HESI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES| GUARANTEED
PASS | LATEST 2025/2026
A nursing student is recalling the definition of Nurse Practice Acts. What
do the Nurse Practice Acts do?
Nurse Practice Acts describe and define the legal boundaries of nursing
practice within each state.
The Nurse Practice Acts describe and define the legal boundaries of
nursing practice within each state. They help to distinguish between
nursing and medical practice and establish education and licensure
requirements for nurses. Standards of care reflect the knowledge and
skills possessed by nurses who are active practitioners in their
profession. Standards of care are legal requirements that define the
minimum acceptable nursing care. The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects individuals from losing their health
insurance when changing jobs by providing portability.
The nurse at a community healthcare center focuses on providing
primary preventive care. What is the focus of primary preventive care?
Promoting health in healthy individuals
Primary prevention precedes disease or dysfunction and is applied to
patients considered physically and emotionally healthy. Health education
programs, immunizations, and physical and nutritional fitness activities
are primary prevention activities. Tertiary preventive care occurs when
,an individual has a permanent or irreversible disability. The client
undergoing rehabilitation is receiving tertiary preventive care. Secondary
preventive care focuses on individuals who are experiencing health
problems. Secondary preventive care involves treating clients in the
early stages of disease. It also focuses on preventing complications from
illness.
A registered nurse is teaching a nursing student about the concepts that
make up a theory. Which point noted by the nursing student needs
correction?
concepts consist of interrelated theories.
A theory consists of interrelated concepts. Concepts help describe or
label phenomena. Concepts that affect the client system are
physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental or spiritual.
Concepts can be simple or complex and relate to an object or event that
comes from individual perceptual experiences
Which nursing intervention can be classified under complex physiologic
domain according to the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
taxonomy? Select all that apply.
- Correct Answer –
1 Interventions to restore tissue integrity
2 Interventions to optimize neurologic functions
3. Interventions to provide care before, during, and immediately after
surgery
Interventions such as restoring tissue integrity, optimizing neurologic
functions, and providing care before, during, and immediately after
,surgery are classified under physiologic domain according to the Nursing
Interventions Classification (NIC) taxonomy [1] [2]. Interventions to
manage restricted body movements are classified under the simple
physiologic domain. Interventions to promote comfort using psychosocial
techniques are classified under the behavioral domain.
A registered nurse is teaching a nursing student about systems theories
with a specific reference to Neuman's systems theory. Which statements
made by the nursing student post teaching are accurate? Select all that
apply.
- Correct Answer -
1. Factors that change the environment also affect an open system.
2. The components are interrelated and share a common purpose to
form a whole.
3.An open system interacts with the environment, with an exchange of
information between the system and the environment.
Factors that change the environment also affect an open system. The
components are interrelated and share a common purpose to form a
whole. An open system such as a human organism or a process such as
the nursing process interacts with the environment, exchanging
information between the system and the environment. A system is
composed of separate components, and there are two types of system,
open or closed. Neuman's systems theory defines a total-person model
of holism and an open-systems approach
Which intellectual factor would the nurse find appropriate as a dimension
for gathering data for a client's health history?
, Attention Span
Attention span is an intellectual dimension used to gather data for a
health history. A social dimension for gathering health history includes
primary language. A coping mechanism is considered to be a social
subdimension used to gather a client's health history data. Physical and
developmental subdimensions would include activities and coordination
What is a stressor?
A stressor is any stimuli that can produce tension and cause instability
within the system
A stressor is any stimuli that can produce tension and cause instability
within the system. Internal factors exist within the client system, like the
physiological and behavioral responses to illnesses. External factors
exist outside the client system; these stressors include changes in
healthcare policies or increased crime rates. A phenomenon is a term,
description, or label given to describe an idea or responses about an
event, a situation, a process, a group of events, or a group of situations.
Which physical assessment technique involves listening to the sounds of
the body?
Auscultation
Auscultation involves listening to the sounds of the body. Palpation
involves using the sense of touch to assess and collect data. An
inspection involves the nurse carefully looking to collect data. Percussion
involves tapping the skin with the fingertips to vibrate underlying tissues
and organs
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES| GUARANTEED
PASS | LATEST 2025/2026
A nursing student is recalling the definition of Nurse Practice Acts. What
do the Nurse Practice Acts do?
