HESI practice test 1 – Evolve
Exam Questions with Correct
Answers Latest Update (Verified)
Question:
During the physical assessment, which finding should the nurse
recognize as a normal finding?
• Regular pulsation at the epigastric area when the client is supine.
• Apical pulse noted over an area 4 to 5 centimeters with a duration
of 2 seconds.
• Jugular venous pressure palpable with the client in an upright
position.
• Point of maximal impulse at the third intercostal space in the right
midclavicular line.
Correct Answer:
Regular pulsation at the epigastric area when the client is supine.
,Question:
A 56-year-old female client is receiving intracavitary radiation via a
radium implant. Which nurse should be assigned to care for this client?
• The nurse who is caring for another client receiving intracavitary
radiation.
• A nurse with Marfan's syndrome who is postmenopausal.
• A nurse with oncology experience who may be pregnant.
• The nurse who is caring for another client who has Clostridium
difficile.
Correct Answer:
A nurse with Marfan's syndrome who is postmenopausal.
Question:
To assess a client's pupillary response to accommodation, a nurse
should perform which activity?
• Cover one eye for one minute and note the pupil reaction when
the cover is removed.
• Shine a light into the client's eye and watch the pupil response in
the opposite eye.
• Touch the cornea with a piece of sterile cotton and observe for a
change in pupil size.
• Ask the client to look at a distant object and then at an object held
10 cm from the nose.
, Correct Answer:
Ask the client to look at a distant object and then at an object held 10
cm from the nose.
Question:
The scope of professional nursing practice is determined by rules
promulgated by which organization?
• State's Board of Nursing.
• State Nursing Associations.
• American Nurses Association (ANA).
• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Correct Answer:
State's Board of Nursing.
Question:
A child is receiving maintenance intravenous (IV) fluids at the rate of
1000 ml for the first 10 kg of body weight, plus 50 ml/kg per day for
each kilogram between 10 and 20. How many milliliters per hour should
the nurse program the infusion pump for a child who weighs 19.5 kg?
(Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest
whole number.)
Correct Answer:
61
Exam Questions with Correct
Answers Latest Update (Verified)
Question:
During the physical assessment, which finding should the nurse
recognize as a normal finding?
• Regular pulsation at the epigastric area when the client is supine.
• Apical pulse noted over an area 4 to 5 centimeters with a duration
of 2 seconds.
• Jugular venous pressure palpable with the client in an upright
position.
• Point of maximal impulse at the third intercostal space in the right
midclavicular line.
Correct Answer:
Regular pulsation at the epigastric area when the client is supine.
,Question:
A 56-year-old female client is receiving intracavitary radiation via a
radium implant. Which nurse should be assigned to care for this client?
• The nurse who is caring for another client receiving intracavitary
radiation.
• A nurse with Marfan's syndrome who is postmenopausal.
• A nurse with oncology experience who may be pregnant.
• The nurse who is caring for another client who has Clostridium
difficile.
Correct Answer:
A nurse with Marfan's syndrome who is postmenopausal.
Question:
To assess a client's pupillary response to accommodation, a nurse
should perform which activity?
• Cover one eye for one minute and note the pupil reaction when
the cover is removed.
• Shine a light into the client's eye and watch the pupil response in
the opposite eye.
• Touch the cornea with a piece of sterile cotton and observe for a
change in pupil size.
• Ask the client to look at a distant object and then at an object held
10 cm from the nose.
, Correct Answer:
Ask the client to look at a distant object and then at an object held 10
cm from the nose.
Question:
The scope of professional nursing practice is determined by rules
promulgated by which organization?
• State's Board of Nursing.
• State Nursing Associations.
• American Nurses Association (ANA).
• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Correct Answer:
State's Board of Nursing.
Question:
A child is receiving maintenance intravenous (IV) fluids at the rate of
1000 ml for the first 10 kg of body weight, plus 50 ml/kg per day for
each kilogram between 10 and 20. How many milliliters per hour should
the nurse program the infusion pump for a child who weighs 19.5 kg?
(Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest
whole number.)
Correct Answer:
61
