HESI RN EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024
In aaplanning aacare aafor aaa aa6 aamonth-old aainfant, aawhat aamust aathe aanurse aaprovide
aato aaassist aain aathe aadevelopment aaof aatrust?
A) aaFood
B) aaWarmth
C) aaSecurity
D) aaComfort aa- aaANS-C) aaSecurity
A aanurse aahas aajust aareceived aaa aamedication aaorder aawhich aais aanot aalegible.
aaWhich aastatement aabest aareflects aaassertive aacommunication?
A) aa"I aacannot aagive aathis aamedication aaas aait aais aawritten. aaI aahave aano aaidea aaof
aawhat aayou aamean."
B) aa"Would aayou aaplease aaclarify aawhat aayou aahave aawritten aaso aaI aaam aasure aaI
aaam aareading aait
correctly?"
C) aa"I aaam aahaving aadifficulty aareading aayour aahandwriting. aaIt aawould aasave aame
aatime aaif aayou aawould aabe aamore aacareful."
D) aa"Please aaprint aain aathe aafuture aaso aaI aado aanot aahave aato aaspend aaextra aatime
aaattempting aato aaread aayour aawriting." aa- aaANS-B) aa"Would aayou aaplease aaclarify
aawhat aayou aahave aawritten aaso aaI aaam aasure aaI aaam aareading aait
correctly?"
What aais aathe aamost aaimportant aaconsideration aawhen aateaching aaparents aahow aato
aareduce aarisks aain aathe aahome?
A) aaAge aaand aaknowledge aalevel aaof aathe aaparents
B) aaProximity aato aaemergency aaservices
C) aaNumber aaof aachildren aain aathe aahome
D) aaAge aaof aachildren aain aathe aahome aa- aaANS-D) aaAge aaof aachildren aain aathe
aahome
,A aa35 aayear-old aaclient aawith aasickle aacell aacrisis aais aatalking aaon aathe aatelephone
aabut aastops aaas aathe aanurse aaenters aathe aaroom aato aarequest aasomething aafor
aapain. aaThe aanurse aashould
A) aaAdminister aaa aaplacebo
B) aaEncourage aaincreased aafluid aaintake
C) aaAdminister aathe aaprescribed aaanalgesia
D) aaRecommend aarelaxation aaexercises aafor aapain aacontrol aa- aaANS-C) aaAdminister
aathe aaprescribed aaanalgesia
While aacaring aafor aaa aatoddler aawith aacroup, aawhich aainitial aasign aaof aacroup
aarequires aathe aanurse's aaimmediate aaattention?
A) aaRespiratory aarate aaof aa42
B) aaLethargy aafor aathe aapast aahour
C) aaApical aapulse aaof aa54
D) aaCoughing aaup aacopious aasecretions aa- aaANS-A) aaRespiratory aarate aaof aa42
A aaclient aais aaadmitted aawith aalow aaT3 aaand aaT4 aalevels aaand aaan aaelevated aaTSH
aalevel. aaOn aainitial aaassessment, aathe aanurse aawould aaanticipate aawhich aaof aathe
aafollowing aaassessment aafindings?
A) aaLethargy
B) aaHeat aaintolerance
C) aaDiarrhea
D) aaSkin aaeruptions aa- aaANS-A) aaLethargy
The aaemergency aaroom aanurse aaadmits aaa aachild aawho aaexperienced aaa aaseizure
aaat aaschool. aaThe aafather aacomments aathat aathis aais aathe aafirst aaoccurrence, aaand
aadenies aaany aafamily aahistory aaof aaepilepsy. aaWhat aais aathe aabest aaresponse aaby
aathe aanurse?
A) aa"Do aanot aaworry. aaEpilepsy aacan aabe aatreated aawith aamedications."
B) aa"The aaseizure aamay aaor aamay aanot aamean aayour aachild aahas aaepilepsy."
