PN HESI NUTRITION EXIT VERSION 1 AND 2
TEST BANK WITH NGN EXAM SCRIPT
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ 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? Select all that apply.
1. Oranges
2. Broccoli
3. Margarine
4. Cream cheese
5. Luncheon meats
6. Broiled haddock.
Answer: 3, 4, 5Rationale: Fruits and vegetables tend to be lower in fat
because they do not come from animal sources. Broiled haddock is also
naturally lower in fat. Margarine, cream cheese, and luncheon meats are
high-fat foods.
⩥ 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 from the dietary menu?
,1. Cream of wheat, blueberries, coffee
2. Sausage and eggs, banana, orange juice
3. Bacon, cantaloupe melon, tomato juice
4. Cured pork, grits, strawberries, orange juice.
Answer: 1Rationale: The diet for a client with chronic kidney disease
who is receiving hemodialysis should include controlled amounts of
sodium, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, and fluids, which is indicated
in the correct option. The food items in the remaining options are high in
sodium, phosphorus, or potassium.
⩥ 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?
1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin B12
3. Vitamin C
4. Vitamin E.
Answer: 2Rationale: Vegans do not consume any animal products.
Vitamin B12 is found in animal products and therefore would most
likely be lacking in a vegan diet. Vitamins A, C, and E are found in fresh
fruits and vegetables, which are consumed in a vegan diet.
⩥ 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?
,1. Tomato soup
2. Boiled shrimp
3. Instant oatmeal
4. Summer squash.
Answer: 4Rationale: Foods that are lower in sodium include fruits and
vegetables (summer squash), because they do not contain physiological
saline. Highly processed or refined foods (tomato soup, instant oatmeal)
are higher in sodium unless their food labels specifically state "low
sodium." Saltwater fish and shellfish are high in sodium.
⩥ 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? Select all that apply.
1. Broth
2. Coffee
3. Gelatin
4. Pudding
5. Vegetable juice
6. Pureed vegetables.
Answer: 1, 2, 3Rationale: A clear liquid diet consists of foods that are
relatively transparent to light and are clear and liquid at room and body
temperature. These foods include items such as water, bouillon, clear
broth, carbonated beverages, gelatin, hard candy, lemonade, ice pops,
and regular or decaffeinated coffee or tea. The incorrect food items are
items that are allowed on a full liquid diet.
, ⩥ 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?
1. Apples
2. Bananas
3. Smoked sausage
4. Steamed vegetables.
Answer: 3Rationale: Smoked foods are high in sodium, which is noted
in the correct option. The remaining options are fruits and vegetables,
which are low in sodium.
⩥ 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?
1. Tea
2. Gelatin
3. Custard
4. Ice pop.
Answer: 3Rationale: Full liquid food items include items such as plain
ice cream, sherbet, breakfast drinks, milk, pudding and custard, soups
that are strained, refined cooked cereals, and strained vegetable juices. A
clear liquid diet consists of foods that are relatively transparent. The
food items in the incorrect options are clear liquids.
TEST BANK WITH NGN EXAM SCRIPT
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ 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? Select all that apply.
1. Oranges
2. Broccoli
3. Margarine
4. Cream cheese
5. Luncheon meats
6. Broiled haddock.
Answer: 3, 4, 5Rationale: Fruits and vegetables tend to be lower in fat
because they do not come from animal sources. Broiled haddock is also
naturally lower in fat. Margarine, cream cheese, and luncheon meats are
high-fat foods.
⩥ 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 from the dietary menu?
,1. Cream of wheat, blueberries, coffee
2. Sausage and eggs, banana, orange juice
3. Bacon, cantaloupe melon, tomato juice
4. Cured pork, grits, strawberries, orange juice.
Answer: 1Rationale: The diet for a client with chronic kidney disease
who is receiving hemodialysis should include controlled amounts of
sodium, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, and fluids, which is indicated
in the correct option. The food items in the remaining options are high in
sodium, phosphorus, or potassium.
⩥ 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?
1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin B12
3. Vitamin C
4. Vitamin E.
Answer: 2Rationale: Vegans do not consume any animal products.
Vitamin B12 is found in animal products and therefore would most
likely be lacking in a vegan diet. Vitamins A, C, and E are found in fresh
fruits and vegetables, which are consumed in a vegan diet.
⩥ 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?
,1. Tomato soup
2. Boiled shrimp
3. Instant oatmeal
4. Summer squash.
Answer: 4Rationale: Foods that are lower in sodium include fruits and
vegetables (summer squash), because they do not contain physiological
saline. Highly processed or refined foods (tomato soup, instant oatmeal)
are higher in sodium unless their food labels specifically state "low
sodium." Saltwater fish and shellfish are high in sodium.
⩥ 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? Select all that apply.
1. Broth
2. Coffee
3. Gelatin
4. Pudding
5. Vegetable juice
6. Pureed vegetables.
Answer: 1, 2, 3Rationale: A clear liquid diet consists of foods that are
relatively transparent to light and are clear and liquid at room and body
temperature. These foods include items such as water, bouillon, clear
broth, carbonated beverages, gelatin, hard candy, lemonade, ice pops,
and regular or decaffeinated coffee or tea. The incorrect food items are
items that are allowed on a full liquid diet.
, ⩥ 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?
1. Apples
2. Bananas
3. Smoked sausage
4. Steamed vegetables.
Answer: 3Rationale: Smoked foods are high in sodium, which is noted
in the correct option. The remaining options are fruits and vegetables,
which are low in sodium.
⩥ 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?
1. Tea
2. Gelatin
3. Custard
4. Ice pop.
Answer: 3Rationale: Full liquid food items include items such as plain
ice cream, sherbet, breakfast drinks, milk, pudding and custard, soups
that are strained, refined cooked cereals, and strained vegetable juices. A
clear liquid diet consists of foods that are relatively transparent. The
food items in the incorrect options are clear liquids.
