NUTRITION HESI PRACTICE EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RANKED A+
✔✔Which is the recommended protein intake for preschoolers?
a. 1 g/day
b. 13 g/day
c. 300 mg/day
d. 700 mg/day - ✔✔b
The recommended protein intake for preschoolers is 13 to 19 g/day. The recommended
protein intake for preschoolers is not 1 g/day. The recommended cholesterol
consumption for children over the age of 2 years should be less than 300 mg/day,
whereas the recommended daily allowance for calcium for children 1 to 3 years old is
700 mg.
✔✔Which food selection indicates understanding of sources with high biologic value
protein?
a. Apple juice
b. Raw carrots
c. Cottage cheese
d. Whole wheat bread - ✔✔c
Cottage cheese contains more protein than the other choices. Apple juice is a source of
vitamins A and C, not protein. Raw carrots are a carbohydrate source and contain beta-
carotene. Whole wheat bread is a source of carbohydrates and fiber.
✔✔The nurse assesses a client with dry and brittle hair, flaky skin, a beefy-red tongue,
and bleeding gums. The nurse recognizes that these clinical manifestations are a result
of which?
a. A food allergy
b. Noncompliance with medications
c. Side effects from medications
d. A nutritional deficiency - ✔✔d
All of the signs listed are classic for a poor nutritional state lacking in basic nutrients
such as vitamins and protein. A specific food allergy or medication is not described;
therefore there is not enough information to assume the signs and symptoms are
related to either or to noncompliance with medications.
✔✔When a client who is taking a diuretic has been instructed to eat foods high in
potassium, which fruit would the nurse suggest?
,a. Apples
b. Grapes.
c. Cantaloupe
d. Cranberries - ✔✔c
Cantaloupe is high in potassium. Apples are low in potassium. Grapes are not a good
source of potassium. Cranberries are low in potassium.
✔✔Which information would the nurse provide to the breast-feeding client asking how
human milk compares with cow's milk?
a. Lactose content is higher in cow's milk than in human milk.
b. Protein content in human milk is higher than in cow's milk.
c. Fat in human milk is easier to digest and absorb than the fat in cow's milk.
d. Immunological and antiallergenic factors found in human milk are now added to cow's
milk. - ✔✔c
Fat in human milk is easier to digest because of the arrangement of fatty acids on the
glycerol molecule. Also, human milk is not heat treated, as is cow's milk when it is
pasteurized. The lactose content is higher in human milk.
There is less protein in human milk than in cow's milk; however, it is easier for human
beings to digest. Human immunological and antiallergenic factors are found only in
human milk, not in cow's milk.
✔✔The mother of a toddler with celiac disease states, "My neighbor told me that I'll only
need to monitor the diet until our child is 8 years old. I'm so relieved. You know how kids
are about eating!" Which education would the nurse provide to this mother?
a. The basic defect of celiac disease is lifelong.
b. Susceptibility to celiac crisis lessens with age.
c. The diet is relatively easy to follow for a growing child.
d. The child will be able to tolerate small amounts of gluten by school age. - ✔✔a
The diet must continue to be followed because the child will always have an absence of
peptidase; some variations in the diet may be allowed, but this should not be promised.
Each phase of child development may have problems related to dietary management;
follow-up care is needed to prevent crises.
A restricted diet is never easy to follow, especially for a growing child. Gluten must be
avoided for a prolonged period and perhaps indefinitely.
✔✔Which verbalization by the parents of a child who has cystic fibrosis (CF) provides
evidence that they understand the child's dietary needs?
, a. Restrict fluids during mealtimes.
b. Discontinue the use of salt when cooking.
c. Provide high-calorie foods between meals.
d. Add whole-milk products from the diet. - ✔✔c
The caloric intake should be 150% to 200% more than the expected intake for size and
age because absorption of fats and nutrients is compromised by the disease process.
Fluids are encouraged to keep bronchial secretions from becoming too thick and
tenacious.
Salt is added to the diet to compensate for excessive sodium losses in saliva and
perspiration. Whole milk may not be tolerated because of its high fat content; skim milk
products should be substituted.
✔✔Why would the nurse include in nutrition education that eating in fast-food
restaurants should be limited?
a. Eating is rushed
b. Portions are too large.
c. Food is high in calories.
d. Sanitation is inadequate. - ✔✔c
The American Dietetic Association (Canada: Public Health Agency of Canada) has
indicated that the food in fast-food restaurants is calorie dense and higher in fat, sugar,
and sodium than the food served at home or in other restaurants.
Although fast-food restaurants encourage patrons to eat quickly, this is not the major
reason that their food is discouraged. Portions in fast-food restaurants are not large;
they are smaller than those in diners and many other restaurants. Fast-food restaurants
encourage safe food handling to meet the standards of local health departments.
✔✔Which foods would the nurse encourage for a child with acute glomerulonephritis
(AGN)?
a. Baked potato, meatloaf, banana, and pretzels
b. Baked ham, bread and butter, peaches, and milk
c. Corn on the cob, baked chicken, rice, apple, and milk
d. Hot dog on a bun, potato chips, dill pickle slices, and brownie - ✔✔c
Corn, chicken, rice, apples, and milk are permitted on the low-sodium, low-potassium
diet that the child should be following. Bananas and potatoes are high in potassium, and
pretzels are high in sodium. Only the peaches are low in sodium, and all but the butter
are fairly high in potassium.
Processed foods are high in sodium and fairly high in potassium.