C) aa"Since aathis aawas aathe aafirst aaconvulsion, aait aamay aanot aahappen aaagain." aa
D) aa"Long aaterm aatreatment aawill aaprevent aafuture aaseizures." aa- aaANS-B) aa"The
aaseizure aamay aaor aamay aanot aamean aayour aachild aahas aaepilepsy."
Alcohol aaand aadrug aaabuse aaimpairs aajudgment aaand aaincreases aarisk aataking
aabehavior. aaWhat aanursing aadiagnosis aabest aaapplies?
A) aaRisk aafor aainjury
B) aaRisk aafor aaknowledge aadeficit
C) aaAltered aathought aaprocess aa
D) aaDisturbance aain aaself-esteem aa- aaANS-A) aaRisk aafor aainjury
Which aathese aafindings aawould aathe aanurse aamore aaclosely aaassociate aawith
aaanemia aain aaa aa10 aamonth-old aainfant?
A) aaHemoglobin aalevel aaof aa12 aag/dI
B) aaPale aamucosa aaof aathe aaeyelids aaand aalips
C) aaHypoactivity
,D) aaA aaheart aarate aabetween aa140 aato aa160 aa- aaANS-B) aaPale aamucosa aaof aathe
aaeyelids aaand aalips
The aanurse aais aacaring aafor aaa aaclient aain aahypertensive aacrisis aain aaan aaintensive
aacare aaunit. aaThe aapriority aaassessment aain aathe aafirst aahour aaof aacare aais
A) aaHeart aarate
B) aaPedal aapulses
C) aaLung aasounds
D) aaPupil aaresponses aa- aaANS-D) aaPupil aaresponses
Which aaof aathese aaclients aawho aaare aaall aain aathe aaterminal aastage aaof aacancer aais
aaleast aaappropriate aato aasuggest aathe aause aaof aapatient aacontrolled aaanalgesia
aa(PCA) aawith aaa aapump?
A) aaA aayoung aaadult aawith aaa aahistory aaof aaDown's aasyndrome
B) aaA aateenager aawho aareads aaat aaa aa4th aagrade aalevel
C) aaAn aaelderly aaclient aawith aanumerous aaarthritic aanodules aaon aathe aahands
D) aaA aapreschooler aawith aaintermittent aaepisodes aaof aaalertness aa- aaANS-D) aaA
aapreschooler aawith aaintermittent aaepisodes aaof aaalertness
The aanurse aais aaabout aato aaassess aaa aa6 aamonth-old aachild aawith aanonorganic
aafailure-to aathrive aa(NOFTT). aaUpon aaentering aathe aaroom, aathe aanurse aawould
aaexpect aathe aababy aato aabe
A) aaIrritable aaand aa"colicky" aawith aano aaattempts aato aapull aato aastanding
B) aaAlert, aalaughing aaand aaplaying aawith aaa aarattle, aasitting aawith aasupport
C) aaSkin aacolor aadusky aawith aapoor aaskin aaturgor aaover aaabdomen
D) aaPale, aathin aaarms aaand aalegs, aauninterested aain aasurroundings aa- aaANS-D)
aaPale, aathin aaarms aaand aalegs, aauninterested aain aasurroundings
As aathe aanurse aais aaspeaking aawith aaa aagroup aaof aateens aawhich aaof aathese aaside
aaeffects aaof aachemotherapy aafor aacancer aawould aathe aanurse aaexpect aathis aagroup
aato aabe aamore aainterested aain aaduring aathe aadiscussion? aa
A) aaMouth aasores
B) aaFatigue
C) aaDiarrhea
D) aaHair aaloss aa- aaANS-D) aaHair aaloss
While aacaring aafor aaa aaclient aawho aawas aaadmitted aawith aamyocardial aainfarction
aa(MI) aa2 aadays aaago, aathe aanurse aanotes aatoday's aatemperature aais aa101.1
aadegrees aaFahrenheit aa(38.5 aadegreesCelsius). aaThe aaappropriate aanursing
aaintervention aais aato
A) aaCall aathe aahealth aacare aaprovider aaimmediately
