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NGN HESI RN EXIT EXAM 2024 | REAL HESI EXAM
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS |
EXACT RN EXIT TEST | LATEST UPDATED VERSION |
PASS ON FIRST ATTEMPT | FAST REVIEW
When preparing to administer a prescribed medication to a homeless client at a community
psychiatric clinic. The client tells the nurse that the usual dosage taken is different from the dose
the nurse is giving. Which action should the nurse take?
A) Inform the client that he may refuse the medication and document whether or not the client
takes it.
B) Withhold the medication until the dosage can be confirmed.
C) Explain to the client that the dosage has been changed.
D) Tell the client to take the medication then verify the dosage at the next healthcare team
meeting.
B) Withhold the medication until the dosage can be confirmed.
The charge nurse is making assignments for one practical nurse and three registered nurses who
are caring for neurologically compromised clients. Which client with which change in status is
best to assign to the PN?
A) Subdural hematoma whose blood pressure changed from 150/80 to 170/60.
B) Viral meningitis whose temperature change from 101 S to 102F.
C) Diabetic keto acidosis who is Glasgow coma scale score changed from 10 to 7.
D) Myxedema, whose blood pressure change from 80/50 to 70/40.
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B) Viral meningitis whose temperature change from 101 S to 102F.
The nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia who now develops initial signs of septic shock
and multi organ failure. The healthcare provider prescribes a sepsis protocol. Which intervention
is most important for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
A) Maintain strict intake and output.
B) Keep head of bed raised 45°.
C) Excess warmth of extremities.
D) Monitor blood glucose level.
A) Maintain strict intake and output.
And adolescent client is admitted to the hospital because of writing a suicide note to a teacher at
school. On the second day of hospitalization, the nurse asked the client to meet with the
treatment team. After the team meeting, the client leaves in tears and goes to their room. Which
nursing intervention is best?
A) Let the client rest quietly in their room for a while.
B) Explore the clients goals and desire for treatment.
C) Ask the treatment team about the clients behavior.
D) Go to the clients room and ask what happened.
D) Go to the clients room and ask what happened.
The healthcare provider prescribes dalteparin 200 units per kilogram subcutaneous once a day
for a client who weighs 154 pounds. The medication is available and 25,000 units per milliliter
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vial. How many milliliters should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding
is required, round to the nearest 10th.)
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NGN: The client is a 49-year-old male who reports flu like symptoms including fever and chest
congestion for four days. He came to the emergency department last night when he was having
more difficulty breathing he has a history of 1/2 pack a day cigarette smoking for 20 years. He
has no significant medical or surgical history.
Which two orders should the nurse complete first?
A) Sputum culture.
B) Start oxygen 3 L per minute via nasal cannula.
C) Place the client on a cardio respiratory monitor.
D) Chest x-ray.
E) Acetominophen 350 mg PO every six hours for temperature control.
F) Run 0.9% sodium chloride IV infusion at 150 mL per hour.
G) Start peripheral IV.
H) NPO.
B) Start oxygen 3 L per minute via nasal cannula.
C) Place the client on a cardio respiratory monitor.
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NGN: 0330: place the client on a cardio respiratory monitor, NPO, sputum culture, start a
peripheral IV infusion, start oxygen 3 L per minute via nasal cannula, begin 0.9% sodium
chloride IV infusion at 150 mL per hour, acetaminophen 350 mg PO every six hours for
temperature.
To start the client on oxygen as ordered which items should the nurse collects from the supply
room? SATA
A) humidifier bottle.
B)Suction canister.
C)Sterile water.
D) Nasal cannula.
E) Flow meter.
F) Lambs wool.
G) Tape.
D) Nasal cannula.
E) Flow meter.
NGN: states, I am feeling extremely anxious right now. The client has decreased breath sounds in
the left lower low. His mucus membranes are dry. He has a productive cough with thick, yellow
secretions. His capillary refill is four seconds. Vital signs, temperature 100.2. Heart rate 101
bpm, respiratory rate 28 breaths per minute, blood pressure 145/89, oxygen saturation 90% on
room air.
