foods should the RN instruct the client to
include?
ANSWER:<< Cheese, eggs, fish
The home health RN is caring for a client with a stage III pressure
ulcer. The RN recognizes which food group that contains zinc should
be added to the client's diet
ANSWER:<< Meats and shellfish
The RN receives four new admissions in an assisted living
community. Which client should the RN assess for a higher caloric
diet?
ANSWER:<< A client with bacterial pneumonia
Orthodox Jewish client can have what?
,ANSWER:<< lamb chops with mint jelly
Client's knowledge of low-sodium menu selections
ANSWER:<< White rice/steamed veggies and cottage cheese/sliced
tomatoes
Lactose intolerant client needs foods enriched with calcium and vit d
ANSWER:<< Fortified soy products
Stress incontinence dietary change
ANSWER:<< avoid alcohol and caffeine
Instructions for client experiencing dumping syndrome
ANSWER:<< Fluids should be limited to eight oz with meals
Recommended food for postoperative colectomy and colostomy
ANSWER:<< chicken noodle soup
reduce odor in colostomy
ANSWER:<< eat foods with yogurt
drunk buttermilk
eat parsley
vitamin deficiency increases the susceptibility of bleeding
ANSWER:<< Vit K
continuous feeding through a NG tube - position to prevent
aspiration?
ANSWER:<< Semi-Fowler's
What should the RN include in chinese woman's diet
ANSWER:<< vegetables
Foods for client who isn't eating because of mouth ulcers
ANSWER:<< poached or scrambled eggs
,Meal of pt with RUQ pain should be assessed for
ANSWER:<< saturated fat content
How do you take medicine if youre NPO
ANSWER:<< take with water that is not flavored
acute cholectisis dietary recommedations
ANSWER:<< baked fish and tomatoes with lettuce
what instructions should the nurse include for psylium
ANSWER:<< take with 240mL and follow with a second glass
Pt receiving TPN should be monitored for what metabolic chance
ANSWER:<< hyperglycemia
seconday cirrhosis instruction do include in dietary teaching plan
ANSWER:<< restricted sodium intake
instructions for diet info with simple goiter - what to eliminate?
ANSWER:<< turnips
Vit k Deficiency nurse intervention
ANSWER:<< monitor for signs of hematuria, melena, ecchymosis
What should the RN teach about recommending client replace
saturated fats and healthier fats
ANSWER:<< lowers the amount of low density lipoprotein in the
blood
value of a protein supplement after surgery
ANSWER:<< add'l protein promotes tissue healing post-0p
Pernicious anmia assoc with what vitamin deficiency?
ANSWER:<< B12
What illness from bad can of beans
, ANSWER:<< clostridium botulinum
Likelihood of aging and creating a byproduct that is not health
ANSWER:<< jar of peanut butter
What statement indicates new mom needs more instruction for
breastfeeding
ANSWER:<< drink a glass of wine while breastfeeding to help milk let
down
PKU should eliminate
ANSWER:<< chicken and fish
low residue diet client should avoid
ANSWER:<< hard salami
stool guaiac test - what do you not eat 3 days before
ANSWER:<< raw broccoli
Mild hypertension diet recommendation?
ANSWER:<< decrease intake of canned foods
Foods to prevent osteoporosis
ANSWER:<< canned tuna
Client should limit what with cirrhosis
ANSWER:<< peanut butter
client choice that shows they understand low-fat, high fiber
ANSWER:<< vegetable soup, carrots, legumes, celery, toasted oat
bread, and an apple
foods to instruct chemo patient to eat
ANSWER:<< broccoli/cauliflower/boiled eggs
baked potatoes
pastas
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS |GRADED A+ , REVIEWED AND
RATIONALIZED | BRAND NEW VERSION!!!
The RN is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed iwth type 2
DM. What information is most important for the RN to teach the client
about life-style changes?