B) aaAdminister aaacetaminophen aaas aaordered aaas aathis aais aanormal aaat aathis aatime
C) aaSend aablood, aaurine aaand aasputum aafor aaculture aa
D) aaIncrease aathe aaclient's aafluid aaintake aa- aaANS-B) aaAdminister aaacetaminophen
aaas aaordered aaas aathis aais aanormal aaat aathis aatime
, A aaclient aais aaadmitted aafor aafirst aaand aasecond aadegree aaburns aaon aathe aaface,
aaneck, aaanterior aachest aaand aahands. aaThe aanurse's aapriority aashould aabe
A) aaCover aathe aaareas aawith aadry aasterile aadressings
B) aaAssess aafor aadyspnea aaor aastridor
C) aaInitiate aaintravenous aatherapy aa
D) aaAdminister aapain aamedication aa- aaANS-B) aaAssess aafor aadyspnea aaor aastridor
Which aaof aathese aaclients aawho aacall aathe aacommunity aahealth aaclinic aawould aathe
aanurse aaask aato aacome aain aathat aaday aato aabe aaseen aaby aathe aahealth aacare
aaprovider?
A) aaI aastarted aamy aaperiod aaand aanow aamy aaurine aahas aaturned aabright aared.
B) aaI aaam aaan aadiabetic aaand aatoday aaI aahave aabeen aagoing aato aathe aabathroom
aaevery aahour.
C) aaI aawas aastarted aaon aamedicine aayesterday aafor aaa aaurine aainfection. aaNow aamy
aalower aabelly aahurts aawhen aaI aago aato aathe aabathroom.
D) aaI aawent aato aathe aabathroom aaand aamy aaurine aalooked aavery aared aaand aait aadidn't
aahurt aawhen aaI aawent. aa- aaANS-D) aaI aawent aato aathe aabathroom aaand aamy aaurine
aalooked aavery aared aaand aait aadidn't aahurt aawhen aaI aawent.
Which aaof aathese aaparents' aacomment aafor aaa aanewborn aawould aamost aalikely
aareveal aaan aainitial aafinding aaof aaa aasuspected aapyloric aastenosis?
A) aaI aanoticed aaa aalittle aalump aaa aalittle aaabove aathe aabelly aabutton.
B) aaThe aababy aaseems aahungry aaall aathe aatime.
C) aaMild aavomiting aathat aaprogressed aato aavomiting aashooting aaacross aathe aaroom. aa
D) aaIrritation aaand aaspitting aaup aaimmediately aaafter aafeedings. aa- aaANS-C) aaMild
aavomiting aathat aaprogressed aato aavomiting aashooting aaacross aathe aaroom.
The aanurse aais aaassessing aaa aachild aafor aaclinical aamanifestations aaof aairon
aadeficiency aaanemia.
Which aafactor aawould aathe aanurse aarecognize aaas aacause aafor aathe aafindings? aa
A) aaDecreased aacardiac aaoutput
B) aaTissue aahypoxia
C) aaCerebral aaedema
D) aaReduced aaoxygen aasaturation aa- aaANS-B) aaTissue aahypoxia
The aanurse aawould aaexpect aathe aacystic aafibrosis aaclient aato aareceive aasupplemental
aapancreatic
enzymes aaalong aawith aaa aadiet
A) aaHigh aain aacarbohydrates aaand aaproteins
B) aaLow aain aacarbohydrates aaand aaproteins
C) aaHigh aain aacarbohydrates, aalow aain aaproteins aa
D) aaLow aain aacarbohydrates, aahigh aain aaproteins aa- aaANS-A) aaHigh aain
aacarbohydrates aaand aaproteins
In aaevaluating aathe aagrowth aaof aaa aa12 aamonth-old aachild, aawhich aaof aathese
aafindings aawould aathe
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024
In aaplanning aacare aafor aaa aa6 aamonth-old aainfant, aawhat aamust aathe aanurse aaprovide
aato aaassist aain aathe aadevelopment aaof aatrust?
