Fundamentals HESI Test 2 Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the safest way to assist a client with one weak side to walk?
✔✔Stand on the weak side and slightly behind the client
What is the most important factor to assess before starting enteral tube feeding?
✔✔Bowel sounds
What is the first action if the nurse notices a client’s IV pump is alarming “occlusion”?
✔✔Check the tubing for kinks or blockages
What is the best position to place a client for a rectal temperature reading?
✔✔Left side lying (Sims position)
What should a nurse do if a client refuses a prescribed medication?
✔✔Document the refusal and notify the healthcare provider
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,What is the correct action after giving an intramuscular injection?
✔✔Engage the safety device and dispose of the needle in a sharps container
What is the safest action before starting a blood transfusion?
✔✔Verify the client’s identity and blood product with another nurse
What is the correct method to reduce aspiration risk during tube feeding?
✔✔Keep the head of the bed elevated at least 30–45 degrees
What is the safest way to warm an IV solution before administration?
✔✔Use a hospital-approved warming device
What should a nurse do first when finding a client on the floor?
✔✔Assess the client for injuries
What is the best way to reduce stress in a hospitalized child?
✔✔Encourage the use of familiar toys or routines from home
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, What is the safest practice when handling soiled bed linens?
✔✔Wear gloves and hold linens away from the body
What is the correct action if a nurse accidentally touches the inside of a sterile glove while
donning it?
✔✔Discard the glove and use a new sterile glove
What is the most important step to prevent the spread of infection in the hospital?
✔✔Proper hand hygiene
What is the best position for a client receiving an enema?
✔✔Left Sims position
What is the safest action before administering a medication you have never given before?
✔✔Look up the medication in a drug reference
What is the proper angle for inserting a subcutaneous injection?
✔✔45 to 90 degrees
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the safest way to assist a client with one weak side to walk?
✔✔Stand on the weak side and slightly behind the client
What is the most important factor to assess before starting enteral tube feeding?
✔✔Bowel sounds
What is the first action if the nurse notices a client’s IV pump is alarming “occlusion”?
✔✔Check the tubing for kinks or blockages
What is the best position to place a client for a rectal temperature reading?
✔✔Left side lying (Sims position)
What should a nurse do if a client refuses a prescribed medication?
✔✔Document the refusal and notify the healthcare provider
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,What is the correct action after giving an intramuscular injection?
✔✔Engage the safety device and dispose of the needle in a sharps container
What is the safest action before starting a blood transfusion?
✔✔Verify the client’s identity and blood product with another nurse
What is the correct method to reduce aspiration risk during tube feeding?
✔✔Keep the head of the bed elevated at least 30–45 degrees
What is the safest way to warm an IV solution before administration?
✔✔Use a hospital-approved warming device
What should a nurse do first when finding a client on the floor?
✔✔Assess the client for injuries
What is the best way to reduce stress in a hospitalized child?
✔✔Encourage the use of familiar toys or routines from home
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, What is the safest practice when handling soiled bed linens?
✔✔Wear gloves and hold linens away from the body
What is the correct action if a nurse accidentally touches the inside of a sterile glove while
donning it?
✔✔Discard the glove and use a new sterile glove
What is the most important step to prevent the spread of infection in the hospital?
✔✔Proper hand hygiene
What is the best position for a client receiving an enema?
✔✔Left Sims position
What is the safest action before administering a medication you have never given before?
✔✔Look up the medication in a drug reference
What is the proper angle for inserting a subcutaneous injection?
✔✔45 to 90 degrees
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