HESI Nutrition Questions and Answers
| Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
Which nursing intervention best supports a client recovering from malnutrition?
A. Restricting fluids between meals
✔✔B. Monitoring daily weight and intake
C. Limiting snacks between meals
D. Encouraging only one large meal per day
Which nursing action is priority for a client on enteral tube feeding?
A. Flushing the tube once a day
B. Positioning the client flat during feeding
✔✔C. Elevating the head of bed at least 30 degrees
D. Giving all formula at one time
Which client statement indicates correct understanding of a low-sodium diet?
A. “I can season foods with salt substitutes and herbs.”
✔✔B. “I will avoid processed and canned foods.”
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,C. “I should eat salty snacks to maintain energy.”
D. “I can add table salt in small amounts.”
When teaching a client about fluid balance, the nurse should emphasize:
A. Drinking only during meals
✔✔B. Monitoring intake and output carefully
C. Avoiding water intake
D. Replacing water with caffeinated beverages
Which finding indicates successful outcome of nutrition therapy in a malnourished client?
A. Reports improved sleep
B. Decrease in urine output
✔✔C. Steady weight gain and improved lab values
D. Decreased appetite
Which client should receive priority nutritional support?
A. Postoperative client tolerating oral intake
✔✔B. Burn patient with high metabolic demands
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,C. Healthy client with low activity level
D. Client with mild seasonal allergies
Which action by the nurse ensures safe parenteral nutrition administration?
A. Hanging the bag for 48 hours
✔✔B. Using a dedicated central venous line
C. Mixing medications into the PN solution
D. Infusing through a peripheral IV only
What is the most important reason to advance enteral feedings slowly?
A. Prevents aspiration pneumonia
B. Improves appetite
✔✔C. Reduces risk of diarrhea and intolerance
D. Ensures tube remains in place
Which patient teaching is most important for someone on warfarin therapy?
A. Avoid all green vegetables
✔✔B. Maintain consistent vitamin K intake daily
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, C. Increase intake of vitamin supplements
D. Only eat protein-based foods
Which lab result best reflects long-term nutritional status?
A. Blood glucose
✔✔B. Albumin or prealbumin levels
C. Creatinine
D. Potassium
Which action is most important when caring for a client with dysphagia?
✔✔A. Positioning upright during all meals
B. Offering thin liquids only
C. Encouraging fast eating
D. Avoiding solid food altogether
What is the nurse’s first step when a client on tube feeding develops abdominal distension?
A. Increase the rate of feeding
✔✔B. Stop the feeding and assess
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| Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
Which nursing intervention best supports a client recovering from malnutrition?
A. Restricting fluids between meals
✔✔B. Monitoring daily weight and intake
C. Limiting snacks between meals
D. Encouraging only one large meal per day
Which nursing action is priority for a client on enteral tube feeding?
A. Flushing the tube once a day
B. Positioning the client flat during feeding
✔✔C. Elevating the head of bed at least 30 degrees
D. Giving all formula at one time
Which client statement indicates correct understanding of a low-sodium diet?
A. “I can season foods with salt substitutes and herbs.”
✔✔B. “I will avoid processed and canned foods.”
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,C. “I should eat salty snacks to maintain energy.”
D. “I can add table salt in small amounts.”
When teaching a client about fluid balance, the nurse should emphasize:
A. Drinking only during meals
✔✔B. Monitoring intake and output carefully
C. Avoiding water intake
D. Replacing water with caffeinated beverages
Which finding indicates successful outcome of nutrition therapy in a malnourished client?
A. Reports improved sleep
B. Decrease in urine output
✔✔C. Steady weight gain and improved lab values
D. Decreased appetite
Which client should receive priority nutritional support?
A. Postoperative client tolerating oral intake
✔✔B. Burn patient with high metabolic demands
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,C. Healthy client with low activity level
D. Client with mild seasonal allergies
Which action by the nurse ensures safe parenteral nutrition administration?
A. Hanging the bag for 48 hours
✔✔B. Using a dedicated central venous line
C. Mixing medications into the PN solution
D. Infusing through a peripheral IV only
What is the most important reason to advance enteral feedings slowly?
A. Prevents aspiration pneumonia
B. Improves appetite
✔✔C. Reduces risk of diarrhea and intolerance
D. Ensures tube remains in place
Which patient teaching is most important for someone on warfarin therapy?
A. Avoid all green vegetables
✔✔B. Maintain consistent vitamin K intake daily
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, C. Increase intake of vitamin supplements
D. Only eat protein-based foods
Which lab result best reflects long-term nutritional status?
A. Blood glucose
✔✔B. Albumin or prealbumin levels
C. Creatinine
D. Potassium
Which action is most important when caring for a client with dysphagia?
✔✔A. Positioning upright during all meals
B. Offering thin liquids only
C. Encouraging fast eating
D. Avoiding solid food altogether
What is the nurse’s first step when a client on tube feeding develops abdominal distension?
A. Increase the rate of feeding
✔✔B. Stop the feeding and assess
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