HESI COMPREHENSIVE 1 124 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025 LATEST VERSION WITH GREAT
RATIONALES GRADED A+
A client with asthma receives a prescription for high blood pressure during a clinic
visit. Which prescription should the nurse anticipate the client to receive that is at
least likely to exacerbate asthma? -
✔️Metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor)
Best antihypertensive med for asthmatics. Beta2 blocking agent -- also a
cardioselective and less likely to cause bronchoconstriction.
A male client who has been taking propranolol (Inderal) for 18 months tells the nurse
that the healthcare provider discontinued the medication because his blood pressure
has been normal for the past 3 months. Which instruction should the nurse provide?
-
✔️Ask the healthcare provider about tapering the drug dose over the next week.
HCP discontinued drug BUT measures to prevent rebound cardiac excitation, such
as progressively reducing the dose over 1 or 2 weeks, should be recommended to
prevent rebound tachycardia, hypertension, and ventricular dysrhythmias.
A client who is taking clonidine ( Catapres, Duraclon) reports drowsiness. Which
additional assessment should the nurse make? -
✔️How long has the client been taking the medication?
Drowsiness can occur in the early weeks of treatment with clonidine and with
continued use becomes less intense, so the length of time the client has been on the
medication provides information to direct additional instruction.
The nurse is preparing to administer atropine, an anticholinergic, to a client who is
scheduled for a cholecystectomy. The client asks the nurse to explain the reason for
the prescribed medication. What response is best for the nurse to provide? -
✔️Decrease the risk of bradycardia during surgery
Atropine may be prescribed preoperatively to increase the automaticity of the
sinoatrial node and prevent a dangerous reduction in heart rate during surgical
anesthesia.
An 80-year old client is given morphine sulfate for post-op pain. Which concomitant
med should the nurse question that poses a potential development of urinary
retention in this geriatric client? -
✔️Tricyclic antidepressants
Drugs with anticholinergic properties can exacerbate urinary retention associated
with opioids in the older client.
A client with osteoarthritis is given a new script for a NSAID. The client asks the
nurse, "How is this med different from the acetaminophen I have been taking?"
,HESI COMPREHENSIVE 1 124 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025 LATEST VERSION WITH GREAT
RATIONALES GRADED A+
Which information about the therapeutic action of NSAIDs should the nurse provide?
-
✔️Provide anti-inflammatory response
NSAIDs relieve pain associated with osteoarthritis and differs from acetaminophen(a
non-narcotic & antipyretic). Also potentially hepatotoxic.
A client with cancer has a history of alcohol abuse and is taking acetaminophen
(Tylenol) for pain. Which organ function is most important for the nurse to monitor? -
✔️Liver
Acetaminophen & alcohol both metabolized in the liver. Pt at risk of hepatotoxicity &
potentially fatal liver damage.
The nurse obtains a heart rate of 92 and a BP of 110/76 prior to administering a
scheduled does of verapamil (Calan) for a client with atrial flutter. Which action
should the nurse implement? -
✔️Administer the dose as prescribed.
Verapamil slows SA nodal automaticity, delays AV nodal conduction, slowing
ventricular rate & treats atrial flutter. HR is above 60 and BP is WNL.
A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and
influenza. Which categories of illness should the nurse develop goals for the client's
plan of care? -
✔️One chronic and one acute illness
Adult onset DM is life-long chronic disease. Influenza is acute illness with short term
duration.
Following an emergency Cesareandelivery the nurse encourages the new mother to
breastfed her newborn. The client asks why she should breastfeed now. Which info
should the nurse provide? -
✔️Stimulate contraction of the uterus
Infant suckling breast releases oxytocin by the posterior pituitary and stimulates the
"letdown" reflex. Causing release of colostrum & contracts the uterus to prevent
uterine hemorrhage.
Which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care for a female client
with severe postpartum depression who is admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit?
-
✔️Supervised and guided visits with infant.
Structured visits provide an opportunity for the mother and infant to bond and should
be facilitated and encouraged according to the client's pace of progress.
