2026 HESI Exit Exam With complete solution New
nursing (Harvard University)
2026 HESI Exit Exam With complete solution New!!
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A female client presents in the emergency department and tells the nurse that she was raped last
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,night. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask?
A. Has she taken a bath since the rape occurred?
B. Is the place where she lives a safe place?
C. Does she know the person who raped her?
D. Did she report the rape to the police department? - Correct Answers A. Has she taken a bath
since the rape occurred?
The nurse is completing the admission assessment of a 3-year old who is admitted with bacterial
meningitis and hydrocephalus. Which assessment finding is evidence that the child is
experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?
A. Tachycardia and tachypnea
B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses
C. Increased head circumference and bulging fontanels
D. Blood pressure fluctuations and syncope - Correct Answers B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary
responses
A client with acute pancreatitis is admitted with severe, piercing abdominal pain and an elevated
serum amylase. Which additional information is the client most likely to report to the nurse?
A. Abdominal pain decreases when lying supine
B. Pain lasts an hour and leaves the abdomen tender
C. Right upper quadrant pain refers to right scapula
D. Drinks alcohol until intoxicated at least twice weekly. - Correct Answers A. Abdominal pain
decreases when lying supine
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,A child newly diagnosed with sickle cell anemia (SCA) is being discharged from the hospital.
Which information is most important for the nurse to provide the parents prior to discharge?
A. Instructions about how much fluid the child should drink daily.
B. Signs of addiction to opioid pain medications
C. Information about non-pharmaceutical pain relief measures
D. Referral for social services for the child and family - Correct Answers A. Instructions about how
much fluid the child should drink daily
To auscultate for a carotid bruit, the nurse places the stethoscope at what location. (Select the
location on the image with a red dot). - Correct Answers I placed the red dot on the base of the
neck on the right side
I
After receiving report on an inpatient acute care unit, which client should the nurse assess first?
A. The client with an obstruction of the large intestine who is experiencing abdominal distention
B. The client who had surgery yesterday and is experiencing a paralytic ileus with absent bowel
sounds
C. The client with a small bowel obstruction who has a nasogastric tube that is draining greenish
fluid
D. The client with a bowel obstruction due to a volvulus who is experiencing abdominal rigidity -
Correct Answers D. The client with a bowel obstruction due to a volvulus who is experiencing
abdominal rigidity
A teenager presents to the emergency department with palpitations after vaping at a party. The
client is anxious, fearful, and hyperventilating. The nurse anticipates the client developing which
acid base imbalance?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Metabolic alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Respiratory alkalosis - Correct Answers D. Respiratory alkalosis
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, A client with dyspnea is being admitted to the medical unit. To best prepare for the client's arrival,
the nurse should ensure that the client's bed is in which position?
A. Supine
B. supine; feet elevated higher than head
C. supine; head elevated higher than feet
D. Fowlers - Correct Answers Fowlers
The nurse is taking the blood pressure measurement of a client with Parkinson's disease. Which
information in the client's admission assessment is relevant to the nurse's plan for taking the
blood pressure reading? (Select all the apply)
A. Frequent syncope
B. Occasional nocturia
C. Flat affect
D. Blurred vision
E. Frequent drooling - Correct Answers A. Frequent syncope
C. Flat affect
D. Blurred vision
While caring for a client's postoperative dressing, the nurse observes purulent drainage at the
wound. Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should review which of
the client's laboratory values?
A. Serum albumin
B. Culture for sensitive organisms
C. Serum blood glucose level
D. Creatinine level - Correct Answers B. Culture for sensitive organisms
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nursing (Harvard University)
2026 HESI Exit Exam With complete solution New!!
RATED A+
A female client presents in the emergency department and tells the nurse that she was raped last
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,night. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask?
A. Has she taken a bath since the rape occurred?
B. Is the place where she lives a safe place?
C. Does she know the person who raped her?
D. Did she report the rape to the police department? - Correct Answers A. Has she taken a bath
since the rape occurred?
The nurse is completing the admission assessment of a 3-year old who is admitted with bacterial
meningitis and hydrocephalus. Which assessment finding is evidence that the child is
experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?
A. Tachycardia and tachypnea
B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses
C. Increased head circumference and bulging fontanels
D. Blood pressure fluctuations and syncope - Correct Answers B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary
responses
A client with acute pancreatitis is admitted with severe, piercing abdominal pain and an elevated
serum amylase. Which additional information is the client most likely to report to the nurse?
A. Abdominal pain decreases when lying supine
B. Pain lasts an hour and leaves the abdomen tender
C. Right upper quadrant pain refers to right scapula
D. Drinks alcohol until intoxicated at least twice weekly. - Correct Answers A. Abdominal pain
decreases when lying supine
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,A child newly diagnosed with sickle cell anemia (SCA) is being discharged from the hospital.
Which information is most important for the nurse to provide the parents prior to discharge?
A. Instructions about how much fluid the child should drink daily.
B. Signs of addiction to opioid pain medications
C. Information about non-pharmaceutical pain relief measures
D. Referral for social services for the child and family - Correct Answers A. Instructions about how
much fluid the child should drink daily
To auscultate for a carotid bruit, the nurse places the stethoscope at what location. (Select the
location on the image with a red dot). - Correct Answers I placed the red dot on the base of the
neck on the right side
I
After receiving report on an inpatient acute care unit, which client should the nurse assess first?
A. The client with an obstruction of the large intestine who is experiencing abdominal distention
B. The client who had surgery yesterday and is experiencing a paralytic ileus with absent bowel
sounds
C. The client with a small bowel obstruction who has a nasogastric tube that is draining greenish
fluid
D. The client with a bowel obstruction due to a volvulus who is experiencing abdominal rigidity -
Correct Answers D. The client with a bowel obstruction due to a volvulus who is experiencing
abdominal rigidity
A teenager presents to the emergency department with palpitations after vaping at a party. The
client is anxious, fearful, and hyperventilating. The nurse anticipates the client developing which
acid base imbalance?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Metabolic alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Respiratory alkalosis - Correct Answers D. Respiratory alkalosis
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, A client with dyspnea is being admitted to the medical unit. To best prepare for the client's arrival,
the nurse should ensure that the client's bed is in which position?
A. Supine
B. supine; feet elevated higher than head
C. supine; head elevated higher than feet
D. Fowlers - Correct Answers Fowlers
The nurse is taking the blood pressure measurement of a client with Parkinson's disease. Which
information in the client's admission assessment is relevant to the nurse's plan for taking the
blood pressure reading? (Select all the apply)
A. Frequent syncope
B. Occasional nocturia
C. Flat affect
D. Blurred vision
E. Frequent drooling - Correct Answers A. Frequent syncope
C. Flat affect
D. Blurred vision
While caring for a client's postoperative dressing, the nurse observes purulent drainage at the
wound. Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provider, the nurse should review which of
the client's laboratory values?
A. Serum albumin
B. Culture for sensitive organisms
C. Serum blood glucose level
D. Creatinine level - Correct Answers B. Culture for sensitive organisms
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