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HESI PHARMACOLOGY RN EXIT EXAM NEWEST 2026 VERSION 3|
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
The home health nurse is reviewing personal care needs of an elderly
client who lives alone. Which client assessment findings indicate the
need to assign an
unlicensed assistive personal to provide routine foot care and file the
clients’ toenails - ANS >> diminished visual acuity
-syncope when bending
-hand tremors
The charge nurse observes a new graduate’s performance of wound
care. Which technique indicates the employee is effectively cleaning
the wound? -correct- answer-Starts at the wound site and moves
outward using circular motions
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The nurse is evaluating the fluid balance of the client who was admitted
yesterday with dehydration and who has been receiving IV fluids since
admission. An
increase in which parameter indicates to the nurse that the client is
rehydrating - ANS >>Pulse Rate
The nurse begins to suction the client’s oropharynx. What action should
the nurse take next? - ANS >>observe the suction secretions
While interviewing a client the nurse records the assessment in the
electronic health record. Which statement is most accurate regarding
electronic
documentation during an interview? - ANS >>The nurse has limited
ability to observe nonverbal communication while entering the
assessment electronically
The nurse measures the clients BP and notes that it is significantly
higher than the previous reading. What should the nurse do next? - ANS
>> determine the client’s activities and feelings prior to the BP
measurement
-Retake the clients BP in the opposite arm
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The nurse is discharging an adult woman who was hospitalized for 5
days for Tx of pneumonia. While the nurse is reviewing the prescribed
medications the client appears anxious. What action is most important
for the nurse to implement? -
ANS >>provide written instructions that are very easy to follow
Which assessment finding is most significant in determining the level of
assistance a client needs with personal care? - ANS >>Disorientation to
time, place and person
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Eight hours after the removal of an indwelling catheter, a male client
reports low abdominal pain and palpitation of the bladder indicates
that it is distended and dull percussion. Even after assisting the client
to a standing position, he is unable to void. What action should the
nurse take? - ANS >>prepare to reinsert the urinary catheter
The nurse notices a male client grimacing as he moves from the bed to a
chair but when asked about his pain he denies having any pain. Which
intervention should the nurse implement first? - ANS >>Ask the client
what is making him grimace
The nurse notes that a client has cyanosis of the toes and fingertips.
Which vital sign should the nurse obtain first? - ANS >>Respiratory Rate
The charge nurse observes a new graduate nurse demonstrate the
administration of two different liquid medications through a tube used
for continuous feeding What actions should the nurse take? - ANS >>
confirm that the nurse
determined the amount of gastric residual
-Add the liquid volumes when documenting fluid intake
-Instruct the nurse to administer each medication separately
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HESI PHARMACOLOGY RN EXIT EXAM NEWEST 2026 VERSION 3|
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
The home health nurse is reviewing personal care needs of an elderly
client who lives alone. Which client assessment findings indicate the
need to assign an
unlicensed assistive personal to provide routine foot care and file the
clients’ toenails - ANS >> diminished visual acuity
-syncope when bending
-hand tremors
The charge nurse observes a new graduate’s performance of wound
care. Which technique indicates the employee is effectively cleaning
the wound? -correct- answer-Starts at the wound site and moves
outward using circular motions
,HESI PHARMACOLO HESI PHARMACOLOGY RN EXIT EXAM GY RN EXIT EXAM HESI PHARMACOLOGY RN EXIT EXAM
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The nurse is evaluating the fluid balance of the client who was admitted
yesterday with dehydration and who has been receiving IV fluids since
admission. An
increase in which parameter indicates to the nurse that the client is
rehydrating - ANS >>Pulse Rate
The nurse begins to suction the client’s oropharynx. What action should
the nurse take next? - ANS >>observe the suction secretions
While interviewing a client the nurse records the assessment in the
electronic health record. Which statement is most accurate regarding
electronic
documentation during an interview? - ANS >>The nurse has limited
ability to observe nonverbal communication while entering the
assessment electronically
The nurse measures the clients BP and notes that it is significantly
higher than the previous reading. What should the nurse do next? - ANS
>> determine the client’s activities and feelings prior to the BP
measurement
-Retake the clients BP in the opposite arm
,HESI PHARMACOLO HESI PHARMACOLOGY RN EXIT EXAM GY RN EXIT EXAM HESI PHARMACOLOGY RN EXIT EXAM
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The nurse is discharging an adult woman who was hospitalized for 5
days for Tx of pneumonia. While the nurse is reviewing the prescribed
medications the client appears anxious. What action is most important
for the nurse to implement? -
ANS >>provide written instructions that are very easy to follow
Which assessment finding is most significant in determining the level of
assistance a client needs with personal care? - ANS >>Disorientation to
time, place and person
, HESI PHARMACOLO HESI PHARMACOLOGY RN EXIT EXAM GY RN EXIT EXAM HESI PHARMACOLOGY RN EXIT EXAM
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Eight hours after the removal of an indwelling catheter, a male client
reports low abdominal pain and palpitation of the bladder indicates
that it is distended and dull percussion. Even after assisting the client
to a standing position, he is unable to void. What action should the
nurse take? - ANS >>prepare to reinsert the urinary catheter
The nurse notices a male client grimacing as he moves from the bed to a
chair but when asked about his pain he denies having any pain. Which
intervention should the nurse implement first? - ANS >>Ask the client
what is making him grimace
The nurse notes that a client has cyanosis of the toes and fingertips.
Which vital sign should the nurse obtain first? - ANS >>Respiratory Rate
The charge nurse observes a new graduate nurse demonstrate the
administration of two different liquid medications through a tube used
for continuous feeding What actions should the nurse take? - ANS >>
confirm that the nurse
determined the amount of gastric residual
-Add the liquid volumes when documenting fluid intake
-Instruct the nurse to administer each medication separately
