N3110 HESI Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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The./nurse./plans./to./obtain./health./assessment./information./from./a./primary./source../Whic
h./option./is./a./primary./source./for./the./completion./of./the./health./assessment?
-./Client.
-./Healthcare./provider.
-./A./family./member.
-./Previous./medical./records../-./correct./answer./✔✔Client
A./male./client./with./a./history./of./hypertension./tells./the./nurse./that./he./is./tired./of./taking./anti
hypertensive./medications./and./is./going./to./try./spiritual./meditation./instead../Which./should./
be./the./nurse's./first./response?
-./"It./is./important./that./you./continue./your./medication./while./learning./to./meditate."
-./"Spiritual./meditation./requires./a./time./commitment./of./15./to./20./minutes./daily."
-./"Obtain./your./healthcare./provider's./permission./before./starting./meditation."
-./"Complementary./therapy./and./western./medicine./can./be./effective./for./you."./-
correct./answer./✔✔
./
"It./is./important./that./you./continue./your./medication./while./learning./to./meditate."
An./African-American./grandmother./tells./the./nurse./that./her./4-year-
old./grandson./is./suffering./with./"miseries."./Based./on./this./statement,./which./focused./asse
ssment./should./the./nurse./conduct?
-./Inquire./about./the./source./and./type./of./pain.
-./Examine./the./nose./for./congestion./and./discharge.
-./Take./vital./signs./for./temperature./elevation.
-./Explore./the./abdominal./area./for./distension../-./correct./answer./✔✔
Inquire./about./the./source./and./type./of./pain.
,A./client./with./acute./hemorrhagic./anemia./is./to./receive./four./units./of./packed./red./blood./cell
s./(RBCs)./as./rapidly./as./possible../Which./intervention./is./most./important./for./the./nurse./to./i
mplement?
-./Obtain./the./pre-transfusion./hemoglobin./level.
-./Prime./the./tubing./and./prepare./a./blood./pump./set-up.
-./Monitor./vital./signs./every./15./minutes./for./the./first./hour.
-./Ensure./the./accuracy./of./the./blood./type./match../-./correct./answer./✔✔
Ensure./the./accuracy./of./the./blood./type./match.
During./the./initial./morning./assessment,./a./male./client./denies./dysuria./but./reports./that./his.
urine./appears./dark./amber../Which./intervention./should./the./nurse./implement?
/
-./Provide./additional./coffee./on./the./client's./breakfast./tray.
-./Exchange./the./client's./grape./juice./for./cranberry./juice.
-./Bring./the./client./additional./fruit./at./mid-morning.
-./Encourage./additional./oral./intake./of./juices./and./water../-./correct./answer./✔✔
Encourage./additional./oral./intake./of./juices./and./water.
An./older./client./who./requires./frequent./monitoring./fell./and./fractured./a./hip../Which./nurse./i
s./at./greatest./risk./for./a./malpractice./judgment?
-./The./nurse./who./worked./the./7./to./3./shift./at./the./hospital./and./wrote./poor./nursing./notes.
-./The./nurse./assigned./to./care./for./the./client./who./was./at./lunch./at./the./time./of./the./fall.
-./The./nurse./who./transferred./the./client./to./the./chair./when./the./fall./occurred.
-./The./charge./nurse./who./completed./rounds./30./minutes./before./the./fall./occurred../-
./ correct./answer./✔✔
The./nurse./who./transferred./the./client./to./the./chair./when./the./fall./occurred.
, The./nurse./is./instructing./a./client./with./high./cholesterol./about./diet./and./lifestyle./modificati
on../Which./comment./from./the./client./indicates./that./the./teaching./has./been./effective?
-./"If./I./exercise./at./least./two./times./weekly./for./one./hour,./I./will./lower./my./cholesterol."
-./"I./need./to./avoid./eating./proteins,./including./red./meat."
-./"I./will./limit./my./intake./of./beef./to./4./ounces./per./week."
-./"My./blood./level./of./low-density./lipoproteins./needs./to./increase."./-./correct./answer./✔✔
"I./will./limit./my./intake./of./beef./to./4./ounces./per./week."
A./client./is./receiving./alprazolam./0.75./mg./PO./bid./for./anxiety../Alprazolam./is./available./in./
0.5./mg./scored./tablets../How./many./tablets./should./the./nurse./administer?./(Enter./numeric./
value./only.)./-./correct./answer./✔✔1.5
A./postoperative./client./will./need./to./perform./daily./dressing./changes./after./discharge../Whi
ch./outcome./statement./best./demonstrates./the./client's./readiness./to./manage./his./wound./
care./after./discharge?
-./The./client./asks./relevant./questions./regarding./the./dressing./change.
-./The./client./states./he./will./be./able./to./complete./the./wound./care./regimen.
-./The./client./demonstrates./the./wound./care./procedure./correctly.
-./The./client./has./all./the./necessary./supplies./for./wound./care../-./correct./answer./✔✔
The./client./demonstrates./the./wound./care./procedure./correctly.
The./nurse./notices./that./the./Hispanic./parents./of./a./toddler./who./returns./from./surgery./offer
the./child./only./the./broth./that./comes./on./the./clear./liquid./tray../Other./liquids,./including./gel
./
atin,./popsicles,./and./juices,./remain./untouched../Which./explanation./is./most./appropriate./f
or./this./behavior?
-./The./belief./is./held./that./the./evil./eye./enters./the./child./if./anything./cold./is./ingested.
-./After./surgery,./the./child./probably./has./refused./all./foods./except./broth.
