Practice Questions & Detailed Correct Answers
2026/2027
Description:
This document contains a complete RN HESI Exit Exam question
bank covering Versions V1 through V10, with a total of 1,580 high-
quality practice questions and fully detailed correct answers. The
material closely reflects real HESI Exit Exam content and includes
clear rationales to support effective exam preparation and concept
mastery.
This resource is suitable for nursing students preparing for the RN
HESI Exit Exam and can be used for final review, practice testing,
or self-assessment across all major nursing content areas.
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1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to anolder
client after
intravenous pylegraphy?
A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day
B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the preparation and the test istiring.
C) During waking hours drink at least 1 8-ounce glass of fluidevery
hour for the next 2
day
Measu re the urine output
)
it should decrease.
The correct answer is D: Measure the urine output for the next dayand
immediately
,notify the health care provider if it should decrease.
2. A client has altered renal function and is being treated athome.
The nurse recognizes
that the most accurate indicator of fluid balance during theweekly visits is
A) difference in the intake and output
B) changes in the mucous membranes
C) skin turgor
,RN HESI Exit Exam – Versions V1–V10 – Complete Question Bank with 1,580 Practice Questions and
Answers – Comprehensive Exit Exam Preparation
D) weekly weight
The correct answer is D: weekly weight
3. A client has been diagnosed with Zollinger-Ellison
syndrome. Which information is
most important for the nurse to reinforce with the client?
A) It is a condition in which one or more tumors called gastrinomasform in
the pancreas
or in the upper part of the small intestine (duodenum)
B) It is critical to report promptly to your health care provider anyfindings of
peptic
ulcers
c)Treatment consists of medications to reduce acid and heal anypeptic ulcers
and, if
possible, surgery to remove any tumors
D)With the average age at diagnosis at 50 years the pepticulcers may
occur at unusual
areas of the stomach or intestine
The correct answer is B: It is critical to report promptly to yourhealth care
provider any
findings of peptic ulcers .
4. A primigravida in the third trimester is hospitalized for
preeclampsia.
The nurse
determines that the client‘s blood pressure is increasing. Whichaction
should the nurse
take first?
A) Check the protein level in urine
B) Have the client turn to the left side
, C) Take the temperature
D) Monitor the urine output
The correct answer is B: Have the client turn to the left side