AND SOLUTIONS RANKED A+
✔✔Which is the recommended protein intake for preschoolers?
a. 1 g/day
b. 13 g/day
c. 300 mg/day
d. 700 mg/day - ✔✔b
The recommended protein intake for preschoolers is 13 to 19 g/day. The recommended
protein intake for preschoolers is not 1 g/day. The recommended cholesterol
consumption for children over the age of 2 years should be less than 300 mg/day,
whereas the recommended daily allowance for calcium for children 1 to 3 years old is
700 mg.
✔✔Which food selection indicates understanding of sources with high biologic value
protein?
a. Apple juice
b. Raw carrots
c. Cottage cheese
d. Whole wheat bread - ✔✔c
Cottage cheese contains more protein than the other choices. Apple juice is a source of
vitamins A and C, not protein. Raw carrots are a carbohydrate source and contain beta-
carotene. Whole wheat bread is a source of carbohydrates and fiber.
✔✔The nurse assesses a client with dry and brittle hair, flaky skin, a beefy-red tongue,
and bleeding gums. The nurse recognizes that these clinical manifestations are a result
of which?
a. A food allergy
b. Noncompliance with medications
c. Side effects from medications
d. A nutritional deficiency - ✔✔d
All of the signs listed are classic for a poor nutritional state lacking in basic nutrients
such as vitamins and protein. A specific food allergy or medication is not described;
therefore there is not enough information to assume the signs and symptoms are
related to either or to noncompliance with medications.
✔✔When a client who is taking a diuretic has been instructed to eat foods high in
potassium, which fruit would the nurse suggest?
,a. Apples
b. Grapes.
c. Cantaloupe
d. Cranberries - ✔✔c
Cantaloupe is high in potassium. Apples are low in potassium. Grapes are not a good
source of potassium. Cranberries are low in potassium.
✔✔Which information would the nurse provide to the breast-feeding client asking how
human milk compares with cow's milk?
a. Lactose content is higher in cow's milk than in human milk.
b. Protein content in human milk is higher than in cow's milk.
c. Fat in human milk is easier to digest and absorb than the fat in cow's milk.
d. Immunological and antiallergenic factors found in human milk are now added to cow's
milk. - ✔✔c
Fat in human milk is easier to digest because of the arrangement of fatty acids on the
glycerol molecule. Also, human milk is not heat treated, as is cow's milk when it is
pasteurized. The lactose content is higher in human milk.
There is less protein in human milk than in cow's milk; however, it is easier for human
beings to digest. Human immunological and antiallergenic factors are found only in
human milk, not in cow's milk.
✔✔The mother of a toddler with celiac disease states, "My neighbor told me that I'll only
need to monitor the diet until our child is 8 years old. I'm so relieved. You know how kids
are about eating!" Which education would the nurse provide to this mother?
a. The basic defect of celiac disease is lifelong.
b. Susceptibility to celiac crisis lessens with age.
c. The diet is relatively easy to follow for a growing child.
d. The child will be able to tolerate small amounts of gluten by school age. - ✔✔a
The diet must continue to be followed because the child will always have an absence of
peptidase; some variations in the diet may be allowed, but this should not be promised.
Each phase of child development may have problems related to dietary management;
follow-up care is needed to prevent crises.
A restricted diet is never easy to follow, especially for a growing child. Gluten must be
avoided for a prolonged period and perhaps indefinitely.
✔✔Which verbalization by the parents of a child who has cystic fibrosis (CF) provides
evidence that they understand the child's dietary needs?
, a. Restrict fluids during mealtimes.
b. Discontinue the use of salt when cooking.
c. Provide high-calorie foods between meals.
d. Add whole-milk products from the diet. - ✔✔c
The caloric intake should be 150% to 200% more than the expected intake for size and
age because absorption of fats and nutrients is compromised by the disease process.
Fluids are encouraged to keep bronchial secretions from becoming too thick and
tenacious.
Salt is added to the diet to compensate for excessive sodium losses in saliva and
perspiration. Whole milk may not be tolerated because of its high fat content; skim milk
products should be substituted.
✔✔Why would the nurse include in nutrition education that eating in fast-food
restaurants should be limited?
a. Eating is rushed
b. Portions are too large.
c. Food is high in calories.
d. Sanitation is inadequate. - ✔✔c
The American Dietetic Association (Canada: Public Health Agency of Canada) has
indicated that the food in fast-food restaurants is calorie dense and higher in fat, sugar,
and sodium than the food served at home or in other restaurants.
Although fast-food restaurants encourage patrons to eat quickly, this is not the major
reason that their food is discouraged. Portions in fast-food restaurants are not large;
they are smaller than those in diners and many other restaurants. Fast-food restaurants
encourage safe food handling to meet the standards of local health departments.
✔✔Which foods would the nurse encourage for a child with acute glomerulonephritis
(AGN)?
a. Baked potato, meatloaf, banana, and pretzels
b. Baked ham, bread and butter, peaches, and milk
c. Corn on the cob, baked chicken, rice, apple, and milk
d. Hot dog on a bun, potato chips, dill pickle slices, and brownie - ✔✔c
Corn, chicken, rice, apples, and milk are permitted on the low-sodium, low-potassium
diet that the child should be following. Bananas and potatoes are high in potassium, and
pretzels are high in sodium. Only the peaches are low in sodium, and all but the butter
are fairly high in potassium.
Processed foods are high in sodium and fairly high in potassium.