Nurse Practice Acts describe and define the legal boundaries of nursing
practice within each state.
The Nurse Practice Acts describe and define the legal boundaries of
nursing practice within each state. They help to distinguish between
nursing and medical practice and establish education and licensure
requirements for nurses. Standards of care reflect the knowledge and
skills possessed by nurses who are active practitioners in their
profession. Standards of care are legal requirements that define the
minimum acceptable nursing care. The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects individuals from losing their health
insurance when changing jobs by providing portability.
The nurse at a community healthcare center focuses on providing
primary preventive care. What is the focus of primary preventive care?
Promoting health in healthy individuals
Primary prevention precedes disease or dysfunction and is applied to
patients considered physically and emotionally healthy. Health education
programs, immunizations, and physical and nutritional fitness activities
are primary prevention activities. Tertiary preventive care occurs when
,an individual has a permanent or irreversible disability. The client
undergoing rehabilitation is receiving tertiary preventive care. Secondary
preventive care focuses on individuals who are experiencing health
problems. Secondary preventive care involves treating clients in the
early stages of disease. It also focuses on preventing complications from
illness.
A registered nurse is teaching a nursing student about the concepts that
make up a theory. Which point noted by the nursing student needs
correction?
concepts consist of interrelated theories.
A theory consists of interrelated concepts. Concepts help describe or
label phenomena. Concepts that affect the client system are
physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental or spiritual.
Concepts can be simple or complex and relate to an object or event that
comes from individual perceptual experiences
Which nursing intervention can be classified under complex physiologic
domain according to the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
taxonomy? Select all that apply.
- Correct Answer –
1 Interventions to restore tissue integrity
2 Interventions to optimize neurologic functions
3. Interventions to provide care before, during, and immediately after
surgery
Interventions such as restoring tissue integrity, optimizing neurologic
functions, and providing care before, during, and immediately after
,surgery are classified under physiologic domain according to the Nursing
Interventions Classification (NIC) taxonomy [1] [2]. Interventions to
manage restricted body movements are classified under the simple
physiologic domain. Interventions to promote comfort using psychosocial
techniques are classified under the behavioral domain.
A registered nurse is teaching a nursing student about systems theories
with a specific reference to Neuman's systems theory. Which statements
made by the nursing student post teaching are accurate? Select all that
apply.
- Correct Answer -
1. Factors that change the environment also affect an open system.
2. The components are interrelated and share a common purpose to
form a whole.
3.An open system interacts with the environment, with an exchange of
information between the system and the environment.
Factors that change the environment also affect an open system. The
components are interrelated and share a common purpose to form a
whole. An open system such as a human organism or a process such as
the nursing process interacts with the environment, exchanging
information between the system and the environment. A system is
composed of separate components, and there are two types of system,
open or closed. Neuman's systems theory defines a total-person model
of holism and an open-systems approach
Which intellectual factor would the nurse find appropriate as a dimension
for gathering data for a client's health history?
, Attention Span
Attention span is an intellectual dimension used to gather data for a
health history. A social dimension for gathering health history includes
primary language. A coping mechanism is considered to be a social
subdimension used to gather a client's health history data. Physical and
developmental subdimensions would include activities and coordination
What is a stressor?
A stressor is any stimuli that can produce tension and cause instability
within the system
A stressor is any stimuli that can produce tension and cause instability
within the system. Internal factors exist within the client system, like the
physiological and behavioral responses to illnesses. External factors
exist outside the client system; these stressors include changes in
healthcare policies or increased crime rates. A phenomenon is a term,
description, or label given to describe an idea or responses about an
event, a situation, a process, a group of events, or a group of situations.
Which physical assessment technique involves listening to the sounds of
the body?
Auscultation
Auscultation involves listening to the sounds of the body. Palpation
involves using the sense of touch to assess and collect data. An
inspection involves the nurse carefully looking to collect data. Percussion
involves tapping the skin with the fingertips to vibrate underlying tissues
and organs
