HESI 223 Study Guide: Verified and Approved
Questions (2025 Edition).
The nurse is planning to teach a client with malabsorption syndrome about the
necessity of following a low-fat diet. The nurse develops a list of high-fat foods
to avoid and should include which food items on the list?
A)Oranges
B)Broccoli
C)Margarine
D)Cream cheese
E)Luncheon meats
F)Broiled haddock - Correct Answer: Margarine, Cream cheese, Luncheon
meats
The nurse instructs a client with chronic kidney disease who is receiving
hemodialysis about dietary modifications. The nurse determines that the client
understands these dietary modifications if the client selects which items form
the dietary menu?
A)Cream of wheat, blueberries, coffee
B)Sausage and eggs, banana, orange juice
C)Bacon, cantaloupe melon, tomato juice
D)Cured pork, grits, strawberries, orange juice - Correct Answer: Cream
of wheat, blueberries, coffee
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,HESI 223 Study Guide: Verified and Approved
Questions (2025 Edition).
The nurse is conducting a dietary assessment on a client who is on a vegan diet.
The nurse provides dietary teaching and should focus on foods high in which
vitamin that may be lacking in a vegan diet?
A)Vitamin A
B)Vitamin B12
C)Vitamin C
D)Vitamin E - Correct Answer: Vitamin B12
A client with hypertension has been told to maintain a diet low in sodium. The
nurse who is teaching this client about foods that are allowed should include
which food item in a list provided to the client?
A)Tomato soup
B)Boiled shrimp
C)Instant oatmeal
D)Summer squash - Correct Answer: Summer squash
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,HESI 223 Study Guide: Verified and Approved
Questions (2025 Edition).
A postoperative client has been placed on a clear liquid diet. the nurse should
provide the client with which items that are allowed to be consumed on this
diet?
A)Broth
B)Coffee
C)Gelatin
D)Pudding
E)Vegetable juice
F)Pureed vegetables - Correct Answer: Broth, Coffee, Gelatin
The nurse is instructing a client with hypertension on the importance of
choosing foods low in sodium. The nurse should teach the client to limit intake
of which food?
A)Apples
B)Bananas
C)Smoked salami
D)Steamed vegetables - Correct Answer: Smoked salami
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, HESI 223 Study Guide: Verified and Approved
Questions (2025 Edition).
A client who is recovering from surgery has been advanced from a clear liquid
diet to a full liquid diet. The client is looking forward to the diet change because
he has been "bored" with the clear liquid diet. The nurse should offer which full
liquid item to the client?
A)Tea
B)Gelatin
C)Custard
D)Ice pop - Correct Answer: Custard
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 would healing?
A)Milk
B)Oranges
C)Bananas
D)Chicken - Correct 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
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Questions (2025 Edition).
The nurse is planning to teach a client with malabsorption syndrome about the
necessity of following a low-fat diet. The nurse develops a list of high-fat foods
to avoid and should include which food items on the list?
A)Oranges
B)Broccoli
C)Margarine
D)Cream cheese
E)Luncheon meats
F)Broiled haddock - Correct Answer: Margarine, Cream cheese, Luncheon
meats
The nurse instructs a client with chronic kidney disease who is receiving
hemodialysis about dietary modifications. The nurse determines that the client
understands these dietary modifications if the client selects which items form
the dietary menu?
A)Cream of wheat, blueberries, coffee
B)Sausage and eggs, banana, orange juice
C)Bacon, cantaloupe melon, tomato juice
D)Cured pork, grits, strawberries, orange juice - Correct Answer: Cream
of wheat, blueberries, coffee
Page 1 of 37
,HESI 223 Study Guide: Verified and Approved
Questions (2025 Edition).
The nurse is conducting a dietary assessment on a client who is on a vegan diet.
The nurse provides dietary teaching and should focus on foods high in which
vitamin that may be lacking in a vegan diet?
A)Vitamin A
B)Vitamin B12
C)Vitamin C
D)Vitamin E - Correct Answer: Vitamin B12
A client with hypertension has been told to maintain a diet low in sodium. The
nurse who is teaching this client about foods that are allowed should include
which food item in a list provided to the client?
A)Tomato soup
B)Boiled shrimp
C)Instant oatmeal
D)Summer squash - Correct Answer: Summer squash
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,HESI 223 Study Guide: Verified and Approved
Questions (2025 Edition).
A postoperative client has been placed on a clear liquid diet. the nurse should
provide the client with which items that are allowed to be consumed on this
diet?
A)Broth
B)Coffee
C)Gelatin
D)Pudding
E)Vegetable juice
F)Pureed vegetables - Correct Answer: Broth, Coffee, Gelatin
The nurse is instructing a client with hypertension on the importance of
choosing foods low in sodium. The nurse should teach the client to limit intake
of which food?
A)Apples
B)Bananas
C)Smoked salami
D)Steamed vegetables - Correct Answer: Smoked salami
Page 3 of 37
, HESI 223 Study Guide: Verified and Approved
Questions (2025 Edition).
A client who is recovering from surgery has been advanced from a clear liquid
diet to a full liquid diet. The client is looking forward to the diet change because
he has been "bored" with the clear liquid diet. The nurse should offer which full
liquid item to the client?
A)Tea
B)Gelatin
C)Custard
D)Ice pop - Correct Answer: Custard
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 would healing?
A)Milk
B)Oranges
C)Bananas
D)Chicken - Correct 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
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