A) aaFood
B) aaWarmth
C) aaSecurity
D) aaComfort aa- aaANS-C) aaSecurity
A aanurse aahas aajust aareceived aaa aamedication aaorder aawhich aais aanot aalegible.
aaWhich aastatement aabest aareflects aaassertive aacommunication?
A) aa"I aacannot aagive aathis aamedication aaas aait aais aawritten. aaI aahave aano aaidea aaof
aawhat aayou aamean."
B) aa"Would aayou aaplease aaclarify aawhat aayou aahave aawritten aaso aaI aaam aasure aaI
aaam aareading aait
correctly?"
C) aa"I aaam aahaving aadifficulty aareading aayour aahandwriting. aaIt aawould aasave aame
aatime aaif aayou aawould aabe aamore aacareful."
D) aa"Please aaprint aain aathe aafuture aaso aaI aado aanot aahave aato aaspend aaextra aatime
aaattempting aato aaread aayour aawriting." aa- aaANS-B) aa"Would aayou aaplease aaclarify
aawhat aayou aahave aawritten aaso aaI aaam aasure aaI aaam aareading aait
correctly?"
What aais aathe aamost aaimportant aaconsideration aawhen aateaching aaparents aahow aato
aareduce aarisks aain aathe aahome?
A) aaAge aaand aaknowledge aalevel aaof aathe aaparents
B) aaProximity aato aaemergency aaservices
C) aaNumber aaof aachildren aain aathe aahome
D) aaAge aaof aachildren aain aathe aahome aa- aaANS-D) aaAge aaof aachildren aain aathe
aahome
,A aa35 aayear-old aaclient aawith aasickle aacell aacrisis aais aatalking aaon aathe aatelephone
aabut aastops aaas aathe aanurse aaenters aathe aaroom aato aarequest aasomething aafor
aapain. aaThe aanurse aashould
A) aaAdminister aaa aaplacebo
B) aaEncourage aaincreased aafluid aaintake
C) aaAdminister aathe aaprescribed aaanalgesia
D) aaRecommend aarelaxation aaexercises aafor aapain aacontrol aa- aaANS-C) aaAdminister
aathe aaprescribed aaanalgesia
While aacaring aafor aaa aatoddler aawith aacroup, aawhich aainitial aasign aaof aacroup
aarequires aathe aanurse's aaimmediate aaattention?
A) aaRespiratory aarate aaof aa42
B) aaLethargy aafor aathe aapast aahour
C) aaApical aapulse aaof aa54
D) aaCoughing aaup aacopious aasecretions aa- aaANS-A) aaRespiratory aarate aaof aa42
A aaclient aais aaadmitted aawith aalow aaT3 aaand aaT4 aalevels aaand aaan aaelevated aaTSH
aalevel. aaOn aainitial aaassessment, aathe aanurse aawould aaanticipate aawhich aaof aathe
aafollowing aaassessment aafindings?
A) aaLethargy
B) aaHeat aaintolerance
C) aaDiarrhea
D) aaSkin aaeruptions aa- aaANS-A) aaLethargy
The aaemergency aaroom aanurse aaadmits aaa aachild aawho aaexperienced aaa aaseizure
aaat aaschool. aaThe aafather aacomments aathat aathis aais aathe aafirst aaoccurrence, aaand
aadenies aaany aafamily aahistory aaof aaepilepsy. aaWhat aais aathe aabest aaresponse aaby
aathe aanurse?
A) aa"Do aanot aaworry. aaEpilepsy aacan aabe aatreated aawith aamedications."
B) aa"The aaseizure aamay aaor aamay aanot aamean aayour aachild aahas aaepilepsy."
