HESI EXIT EXAM VERSION 1/ PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ UPDATED 2024-2025
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,1. Which cinformation cis ca cpriority cfor cthe cRN cto creinforce cto can colder cclient cafter cintravenous cpylegraphy?
A) Eat ca clight cdiet cfor cthe crest cof cthe cday
B) Rest cfor cthe cnext c24 chours csince cthe cpreparation cand cthe ctest cis ctiring.
C) During cwaking chours cdrink cat cleast c1 c8-ounce cglass cof cfluid cevery chour cfor cthe cnext c2days
D) Measure cthe curine coutput cfor cthe cnext cday cand cimmediately cnotify cthe chealth ccare cprovider cif cit cshould cdecrease.
The ccorrect canswer cis cD: cMeasure cthe curine coutput cfor cthe cnext cday cand cimmediately cnotify cthe chealth ccare cprovider cif cit
cshould cdecrease.
2. A cclient chas caltered crenal cfunction cand cis cbeing ctreated cat chome. cThe cnurse crecognizes cthat cthe cmost caccurate
cindicator cof cfluid cbalance cduring cthe cweekly cvisits cis
A) difference cin cthe cintake cand coutput
B) changes cin cthe cmucous cmembranes
C) skin cturgor
D) weekly cweight
The ccorrect canswer cis cD: cweekly cweight
3. A c client c has c been c diagnosed c with c Zollinger-Ellison c syndrome.Which c information c is c most c important c for
c the c nurse c to creinforce cwith cthe cclient?
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,A) It cis ca ccondition cin cwhich cone cor cmore ctumors ccalled cgastrinomas cform cin cthe cpancreasor cin cthe cupper
cpart cof cthe csmall cintestine c(duodenum)
B) It cis ccritical cto creport cpromptly cto cyour chealth ccare cprovider cany cfindings cof cpepticulcers
c)Treatment cconsists cof cmedications cto creduce cacid cand cheal cany cpeptic culcers cand, cifpossible, csurgery cto cremove cany ctumors
D)With cthe caverage cage cat cdiagnosis cat c50 cyears cthe cpeptic culcers cmay coccur cat cunusualareas cof cthe cstomach cor
cintestine cThe ccorrect canswer cis cB: cIt cis ccritical cto creport cpromptly cto cyour chealth ccare cprovider canyfindings cof
cpeptic culcers c.
4. A cprimigravida cin cthe cthird ctrimester cis chospitalized cfor cpreeclampsia. cThe cnurse c determines
that cthe cclient’s cblood cpressure cis cincreasing. cWhich caction cshould cthe cnurse ctake cfirst? c A)
cCheck cthe cprotein clevel cin curine
B) Have cthe cclient cturn cto cthe cleft cside
C) Take cthe ctemperature
D) Monitor cthe curine coutput
The ccorrect canswer cis cB: cHave cthe cclient cturn cto cthe cleft cside
5. The cnurse cis ccaring cfor ca cclient cin catrial cfibrillation. cThe catrial cheart crate cis c250 cand ctheventricular crate cis
ccontrolled cat c75. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cfindings cis ccause cfor cthe cmost cconcern?
A) Diminished cbowel csounds
B) Loss cof cappetite
C) A ccold, cpale clower cleg
D) Tachypnea
The ccorrect canswer cis cC: cA ccold, cpale clower cleg
6. The cclient cwith cinfective cendocarditis cmust cbe cassessed cfrequently cby cthe chome chealthnurse. cWhich cfinding
csuggests cthat cantibiotic ctherapy cis cnot ceffective, cand cmust cbe creported cby cthe cnurse cimmediately cto cthe chealthcare
cprovider?
A) Nausea cand cvomiting
B) Fever cof c103 cdegrees cFahrenheit c(39.5 cdegrees cCelsius)
C) Diffuse cmacular crash
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, D) Muscle ctenderness
The ccorrect canswer cis cB: cFever cof c103 cdegrees cF c(39.5 cdegrees cC)
7. A cclient cwho chad ca cvasectomy cis cin cthe cpost crecovery cunit cat can coutpatient cclinic. cWhichof cthese cpoints cis cmost
cimportant cto cbe creinforced cby cthe cnurse?
A) Until cthe chealth ccare cprovider chas cdetermined cthat cyour cejaculate cdoesn't ccontainsperm, ccontinue cto cuse
canother cform cof ccontraception.