ANSWER:<<Portion-controlled, heart healthy diet selections
The RN suspects that a female client is altering her own diabetic
journals. Which lab test should the RN review?
ANSWER:<< Hemoglobin A1C
The RN is assessing the client regarding the need to increase
vitamin B12. Which foods should the RN instruct the client to
include?
ANSWER:<< Cheese, eggs, fish
The home health RN is caring for a client with a stage III pressure
ulcer. The RN recognizes which food group that contains zinc should
be added to the client's diet
ANSWER:<< Meats and shellfish
The RN receives four new admissions in an assisted living
community. Which client should the RN assess for a higher caloric
diet?
ANSWER:<< A client with bacterial pneumonia
Orthodox Jewish client can have what?
,ANSWER:<< lamb chops with mint jelly
Client's knowledge of low-sodium menu selections
ANSWER:<< White rice/steamed veggies and cottage cheese/sliced
tomatoes
Lactose intolerant client needs foods enriched with calcium and vit d
ANSWER:<< Fortified soy products
Stress incontinence dietary change
ANSWER:<< avoid alcohol and caffeine
Instructions for client experiencing dumping syndrome
ANSWER:<< Fluids should be limited to eight oz with meals
Recommended food for postoperative colectomy and colostomy
ANSWER:<< chicken noodle soup
reduce odor in colostomy
ANSWER:<< eat foods with yogurt
drunk buttermilk
eat parsley
vitamin deficiency increases the susceptibility of bleeding
ANSWER:<< Vit K
continuous feeding through a NG tube - position to prevent
aspiration?
ANSWER:<< Semi-Fowler's
What should the RN include in chinese woman's diet
ANSWER:<< vegetables
Foods for client who isn't eating because of mouth ulcers
ANSWER:<< poached or scrambled eggs
,Meal of pt with RUQ pain should be assessed for
ANSWER:<< saturated fat content
How do you take medicine if youre NPO
ANSWER:<< take with water that is not flavored
acute cholectisis dietary recommedations
ANSWER:<< baked fish and tomatoes with lettuce
what instructions should the nurse include for psylium
ANSWER:<< take with 240mL and follow with a second glass
Pt receiving TPN should be monitored for what metabolic chance
ANSWER:<< hyperglycemia
seconday cirrhosis instruction do include in dietary teaching plan
ANSWER:<< restricted sodium intake
instructions for diet info with simple goiter - what to eliminate?
ANSWER:<< turnips
Vit k Deficiency nurse intervention
ANSWER:<< monitor for signs of hematuria, melena, ecchymosis
What should the RN teach about recommending client replace
saturated fats and healthier fats
ANSWER:<< lowers the amount of low density lipoprotein in the
blood
value of a protein supplement after surgery
ANSWER:<< add'l protein promotes tissue healing post-0p
Pernicious anmia assoc with what vitamin deficiency?
ANSWER:<< B12
What illness from bad can of beans
, ANSWER:<< clostridium botulinum
Likelihood of aging and creating a byproduct that is not health
ANSWER:<< jar of peanut butter
What statement indicates new mom needs more instruction for
breastfeeding
ANSWER:<< drink a glass of wine while breastfeeding to help milk let
down
PKU should eliminate
ANSWER:<< chicken and fish
low residue diet client should avoid
ANSWER:<< hard salami
stool guaiac test - what do you not eat 3 days before
ANSWER:<< raw broccoli
Mild hypertension diet recommendation?
ANSWER:<< decrease intake of canned foods
Foods to prevent osteoporosis
ANSWER:<< canned tuna
Client should limit what with cirrhosis
ANSWER:<< peanut butter
client choice that shows they understand low-fat, high fiber
ANSWER:<< vegetable soup, carrots, legumes, celery, toasted oat
bread, and an apple
foods to instruct chemo patient to eat
ANSWER:<< broccoli/cauliflower/boiled eggs
baked potatoes
pastas
