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HESI RN CAT 2026/2027 / RN HESI CAT QUESTIONS BANK
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST OUT!!!
The nurse caring for a 3-year-old child with meningitis should
be alert for which signs and symptoms of increased intracranial
pressure? Select all that apply.
1 Vomiting
2 Headache
3 Irritability
4 Tachypnea
5 Hypotension - ANSWER-Vomiting
Headache
Irritability
The left foot of a client with a history of intermittent
claudication becomes increasingly cyanotic and numb.
Gangrene of the left foot is diagnosed, and because of the high
level of arterial insufficiency, an above-the-knee amputation
(AKA) is scheduled. Which response by the client best
demonstrates emotional readiness for the surgery?
1 Explains the goals of the procedure
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2 Displays few signs of anticipatory grief
3 Participates in learning perioperative care
4 Verbalizes acceptance of permanent dependency needs -
ANSWER-Participates in learning perioperative care
A nurse assesses a client who had a gastric resection. During
the first 24 hours after surgery, what symptom should the
nurse expect to identify
1 Vomiting
2 Gastric distention
3 Intermittent periods of diarrhea
4 Bloody nasogastric drainage - ANSWER-Bloody nasogastric
drainage
A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a crushing chest
injury. A chest tube is inserted. Which observation indicates a
desired response to this treatment?
1 Increased breath sounds
2 Increased respiratory rate
3 Crepitus detected on palpation of the chest
4 Constant bubbling in the drainage collection chamber -
ANSWER-Increased breath sounds
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A client is admitted for treatment of partial- and full-thickness
burns of the entire right lower extremity and the anterior
portion of the right upper extremity. The nurse performs an
immediate appraisal, using the rule of nines. Which percentage
of body surface area burned will the nurse record?
1 18%
2 22.5%
3 27%
36.5% - ANSWER-22.5
A client with bubonic plague has a body temperature of 103° F
associated with chills, swollen glands, headache, and weakness.
Which microorganism is most likely responsible for the client's
condition?
1 Yersinia pestis
2 Bordetella pertusis
3 Mycobacterium tuberculosis
4 Corynebacterium diphtheria - ANSWER-Yersinia pestis
Which statements about acne in adolescents are true? Select all
that apply.
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1 Early acne occurs in the midface region.
2 Acne is more common in girls than boys.
3 Acne usually occurs in middle to late adolescence.
4 Intake of dairy products can contribute to acne severity.
5 Acneiform eruptions are predominant in young children -
ANSWER--Early acne occurs in the midface region.
-Acne usually occurs in middle to late adolescence.
-Intake of dairy products can contribute to acne severity
A client's cardiac monitor shows a PQRST wave for each beat
and indicates a rate of 120 beats per minute. The rhythm is
regular. The nurse concludes that the client is experiencing
what?
1 Atrial fibrillation
2 Sinus tachycardia
3 Ventricular fibrillation
4 First-degree atrioventricular block - ANSWER-Sinus
tachycardia
The presence of a P wave before each QRS complex indicates a
sinus rhythm; a heart rate greater than 100 regular beats per
minute is referred to as tachycardia. Atrial fibrillation has no
HESI RN CAT 2026/2027 / RN HESI CAT QUESTIONS BANK
NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST OUT!!!
The nurse caring for a 3-year-old child with meningitis should
be alert for which signs and symptoms of increased intracranial
pressure? Select all that apply.
1 Vomiting
2 Headache
3 Irritability
4 Tachypnea
5 Hypotension - ANSWER-Vomiting
Headache
Irritability
The left foot of a client with a history of intermittent
claudication becomes increasingly cyanotic and numb.
Gangrene of the left foot is diagnosed, and because of the high
level of arterial insufficiency, an above-the-knee amputation
(AKA) is scheduled. Which response by the client best
demonstrates emotional readiness for the surgery?
1 Explains the goals of the procedure
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2 Displays few signs of anticipatory grief
3 Participates in learning perioperative care
4 Verbalizes acceptance of permanent dependency needs -
ANSWER-Participates in learning perioperative care
A nurse assesses a client who had a gastric resection. During
the first 24 hours after surgery, what symptom should the
nurse expect to identify
1 Vomiting
2 Gastric distention
3 Intermittent periods of diarrhea
4 Bloody nasogastric drainage - ANSWER-Bloody nasogastric
drainage
A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a crushing chest
injury. A chest tube is inserted. Which observation indicates a
desired response to this treatment?
1 Increased breath sounds
2 Increased respiratory rate
3 Crepitus detected on palpation of the chest
4 Constant bubbling in the drainage collection chamber -
ANSWER-Increased breath sounds
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A client is admitted for treatment of partial- and full-thickness
burns of the entire right lower extremity and the anterior
portion of the right upper extremity. The nurse performs an
immediate appraisal, using the rule of nines. Which percentage
of body surface area burned will the nurse record?
1 18%
2 22.5%
3 27%
36.5% - ANSWER-22.5
A client with bubonic plague has a body temperature of 103° F
associated with chills, swollen glands, headache, and weakness.
Which microorganism is most likely responsible for the client's
condition?
1 Yersinia pestis
2 Bordetella pertusis
3 Mycobacterium tuberculosis
4 Corynebacterium diphtheria - ANSWER-Yersinia pestis
Which statements about acne in adolescents are true? Select all
that apply.
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1 Early acne occurs in the midface region.
2 Acne is more common in girls than boys.
3 Acne usually occurs in middle to late adolescence.
4 Intake of dairy products can contribute to acne severity.
5 Acneiform eruptions are predominant in young children -
ANSWER--Early acne occurs in the midface region.
-Acne usually occurs in middle to late adolescence.
-Intake of dairy products can contribute to acne severity
A client's cardiac monitor shows a PQRST wave for each beat
and indicates a rate of 120 beats per minute. The rhythm is
regular. The nurse concludes that the client is experiencing
what?
1 Atrial fibrillation
2 Sinus tachycardia
3 Ventricular fibrillation
4 First-degree atrioventricular block - ANSWER-Sinus
tachycardia
The presence of a P wave before each QRS complex indicates a
sinus rhythm; a heart rate greater than 100 regular beats per
minute is referred to as tachycardia. Atrial fibrillation has no
