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EVOLVE HESI FUNDAMENTALS FINAL EXAM AND
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2025/ 2026 NEWEST
EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE
(CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
A+||LATEST EXAM!!||
A hospitalized male client is receiving nasogastric tube
feedings via a small-bore tube and a continuous pump
infusion. He reports that he had a bad bout of severe
coughing a few minutes ago, but feels fine now. What
action is best for the nurse to take? - Answer-After clearing
the tube with 30 ml of air, check the pH of fluid withdrawn
from the tube.
A client is in the radiology department at 0900 when the
prescription levofloxacin (Levaquin) 500 mg IV q24h is
scheduled to be administered. The client returns to the unit
at 1300. What is the best intervention for the nurse to
implement? - Answer-Give the missed dose at 1300 and
change the schedule to administer daily at 1300.
A client who is in hospice care complains of increasing
amounts of pain. The healthcare provider prescribes an
analgesic every four hours as needed. Which action
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should the nurse implement? - Answer-Give an around-
the-clock schedule for administration of analgesics.
After completing an assessment and determining that a
client has a problem, which action should the nurse
perform next? - Answer-determine the etiology of the
problem
What is the most important reason for starting intravenous
infusions in the upper extremities rather than the lower
extremities of adults? - Answer-A decreased flow rate
could result in the formation of a thrombosis.
The nurse notices that the mother of a 9-year-old
Vietnamese child always looks at the floor when she talks
to the nurse. What action should the nurse take? -
Answer-Continue asking the mother questions about the
child.
Which intervention is most important for the nurse to
implement for a male client who is experiencing urinary
retention? - Answer-Assess for bladder distention.
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A client who is a Jehovah's Witness is admitted to the
nursing unit. Which concern should the nurse have for
planning care in terms of the client's beliefs? - Answer-
Blood transfusions are forbidden.
While instructing a male client's wife in the performance of
passive range-of-motion exercises to his contracted
shoulder, the nurse observes that she is holding his arm
above and below the elbow. What nursing action should
the nurse implement? - Answer-Acknowledge that she is
supporting the arm correctly.
An elderly male client who is unresponsive following a
cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is receiving bolus enteral
feedings though a gastrostomy tube. What is the best
client position for administration of the bolus tube
feedings? - Answer-Fowler's.
An adult male client with a history of hypertension tells the
nurse that he is tired of taking antihypertensive
medications and is going to try spiritual meditation instead.
What should be the nurse's first response? - Answer-It is
important that you continue your medication while learning
to meditate.
EVOLVE HESI FUNDAMENTALS FINAL EXAM AND
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2025/ 2026 NEWEST
EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE
(CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
A+||LATEST EXAM!!||
A hospitalized male client is receiving nasogastric tube
feedings via a small-bore tube and a continuous pump
infusion. He reports that he had a bad bout of severe
coughing a few minutes ago, but feels fine now. What
action is best for the nurse to take? - Answer-After clearing
the tube with 30 ml of air, check the pH of fluid withdrawn
from the tube.
A client is in the radiology department at 0900 when the
prescription levofloxacin (Levaquin) 500 mg IV q24h is
scheduled to be administered. The client returns to the unit
at 1300. What is the best intervention for the nurse to
implement? - Answer-Give the missed dose at 1300 and
change the schedule to administer daily at 1300.
A client who is in hospice care complains of increasing
amounts of pain. The healthcare provider prescribes an
analgesic every four hours as needed. Which action
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should the nurse implement? - Answer-Give an around-
the-clock schedule for administration of analgesics.
After completing an assessment and determining that a
client has a problem, which action should the nurse
perform next? - Answer-determine the etiology of the
problem
What is the most important reason for starting intravenous
infusions in the upper extremities rather than the lower
extremities of adults? - Answer-A decreased flow rate
could result in the formation of a thrombosis.
The nurse notices that the mother of a 9-year-old
Vietnamese child always looks at the floor when she talks
to the nurse. What action should the nurse take? -
Answer-Continue asking the mother questions about the
child.
Which intervention is most important for the nurse to
implement for a male client who is experiencing urinary
retention? - Answer-Assess for bladder distention.
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A client who is a Jehovah's Witness is admitted to the
nursing unit. Which concern should the nurse have for
planning care in terms of the client's beliefs? - Answer-
Blood transfusions are forbidden.
While instructing a male client's wife in the performance of
passive range-of-motion exercises to his contracted
shoulder, the nurse observes that she is holding his arm
above and below the elbow. What nursing action should
the nurse implement? - Answer-Acknowledge that she is
supporting the arm correctly.
An elderly male client who is unresponsive following a
cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is receiving bolus enteral
feedings though a gastrostomy tube. What is the best
client position for administration of the bolus tube
feedings? - Answer-Fowler's.
An adult male client with a history of hypertension tells the
nurse that he is tired of taking antihypertensive
medications and is going to try spiritual meditation instead.
What should be the nurse's first response? - Answer-It is
important that you continue your medication while learning
to meditate.
