HESI COMPASS MODULE EXAM 3 EXAM
PREP 2026 PATIENT SAFETY AND RISK
MANAGEMENT COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ A nurse is preparing a client for a Papanicolaou test. Into which
position does the nurse assist the client for this examination?
1. Sims
2. Supine
3. Lateral
4. Lithotomy
Answer: 4. Lithotomy
◉ A nurse performing an examination of a male client's genitalia
notes the presence of a foul-smelling white discharge from the
urethral meatus. Which of the following actions is the most
appropriate response to this finding?
1. Obtaining a culture of the discharge
2. Informing the client that the discharge is normal
3. Informing the client that his sexual partners will need
examinations
,4. Asking the client about the possibility of the presence of an STI
Answer: 1. Obtaining a culture of the discharge
◉ A nurse is preparing an ambulatory male client for a rectal
examination. After the examination has been explained to the client,
into what position should the nurse assist the client?
1. Sims
2. Supine
3. Left Lateral
4. Bending forward resting upper body on exam table
Answer: 4. Bending forward resting upper body on exam table
◉ A clinic nurse is performing a mental status examination of a
client. Which action should the nurse take to test the client's remote
memory?
1. Asking about the client's first job
2. Asking what time the client left home to come to the clinic
3. Asking what method of transportation the client used to get to the
clinic
4. Reciting four unrelated words and asking the client to repeat them
at various points later in the assessment
, Answer: 1. Asking about the client's first job
◉ What type of database does the nurse use to collect information
from patients?
1. Focused
2. Complete
3. Follow-up
4. Emergency
Answer: 2. Complete
◉ The nurse begins the physical examination by taking a patient's
vital signs and her height and weight; on noting these
measurements are within the normal ranges, she proceeds with the
physical examination. The nurse assesses the patient's vision and
prepares the confrontation test.The patient asks the nurse about the
purpose of this test. What should the nurse tell the patient about the
test?
1. It is used to assess near vision
2. It is used to assess color vision
3. It is used to assess distant vision
4. It is used to assess peripheral vision
Answer: 4. It is used to assess peripheral vision
PREP 2026 PATIENT SAFETY AND RISK
MANAGEMENT COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ A nurse is preparing a client for a Papanicolaou test. Into which
position does the nurse assist the client for this examination?
1. Sims
2. Supine
3. Lateral
4. Lithotomy
Answer: 4. Lithotomy
◉ A nurse performing an examination of a male client's genitalia
notes the presence of a foul-smelling white discharge from the
urethral meatus. Which of the following actions is the most
appropriate response to this finding?
1. Obtaining a culture of the discharge
2. Informing the client that the discharge is normal
3. Informing the client that his sexual partners will need
examinations
,4. Asking the client about the possibility of the presence of an STI
Answer: 1. Obtaining a culture of the discharge
◉ A nurse is preparing an ambulatory male client for a rectal
examination. After the examination has been explained to the client,
into what position should the nurse assist the client?
1. Sims
2. Supine
3. Left Lateral
4. Bending forward resting upper body on exam table
Answer: 4. Bending forward resting upper body on exam table
◉ A clinic nurse is performing a mental status examination of a
client. Which action should the nurse take to test the client's remote
memory?
1. Asking about the client's first job
2. Asking what time the client left home to come to the clinic
3. Asking what method of transportation the client used to get to the
clinic
4. Reciting four unrelated words and asking the client to repeat them
at various points later in the assessment
, Answer: 1. Asking about the client's first job
◉ What type of database does the nurse use to collect information
from patients?
1. Focused
2. Complete
3. Follow-up
4. Emergency
Answer: 2. Complete
◉ The nurse begins the physical examination by taking a patient's
vital signs and her height and weight; on noting these
measurements are within the normal ranges, she proceeds with the
physical examination. The nurse assesses the patient's vision and
prepares the confrontation test.The patient asks the nurse about the
purpose of this test. What should the nurse tell the patient about the
test?
1. It is used to assess near vision
2. It is used to assess color vision
3. It is used to assess distant vision
4. It is used to assess peripheral vision
Answer: 4. It is used to assess peripheral vision
