EVOLVE HESI FUNDAMENTALS
PRACTICE EXAM 2026 —
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS & COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
, 1. A hospitalized male client is receiving nasogastric tube feedings via a small-bore tube
and a con nuous pump infusion. He reports that he had a bad bout of severe coughing a
few minutes ago, but feels fine now. What ac on is best for the nurse to take? -
CORRECT ANSWER A er clearing the tube with 30 ml of air, check the pH of fluid
withdrawn from the tube.
2. A client is in the radiology department at 0900 when the prescrip on levofloxacin
(Levaquin) 500 mg IV q24h is scheduled to be administered. The client returns to the
unit at 1300. What is the best interven on for the nurse to implement? - CORRECT
ANSWER Give the missed dose at 1300 and change the schedule to administer daily at
1300.
3. A client who is in hospice care complains of increasing amounts of pain. The healthcare
provider prescribes an analgesic every four hours as needed. Which ac on should the
nurse implement? - CORRECT ANSWER Give an around-the-clock schedule for
administra on of analgesics.
4. A er comple ng an assessment and determining that a client has a problem, which
ac on should the nurse perform next? - CORRECT ANSWER determine the
e ology of the problem
5. What is the most important reason for star ng intravenous infusions in the upper
extremi es rather than the lower extremi es of adults? - CORRECT ANSWER A
decreased flow rate could result in the forma on of a thrombosis.
6. The nurse no ces that the mother of a 9-year-old Vietnamese child always looks at the
floor when she talks to the nurse. What ac on should the nurse take? - CORRECT
ANSWER Con nue asking the mother ques ons about the child.
PRACTICE EXAM 2026 —
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS & COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
, 1. A hospitalized male client is receiving nasogastric tube feedings via a small-bore tube
and a con nuous pump infusion. He reports that he had a bad bout of severe coughing a
few minutes ago, but feels fine now. What ac on is best for the nurse to take? -
CORRECT ANSWER A er clearing the tube with 30 ml of air, check the pH of fluid
withdrawn from the tube.
2. A client is in the radiology department at 0900 when the prescrip on levofloxacin
(Levaquin) 500 mg IV q24h is scheduled to be administered. The client returns to the
unit at 1300. What is the best interven on for the nurse to implement? - CORRECT
ANSWER Give the missed dose at 1300 and change the schedule to administer daily at
1300.
3. A client who is in hospice care complains of increasing amounts of pain. The healthcare
provider prescribes an analgesic every four hours as needed. Which ac on should the
nurse implement? - CORRECT ANSWER Give an around-the-clock schedule for
administra on of analgesics.
4. A er comple ng an assessment and determining that a client has a problem, which
ac on should the nurse perform next? - CORRECT ANSWER determine the
e ology of the problem
5. What is the most important reason for star ng intravenous infusions in the upper
extremi es rather than the lower extremi es of adults? - CORRECT ANSWER A
decreased flow rate could result in the forma on of a thrombosis.
6. The nurse no ces that the mother of a 9-year-old Vietnamese child always looks at the
floor when she talks to the nurse. What ac on should the nurse take? - CORRECT
ANSWER Con nue asking the mother ques ons about the child.
