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HESI RN EXIT ACTUAL EXAM 150
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|LATEST 2026 VERSION |
RATED A + | NEW AND REVISED
The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care
unit. The priority assessment in the first hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedal pulses
C) Lung sounds
D) Pupil responses - ANSWER- D) Pupil responses
Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least
appropriate to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with
a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - ANSWER- D)
A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-
to thrive (NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the
baby to be
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A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
C) Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen
D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings - ANSWER-
D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side
effects of chemotherapy for cancer would the nurse expect this group to
be more interested in during the discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue
C) Diarrhea
D) Hair loss - ANSWER- D) Hair loss
While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction
(MI) 2 days ago, the nurse notes today's temperature is 101.1 degrees
Fahrenheit (38.5 degreesCelsius). The appropriate nursing intervention
is to
A) Call the health care provider immediately
B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
C) Send blood, urine and sputum for culture
D) Increase the client's fluid intake - ANSWER- B) Administer
acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
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A client is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck,
anterior chest and hands. The nurse's priority should be
A) Cover the areas with dry sterile dressings
B) Assess for dyspnea or stridor
C) Initiate intravenous therapy
D) Administer pain medication - ANSWER- B) Assess for dyspnea or
stridor
Which of these clients who call the community health clinic would the
nurse ask to come in that day to be seen by the health care provider?
A) I started my period and now my urine has turned bright red.
B) I am an diabetic and today I have been going to the bathroom every
hour.
C) I was started on medicine yesterday for a urine infection. Now my
lower belly hurts when I go to the bathroom.
D) I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't
hurt when I went. - ANSWER- D) I went to the bathroom and my urine
looked very red and it didn't hurt when I went.
Which of these parents' comment for a newborn would most likely
reveal an initial finding of a suspected pyloric stenosis?
A) I noticed a little lump a little above the belly button.
B) The baby seems hungry all the time.
C) Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting across the room.
D) Irritation and spitting up immediately after feedings. - ANSWER- C)
Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting across the room.
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The nurse is assessing a child for clinical manifestations of iron
deficiency anemia.
Which factor would the nurse recognize as cause for the findings?
A) Decreased cardiac output
B) Tissue hypoxia
C) Cerebral edema
D) Reduced oxygen saturation - ANSWER- B) Tissue hypoxia
The nurse would expect the cystic fibrosis client to receive supplemental
pancreatic
enzymes along with a diet
A) High in carbohydrates and proteins
B) Low in carbohydrates and proteins
C) High in carbohydrates, low in proteins
D) Low in carbohydrates, high in proteins - ANSWER- A) High in
carbohydrates and proteins
In evaluating the growth of a 12 month-old child, which of these
findings would the
nurse expect to be present in the infant?
A) Increased 10% in height
B) 2 deciduous teeth
C) Tripled the birth weight
HESI RN EXIT ACTUAL EXAM 150
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|LATEST 2026 VERSION |
RATED A + | NEW AND REVISED
The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care
unit. The priority assessment in the first hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedal pulses
C) Lung sounds
D) Pupil responses - ANSWER- D) Pupil responses
Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least
appropriate to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with
a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - ANSWER- D)
A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-
to thrive (NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the
baby to be
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A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
C) Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen
D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings - ANSWER-
D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side
effects of chemotherapy for cancer would the nurse expect this group to
be more interested in during the discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue
C) Diarrhea
D) Hair loss - ANSWER- D) Hair loss
While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction
(MI) 2 days ago, the nurse notes today's temperature is 101.1 degrees
Fahrenheit (38.5 degreesCelsius). The appropriate nursing intervention
is to
A) Call the health care provider immediately
B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
C) Send blood, urine and sputum for culture
D) Increase the client's fluid intake - ANSWER- B) Administer
acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
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A client is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck,
anterior chest and hands. The nurse's priority should be
A) Cover the areas with dry sterile dressings
B) Assess for dyspnea or stridor
C) Initiate intravenous therapy
D) Administer pain medication - ANSWER- B) Assess for dyspnea or
stridor
Which of these clients who call the community health clinic would the
nurse ask to come in that day to be seen by the health care provider?
A) I started my period and now my urine has turned bright red.
B) I am an diabetic and today I have been going to the bathroom every
hour.
C) I was started on medicine yesterday for a urine infection. Now my
lower belly hurts when I go to the bathroom.
D) I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't
hurt when I went. - ANSWER- D) I went to the bathroom and my urine
looked very red and it didn't hurt when I went.
Which of these parents' comment for a newborn would most likely
reveal an initial finding of a suspected pyloric stenosis?
A) I noticed a little lump a little above the belly button.
B) The baby seems hungry all the time.
C) Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting across the room.
D) Irritation and spitting up immediately after feedings. - ANSWER- C)
Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting across the room.
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The nurse is assessing a child for clinical manifestations of iron
deficiency anemia.
Which factor would the nurse recognize as cause for the findings?
A) Decreased cardiac output
B) Tissue hypoxia
C) Cerebral edema
D) Reduced oxygen saturation - ANSWER- B) Tissue hypoxia
The nurse would expect the cystic fibrosis client to receive supplemental
pancreatic
enzymes along with a diet
A) High in carbohydrates and proteins
B) Low in carbohydrates and proteins
C) High in carbohydrates, low in proteins
D) Low in carbohydrates, high in proteins - ANSWER- A) High in
carbohydrates and proteins
In evaluating the growth of a 12 month-old child, which of these
findings would the
nurse expect to be present in the infant?
A) Increased 10% in height
B) 2 deciduous teeth
C) Tripled the birth weight