C) aa"Since aathis aawas aathe aafirst aaconvulsion, aait aamay aanot aahappen aaagain." aa
D) aa"Long aaterm aatreatment aawill aaprevent aafuture aaseizures." aa- aaANS-B) aa"The
aaseizure aamay aaor aamay aanot aamean aayour aachild aahas aaepilepsy."
Alcohol aaand aadrug aaabuse aaimpairs aajudgment aaand aaincreases aarisk aataking
aabehavior. aaWhat aanursing aadiagnosis aabest aaapplies?
A) aaRisk aafor aainjury
B) aaRisk aafor aaknowledge aadeficit
C) aaAltered aathought aaprocess aa
D) aaDisturbance aain aaself-esteem aa- aaANS-A) aaRisk aafor aainjury
Which aathese aafindings aawould aathe aanurse aamore aaclosely aaassociate aawith
aaanemia aain aaa aa10 aamonth-old aainfant?
A) aaHemoglobin aalevel aaof aa12 aag/dI
B) aaPale aamucosa aaof aathe aaeyelids aaand aalips
C) aaHypoactivity
,D) aaA aaheart aarate aabetween aa140 aato aa160 aa- aaANS-B) aaPale aamucosa aaof aathe
aaeyelids aaand aalips
The aanurse aais aacaring aafor aaa aaclient aain aahypertensive aacrisis aain aaan aaintensive
aacare aaunit. aaThe aapriority aaassessment aain aathe aafirst aahour aaof aacare aais
A) aaHeart aarate
B) aaPedal aapulses
C) aaLung aasounds
D) aaPupil aaresponses aa- aaANS-D) aaPupil aaresponses
Which aaof aathese aaclients aawho aaare aaall aain aathe aaterminal aastage aaof aacancer aais
aaleast aaappropriate aato aasuggest aathe aause aaof aapatient aacontrolled aaanalgesia
aa(PCA) aawith aaa aapump?
A) aaA aayoung aaadult aawith aaa aahistory aaof aaDown's aasyndrome
B) aaA aateenager aawho aareads aaat aaa aa4th aagrade aalevel
C) aaAn aaelderly aaclient aawith aanumerous aaarthritic aanodules aaon aathe aahands
D) aaA aapreschooler aawith aaintermittent aaepisodes aaof aaalertness aa- aaANS-D) aaA
aapreschooler aawith aaintermittent aaepisodes aaof aaalertness
The aanurse aais aaabout aato aaassess aaa aa6 aamonth-old aachild aawith aanonorganic
aafailure-to aathrive aa(NOFTT). aaUpon aaentering aathe aaroom, aathe aanurse aawould
aaexpect aathe aababy aato aabe
A) aaIrritable aaand aa"colicky" aawith aano aaattempts aato aapull aato aastanding
B) aaAlert, aalaughing aaand aaplaying aawith aaa aarattle, aasitting aawith aasupport
C) aaSkin aacolor aadusky aawith aapoor aaskin aaturgor aaover aaabdomen
D) aaPale, aathin aaarms aaand aalegs, aauninterested aain aasurroundings aa- aaANS-D)
aaPale, aathin aaarms aaand aalegs, aauninterested aain aasurroundings
As aathe aanurse aais aaspeaking aawith aaa aagroup aaof aateens aawhich aaof aathese aaside
aaeffects aaof aachemotherapy aafor aacancer aawould aathe aanurse aaexpect aathis aagroup
aato aabe aamore aainterested aain aaduring aathe aadiscussion? aa
A) aaMouth aasores
B) aaFatigue
C) aaDiarrhea
D) aaHair aaloss aa- aaANS-D) aaHair aaloss
While aacaring aafor aaa aaclient aawho aawas aaadmitted aawith aamyocardial aainfarction
aa(MI) aa2 aadays aaago, aathe aanurse aanotes aatoday's aatemperature aais aa101.1
aadegrees aaFahrenheit aa(38.5 aadegreesCelsius). aaThe aaappropriate aanursing