B) This cprocedure cdoesn't cimpede cthe cproduction cof cmale chormones cor cthe cproduction cofsperm cin cthe ctesticles.
cThe csperm ccan cno clonger center cyour csemen cand cno csperm care cin cyour cejaculate.
C) After cyour cvasectomy, cstrenuous cactivity cneeds cto cbe cavoided cfor cat cleast c48 chours. cIf cyour cwork cdoesn't
cinvolve chard cphysical clabor, cyou ccan creturn cto cyour cjob cas csoon cas cyou
feel cup cto cit. cThe cstitches cgenerally
cdissolve cin cseven cto cten cdays.
D) The chealth ccare cprovider cat cthis cclinic crecommends crest, cice, can cathletic csupporter corover-the-counter cpain
cmedication cto crelieve cany cdiscomfort.
The ccorrect canswer cis cA: cUntil cthe chealth ccare cprovider chas cdetermined cthat cyour cejaculatedoesn't ccontain csperm,
ccontinue cto cuse canother cform cof ccontraception.
8. A cclient cwho cis cto chave cantineoplastic cchemotherapy ctells cthe cnurses cof ca cfear cof cbeing csick call cthe ctime cand
cwishes cto ctry cacupuncture. cWhich cof cthese cbeliefs cstated cby cthe cclientwould cbe cincorrect cabout cacupuncture?
A) Some cneedles cgo cas cdeep cas c3 cinches, cdepending con cwhere cthey're cplaced cin cthe cbodyand cwhat cthe ctreatment
cis cfor. cThe cneedles cusually care cleft cin cfor c15 cto c30 cminutes.
B) In ctraditional cChinese cmedicine, cimbalances cin c the cbasic cenergetic cflow cof c life c4known cas cqi c or c chi c 4 care
cthought c to ccause cillness.
* cC) cThe cflow cof clife cis cbelieved cto cflow cthrough cmajor cpathways cor cnerve cclusters cin cyourbody.
D) cBy cinserting cextremely cfine cneedles cinto csome cof cthe cover c400 cacupuncture cpoints cinvarious ccombinations cit cis
cbelieved cthat cenergy cflow cwill crebalance cto callow cthe cbody's cnatural chealing cmechanisms cto ctake cover.
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VERIFIED ANSWERS/ UPDATED 2024-2025
pg. c
,1. Which cinformation cis ca cpriority cfor cthe cRN cto creinforce cto can colder cclient cafter cintravenous cpylegraphy?
A) Eat ca clight cdiet cfor cthe crest cof cthe cday
B) Rest cfor cthe cnext c24 chours csince cthe cpreparation cand cthe ctest cis ctiring.
C) During cwaking chours cdrink cat cleast c1 c8-ounce cglass cof cfluid cevery chour cfor cthe cnext c2days
D) Measure cthe curine coutput cfor cthe cnext cday cand cimmediately cnotify cthe chealth ccare cprovider cif cit cshould cdecrease.
The ccorrect canswer cis cD: cMeasure cthe curine coutput cfor cthe cnext cday cand cimmediately cnotify cthe chealth ccare cprovider cif cit
cshould cdecrease.
2. A cclient chas caltered crenal cfunction cand cis cbeing ctreated cat chome. cThe cnurse crecognizes cthat cthe cmost caccurate
cindicator cof cfluid cbalance cduring cthe cweekly cvisits cis
A) difference cin cthe cintake cand coutput
B) changes cin cthe cmucous cmembranes
C) skin cturgor
D) weekly cweight
The ccorrect canswer cis cD: cweekly cweight
3. A c client c has c been c diagnosed c with c Zollinger-Ellison c syndrome.Which c information c is c most c important c for
c the c nurse c to creinforce cwith cthe cclient?
pg. c
,A) It cis ca ccondition cin cwhich cone cor cmore ctumors ccalled cgastrinomas cform cin cthe cpancreasor cin cthe cupper
cpart cof cthe csmall cintestine c(duodenum)
B) It cis ccritical cto creport cpromptly cto cyour chealth ccare cprovider cany cfindings cof cpepticulcers
c)Treatment cconsists cof cmedications cto creduce cacid cand cheal cany cpeptic culcers cand, cifpossible, csurgery cto cremove cany ctumors
D)With cthe caverage cage cat cdiagnosis cat c50 cyears cthe cpeptic culcers cmay coccur cat cunusualareas cof cthe cstomach cor
cintestine cThe ccorrect canswer cis cB: cIt cis ccritical cto creport cpromptly cto cyour chealth ccare cprovider canyfindings cof
cpeptic culcers c.