./ ./ ./ ./ ./ ./
The./nurse./plans./to./obtain./health./assessment./information./from./a./primary./source../Whic
h./option./is./a./primary./source./for./the./completion./of./the./health./assessment?
-./Client.
-./Healthcare./provider.
-./A./family./member.
-./Previous./medical./records../-./correct./answer./✔✔Client
A./male./client./with./a./history./of./hypertension./tells./the./nurse./that./he./is./tired./of./taking./anti
hypertensive./medications./and./is./going./to./try./spiritual./meditation./instead../Which./should./
be./the./nurse's./first./response?
-./"It./is./important./that./you./continue./your./medication./while./learning./to./meditate."
-./"Spiritual./meditation./requires./a./time./commitment./of./15./to./20./minutes./daily."
-./"Obtain./your./healthcare./provider's./permission./before./starting./meditation."
-./"Complementary./therapy./and./western./medicine./can./be./effective./for./you."./-
correct./answer./✔✔
./
"It./is./important./that./you./continue./your./medication./while./learning./to./meditate."
An./African-American./grandmother./tells./the./nurse./that./her./4-year-
old./grandson./is./suffering./with./"miseries."./Based./on./this./statement,./which./focused./asse
ssment./should./the./nurse./conduct?
-./Inquire./about./the./source./and./type./of./pain.
-./Examine./the./nose./for./congestion./and./discharge.
-./Take./vital./signs./for./temperature./elevation.
-./Explore./the./abdominal./area./for./distension../-./correct./answer./✔✔
Inquire./about./the./source./and./type./of./pain.
,A./client./with./acute./hemorrhagic./anemia./is./to./receive./four./units./of./packed./red./blood./cell
s./(RBCs)./as./rapidly./as./possible../Which./intervention./is./most./important./for./the./nurse./to./i
mplement?
-./Obtain./the./pre-transfusion./hemoglobin./level.
-./Prime./the./tubing./and./prepare./a./blood./pump./set-up.
-./Monitor./vital./signs./every./15./minutes./for./the./first./hour.
-./Ensure./the./accuracy./of./the./blood./type./match../-./correct./answer./✔✔
Ensure./the./accuracy./of./the./blood./type./match.
During./the./initial./morning./assessment,./a./male./client./denies./dysuria./but./reports./that./his.
urine./appears./dark./amber../Which./intervention./should./the./nurse./implement?
/
-./Provide./additional./coffee./on./the./client's./breakfast./tray.
-./Exchange./the./client's./grape./juice./for./cranberry./juice.
-./Bring./the./client./additional./fruit./at./mid-morning.
-./Encourage./additional./oral./intake./of./juices./and./water../-./correct./answer./✔✔
Encourage./additional./oral./intake./of./juices./and./water.
An./older./client./who./requires./frequent./monitoring./fell./and./fractured./a./hip../Which./nurse./i
s./at./greatest./risk./for./a./malpractice./judgment?
-./The./nurse./who./worked./the./7./to./3./shift./at./the./hospital./and./wrote./poor./nursing./notes.
-./The./nurse./assigned./to./care./for./the./client./who./was./at./lunch./at./the./time./of./the./fall.
-./The./nurse./who./transferred./the./client./to./the./chair./when./the./fall./occurred.
-./The./charge./nurse./who./completed./rounds./30./minutes./before./the./fall./occurred../-
./ correct./answer./✔✔
The./nurse./who./transferred./the./client./to./the./chair./when./the./fall./occurred.
, The./nurse./is./instructing./a./client./with./high./cholesterol./about./diet./and./lifestyle./modificati
on../Which./comment./from./the./client./indicates./that./the./teaching./has./been./effective?
-./"If./I./exercise./at./least./two./times./weekly./for./one./hour,./I./will./lower./my./cholesterol."
-./"I./need./to./avoid./eating./proteins,./including./red./meat."
-./"I./will./limit./my./intake./of./beef./to./4./ounces./per./week."
-./"My./blood./level./of./low-density./lipoproteins./needs./to./increase."./-./correct./answer./✔✔
"I./will./limit./my./intake./of./beef./to./4./ounces./per./week."
A./client./is./receiving./alprazolam./0.75./mg./PO./bid./for./anxiety../Alprazolam./is./available./in./
0.5./mg./scored./tablets../How./many./tablets./should./the./nurse./administer?./(Enter./numeric./
value./only.)./-./correct./answer./✔✔1.5
A./postoperative./client./will./need./to./perform./daily./dressing./changes./after./discharge../Whi
ch./outcome./statement./best./demonstrates./the./client's./readiness./to./manage./his./wound./
care./after./discharge?
-./The./client./asks./relevant./questions./regarding./the./dressing./change.
-./The./client./states./he./will./be./able./to./complete./the./wound./care./regimen.
-./The./client./demonstrates./the./wound./care./procedure./correctly.
-./The./client./has./all./the./necessary./supplies./for./wound./care../-./correct./answer./✔✔
The./client./demonstrates./the./wound./care./procedure./correctly.
The./nurse./notices./that./the./Hispanic./parents./of./a./toddler./who./returns./from./surgery./offer
the./child./only./the./broth./that./comes./on./the./clear./liquid./tray../Other./liquids,./including./gel
./
atin,./popsicles,./and./juices,./remain./untouched../Which./explanation./is./most./appropriate./f
or./this./behavior?
-./The./belief./is./held./that./the./evil./eye./enters./the./child./if./anything./cold./is./ingested.
-./After./surgery,./the./child./probably./has./refused./all./foods./except./broth.
