NUTRITION HESI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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A client is recovering from abdominal surgery and has a large abdominal
wound. The nurse should encourage the client to eat which food item that
is naturally high in vitamin C to promote wound healing? -
ANSWER>>>Oranges
The nurse is caring for a client with cirrhosis of the liver. To minimize the
effects of the disorder, the nurse teaches the client about foods that are
high in thiamine. The nurse determines that the client has the best
understanding of the dietary measures to follow if the client states an
intention to increase the intake of which food? - ANSWER>>>Legumes
A breast-feeding mother of an infant with lactose intolerance asks the nurse
about dietary measures. What foods should the nurse tell the mother are
acceptable to consume while breast-feeding? - ANSWER>>>-Egg yolk
-Dried beans
-Green leafy vegetables
,-cauliflower -molasses.
These are Alternative calcium sources
The nurse is caring for a postoperative general surgery foreign-speaking
client with a history of poor nutrition. What are some reasonable issues that
can impact this client? - ANSWER>>>-Longer hospital stays and increased
medical costs
-Reduced quality of life and increased mortality rate
-Impaired wound healing and increased risk of postoperative infection
-Impaired functioning of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, cardiovascular
system, respiratory system, and immune system
The nurse is providing discharge dietary teaching to a client with a history
of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). What comment made by the client tells
the nurse that further instruction is needed? - ANSWER>>>I'll eat more
beans and peas.
The nurse is caring for a pregnant client who is iron deficient. What groups
are vulnerable to this condition? - ANSWER>>>-Alcoholics
-Vegetarians
-Women of childbearing years
-Older people who consume poor diets
, A child with leukemia is complaining of nausea. The nurse suspects that
the nausea is related to the chemotherapy regimen. The nurse, concerned
about the child's nutritional status, should offer which item during this
episode of nausea? - ANSWER>>>Cool, clear liquids
The health care provider has prescribed a clear liquid diet for a
postoperative client. The nurse prepares to deliver the lunch tray to the
client and checks the tray to be sure that which has occurred? -
ANSWER>>>All food items are liquid at body temperature.
The nurse has instructed a client in the foods that are best to consume on a
low-fat diet. The nurse determines that the client understands this diet if the
client indicates which food item is lowest in fat? - ANSWER>>>Dry toast
and strawberry jelly
A client is being seen in the clinic for symptoms of hyperinsulinism. The
nurse provides information to the client regarding dietary measures for the
condition. Which diet would be most appropriate to suggest to the client? -
ANSWER>>>Small, frequent meals with protein, fat, and carbohydrates at
each meal
A client is admitted to a long-term care facility with the diagnosis of weight
loss secondary to anorexia. The health care provider prescribes an enteral
tube feeding of a standard formula to run at 40 mL/hour. A nursing student
is assigned to care for the client, and the nursing instructor asks the
student to describe the nursing considerations related to a tube feeding.
GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
A client is recovering from abdominal surgery and has a large abdominal
wound. The nurse should encourage the client to eat which food item that
is naturally high in vitamin C to promote wound healing? -
ANSWER>>>Oranges
The nurse is caring for a client with cirrhosis of the liver. To minimize the
effects of the disorder, the nurse teaches the client about foods that are
high in thiamine. The nurse determines that the client has the best
understanding of the dietary measures to follow if the client states an
intention to increase the intake of which food? - ANSWER>>>Legumes
A breast-feeding mother of an infant with lactose intolerance asks the nurse
about dietary measures. What foods should the nurse tell the mother are
acceptable to consume while breast-feeding? - ANSWER>>>-Egg yolk
-Dried beans
-Green leafy vegetables
,-cauliflower -molasses.
These are Alternative calcium sources
The nurse is caring for a postoperative general surgery foreign-speaking
client with a history of poor nutrition. What are some reasonable issues that
can impact this client? - ANSWER>>>-Longer hospital stays and increased
medical costs
-Reduced quality of life and increased mortality rate
-Impaired wound healing and increased risk of postoperative infection
-Impaired functioning of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, cardiovascular
system, respiratory system, and immune system
The nurse is providing discharge dietary teaching to a client with a history
of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). What comment made by the client tells
the nurse that further instruction is needed? - ANSWER>>>I'll eat more
beans and peas.
The nurse is caring for a pregnant client who is iron deficient. What groups
are vulnerable to this condition? - ANSWER>>>-Alcoholics
-Vegetarians
-Women of childbearing years
-Older people who consume poor diets
, A child with leukemia is complaining of nausea. The nurse suspects that
the nausea is related to the chemotherapy regimen. The nurse, concerned
about the child's nutritional status, should offer which item during this
episode of nausea? - ANSWER>>>Cool, clear liquids
The health care provider has prescribed a clear liquid diet for a
postoperative client. The nurse prepares to deliver the lunch tray to the
client and checks the tray to be sure that which has occurred? -
ANSWER>>>All food items are liquid at body temperature.
The nurse has instructed a client in the foods that are best to consume on a
low-fat diet. The nurse determines that the client understands this diet if the
client indicates which food item is lowest in fat? - ANSWER>>>Dry toast
and strawberry jelly
A client is being seen in the clinic for symptoms of hyperinsulinism. The
nurse provides information to the client regarding dietary measures for the
condition. Which diet would be most appropriate to suggest to the client? -
ANSWER>>>Small, frequent meals with protein, fat, and carbohydrates at
each meal
A client is admitted to a long-term care facility with the diagnosis of weight
loss secondary to anorexia. The health care provider prescribes an enteral
tube feeding of a standard formula to run at 40 mL/hour. A nursing student
is assigned to care for the client, and the nursing instructor asks the
student to describe the nursing considerations related to a tube feeding.
