HESI Nutrition Practice Exam Bundle

The RN is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed iwth type 2 DM. What information is most important for the RN to teach the client about life-style changes? - Portion-controlled, heart healthy diet selections The RN suspects that a female client is altering her own diabetic journals. W...

Active 2 - 3 year old children should have a daily calorie intake of which of the following? -1000 -1400 -1600 -2000 - Correct Answer: 1,400 An active child who is 2 - 3 years old should have a daily intake of 1,400 calories. If the child is sedentary, the calorie count recommended per ...

The RN is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed iwth type 2 DM. What information is most important for the RN to teach the client about life-style changes? - Portion-controlled, heart healthy diet selections The RN suspects that a female client is altering her own diabetic journals. W...

Which instruction should the RN recommend the client change in daily diet? a. avoid green leafy vegetables b. choose foods with simple sugars c. limit foods with simple sugars d. decrease intake of canned food - d. decrease intake of canned food Which instructions should the RN provide ...

1. During a nutrition consultation for elevated cholesterol, the dietician recommends that the client replace saturated fats with monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fats. What explanation should the practical nurse reenforce with the client about this change in fat in the diet? A. Lowers the amoun...

4Rationale: Dark green leafy vegetables are a good source of iron and oranges are a good source of vitamin C, which enhances iron absorption. All other options are not food sources that are high in iron and vitamin C. - The nurse is teaching a client who has iron deficiency anemia about foods she...

The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). What information is most important for the PN to reinforce with the client about life-style changes - Portion-controlled, heart healthy diet selectiions The practical nurse (PN) suspe...

The RN is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with type 2 DM. What information is most important for the RN to teach the client about life-style changes? - Portion-controlled, heart healthy diet selections The RN suspects that a female client is altering her own diabetic journals. W...

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? - Chicken and fish The PN obtains the assistance of an interpreter when caing for a primiparous client from...

The parents of a 6-year-old child with celiac disease tell the school nurse that their child becomes dejected because she is not able to eat snack foods like the rest of her class and friends. What snack can the nurse recommend that is safe for the child to eat - tortilla chips Products composed...

Marasmus - generally a calorie malnutrition in which body fat and protein are wasted. serum proteins are often preserved kwashiorkor - lack of protein quantity or quality in the presence of adequate calories marasmic-kwashiorkor - combined protein and energy malnutrition. This problem...

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 - complications of severe malnutrition po...

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving intermittent tube feedings. The nurse is aware of the multiple reasons for complications. Which patient will the nurse identify as being at the greatest risk for a complication related to tube feeding/ 1) The patient with impaired swallowing afte...

2 - The nurse is taking care of a client with cirrhosis of the liver and ascites. Which lunch is the best choice for a client with this disorder? 1 Ham sandwich with cheese, whole milk, and potato chips 2 Penne pasta, spinach, banana, and decaffeinated iced tea 3 Baked lasagna with sausage, sa...