, HESI COMPREHENSIVE 1 124 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025 LATEST VERSION WITH GREAT
RATIONALES GRADED A+
A 16-year-old male client is admitted to the hospital after falling off a bike and
sustaining a fractured bone. The HCP explains the surgery needed to immobilize the
fracture. Which action should be implemented to obtain a valid informed consent? -
✔️Obtain the permission of the custodial parent for the surgery.
Pt is a minor and cannot legally sign his own consent unless he is an emancipated
minor. Consent should be obtained from the guardian, custodial parent.
During a client assessment, the client says, "I can't walk very well." Which action
should the nurse implement first? -
✔️Identify the problem
Sequential problem solving steps: 1) Identify the problem, 2) consider alternatives, 3)
consider outcomes of the alternatives, 4) predict the likelihood of the outcomes
occurring and choose best chance of success.
The nurse identifies a client's needs and formulates the nursing problem of,
"Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements, related to mental impairment
and decreased intake, as evidenced by increasing confusion and weight loss of more
than 30 lbs over the last 6 months." Which short term goal is best for this pt? -
✔️Eat 50% of six small meals each day by the end of one week
Short term goals: realistic & attainable, time frame 7-10 days before discharge
A male client is angry and is leaving the hospital AMA. The client demands to take
his chart with him and states it's "his" and doesn't want contact with the hospital
anymore. How should the nurse respond? -
✔️The chart is the property of the hospital but I will see that a cope is made for you.
Pt has legal right to the information in it even if leaving AMA
The nurse manager is assisting a nurse with improving organizational skills and time
management. Which nursing activity is the priority in pre-planning a schedule for
selected nursing activities in the daily assignment? -
✔️Medication administration
Med admin is based on a prescribed schedule that is time-sensitive in the delivery of
nursing care and should be priority in scheduling nursing activities in a daily
assignment.
What nursing delivery of care provides the nurse to plan and direct care of a group of
clients over a 24-hour period? -
✔️Primary nursing
ANSWERS 2025 LATEST VERSION WITH GREAT
RATIONALES GRADED A+
A client with asthma receives a prescription for high blood pressure during a clinic
visit. Which prescription should the nurse anticipate the client to receive that is at
least likely to exacerbate asthma? -
✔️Metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor)
Best antihypertensive med for asthmatics. Beta2 blocking agent -- also a
cardioselective and less likely to cause bronchoconstriction.
A male client who has been taking propranolol (Inderal) for 18 months tells the nurse
that the healthcare provider discontinued the medication because his blood pressure
has been normal for the past 3 months. Which instruction should the nurse provide?
-
✔️Ask the healthcare provider about tapering the drug dose over the next week.
HCP discontinued drug BUT measures to prevent rebound cardiac excitation, such
as progressively reducing the dose over 1 or 2 weeks, should be recommended to
prevent rebound tachycardia, hypertension, and ventricular dysrhythmias.
A client who is taking clonidine ( Catapres, Duraclon) reports drowsiness. Which
additional assessment should the nurse make? -
✔️How long has the client been taking the medication?
Drowsiness can occur in the early weeks of treatment with clonidine and with
continued use becomes less intense, so the length of time the client has been on the
medication provides information to direct additional instruction.
The nurse is preparing to administer atropine, an anticholinergic, to a client who is
scheduled for a cholecystectomy. The client asks the nurse to explain the reason for
the prescribed medication. What response is best for the nurse to provide? -
✔️Decrease the risk of bradycardia during surgery
Atropine may be prescribed preoperatively to increase the automaticity of the
sinoatrial node and prevent a dangerous reduction in heart rate during surgical
anesthesia.
An 80-year old client is given morphine sulfate for post-op pain. Which concomitant
med should the nurse question that poses a potential development of urinary
retention in this geriatric client? -
✔️Tricyclic antidepressants
Drugs with anticholinergic properties can exacerbate urinary retention associated
with opioids in the older client.
