HESI EXIT V2 EXAM WITH
NGN QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. The practicing nurse knows that which statement by the mother
indicates that themother
understands safety precautions with her four month-old infant and her 4
year-old child?
A) "I strap the infant car seat on the front seat to face backwards."
B) "I place my infant in the middle of the living room floor on a blanket to
play with my
4 year old while I make supper in the kitchen."
C) "My sleeping baby lies so cute in the crib with the little buttocks stuck
up in the air
while the four year old naps on the sofa."
D) "I have the 4 year-old hold and help feed the four month-old a bottle in
the kitchen
while I make supper."
THE RIGHT CHOICE is D: "I have the four year-old hold and help feed the
four month-old
a bottle in the kitchen
2. Upon completing the admission documents, the practicing nurse
learns that the87 year-old patient
does not have an advance directive. What action should the practicing
nurse take?
A) Record the information on the chart
B) Give information about advance directives
C) Assume that this patient wishes a full code
D) Refer this issue to the unit secretary
THE RIGHT CHOICE is B: Give information about advance directives
3. A practicing nurse administers the influenza vaccine to a patient in a
clinic. Within 15 minutes after
the immunization was given, the patient complains of itchy and watery
eyes, increased
anxiety, and difficulty breathing. The practicing nurse expects that the
first action inthe sequence of
care for this patient will be to
A) Maintain the airway
B) Administer epinephrine 1:1000 as ordered
C) Monitor for hypotension with shock
D) Administer diphenhydramine as ordered
THE RIGHT CHOICE is B: Administer epinephrine 1:1000 as ordered .
4. Which of these children at the site of a disaster at a child day care
center would the
,triage practicing nurse put in the "treat last" category?
A) An infant with intermittent bulging anterior fontanel between crying
episodes
,B) A toddler with severe deep abrasions over 98% of the body
C) A preschooler with 1 lower leg fracture and the other leg with an upper
leg fracture
D) A school-age child with singed eyebrows and hair on the arms
THE RIGHT CHOICE is B: A toddler with severe deep abrasions over 98% of
the body .
5. When admitting a patient to an acute care facility, an
identification bracelet is sent up
with the admission form. In the event these do not match, the practicing
nurse’sbest action is to
A) Change whichever item is incorrect to the correct information
B) Use the bracelet and admission form until a replacement is supplied
C) Notify the admissions office and wait to apply the bracelet
D) Make a corrected identification bracelet for the patient
THE RIGHT CHOICE is C: notify the admissions office and wait to apply the
bracelet
6. The practicing nurse is having difficulty reading the health care
provider's written order that was
written right before the shift change. What action should be taken?
A) Leave the order for the oncoming staff to follow-up
B) Contact the charge practicing nurse for an interpretation
C) Ask the pharmacy for assistance in the interpretation
D) Call the provider for clarification
THE RIGHT CHOICE is D: Call the provider for clarification
7. An adult patient is found to be unresponsive on morning rounds.
Afterchecking for
responsiveness and calling for help, the next action that should be taken
by the practicing nurse is
to:
A) check the carotid pulse
B) deliver 5 abdominal thrusts
C) give 2 rescue breaths
D) open the patient's airway
THE RIGHT CHOICE is D: open the patient''s airway
8. A patient has an order for 1000 ml of D5W over an 8 hour period.
Thepracticing nurse discovers
that 800 ml has been infused after 4 hours. What is the priority nursing
action?
A) Ask the patient if there are any breathing problems
B) Have the patient void as much as possible
C) Check the vital signs
D) Auscultate the lungs
THE RIGHT CHOICE is D: Auscultate the lungs
, 9. Following change-of-shift report on an orthopedic unit, which
patient should the practicing nurse
see first?
A) 16 year-old who had an open reduction of a fractured wrist 10 hours
ago
B) 20 year-old in skeletal traction for 2 weeks since a motor cycle accident
C) 72 year-old recovering from surgery after a hip replacement 2 hours
ago
D) 75 year-old who is in skin traction prior to planned hip pinning surgery.
THE RIGHT CHOICE is C: 72 year-old recovering from surgery after a hip
replacement 2
hours ago
10. A practicing nurse observes a family member administer a rectal
suppository byhaving the
patient lie on the left side for the administration. The family member
pushed the
suppository until the finger went up to the second knuckle. After 10
minutes the patient
was told by the family member to turn to the right side and the patient
didthis. What is the
appropriate comment for the practicing nurse to make?
A) Why don’t we now have the patient turn back to the left side.
B) That was done correctly. Did you have any problems with the insertion?
C) Let’s check to see if the suppository is in far enough.
D) Did you feel any stool in the intestinal tract?
THE RIGHT CHOICE is B: That was done correctly. Did you have any
problems with the
insertion?
11. A patient with a diagnosis of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus
aureus(MRSA) has
died. Which type of precautions is the appropriate type to use when
performing
postmortem care?
A) airborne precautions
B) droplet precautions
C) contact precautions
D) compromised host precautions
THE RIGHT CHOICE is C: contact precautions
12. The practicing nurse is reviewing with a patient how to collect a clean
catch urine specimen.
Which sequence is appropriate teaching?
