HESI RN EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024

HESI RN EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024
InUplanningUcareUforUaU6Umonth-
oldUinfant,UwhatUmustUtheUnurseUprovideUtoUassistUinUtheUdevelopmentUofUtrust?

A)UFood

B)UWarmth

C)USecurity

D)UComfortU-UANSWERUC)USecurity



AUnurseUhasUjustUreceivedUaUmedicationUorderUwhichUisUnotUlegible.UWhichUstatementUbestUreflectsUassert
iveUcommunication?

A)U"IUcannotUgiveUthisUmedicationUasUitUisUwritten.UIUhaveUnoUideaUofUwhatUyouUmean."

B)U"WouldUyouUpleaseUclarifyUwhatUyouUhaveUwrittenUsoUIUamUsureUIUamUreadingUit

correctly?"

C)U"IUamUhavingUdifficultyUreadingUyourUhandwriting.UItUwouldUsaveUmeUtimeUifUyouUwouldUbeUmoreUcaref
ul."

D)U"PleaseUprintUinUtheUfutureUsoUIUdoUnotUhaveUtoUspendUextraUtimeUattemptingUtoUreadUyourUwriting."U-
UANSWERUB)U"WouldUyouUpleaseUclarifyUwhatUyouUhaveUwrittenUsoUIUamUsureUIUamUreadingUit



correctly?"



WhatUisUtheUmostUimportantUconsiderationUwhenUteachingUparentsUhowUtoUreduceUrisksUinUtheUhome?

A)UAgeUandUknowledgeUlevelUofUtheUparents

B)UProximityUtoUemergencyUservices

C)UNumberUofUchildrenUinUtheUhome

D)UAgeUofUchildrenUinUtheUhomeU-UANSWERUD)UAgeUofUchildrenUinUtheUhome



AU35Uyear-
oldUclientUwithUsickleUcellUcrisisUisUtalkingUonUtheUtelephoneUbutUstopsUasUtheUnurseUentersUtheUroomUtoUre
questUsomethingUforUpain.UTheUnurseUshould

A)UAdministerUaUplacebo

,B)UEncourageUincreasedUfluidUintake

C)UAdministerUtheUprescribedUanalgesia

D)URecommendUrelaxationUexercisesUforUpainUcontrolU-UANSWERUC)UAdministerUtheUprescribedUanalgesia



WhileUcaringUforUaUtoddlerUwithUcroup,UwhichUinitialUsignUofUcroupUrequiresUtheUnurse'sUimmediateUattent
ion?

A)URespiratoryUrateUofU42

B)ULethargyUforUtheUpastUhour

C)UApicalUpulseUofU54

D)UCoughingUupUcopiousUsecretionsU-UANSWERUA)URespiratoryUrateUofU42



AUclientUisUadmittedUwithUlowUT3UandUT4UlevelsUandUanUelevatedUTSHUlevel.UOnUinitialUassessment,UtheUnu
rseUwouldUanticipateUwhichUofUtheUfollowingUassessmentUfindings?

A)ULethargy

B)UHeatUintolerance

C)UDiarrhea

D)USkinUeruptionsU-UANSWERUA)ULethargy



TheUemergencyUroomUnurseUadmitsUaUchildUwhoUexperiencedUaUseizureUatUschool.UTheUfatherUcommentsU
thatUthisUisUtheUfirstUoccurrence,UandUdeniesUanyUfamilyUhistoryUofUepilepsy.UWhatUisUtheUbestUresponseUb
yUtheUnurse?

A)U"DoUnotUworry.UEpilepsyUcanUbeUtreatedUwithUmedications."

B)U"TheUseizureUmayUorUmayUnotUmeanUyourUchildUhasUepilepsy."

C)U"SinceUthisUwasUtheUfirstUconvulsion,UitUmayUnotUhappenUagain."U

D)U"LongUtermUtreatmentUwillUpreventUfutureUseizures."U-
UANSWERUB)U"TheUseizureUmayUorUmayUnotUmeanUyourUchildUhasUepilepsy."




AlcoholUandUdrugUabuseUimpairsUjudgmentUandUincreasesUriskUtakingUbehavior.UWhatUnursingUdiagnosisUb
estUapplies?

A)URiskUforUinjury

B)URiskUforUknowledgeUdeficit

,C)UAlteredUthoughtUprocessU

D)UDisturbanceUinUself-esteemU-UANSWERUA)URiskUforUinjury



WhichUtheseUfindingsUwouldUtheUnurseUmoreUcloselyUassociateUwithUanemiaUinUaU10Umonth-oldUinfant?

