Nursing Pre-Requisite – Nutrition
Final Assessment Review
2025
1. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription to aid in digestion. The nurse
should inform the client to expect which of the following GI changes?
Decreased fat in stools
2. A nurse is planning care for a client who has cirrhosis of the liver. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan? (SA)
Furosemide, low Na diet, measure and girth
3. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a history of pancreatitis. Which of
the following food choices should the nurse instruct the client to avoid?
Cheddar cheese
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has History of alcohol use disorder and reports
burning and frequent nosebleeds. The nurse should recognize this client is manifesting
which of the following condition?
Cirrhosis
5. A nurse is preparing to administer a dose of lactulose to a client who has cirrhosis. The
client states, “I don’t need this med…”
Ammonia
6. A nurse is planning care for a client who has cirrhosis and ascites. Which interventions
should nurse include in plan of care?
Decrease the client’s fluid intake
7. A nurse is reviewing labs of a client with liver failure with ascites and is
receiving spironolactone. Which of the following findings?
Decreased Na levels
,8. A nurse is assessing a client in a health clinic for risk factors of contracting hepatitis.
Which client is at risk for Hep C?
A client with multiple tattoos
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has cirrhosis and a Rx for bumetanide. When delivering
the client’s lunch tray, which of the following items is contraindicated for the client?
Ham sandwich
10. A nurse admits a client to the ER who reports N/V that worsens when he lies down…
antacids don’t help, suspects acute pancreatitis…
Increased serum amylase
11. A nurse is teaching a client who has Hep A about preventing transmission of the virus…
which strategy?
Practice effective hand hygiene
12. A nurse is assessing a client with advanced cirrhosis…which manifestations should
expect?
Petechiae
13. A nurse is planning care for a client with viral hepatitis. Which of the following actions
should be included in plan of care?
Provide high carb diet
14. A nurse is planning care for a client who has Hep B. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include in the plan?
Encourage short periods of ambulation
15. A nurse is caring for a client and a prothrombin time of 30 secs… which med should the
nurse expect to administer?
Vit K
16. A nurse is teaching self-management to a client with Hep B...which instructions?
Rest frequently throughout the day
17. A nurse is caring for a client who has Bep A…client asks how he might’ve contracted the
, virus…
Have you been to a 3rd world country in the past?
18. A nurse on the day shift is preparing to change a client’s TPN solution, but the new TPN
solution has not arrived…
Hang dextrose 10% in water (d10w) until the TPN solution is delivered.
19. A nurse is caring for an infant who has tracheoesophageal fistula. Which of the following
findings.. (SA)
Coughing, apnea, cyanosis, frothy saliva
20. A nurse is caring for a client receiving TPN…which of the following is a complication of
this therapy?
Polyuria
21. A nurse is admitting a client who reports anorexia and is experiencing malnutrition…
which labs should expect to be altered?
Albumin
22. A nurse is teaching a class about preventive care to clients who are at risk for acquiring
viral hepatitis. Which of the following info should nurse include in presentation?
Avoid foods prepared with tap water
23. A nurse is caring for a client who has acute pancreatitis…after treating the client’s pain
which is priority?
Withhold oral fluids & food
24. A nurse is planning care for a client who has end-stage cirrhosis of the liver with
encephalopathy…which intervention to decrease client’s ammonia level?
Reduce the client’s intake of protein
25. A nurse is caring for a client who has cirrhosis and a new Rx for lactulose…which is an
adverse effect of the med?
Vomiting
Final Assessment Review
2025
1. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription to aid in digestion. The nurse
should inform the client to expect which of the following GI changes?
Decreased fat in stools
2. A nurse is planning care for a client who has cirrhosis of the liver. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan? (SA)
Furosemide, low Na diet, measure and girth
3. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a history of pancreatitis. Which of
the following food choices should the nurse instruct the client to avoid?
Cheddar cheese
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has History of alcohol use disorder and reports
burning and frequent nosebleeds. The nurse should recognize this client is manifesting
which of the following condition?
Cirrhosis
5. A nurse is preparing to administer a dose of lactulose to a client who has cirrhosis. The
client states, “I don’t need this med…”
Ammonia
6. A nurse is planning care for a client who has cirrhosis and ascites. Which interventions
should nurse include in plan of care?
Decrease the client’s fluid intake
7. A nurse is reviewing labs of a client with liver failure with ascites and is
receiving spironolactone. Which of the following findings?
Decreased Na levels
,8. A nurse is assessing a client in a health clinic for risk factors of contracting hepatitis.
Which client is at risk for Hep C?
A client with multiple tattoos
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has cirrhosis and a Rx for bumetanide. When delivering
the client’s lunch tray, which of the following items is contraindicated for the client?
Ham sandwich
10. A nurse admits a client to the ER who reports N/V that worsens when he lies down…
antacids don’t help, suspects acute pancreatitis…
Increased serum amylase
11. A nurse is teaching a client who has Hep A about preventing transmission of the virus…
which strategy?
Practice effective hand hygiene
12. A nurse is assessing a client with advanced cirrhosis…which manifestations should
expect?
Petechiae
13. A nurse is planning care for a client with viral hepatitis. Which of the following actions
should be included in plan of care?
Provide high carb diet
14. A nurse is planning care for a client who has Hep B. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include in the plan?
Encourage short periods of ambulation
15. A nurse is caring for a client and a prothrombin time of 30 secs… which med should the
nurse expect to administer?
Vit K
16. A nurse is teaching self-management to a client with Hep B...which instructions?
Rest frequently throughout the day
17. A nurse is caring for a client who has Bep A…client asks how he might’ve contracted the
, virus…
Have you been to a 3rd world country in the past?
18. A nurse on the day shift is preparing to change a client’s TPN solution, but the new TPN
solution has not arrived…
Hang dextrose 10% in water (d10w) until the TPN solution is delivered.
19. A nurse is caring for an infant who has tracheoesophageal fistula. Which of the following
findings.. (SA)
Coughing, apnea, cyanosis, frothy saliva
20. A nurse is caring for a client receiving TPN…which of the following is a complication of
this therapy?
Polyuria
21. A nurse is admitting a client who reports anorexia and is experiencing malnutrition…
which labs should expect to be altered?
Albumin
22. A nurse is teaching a class about preventive care to clients who are at risk for acquiring
viral hepatitis. Which of the following info should nurse include in presentation?
Avoid foods prepared with tap water
23. A nurse is caring for a client who has acute pancreatitis…after treating the client’s pain
which is priority?
Withhold oral fluids & food
24. A nurse is planning care for a client who has end-stage cirrhosis of the liver with
encephalopathy…which intervention to decrease client’s ammonia level?
Reduce the client’s intake of protein
25. A nurse is caring for a client who has cirrhosis and a new Rx for lactulose…which is an
adverse effect of the med?
Vomiting
