HESI Exit Exam - Evolve Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patient asks how vaccines work to prevent disease. What is the nurse’s best response?
A. Vaccines kill all bacteria in your body
✔✔B. Vaccines stimulate your immune system to produce antibodies
C. Vaccines replace your white blood cells
D. Vaccines suppress your immune system
Which immune cells are primarily responsible for producing antibodies?
A. T-helper cells
✔✔B. B lymphocytes
C. Macrophages
D. Natural killer cells
A patient is diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Which statement is correct?
A. The immune system fails to respond to infections
✔✔B. The immune system attacks the body’s own cells
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,C. The patient has a temporary immune deficiency
D. Only B cells are affected
Which immunoglobulin is the first antibody produced in response to infection?
A. IgA
✔✔B. IgM
C. IgG
D. IgE
A patient receiving immunotherapy asks why their skin is red and itchy. What is the nurse’s best
explanation?
A. This is unrelated to treatment
B. The immune system is failing
✔✔C. It is a normal immune response caused by activation of immune cells
D. It indicates infection
Which type of immunity is acquired through breast milk?
A. Active immunity
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,✔✔B. Passive immunity
C. Cell-mediated immunity
D. Artificial immunity
A patient is prescribed a booster vaccine. What is the primary purpose?
A. Treat existing infection
B. Suppress the immune system
✔✔C. Reinforce and prolong immunity
D. Destroy antibodies
Which immune cells directly destroy virus-infected cells?
A. B lymphocytes
B. Neutrophils
✔✔C. Cytotoxic T cells
D. Mast cells
A patient is allergic to peanuts and experiences swelling and hives. What type of hypersensitivity
is this?
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, A. Type II
B. Type III
✔✔C. Type I (immediate hypersensitivity)
D. Type IV
Which antibody class is primarily involved in allergic reactions?
A. IgG
✔✔B. IgE
C. IgA
D. IgM
A patient has a history of frequent infections and low antibody levels. Which immune system
component is likely affected?
A. T-helper cells
✔✔B. B lymphocytes
C. Neutrophils
D. Dendritic cells
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A patient asks how vaccines work to prevent disease. What is the nurse’s best response?
A. Vaccines kill all bacteria in your body
✔✔B. Vaccines stimulate your immune system to produce antibodies
C. Vaccines replace your white blood cells
D. Vaccines suppress your immune system
Which immune cells are primarily responsible for producing antibodies?
A. T-helper cells
✔✔B. B lymphocytes
C. Macrophages
D. Natural killer cells
A patient is diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Which statement is correct?
A. The immune system fails to respond to infections
✔✔B. The immune system attacks the body’s own cells
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,C. The patient has a temporary immune deficiency
D. Only B cells are affected
Which immunoglobulin is the first antibody produced in response to infection?
A. IgA
✔✔B. IgM
C. IgG
D. IgE
A patient receiving immunotherapy asks why their skin is red and itchy. What is the nurse’s best
explanation?
A. This is unrelated to treatment
B. The immune system is failing
✔✔C. It is a normal immune response caused by activation of immune cells
D. It indicates infection
Which type of immunity is acquired through breast milk?
A. Active immunity
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,✔✔B. Passive immunity
C. Cell-mediated immunity
D. Artificial immunity
A patient is prescribed a booster vaccine. What is the primary purpose?
A. Treat existing infection
B. Suppress the immune system
✔✔C. Reinforce and prolong immunity
D. Destroy antibodies
Which immune cells directly destroy virus-infected cells?
A. B lymphocytes
B. Neutrophils
✔✔C. Cytotoxic T cells
D. Mast cells
A patient is allergic to peanuts and experiences swelling and hives. What type of hypersensitivity
is this?
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, A. Type II
B. Type III
✔✔C. Type I (immediate hypersensitivity)
D. Type IV
Which antibody class is primarily involved in allergic reactions?
A. IgG
✔✔B. IgE
C. IgA
D. IgM
A patient has a history of frequent infections and low antibody levels. Which immune system
component is likely affected?
A. T-helper cells
✔✔B. B lymphocytes
C. Neutrophils
D. Dendritic cells
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