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HESI EXIT EXAM 2022-2023 VERSION 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
1. The nurse is discussing with a group of students the disease Kawasaki. What statementmade by a student about
Kawasaki disease is incorrect?
A) It also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome because it affects the mucousmembranes (inside the
mouth, throat and nose), skin and lymph nodes.
B) In the second phase of the disease, findings include peeling of the skin on the handsand feet with joint and
abdominal pain
C) Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys, children younger than age 5 and childrenof Hispanic descent
D) Initially findings are a sudden high fever, usually above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, whichlasts 1 to2 weeks
The correct answer is C: Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys, children younger
than age 5 and children of Hispanic descent
2. A client has viral pneumonia affecting 2/3 of the right lung. What would be the best position to teach the client
to lie in every other hour during first 12 hours after admission? A) Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 10
degrees
B) Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 35 degrees
C) Side-lying on the right wil the head elevated 10 degrees
D) Side-lying on the right with the head elevated 35 degrees
The correct answer is A: Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 10 degrees
3. A client has an indwelling catheter with continuous bladder irrigation after undergoing a transurethral
resection of the prostate (TURP) 12 hours ago. Which findingat this time should be reported to the health care
provider?
A) Light, pink urine
B) occasional suprapubic cramping
C) minimal drainage into the urinary collection bag
D) complaints of the feeling of pulling on the urinary catheter The correct answer is C:minimal drainage into
the urinary collection bag
4. A nurse is performing CPR on an adult who went into cardiopulmonary arrest. Another nurse enters the
room in response to the call. After checking the client’s pulseand respirations, what should
be the function of the second nurse?
A) Relieve the nurse performing CPR
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B) Go get the code cart
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C) Participate with the compressions or breathing
D) Validate the client's advanced directive
The correct answer is C: Participate with the compressions or breathing
5. Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriateto suggest the use of
patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the handsD) A preschooler
with intermittent episodes of alertness
The correct answer is D: A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
6. The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to thrive(NOFTT). Upon
entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to be
A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
C) Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen D) Pale, thin arms
and legs, uninterested in surroundings
The correct answer is D: Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
7. As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of chemotherapy for cancer
would the nurse expect this group to be more interested induring the discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue
C) DiarrheaD) Hair
loss
The correct answer is D: Hair loss
8. While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI) 2 daysago, the nurse notes
today's temperature is 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit (38.5 degrees Celsius). The appropriate
nursing intervention is to
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HESI EXIT EXAM 2022-2023 VERSION 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
1. The nurse is discussing with a group of students the disease Kawasaki. What statementmade by a student about
Kawasaki disease is incorrect?
A) It also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome because it affects the mucousmembranes (inside the
mouth, throat and nose), skin and lymph nodes.
B) In the second phase of the disease, findings include peeling of the skin on the handsand feet with joint and
abdominal pain
C) Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys, children younger than age 5 and childrenof Hispanic descent
D) Initially findings are a sudden high fever, usually above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, whichlasts 1 to2 weeks
The correct answer is C: Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys, children younger
than age 5 and children of Hispanic descent
2. A client has viral pneumonia affecting 2/3 of the right lung. What would be the best position to teach the client
to lie in every other hour during first 12 hours after admission? A) Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 10
degrees
B) Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 35 degrees
C) Side-lying on the right wil the head elevated 10 degrees
D) Side-lying on the right with the head elevated 35 degrees
The correct answer is A: Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 10 degrees
3. A client has an indwelling catheter with continuous bladder irrigation after undergoing a transurethral
resection of the prostate (TURP) 12 hours ago. Which findingat this time should be reported to the health care
provider?
A) Light, pink urine
B) occasional suprapubic cramping
C) minimal drainage into the urinary collection bag
D) complaints of the feeling of pulling on the urinary catheter The correct answer is C:minimal drainage into
the urinary collection bag
4. A nurse is performing CPR on an adult who went into cardiopulmonary arrest. Another nurse enters the
room in response to the call. After checking the client’s pulseand respirations, what should
be the function of the second nurse?
A) Relieve the nurse performing CPR
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B) Go get the code cart
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C) Participate with the compressions or breathing
D) Validate the client's advanced directive
The correct answer is C: Participate with the compressions or breathing
5. Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriateto suggest the use of
patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the handsD) A preschooler
with intermittent episodes of alertness
The correct answer is D: A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
6. The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to thrive(NOFTT). Upon
entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to be
A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
C) Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen D) Pale, thin arms
and legs, uninterested in surroundings
The correct answer is D: Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
7. As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of chemotherapy for cancer
would the nurse expect this group to be more interested induring the discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue
C) DiarrheaD) Hair
loss
The correct answer is D: Hair loss
8. While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI) 2 daysago, the nurse notes
today's temperature is 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit (38.5 degrees Celsius). The appropriate
nursing intervention is to
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