A client with osteoarthritis is given a new script for a NSAID. The client asks the
nurse, "How is this med different from the acetaminophen I have been taking?"
,HESI COMPREHENSIVE 1 124 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025 LATEST VERSION WITH GREAT
RATIONALES GRADED A+
Which information about the therapeutic action of NSAIDs should the nurse provide?
-
✔️Provide anti-inflammatory response
NSAIDs relieve pain associated with osteoarthritis and differs from acetaminophen(a
non-narcotic & antipyretic). Also potentially hepatotoxic.
A client with cancer has a history of alcohol abuse and is taking acetaminophen
(Tylenol) for pain. Which organ function is most important for the nurse to monitor? -
✔️Liver
Acetaminophen & alcohol both metabolized in the liver. Pt at risk of hepatotoxicity &
potentially fatal liver damage.
The nurse obtains a heart rate of 92 and a BP of 110/76 prior to administering a
scheduled does of verapamil (Calan) for a client with atrial flutter. Which action
should the nurse implement? -
✔️Administer the dose as prescribed.
Verapamil slows SA nodal automaticity, delays AV nodal conduction, slowing
ventricular rate & treats atrial flutter. HR is above 60 and BP is WNL.
A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and
influenza. Which categories of illness should the nurse develop goals for the client's
plan of care? -
✔️One chronic and one acute illness
Adult onset DM is life-long chronic disease. Influenza is acute illness with short term
duration.
Following an emergency Cesareandelivery the nurse encourages the new mother to
breastfed her newborn. The client asks why she should breastfeed now. Which info
should the nurse provide? -
✔️Stimulate contraction of the uterus
Infant suckling breast releases oxytocin by the posterior pituitary and stimulates the
"letdown" reflex. Causing release of colostrum & contracts the uterus to prevent
uterine hemorrhage.
Which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care for a female client
with severe postpartum depression who is admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit?
-
✔️Supervised and guided visits with infant.
Structured visits provide an opportunity for the mother and infant to bond and should
be facilitated and encouraged according to the client's pace of progress.
, HESI COMPREHENSIVE 1 124 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025 LATEST VERSION WITH GREAT
RATIONALES GRADED A+
A 16-year-old male client is admitted to the hospital after falling off a bike and
sustaining a fractured bone. The HCP explains the surgery needed to immobilize the
fracture. Which action should be implemented to obtain a valid informed consent? -
✔️Obtain the permission of the custodial parent for the surgery.
Pt is a minor and cannot legally sign his own consent unless he is an emancipated
minor. Consent should be obtained from the guardian, custodial parent.
During a client assessment, the client says, "I can't walk very well." Which action
should the nurse implement first? -
✔️Identify the problem
Sequential problem solving steps: 1) Identify the problem, 2) consider alternatives, 3)
consider outcomes of the alternatives, 4) predict the likelihood of the outcomes
occurring and choose best chance of success.
The nurse identifies a client's needs and formulates the nursing problem of,
"Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements, related to mental impairment
and decreased intake, as evidenced by increasing confusion and weight loss of more
than 30 lbs over the last 6 months." Which short term goal is best for this pt? -
✔️Eat 50% of six small meals each day by the end of one week
Short term goals: realistic & attainable, time frame 7-10 days before discharge
A male client is angry and is leaving the hospital AMA. The client demands to take
his chart with him and states it's "his" and doesn't want contact with the hospital
anymore. How should the nurse respond? -
✔️The chart is the property of the hospital but I will see that a cope is made for you.
Pt has legal right to the information in it even if leaving AMA
The nurse manager is assisting a nurse with improving organizational skills and time
management. Which nursing activity is the priority in pre-planning a schedule for
selected nursing activities in the daily assignment? -
✔️Medication administration
Med admin is based on a prescribed schedule that is time-sensitive in the delivery of
nursing care and should be priority in scheduling nursing activities in a daily
assignment.
What nursing delivery of care provides the nurse to plan and direct care of a group of
clients over a 24-hour period? -
✔️Primary nursing
