Module 5 HESI Management of Care
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
** A client with leukemia is being considered for a bone marrow transplant. The
healthcare team is discussing the risks and benefits of this treatment and other
possible treatments with the goal of inflicting the least possible harm on the client.
Which principle of healthcare ethics is the team practicing?
Nonmaleficence
Autonomy
Justice
Fidelity - Correct answer-Nonmaleficence
Which action by the nurse represents the ethical principle of beneficence?
The nurse upholds a client's decision to refuse chemotherapy for lung cancer.
The nurse follows a plan of care designed to relieve pain in a client with cancer.
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,The nurse administers an immunization to a child even though it may cause
discomfort.
The nurse provides equal amounts of care to all assigned clients on the basis of
illness acuity. - Correct answer-The nurse administers an immunization to a child
even though it may cause discomfort.
The nursing instructor asks a student to name an example of false imprisonment.
Which of the following situations reflects a violation of this client right?
Observing the provision of care to the client without the client's permission
Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital
Performing a procedure without consent
Threatening to give a client a medication against his or her will - Correct answer-
Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital
A nurse and a nursing assistant enter a client's room to provide care and find the
client lying on the floor. The nurse should first:
Ask the nursing assistant to assist in getting the client back to bed
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,Ask the nursing assistant to complete an incident report
Contact the unit secretary on the intercom and ask that the client's primary health
care provider be called
Check the client's level of consciousness and vital signs - Correct answer-Check
the client's level of consciousness and vital signs
Which of the following actions exemplifies the use of evidence-based practice in
the delivery of client care?
Donning sterile gloves to change an abdominal wound dressing
Advising a client to agree to the treatment recommended by her primary health
care provider
Taking a rectal temperature from a client for whom bleeding precautions have been
instituted
Encouraging a client to take an herbal substance to treat his insomnia - Correct
answer-Donning sterile gloves to change an abdominal wound dressing
The registered nurse has accepted a new position as case manager in a hospital.
Which of the following responsibilities are part of the nurse's new role? Select all
that apply.
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, Assessing the client's needs for home supplies and equipment
Prescribing treatments specific to the client's needs
Evaluating and updating the plan of care as needed
Coordinating consultations and referrals to facilitate discharge
Establishing a safe and cost-effective plan of care with the client - Correct answer-
Evaluating and updating the plan of care as needed
Assessing the client's needs for home supplies and equipment
Coordinating consultations and referrals to facilitate discharge
Establishing a safe and cost-effective plan of care with the client
The nurse manager of a quality improvement program asks a nurse in the
neurological unit to conduct a retrospective audit. Which of the following actions
should the auditing nurse plan to perform in this type of audit?
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Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
** A client with leukemia is being considered for a bone marrow transplant. The
healthcare team is discussing the risks and benefits of this treatment and other
possible treatments with the goal of inflicting the least possible harm on the client.
Which principle of healthcare ethics is the team practicing?
Nonmaleficence
Autonomy
Justice
Fidelity - Correct answer-Nonmaleficence
Which action by the nurse represents the ethical principle of beneficence?
The nurse upholds a client's decision to refuse chemotherapy for lung cancer.
The nurse follows a plan of care designed to relieve pain in a client with cancer.
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,The nurse administers an immunization to a child even though it may cause
discomfort.
The nurse provides equal amounts of care to all assigned clients on the basis of
illness acuity. - Correct answer-The nurse administers an immunization to a child
even though it may cause discomfort.
The nursing instructor asks a student to name an example of false imprisonment.
Which of the following situations reflects a violation of this client right?
Observing the provision of care to the client without the client's permission
Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital
Performing a procedure without consent
Threatening to give a client a medication against his or her will - Correct answer-
Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital
A nurse and a nursing assistant enter a client's room to provide care and find the
client lying on the floor. The nurse should first:
Ask the nursing assistant to assist in getting the client back to bed
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,Ask the nursing assistant to complete an incident report
Contact the unit secretary on the intercom and ask that the client's primary health
care provider be called
Check the client's level of consciousness and vital signs - Correct answer-Check
the client's level of consciousness and vital signs
Which of the following actions exemplifies the use of evidence-based practice in
the delivery of client care?
Donning sterile gloves to change an abdominal wound dressing
Advising a client to agree to the treatment recommended by her primary health
care provider
Taking a rectal temperature from a client for whom bleeding precautions have been
instituted
Encouraging a client to take an herbal substance to treat his insomnia - Correct
answer-Donning sterile gloves to change an abdominal wound dressing
The registered nurse has accepted a new position as case manager in a hospital.
Which of the following responsibilities are part of the nurse's new role? Select all
that apply.
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, Assessing the client's needs for home supplies and equipment
Prescribing treatments specific to the client's needs
Evaluating and updating the plan of care as needed
Coordinating consultations and referrals to facilitate discharge
Establishing a safe and cost-effective plan of care with the client - Correct answer-
Evaluating and updating the plan of care as needed
Assessing the client's needs for home supplies and equipment
Coordinating consultations and referrals to facilitate discharge
Establishing a safe and cost-effective plan of care with the client
The nurse manager of a quality improvement program asks a nurse in the
neurological unit to conduct a retrospective audit. Which of the following actions
should the auditing nurse plan to perform in this type of audit?
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