HESI RN EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% UPDATED
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assist in the
development of trust?
A) Food
B) Warmth
C) Security
D) Comfort - CORRECT REPLY -C) Security
A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which statement best
reflects assertive communication?
A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you mean."
B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading it
correctly?"
C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time if you would be
more careful."
D) "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time attempting to read your
writing." - CORRECT REPLY -B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I
am sure I am reading it
correctly?"
What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to reduce risks in the
home?
,A) Age and knowledge level of the parents
B) Proximity to emergency services
C) Number of children in the home
D) Age of children in the home - CORRECT REPLY -D) Age of children in the home
A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops as the nurse
enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse should
A) Administer a placebo
B) Encourage increased fluid intake
C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - CORRECT REPLY -C) Administer
the prescribed analgesia
While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires the nurse's
immediate attention?
A) Respiratory rate of 42
B) Lethargy for the past hour
C) Apical pulse of 54
D) Coughing up copious secretions - CORRECT REPLY -A) Respiratory rate of 42
A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level. On initial
assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following assessment findings?
A) Lethargy
B) Heat intolerance
C) Diarrhea
D) Skin eruptions - CORRECT REPLY -A) Lethargy
,The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at school. The father
comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any family history of epilepsy. What is
the best response by the nurse?
A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures." - CORRECT REPLY -B) "The
seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking behavior. What nursing
diagnosis best applies?
A) Risk for injury
B) Risk for knowledge deficit
C) Altered thought process
D) Disturbance in self-esteem - CORRECT REPLY -A) Risk for injury
Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10 month-old
infant?
A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
C) Hypoactivity
D) A heart rate between 140 to 160 - CORRECT REPLY -B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids
and lips
The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The priority
assessment in the first hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedal pulses
, C) Lung sounds
D) Pupil responses - CORRECT REPLY -D) Pupil responses
Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriate to
suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - CORRECT REPLY -D) A
preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to thrive (NOFTT).
Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to be
A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
C) Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen
D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings - CORRECT REPLY -D) Pale,
thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of chemotherapy
for cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more interested in during the
discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue
C) Diarrhea
D) Hair loss - CORRECT REPLY -D) Hair loss
ANSWERS 2025EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% UPDATED
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assist in the
development of trust?
A) Food
B) Warmth
C) Security
D) Comfort - CORRECT REPLY -C) Security
A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which statement best
reflects assertive communication?
A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you mean."
B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading it
correctly?"
C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time if you would be
more careful."
D) "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time attempting to read your
writing." - CORRECT REPLY -B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I
am sure I am reading it
correctly?"
What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to reduce risks in the
home?
,A) Age and knowledge level of the parents
B) Proximity to emergency services
C) Number of children in the home
D) Age of children in the home - CORRECT REPLY -D) Age of children in the home
A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops as the nurse
enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse should
A) Administer a placebo
B) Encourage increased fluid intake
C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - CORRECT REPLY -C) Administer
the prescribed analgesia
While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires the nurse's
immediate attention?
A) Respiratory rate of 42
B) Lethargy for the past hour
C) Apical pulse of 54
D) Coughing up copious secretions - CORRECT REPLY -A) Respiratory rate of 42
A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level. On initial
assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following assessment findings?
A) Lethargy
B) Heat intolerance
C) Diarrhea
D) Skin eruptions - CORRECT REPLY -A) Lethargy
,The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at school. The father
comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any family history of epilepsy. What is
the best response by the nurse?
A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures." - CORRECT REPLY -B) "The
seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking behavior. What nursing
diagnosis best applies?
A) Risk for injury
B) Risk for knowledge deficit
C) Altered thought process
D) Disturbance in self-esteem - CORRECT REPLY -A) Risk for injury
Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10 month-old
infant?
A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
C) Hypoactivity
D) A heart rate between 140 to 160 - CORRECT REPLY -B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids
and lips
The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The priority
assessment in the first hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedal pulses
, C) Lung sounds
D) Pupil responses - CORRECT REPLY -D) Pupil responses
Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriate to
suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - CORRECT REPLY -D) A
preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to thrive (NOFTT).
Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to be
A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
C) Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen
D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings - CORRECT REPLY -D) Pale,
thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of chemotherapy
for cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more interested in during the
discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue
C) Diarrhea
D) Hair loss - CORRECT REPLY -D) Hair loss