4. A cprimigravida cin cthe cthird ctrimester cis chospitalized cfor cpreeclampsia. cThe cnurse c determines
that cthe cclient’s cblood cpressure cis cincreasing. cWhich caction cshould cthe cnurse ctake cfirst? c A)
cCheck cthe cprotein clevel cin curine
B) Have cthe cclient cturn cto cthe cleft cside
C) Take cthe ctemperature
D) Monitor cthe curine coutput
The ccorrect canswer cis cB: cHave cthe cclient cturn cto cthe cleft cside
5. The cnurse cis ccaring cfor ca cclient cin catrial cfibrillation. cThe catrial cheart crate cis c250 cand ctheventricular crate cis
ccontrolled cat c75. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cfindings cis ccause cfor cthe cmost cconcern?
A) Diminished cbowel csounds
B) Loss cof cappetite
C) A ccold, cpale clower cleg
D) Tachypnea
The ccorrect canswer cis cC: cA ccold, cpale clower cleg
6. The cclient cwith cinfective cendocarditis cmust cbe cassessed cfrequently cby cthe chome chealthnurse. cWhich cfinding
csuggests cthat cantibiotic ctherapy cis cnot ceffective, cand cmust cbe creported cby cthe cnurse cimmediately cto cthe chealthcare
cprovider?
A) Nausea cand cvomiting
B) Fever cof c103 cdegrees cFahrenheit c(39.5 cdegrees cCelsius)
C) Diffuse cmacular crash
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, D) Muscle ctenderness
The ccorrect canswer cis cB: cFever cof c103 cdegrees cF c(39.5 cdegrees cC)
7. A cclient cwho chad ca cvasectomy cis cin cthe cpost crecovery cunit cat can coutpatient cclinic. cWhichof cthese cpoints cis cmost
cimportant cto cbe creinforced cby cthe cnurse?
A) Until cthe chealth ccare cprovider chas cdetermined cthat cyour cejaculate cdoesn't ccontainsperm, ccontinue cto cuse
canother cform cof ccontraception.
B) This cprocedure cdoesn't cimpede cthe cproduction cof cmale chormones cor cthe cproduction cofsperm cin cthe ctesticles.
cThe csperm ccan cno clonger center cyour csemen cand cno csperm care cin cyour cejaculate.
C) After cyour cvasectomy, cstrenuous cactivity cneeds cto cbe cavoided cfor cat cleast c48 chours. cIf cyour cwork cdoesn't
cinvolve chard cphysical clabor, cyou ccan creturn cto cyour cjob cas csoon cas cyou
feel cup cto cit. cThe cstitches cgenerally
cdissolve cin cseven cto cten cdays.
D) The chealth ccare cprovider cat cthis cclinic crecommends crest, cice, can cathletic csupporter corover-the-counter cpain
cmedication cto crelieve cany cdiscomfort.
The ccorrect canswer cis cA: cUntil cthe chealth ccare cprovider chas cdetermined cthat cyour cejaculatedoesn't ccontain csperm,
ccontinue cto cuse canother cform cof ccontraception.
8. A cclient cwho cis cto chave cantineoplastic cchemotherapy ctells cthe cnurses cof ca cfear cof cbeing csick call cthe ctime cand
cwishes cto ctry cacupuncture. cWhich cof cthese cbeliefs cstated cby cthe cclientwould cbe cincorrect cabout cacupuncture?
A) Some cneedles cgo cas cdeep cas c3 cinches, cdepending con cwhere cthey're cplaced cin cthe cbodyand cwhat cthe ctreatment
cis cfor. cThe cneedles cusually care cleft cin cfor c15 cto c30 cminutes.
B) In ctraditional cChinese cmedicine, cimbalances cin c the cbasic cenergetic cflow cof c life c4known cas cqi c or c chi c 4 care
cthought c to ccause cillness.
* cC) cThe cflow cof clife cis cbelieved cto cflow cthrough cmajor cpathways cor cnerve cclusters cin cyourbody.
D) cBy cinserting cextremely cfine cneedles cinto csome cof cthe cover c400 cacupuncture cpoints cinvarious ccombinations cit cis
cbelieved cthat cenergy cflow cwill crebalance cto callow cthe cbody's cnatural chealing cmechanisms cto ctake cover.
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