A)UHemoglobinUlevelUofU12Ug/dI

B)UPaleUmucosaUofUtheUeyelidsUandUlips

C)UHypoactivity

D)UAUheartUrateUbetweenU140UtoU160U-UANSWERUB)UPaleUmucosaUofUtheUeyelidsUandUlips



TheUnurseUisUcaringUforUaUclientUinUhypertensiveUcrisisUinUanUintensiveUcareUunit.UTheUpriorityUassessmentUi
nUtheUfirstUhourUofUcareUis

A)UHeartUrate

B)UPedalUpulses

C)ULungUsounds

D)UPupilUresponsesU-UANSWERUD)UPupilUresponses



WhichUofUtheseUclientsUwhoUareUallUinUtheUterminalUstageUofUcancerUisUleastUappropriateUtoUsuggestUtheUu
seUofUpatientUcontrolledUanalgesiaU(PCA)UwithUaUpump?

A)UAUyoungUadultUwithUaUhistoryUofUDown'sUsyndrome

B)UAUteenagerUwhoUreadsUatUaU4thUgradeUlevel

C)UAnUelderlyUclientUwithUnumerousUarthriticUnodulesUonUtheUhands

D)UAUpreschoolerUwithUintermittentUepisodesUofUalertnessU-
UANSWERUD)UAUpreschoolerUwithUintermittentUepisodesUofUalertness




TheUnurseUisUaboutUtoUassessUaU6Umonth-oldUchildUwithUnonorganicUfailure-
toUthriveU(NOFTT).UUponUenteringUtheUroom,UtheUnurseUwouldUexpectUtheUbabyUtoUbe

A)UIrritableUandU"colicky"UwithUnoUattemptsUtoUpullUtoUstanding

B)UAlert,UlaughingUandUplayingUwithUaUrattle,UsittingUwithUsupport

C)USkinUcolorUduskyUwithUpoorUskinUturgorUoverUabdomen

, D)UPale,UthinUarmsUandUlegs,UuninterestedUinUsurroundingsU-
UANSWERUD)UPale,UthinUarmsUandUlegs,UuninterestedUinUsurroundings




AsUtheUnurseUisUspeakingUwithUaUgroupUofUteensUwhichUofUtheseUsideUeffectsUofUchemotherapyUforUcancerU
wouldUtheUnurseUexpectUthisUgroupUtoUbeUmoreUinterestedUinUduringUtheUdiscussion?U

A)UMouthUsores

B)UFatigue

C)UDiarrhea

D)UHairUlossU-UANSWERUD)UHairUloss



WhileUcaringUforUaUclientUwhoUwasUadmittedUwithUmyocardialUinfarctionU(MI)U2UdaysUago,UtheUnurseUnotes
Utoday'sUtemperatureUisU101.1UdegreesUFahrenheitU(38.5UdegreesCelsius).UTheUappropriateUnursingUinterv

entionUisUto

A)UCallUtheUhealthUcareUproviderUimmediately

B)UAdministerUacetaminophenUasUorderedUasUthisUisUnormalUatUthisUtime

C)USendUblood,UurineUandUsputumUforUcultureU

D)UIncreaseUtheUclient'sUfluidUintakeU-
UANSWERUB)UAdministerUacetaminophenUasUorderedUasUthisUisUnormalUatUthisUtime




AUclientUisUadmittedUforUfirstUandUsecondUdegreeUburnsUonUtheUface,Uneck,UanteriorUchestUandUhands.UThe
Unurse'sUpriorityUshouldUbe



A)UCoverUtheUareasUwithUdryUsterileUdressings

B)UAssessUforUdyspneaUorUstridor

C)UInitiateUintravenousUtherapyU

D)UAdministerUpainUmedicationU-UANSWERUB)UAssessUforUdyspneaUorUstridor



WhichUofUtheseUclientsUwhoUcallUtheUcommunityUhealthUclinicUwouldUtheUnurseUaskUtoUcomeUinUthatUdayUt
oUbeUseenUbyUtheUhealthUcareUprovider?

A)UIUstartedUmyUperiodUandUnowUmyUurineUhasUturnedUbrightUred.

B)UIUamUanUdiabeticUandUtodayUIUhaveUbeenUgoingUtoUtheUbathroomUeveryUhour.

C)UIUwasUstartedUonUmedicineUyesterdayUforUaUurineUinfection.UNowUmyUlowerUbellyUhurtsUwhenUIUgoUtoUth
eUbathroom.