HESI NUTRITION PRACTICE TEST EXAM 2025/2026 COMPLETE
STUDY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
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Additional caloric energy needs for breastfeeding women - Answer>>> During the first 6 months
after birth, the energy needs for milk production is estimated at an additional 500 calories per
day, the amount decreases to 400 calories a day after the first 6 months of lactation
What statement indicates new mom needs more instruction for breastfeeding - Answer>>> drink
a glass of wine while breastfeeding to help milk let down
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
What kind of diet is needed for a pt with hypertension? - Answer>>> low sodium
high potassium
high calcium
Respiratory muscle atrophy, decreased cardiac output, malabsorption, hypoproteinemia,
decreased activity tolerance, intolerance to cold, edema, dry flaking skin, dermatitis, poor wound
healing, infection, particularly postoperative infection and sepsis - Answer>>> complications of
severe malnutrition
Poverty, substance abuse, decline in functional ability to eat independently, dental problems,
dysphagia, infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV, diarrhea, vomiting, chemotherapy,
catabolic processes such as prolonged immobility increase nutrient requirements and metabolic
losses - Answer>>> causes of malnutrition
What food should be recommended to a client who recently had a total colectomy or colostomy?
- Answer>>> chicken noodle soup
-no residual gas production after eating or digest
-prevents embarrassment
,complications related to iron deficiency during pregnancy - Answer>>> risk of giving birth to a
low birth weight infant
What are some foods that help combat odor in order to manage a total colectomy? - Answer>>>
yogurt, buttermilk, and parsley
-easily digestible and help neutralize and reduce odor
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
PKU should eliminate - Answer>>> chicken and fish
low residue diet client should avoid - Answer>>> hard salami
stool guaiac test - what do you not eat 3 days before - Answer>>> raw broccoli
Mild hypertension diet recommendation? - Answer>>> decrease intake of canned foods
Foods to prevent osteoporosis - Answer>>> canned tuna
Client should limit what with cirrhosis - Answer>>> peanut butter
client choice that shows they understand low-fat, high fiber - Answer>>> vegetable soup,
carrots, legumes, celery, toasted oat bread, and an apple
foods to instruct chemo patient to eat - Answer>>> broccoli/cauliflower/boiled eggs
baked potatoes
pastas
What do you not feed a baby before 12 mo for fear of botulism - Answer>>> honey
what factor is most likely contributing to older client's malnutrition - Answer>>> loss of teeth or
poorly fitting dentures
which client will have the best response to a high protein diet? - Answer>>> client recovering
from illness/surgery
what outcome of diet therapy would the RN consider good response for HF client - Answer>>>
control fluid balance
, nifedipine - what beverage to avoid - Answer>>> grapefruit juice
How any g/day should RN instruct pregnant woman to add to her diet? - Answer>>> pre-
pregnant weight divided by 2 = protein needs
most common problem in accuracy of client reporting daily food intake - Answer>>> under
reporting of food intake
Recommendation to obese adolescent - Answer>>> limit juices and soda drinks
which info should the RN use to assess a client's nutritional status before the procedure -
Answer>>> subjective global assessment
why is increasing magnesium important - Answer>>> enhances the synthesis of proteins, nucleic
acids, and fats
Primipara from mexico should include what in her diet - Answer>>> red meats
leafy greens
fresh fruits
riboflavin rich foods - Answer>>> enriched cereals
The PN is reinforcing dietary instructions to the parents of a 6 month old baby boy diagnosed
with PKU phenylketonuria. What should the PN direct the patients to eliminate from his diet? -
Answer>>> Chicken and fish
The PN obtains the assistance of an interpreter when caing for a primiparous client from mexico
who speaks very little English and delivered a full term neonate yesterday. When informing the
postpartum dietary plan of care for the client, what should the PN tell the interpreter to
encourage her to include in her diet? select all that apply. - Answer>>> Red meats, leafy greens,
fresh fruits
The practical nurse is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver.
