Practice Question
A client with hemorrhoids tells the nurse they understand the need to avoid eating nuts and seeds to prevent inflammation. How should the nurse respond?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Explain the benefits of a high fiber diet.
Rationale:
🔶 Clients with hemorrhoids benefit from a high-fiber diet that promotes soft, bulky stools and reduces straining during defecation.
🔶 Nuts and seeds are not necessarily harmful unless they cause mechanical irritation; the emphasis should be on overall fiber intake from safe sources.
🔶 Teaching should focus on understanding the cause, which is often chronic constipation or straining—not isolated food types.
🔶 Clarifying the benefits of fiber encourages evidence-based dietary choices rather than unnecessary restrictions.
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More Questions from This Exam
The nurse is administering a client's medications through a feeding tube. One of the medications is an enteric-coated tablet. Which action would be best for the nurse to take?
Answer Choices:
A. Insert a portion of the tablet into the tube and apply gentle pressure.
B. Consult with the pharmacist about a liquid form of the medication
C. Dissolve the medication in sterile water and use gravity to administer.
D. Crush the medication and dilute with water before pouring into the tube.
Which meal selection by a client who is lacto-ovo-vegetarian indicates to the nurse that the client understands the use of complete proteins in the diet? .
Answer Choices:
A. Baked acorn squash, whole grain rolls, and lemonade.
B. Sun-dried tomatoes with wheat pasta and iced tea.
C. Whole wheat peanut butter sandwich, banana, and milk.
D. Lentil soup with wild rice and orange-pineapple juice.
In reviewing the dietary teaching for a young adult client with hyperthyroidism, the nurse learns that the client has increased the intake of protein and calories. Which action should the nurse take?
Answer Choices:
A. Advise the client to include aerobic exercise along with dietary changes.
B. Emphasize the need to reduce caloric intake, rather than increasing it.
C. Instruct the client to also increase the daily intake of dietary fiber.
D. Encourage the client to continue these changes in a dietary plan.
A client with diabetes mellitus tells the nurse of using cranberry juice to help prevent urinary tract infections. Which instruction should the nurse provide?
Answer Choices:
A. "Be sure to drink sugar-free cranberry juice."
B. "Excess cranberry juice can be constipating."
C. "Drinking cranberry juice does not prevent infection."
D. "Cranberries may increase the effect of insulin."
Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: HESI Exam(s)
- Domain: Hesi Nutrition
- Answer Choices: 4