RN HESI EXIT EXAM VERSION 1 V1 2026
FULL 160 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible.
Which statement best reflects assertive communication?
A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what
you mean."
B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am
reading it
correctly?"
C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me
time if you would be more careful."
D) "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time
attempting to read your writing.". Answer: B) "Would you please clarify
what you have written so I am sure I am reading it
correctly?"
⩥ What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how
to reduce risks in the home?
A) Age and knowledge level of the parents
B) Proximity to emergency services
C) Number of children in the home
,D) Age of children in the home. Answer: D) Age of children in the home
⩥ A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone
but stops as the nurse enters the room to request something for pain. The
nurse should
A) Administer a placebo
B) Encourage increased fluid intake
C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control. Answer: C)
Administer the prescribed analgesia
⩥ While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup
requires the nurse's immediate attention?
A) Respiratory rate of 42
B) Lethargy for the past hour
C) Apical pulse of 54
D) Coughing up copious secretions. Answer: A) Respiratory rate of 42
⩥ A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH
level. On initial assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the
following assessment findings?
A) Lethargy
B) Heat intolerance
C) Diarrhea
,D) Skin eruptions. Answer: A) Lethargy
⩥ The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure
at school. The father comments that this is the first occurrence, and
denies any family history of epilepsy. What is the best response by the
nurse?
A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures.". Answer: B) "The
seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
⩥ Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking
behavior. What nursing diagnosis best applies?
A) Risk for injury
B) Risk for knowledge deficit
C) Altered thought process
D) Disturbance in self-esteem. Answer: A) Risk for injury
⩥ Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with
anemia in a 10 month-old infant?
A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
C) Hypoactivity
, D) A heart rate between 140 to 160. Answer: B) Pale mucosa of the
eyelids and lips
⩥ The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive
care unit. The priority assessment in the first hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedal pulses
C) Lung sounds
D) Pupil responses. Answer: D) Pupil responses
⩥ Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is
least appropriate to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA)
with a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness. Answer: D) A
preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
⩥ The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic
failure-to thrive (NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would
expect the baby to be
A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
FULL 160 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible.
Which statement best reflects assertive communication?
A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what
you mean."
B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am
reading it
correctly?"
C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me
time if you would be more careful."
D) "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time
attempting to read your writing.". Answer: B) "Would you please clarify
what you have written so I am sure I am reading it
correctly?"
⩥ What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how
to reduce risks in the home?
A) Age and knowledge level of the parents
B) Proximity to emergency services
C) Number of children in the home
,D) Age of children in the home. Answer: D) Age of children in the home
⩥ A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone
but stops as the nurse enters the room to request something for pain. The
nurse should
A) Administer a placebo
B) Encourage increased fluid intake
C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control. Answer: C)
Administer the prescribed analgesia
⩥ While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup
requires the nurse's immediate attention?
A) Respiratory rate of 42
B) Lethargy for the past hour
C) Apical pulse of 54
D) Coughing up copious secretions. Answer: A) Respiratory rate of 42
⩥ A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH
level. On initial assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the
following assessment findings?
A) Lethargy
B) Heat intolerance
C) Diarrhea
,D) Skin eruptions. Answer: A) Lethargy
⩥ The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure
at school. The father comments that this is the first occurrence, and
denies any family history of epilepsy. What is the best response by the
nurse?
A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures.". Answer: B) "The
seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
⩥ Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking
behavior. What nursing diagnosis best applies?
A) Risk for injury
B) Risk for knowledge deficit
C) Altered thought process
D) Disturbance in self-esteem. Answer: A) Risk for injury
⩥ Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with
anemia in a 10 month-old infant?
A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
C) Hypoactivity
, D) A heart rate between 140 to 160. Answer: B) Pale mucosa of the
eyelids and lips
⩥ The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive
care unit. The priority assessment in the first hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedal pulses
C) Lung sounds
D) Pupil responses. Answer: D) Pupil responses
⩥ Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is
least appropriate to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA)
with a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness. Answer: D) A
preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
⩥ The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic
failure-to thrive (NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would
expect the baby to be
A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