Which foods should be limited in the client's diet? - Answer>>> Peanut butter
The PN is preparing a client for surgery. Which criteria should the PN use to determine a client's
nutritional status before the procedure? - Answer>>> Subjective global assessment
STUDY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
| RATED A+
Additional caloric energy needs for breastfeeding women - Answer>>> During the first 6 months
after birth, the energy needs for milk production is estimated at an additional 500 calories per
day, the amount decreases to 400 calories a day after the first 6 months of lactation
What statement indicates new mom needs more instruction for breastfeeding - Answer>>> drink
a glass of wine while breastfeeding to help milk let down
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
What kind of diet is needed for a pt with hypertension? - Answer>>> low sodium
high potassium
high calcium
Respiratory muscle atrophy, decreased cardiac output, malabsorption, hypoproteinemia,
decreased activity tolerance, intolerance to cold, edema, dry flaking skin, dermatitis, poor wound
healing, infection, particularly postoperative infection and sepsis - Answer>>> complications of
severe malnutrition
Poverty, substance abuse, decline in functional ability to eat independently, dental problems,
dysphagia, infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV, diarrhea, vomiting, chemotherapy,
catabolic processes such as prolonged immobility increase nutrient requirements and metabolic
losses - Answer>>> causes of malnutrition
What food should be recommended to a client who recently had a total colectomy or colostomy?
- Answer>>> chicken noodle soup
-no residual gas production after eating or digest
-prevents embarrassment
,complications related to iron deficiency during pregnancy - Answer>>> risk of giving birth to a
low birth weight infant
What are some foods that help combat odor in order to manage a total colectomy? - Answer>>>
yogurt, buttermilk, and parsley
-easily digestible and help neutralize and reduce odor
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
PKU should eliminate - Answer>>> chicken and fish
low residue diet client should avoid - Answer>>> hard salami
stool guaiac test - what do you not eat 3 days before - Answer>>> raw broccoli
Mild hypertension diet recommendation? - Answer>>> decrease intake of canned foods
Foods to prevent osteoporosis - Answer>>> canned tuna
Client should limit what with cirrhosis - Answer>>> peanut butter
client choice that shows they understand low-fat, high fiber - Answer>>> vegetable soup,
carrots, legumes, celery, toasted oat bread, and an apple
foods to instruct chemo patient to eat - Answer>>> broccoli/cauliflower/boiled eggs
baked potatoes
pastas
What do you not feed a baby before 12 mo for fear of botulism - Answer>>> honey
what factor is most likely contributing to older client's malnutrition - Answer>>> loss of teeth or
poorly fitting dentures
which client will have the best response to a high protein diet? - Answer>>> client recovering
from illness/surgery
what outcome of diet therapy would the RN consider good response for HF client - Answer>>>
control fluid balance
, nifedipine - what beverage to avoid - Answer>>> grapefruit juice
How any g/day should RN instruct pregnant woman to add to her diet? - Answer>>> pre-
pregnant weight divided by 2 = protein needs
most common problem in accuracy of client reporting daily food intake - Answer>>> under
reporting of food intake
Recommendation to obese adolescent - Answer>>> limit juices and soda drinks
which info should the RN use to assess a client's nutritional status before the procedure -
Answer>>> subjective global assessment
why is increasing magnesium important - Answer>>> enhances the synthesis of proteins, nucleic
acids, and fats
Primipara from mexico should include what in her diet - Answer>>> red meats
leafy greens
fresh fruits
riboflavin rich foods - Answer>>> enriched cereals
The PN is reinforcing dietary instructions to the parents of a 6 month old baby boy diagnosed
with PKU phenylketonuria. What should the PN direct the patients to eliminate from his diet? -
Answer>>> Chicken and fish
The PN obtains the assistance of an interpreter when caing for a primiparous client from mexico
who speaks very little English and delivered a full term neonate yesterday. When informing the
postpartum dietary plan of care for the client, what should the PN tell the interpreter to
encourage her to include in her diet? select all that apply. - Answer>>> Red meats, leafy greens,
fresh fruits
The practical nurse is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver.
Which foods should be limited in the client's diet? - Answer>>> Peanut butter
The PN is preparing a client for surgery. Which criteria should the PN use to determine a client's
nutritional status before the procedure? - Answer>>> Subjective global assessment
