HESI COMPASS MODULE EXAM 5 EXAM
PREP 2026 HIGH ACUITY PATIENT CARE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ **A registered nurse (RN) has received the assignment for the day
shift. Once the RN has made initial rounds and checked all of the
assigned clients, which client will she plan to care for first?
A client scheduled for physical therapy at 11 am
A client in skeletal traction who has just received pain medication
A client who is scheduled for surgery at 1 pm
A client who is able to perform activities of daily living
independently
Answer: A client who is scheduled for surgery at 1 pm
◉ A case manager is reviewing the records of the clients in the
nursing unit. Which note(s) in a client's record indicate an
unexpected outcome and the need for follow-up? Select all that
apply.
A client who has just undergone surgery is getting relief from the
prescribed pain medication.
,A client who has just undergone surgery has a urine output of more
than 30 mL/hr.
A client with a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is self-
administering insulin.
A client is performing his/her own colostomy irrigations.
A client with a central venous catheter has a temperature of 100.6° F
(38.1°C).
Answer: A client with a central venous catheter has a temperature of
100.6° F.
(there really is only 1 answer so idk why it's a select all that apply)
◉ A case manager is serving on a community task force on violence
in schools. The members of the task force are planning to develop
interventions to help prevent violence. According to the nursing
process, the first activity that the nurse would suggest to the task
force is:
Looking at what other communities are doing about school violence
Conducting a community survey to assess community perceptions
regarding school violence
Distributing fliers that identify the causes of school violence to
families in the community
Teaching schoolchildren about the dangers of school violence
, Answer: Conducting a community survey to assess community
perceptions regarding school violence
◉ A nurse planning care for her assigned clients. What does the
nurse know about the purpose of the hospital's standards of care?
Select all that apply.
Provide competent care on the basis of current practice
Provide direction for care on the basis of the client's diagnosis
Identify methods of treatment
Identify new care methods on the basis of current medical research
Provide direction for the practice of nursing
Evaluate current methods of treatment
Answer: Provide competent care on the basis of current practice
Provide direction for the practice of nursing
◉ A registered nurse (RN) is supervising a nursing assistant
ambulating a client with right-sided weakness. What observed
activity by the nursing assistant would lead the RN to conclude that
the nursing assistant is performing the procedure incorrectly?
Stands behind the client
PREP 2026 HIGH ACUITY PATIENT CARE
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ **A registered nurse (RN) has received the assignment for the day
shift. Once the RN has made initial rounds and checked all of the
assigned clients, which client will she plan to care for first?
A client scheduled for physical therapy at 11 am
A client in skeletal traction who has just received pain medication
A client who is scheduled for surgery at 1 pm
A client who is able to perform activities of daily living
independently
Answer: A client who is scheduled for surgery at 1 pm
◉ A case manager is reviewing the records of the clients in the
nursing unit. Which note(s) in a client's record indicate an
unexpected outcome and the need for follow-up? Select all that
apply.
A client who has just undergone surgery is getting relief from the
prescribed pain medication.
,A client who has just undergone surgery has a urine output of more
than 30 mL/hr.
A client with a new diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is self-
administering insulin.
A client is performing his/her own colostomy irrigations.
A client with a central venous catheter has a temperature of 100.6° F
(38.1°C).
Answer: A client with a central venous catheter has a temperature of
100.6° F.
(there really is only 1 answer so idk why it's a select all that apply)
◉ A case manager is serving on a community task force on violence
in schools. The members of the task force are planning to develop
interventions to help prevent violence. According to the nursing
process, the first activity that the nurse would suggest to the task
force is:
Looking at what other communities are doing about school violence
Conducting a community survey to assess community perceptions
regarding school violence
Distributing fliers that identify the causes of school violence to
families in the community
Teaching schoolchildren about the dangers of school violence
, Answer: Conducting a community survey to assess community
perceptions regarding school violence
◉ A nurse planning care for her assigned clients. What does the
nurse know about the purpose of the hospital's standards of care?
Select all that apply.
Provide competent care on the basis of current practice
Provide direction for care on the basis of the client's diagnosis
Identify methods of treatment
Identify new care methods on the basis of current medical research
Provide direction for the practice of nursing
Evaluate current methods of treatment
Answer: Provide competent care on the basis of current practice
Provide direction for the practice of nursing
◉ A registered nurse (RN) is supervising a nursing assistant
ambulating a client with right-sided weakness. What observed
activity by the nursing assistant would lead the RN to conclude that
the nursing assistant is performing the procedure incorrectly?
Stands behind the client