aaintervention aais aato
A) aaCall aathe aahealth aacare aaprovider aaimmediately
B) aaAdminister aaacetaminophen aaas aaordered aaas aathis aais aanormal aaat aathis aatime
C) aaSend aablood, aaurine aaand aasputum aafor aaculture aa
D) aaIncrease aathe aaclient's aafluid aaintake aa- aaANS-B) aaAdminister aaacetaminophen
aaas aaordered aaas aathis aais aanormal aaat aathis aatime
, A aaclient aais aaadmitted aafor aafirst aaand aasecond aadegree aaburns aaon aathe aaface,
aaneck, aaanterior aachest aaand aahands. aaThe aanurse's aapriority aashould aabe
A) aaCover aathe aaareas aawith aadry aasterile aadressings
B) aaAssess aafor aadyspnea aaor aastridor
C) aaInitiate aaintravenous aatherapy aa
D) aaAdminister aapain aamedication aa- aaANS-B) aaAssess aafor aadyspnea aaor aastridor
Which aaof aathese aaclients aawho aacall aathe aacommunity aahealth aaclinic aawould aathe
aanurse aaask aato aacome aain aathat aaday aato aabe aaseen aaby aathe aahealth aacare
aaprovider?
A) aaI aastarted aamy aaperiod aaand aanow aamy aaurine aahas aaturned aabright aared.
B) aaI aaam aaan aadiabetic aaand aatoday aaI aahave aabeen aagoing aato aathe aabathroom
aaevery aahour.
C) aaI aawas aastarted aaon aamedicine aayesterday aafor aaa aaurine aainfection. aaNow aamy
aalower aabelly aahurts aawhen aaI aago aato aathe aabathroom.
D) aaI aawent aato aathe aabathroom aaand aamy aaurine aalooked aavery aared aaand aait aadidn't
aahurt aawhen aaI aawent. aa- aaANS-D) aaI aawent aato aathe aabathroom aaand aamy aaurine
aalooked aavery aared aaand aait aadidn't aahurt aawhen aaI aawent.
Which aaof aathese aaparents' aacomment aafor aaa aanewborn aawould aamost aalikely
aareveal aaan aainitial aafinding aaof aaa aasuspected aapyloric aastenosis?
A) aaI aanoticed aaa aalittle aalump aaa aalittle aaabove aathe aabelly aabutton.
B) aaThe aababy aaseems aahungry aaall aathe aatime.
C) aaMild aavomiting aathat aaprogressed aato aavomiting aashooting aaacross aathe aaroom. aa
D) aaIrritation aaand aaspitting aaup aaimmediately aaafter aafeedings. aa- aaANS-C) aaMild
aavomiting aathat aaprogressed aato aavomiting aashooting aaacross aathe aaroom.
The aanurse aais aaassessing aaa aachild aafor aaclinical aamanifestations aaof aairon
aadeficiency aaanemia.
Which aafactor aawould aathe aanurse aarecognize aaas aacause aafor aathe aafindings? aa
A) aaDecreased aacardiac aaoutput
B) aaTissue aahypoxia
C) aaCerebral aaedema
D) aaReduced aaoxygen aasaturation aa- aaANS-B) aaTissue aahypoxia
The aanurse aawould aaexpect aathe aacystic aafibrosis aaclient aato aareceive aasupplemental
aapancreatic
enzymes aaalong aawith aaa aadiet
A) aaHigh aain aacarbohydrates aaand aaproteins
B) aaLow aain aacarbohydrates aaand aaproteins
C) aaHigh aain aacarbohydrates, aalow aain aaproteins aa
D) aaLow aain aacarbohydrates, aahigh aain aaproteins aa- aaANS-A) aaHigh aain
aacarbohydrates aaand aaproteins
In aaevaluating aathe aagrowth aaof aaa aa12 aamonth-old aachild, aawhich aaof aathese
aafindings aawould aathe
