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BSN 366 Exit HESI V1 Exam 2026/2027 – 100+ Questions & Answers | Med-Surg, Pharmacology, Prioritization, Dosage Calculations & Nursing Care | BSN 366 | Nightingale College

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This comprehensive BSN 366 Exit HESI V1 Exam Study Guide 2026/2027 is a 40-page nursing exam preparation resource containing 100+ questions, answers, clinical scenarios, calculations, and key nursing concepts. The uploaded material identifies BSN 366, the Exit HESI V1 Exam, the 2026/2027 study period, and Nightingale, and provides extensive practice across clinical judgment, prioritization, patient safety, medical-surgical nursing, pharmacology, medication calculations, infection control, psychiatric nursing, perioperative care, and nursing interventions. The guide emphasizes priority-setting and clinical decision-making, with scenarios requiring the nurse to determine which patient should be assessed first, recognize findings requiring immediate intervention, evaluate postoperative complications, manage deteriorating clients, and select appropriate nursing actions. Examples include preoperative consent verification, postoperative bleeding and drainage assessment, bowel obstruction and abdominal rigidity, ineffective airway clearance in pneumonia, unstable angina assessment, myocardial infarction management, ventricular fibrillation, rapid atrial flutter, septic shock, and client deterioration. Medical-surgical nursing is extensively represented. Review areas include diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot assessment, Addison's disease, Cushing's syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, pneumonia, Parkinson's disease, leukemia, gastrointestinal obstruction, ileostomy care, gastric bypass surgery, peritoneal dialysis, chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, nephrolithotomy, orthopedic surgery, total knee replacement, hip replacement, cataract surgery, cardiac stent placement, angina, myocardial infarction, heart failure, electrolyte abnormalities, and fluid-volume problems. The later sections also provide concise definitions and review points designed to reinforce frequently tested clinical terminology. The study material also includes substantial pharmacology and medication-safety content, covering medications such as acetaminophen, heparin, lorazepam, zidovudine, lactulose, lithium, isoniazid, thiamine, allopurinol, febuxostat, epoetin alfa, amoxicillin, atropine, benztropine, scopolamine, and amiodarone. Medication reconciliation, adverse-effect recognition, laboratory monitoring, anticoagulation, and safe medication administration appear alongside dosage-calculation problems involving weight-based dosing, IV medication administration, and pediatric medication calculations. Additional high-value review areas include infection prevention and patient safety, such as hand hygiene, sterile urinary catheterization, MRSA precautions, wound care, prevention of cross-contamination, personal protective measures, COVID-19 precautions, IV-site complications, restraints, fall-related assessment, intermittent pneumatic compression devices, and safe delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel. The guide further incorporates psychiatric and behavioral health topics including major depression, bipolar disorder, anorexia nervosa, Alzheimer's disease, acute dystonic reactions, therapeutic communication, and suicide-risk recognition. For academic context, these subjects correspond broadly with established nursing education literature such as Hinkle & Cheever's Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing for adult medical-surgical concepts and Potter et al.'s Fundamentals of Nursing for foundational nursing assessment, safety, clinical judgment, infection prevention, medication administration, and patient care. These references are provided as contextual academic sources; they are not cited or identified as source books within the uploaded document itself. This document is particularly relevant for BSN 366 students, Nightingale College nursing students, Bachelor of Science in Nursing students, Exit HESI candidates, senior nursing students preparing for comprehensive exit examinations, nursing students reviewing medical-surgical concepts, and learners seeking practice in clinical prioritization, pharmacology, dosage calculations, patient safety, and nursing interventions. It can also serve as supplementary revision material for students approaching comprehensive nursing assessments or preparing to strengthen clinical judgment before licensure-focused study. The 40-page structure moves from full clinical questions and multiple-choice scenarios into concise nursing concepts and answer-based review material. Early pages focus heavily on prioritization, medication calculations, perioperative nursing, and acute clinical scenarios, while later pages reinforce concepts involving infection control, pharmacology, mental health, cardiac emergencies, postoperative care, kidney disease, and patient education. Accuracy note: The uploaded document explicitly identifies BSN 366, Exit HESI V1, 2026/2027, and Nightingale. The title therefore uses Nightingale College as the institution associated with the material. The document itself does not provide a formal bibliography, so the nursing textbooks mentioned above are contextual academic references rather than claimed sources of the uploaded questions. 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BSN 366 EXIT HESI V1 EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
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The nurse is performing preoperative care of a client for an open

reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of a fractured right tibia before the

procedure, which action should the nurse prioritize? - ANSWER

✔✔Verify clients signed consent.


A client receives a prescription for acetaminophen 1,000 mg by mouth

every 8 hours as needed for pain. The bottle is labeled "Acetaminophen

,for Oral Suspension, USP 500 mg per 15 mL." How many tablespoons

should the nurse instruct the client to take with each dose? (Enter

numerical value only.) - ANSWER ✔✔2


the nurse observes a client prepare a meal in the kitchen of a

rehabilitation facility prior to discharge. which behaviors indicate the

client understands how to maintain balance safely?




a. brings a heavy can close to body before lifting

b. locks knees while preparing food on the counter

c. widens stance while working near the sink

d. bends from the waist to pick trash off the floor


e. leans forward to pull a pan from a high shelf - ANSWER ✔✔a.

brings a heavy can close to body before lifting

c. widens stance while working near the sink

The RN is assigned to care for four surgical clients. After receiving the

report, which client should the nurse see first?




a. Two days postoperative bladder surgery with continuous bladder

irrigation infusing.

,b. One-day postoperative laparoscopic cholecystectomy requesting pain

medication.

c. Three days postoperative colon resection receiving a transfusion of

packed RBCs.

d. Preoperative, in buck's traction, and scheduled for hip arthroplasty

within the next 12 hours - ANSWER ✔✔c. Three days postoperative

colon resection receiving a transfusion of packed RBCs. .

A client is receiving a continuous infusion of the anticoagulant, heparin,

for treatment of a deep vein thrombosis of the right calf. Which goal

should the nurse include in this client's plan of care?




a. No further thrombus will form.

b. The client's INR (international normalized ratio) will be 2.

c. The existing thrombosis will dissolve. d. The circumference of the

client's right calf will decrease. - ANSWER ✔✔a. No further thrombus

will form.

Which information is more important for the nurse to obtain when

determining a client's risk for (OSAS)?



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, a. Body mass index

b. Level of consciousness

c. Self-description of pain


d. Breath sounds - ANSWER ✔✔a. Body mass index


A client with a prescription for "do not resuscitate" (DNR) begins to

manifest signs of impending death. After notifying the family of the

client's status, what priority action should the nurse implement?




a. The impending signs of death should be documented

b. The client's status should be conveyed to the chaplain

c. The client's need for pain medication should be determined

d. The nurse manager should be updated on the client's status -

ANSWER ✔✔c. The client's need for pain medication should be

determined

Which information is more important for the nurse to obtain when

determining a client's risk for (OSAS)?




a. Body mass index

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