HESI PN NUTRITION PRACTICE EXAM
FINAL PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 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
FINAL PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 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