NGN HESI RN EXIT EXAM 2024 | REAL HESI EXAM
QUESTIONS & VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS |
EXACT RN EXIT TEST | LATEST UPDATED VERSION |
PASS ON FIRST ATTEMPT | FAST REVIEW
When preparing to administer a prescribed medication to a homeless client at a community
psychiatric clinic. The client tells the nurse that the usual dosage taken is different from the dose
the nurse is giving. Which action should the nurse take?
A) Inform the client that he may refuse the medication and document whether or not the client
takes it.
B) Withhold the medication until the dosage can be confirmed.
C) Explain to the client that the dosage has been changed.
D) Tell the client to take the medication then verify the dosage at the next healthcare team
meeting.
B) Withhold the medication until the dosage can be confirmed.
The charge nurse is making assignments for one practical nurse and three registered nurses who
are caring for neurologically compromised clients. Which client with which change in status is
best to assign to the PN?
A) Subdural hematoma whose blood pressure changed from 150/80 to 170/60.
B) Viral meningitis whose temperature change from 101 S to 102F.
C) Diabetic keto acidosis who is Glasgow coma scale score changed from 10 to 7.
D) Myxedema, whose blood pressure change from 80/50 to 70/40.
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B) Viral meningitis whose temperature change from 101 S to 102F.
The nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia who now develops initial signs of septic shock
and multi organ failure. The healthcare provider prescribes a sepsis protocol. Which intervention
is most important for the nurse to include in the plan of care?
A) Maintain strict intake and output.
B) Keep head of bed raised 45°.
C) Excess warmth of extremities.
D) Monitor blood glucose level.
A) Maintain strict intake and output.
And adolescent client is admitted to the hospital because of writing a suicide note to a teacher at
school. On the second day of hospitalization, the nurse asked the client to meet with the
treatment team. After the team meeting, the client leaves in tears and goes to their room. Which
nursing intervention is best?
A) Let the client rest quietly in their room for a while.
B) Explore the clients goals and desire for treatment.
C) Ask the treatment team about the clients behavior.
D) Go to the clients room and ask what happened.
D) Go to the clients room and ask what happened.
The healthcare provider prescribes dalteparin 200 units per kilogram subcutaneous once a day
for a client who weighs 154 pounds. The medication is available and 25,000 units per milliliter
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vial. How many milliliters should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding
is required, round to the nearest 10th.)
0.6
NGN: The client is a 49-year-old male who reports flu like symptoms including fever and chest
congestion for four days. He came to the emergency department last night when he was having
more difficulty breathing he has a history of 1/2 pack a day cigarette smoking for 20 years. He
has no significant medical or surgical history.
Which two orders should the nurse complete first?
A) Sputum culture.
B) Start oxygen 3 L per minute via nasal cannula.
C) Place the client on a cardio respiratory monitor.
D) Chest x-ray.
E) Acetominophen 350 mg PO every six hours for temperature control.
F) Run 0.9% sodium chloride IV infusion at 150 mL per hour.
G) Start peripheral IV.
H) NPO.
B) Start oxygen 3 L per minute via nasal cannula.
C) Place the client on a cardio respiratory monitor.
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NGN: 0330: place the client on a cardio respiratory monitor, NPO, sputum culture, start a
peripheral IV infusion, start oxygen 3 L per minute via nasal cannula, begin 0.9% sodium
chloride IV infusion at 150 mL per hour, acetaminophen 350 mg PO every six hours for
temperature.
To start the client on oxygen as ordered which items should the nurse collects from the supply
room? SATA
A) humidifier bottle.
B)Suction canister.
C)Sterile water.
D) Nasal cannula.
E) Flow meter.
F) Lambs wool.
G) Tape.
D) Nasal cannula.
E) Flow meter.
NGN: states, I am feeling extremely anxious right now. The client has decreased breath sounds in
the left lower low. His mucus membranes are dry. He has a productive cough with thick, yellow
secretions. His capillary refill is four seconds. Vital signs, temperature 100.2. Heart rate 101
bpm, respiratory rate 28 breaths per minute, blood pressure 145/89, oxygen saturation 90% on
room air.