A) Void a little, clean the meatus, then collect specimen
B) clean the meatus, begin voiding, then catch urine stream
C) Clean the meatus, then urinate into container
NGN QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. The practicing nurse knows that which statement by the mother
indicates that themother
understands safety precautions with her four month-old infant and her 4
year-old child?
A) "I strap the infant car seat on the front seat to face backwards."
B) "I place my infant in the middle of the living room floor on a blanket to
play with my
4 year old while I make supper in the kitchen."
C) "My sleeping baby lies so cute in the crib with the little buttocks stuck
up in the air
while the four year old naps on the sofa."
D) "I have the 4 year-old hold and help feed the four month-old a bottle in
the kitchen
while I make supper."
THE RIGHT CHOICE is D: "I have the four year-old hold and help feed the
four month-old
a bottle in the kitchen
2. Upon completing the admission documents, the practicing nurse
learns that the87 year-old patient
does not have an advance directive. What action should the practicing
nurse take?
A) Record the information on the chart
B) Give information about advance directives
C) Assume that this patient wishes a full code
D) Refer this issue to the unit secretary
THE RIGHT CHOICE is B: Give information about advance directives
3. A practicing nurse administers the influenza vaccine to a patient in a
clinic. Within 15 minutes after
the immunization was given, the patient complains of itchy and watery
eyes, increased
anxiety, and difficulty breathing. The practicing nurse expects that the
first action inthe sequence of
care for this patient will be to
A) Maintain the airway
B) Administer epinephrine 1:1000 as ordered
C) Monitor for hypotension with shock
D) Administer diphenhydramine as ordered
THE RIGHT CHOICE is B: Administer epinephrine 1:1000 as ordered .
4. Which of these children at the site of a disaster at a child day care
center would the
,triage practicing nurse put in the "treat last" category?
A) An infant with intermittent bulging anterior fontanel between crying
episodes
,B) A toddler with severe deep abrasions over 98% of the body
C) A preschooler with 1 lower leg fracture and the other leg with an upper
leg fracture
D) A school-age child with singed eyebrows and hair on the arms
THE RIGHT CHOICE is B: A toddler with severe deep abrasions over 98% of
the body .
5. When admitting a patient to an acute care facility, an
identification bracelet is sent up
with the admission form. In the event these do not match, the practicing
nurse’sbest action is to
A) Change whichever item is incorrect to the correct information
B) Use the bracelet and admission form until a replacement is supplied
C) Notify the admissions office and wait to apply the bracelet
D) Make a corrected identification bracelet for the patient
THE RIGHT CHOICE is C: notify the admissions office and wait to apply the
bracelet
6. The practicing nurse is having difficulty reading the health care
provider's written order that was
written right before the shift change. What action should be taken?
A) Leave the order for the oncoming staff to follow-up
B) Contact the charge practicing nurse for an interpretation
C) Ask the pharmacy for assistance in the interpretation
D) Call the provider for clarification
THE RIGHT CHOICE is D: Call the provider for clarification
7. An adult patient is found to be unresponsive on morning rounds.
Afterchecking for
responsiveness and calling for help, the next action that should be taken
by the practicing nurse is
to:
A) check the carotid pulse
B) deliver 5 abdominal thrusts
C) give 2 rescue breaths
D) open the patient's airway
THE RIGHT CHOICE is D: open the patient''s airway
8. A patient has an order for 1000 ml of D5W over an 8 hour period.
Thepracticing nurse discovers
that 800 ml has been infused after 4 hours. What is the priority nursing
action?
A) Ask the patient if there are any breathing problems
B) Have the patient void as much as possible
C) Check the vital signs
D) Auscultate the lungs
THE RIGHT CHOICE is D: Auscultate the lungs
, 9. Following change-of-shift report on an orthopedic unit, which
patient should the practicing nurse
see first?
A) 16 year-old who had an open reduction of a fractured wrist 10 hours
ago
B) 20 year-old in skeletal traction for 2 weeks since a motor cycle accident
C) 72 year-old recovering from surgery after a hip replacement 2 hours
ago
D) 75 year-old who is in skin traction prior to planned hip pinning surgery.
THE RIGHT CHOICE is C: 72 year-old recovering from surgery after a hip
replacement 2
hours ago
10. A practicing nurse observes a family member administer a rectal
suppository byhaving the
patient lie on the left side for the administration. The family member
pushed the
suppository until the finger went up to the second knuckle. After 10
minutes the patient
was told by the family member to turn to the right side and the patient
didthis. What is the
appropriate comment for the practicing nurse to make?
A) Why don’t we now have the patient turn back to the left side.
B) That was done correctly. Did you have any problems with the insertion?
C) Let’s check to see if the suppository is in far enough.
D) Did you feel any stool in the intestinal tract?
THE RIGHT CHOICE is B: That was done correctly. Did you have any
problems with the
insertion?
11. A patient with a diagnosis of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus
aureus(MRSA) has
died. Which type of precautions is the appropriate type to use when
performing
postmortem care?
A) airborne precautions
B) droplet precautions
C) contact precautions
D) compromised host precautions
THE RIGHT CHOICE is C: contact precautions
12. The practicing nurse is reviewing with a patient how to collect a clean
catch urine specimen.
Which sequence is appropriate teaching?
A) Void a little, clean the meatus, then collect specimen
B) clean the meatus, begin voiding, then catch urine stream
C) Clean the meatus, then urinate into container
