HESI RN EXIT EXAM WITH NGN LATEST VERSION
(2026 UPDATE)/HESI EXIT RN NEXT GENERATION
EXAM | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+|LATEST 2026
VESRION!!!
The nurse instructs a client in use of a incentive spirometer. The client
performs a return demonstration as seen in the video. Which action
should the nurse take in response to the return demonstration?
A. Auscultate the client's lungs for adventitious sounds
B. Encourage the client to practice until successful
C. Emphasize the need to inhale slowly into the spirometer
D. Remind the client to cough after using the spirometer
D. Remind the client to cough after using the spirometer
A client tells the nurse about working out with a personal trainer and
swimming three times a week in an effort to lose weight and sleep
better. The client states that it still is taking hours to fall asleep at
night. Which action should the nurse implement?
A. Advise the client that lifestyle changes often take several weeks to
be effective
B. Encourage the client to exercise everyday to eliminate bedtime
wakefulness
C. Ask the client for a description of the exercise schedule that is
being followed
D. Determine the amount of weight the client has lost since increasing
activity
C. Ask the client for a description of the exercise schedule that is
being followed
The nurse is developing an educational program for older clients who
are being discharged with new antihypertensive medications. The
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,nurse should ensure that the education materials include which
characteristics? (Select all that apply)
A. Uses common words with few syllables
B. Printed using a 12-point type font
C. Uses pictures to help illustrate complex ideas
D. Contains a list with definitions of unfamiliar terms
E. Written at a twelfth-grade reading level
A. Uses common words with few syllables
C. Uses pictures to help illustrate complex ideas
D. Contains a list with definitions of unfamiliar terms
The nurse is providing care for a client with severe peripheral arterial
disease (PAD). The client reports a history of rest ischemia, with leg
pain that occurs during the night. Which action should the nurse take
in response to this finding?
A. Elevate the legs to assess for color changes
B. Provide a heating pad for PRN use
C. Offer cold packs when the pain occurs
D. Suggest dangling the legs when pain occurs
C. Offer cold packs when the pain occurs
The nurse assess a client being treated for Herpes zoster (shingles).
Which assessments should the nurse include when evaluating the
effectiveness of the treatment? (Select all that apply)
A. Functional ability
B. Skin integrity
C. Pain scale
D. Bowel sounds
E. heart sounds
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,A. Functional ability
B. Skin integrity
A heparin infusion is prescribed for a client who weighs 220 pounds.
After administering a bolus dose of 80 units/kg, the nurse calculates
the infusion rate for the heparin solution at 18 units/kg/hr. The
available solution is Heparin Sodium 25,000 units in 5% Dextrose
injection 250mL. The nurse should program the infusion pump to
deliver how many mL/hour?
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When providing client care the nurse identifies a problem and
develops a related clinical question. Next, the nurse intends to gather
evidence so that the decision-making process in response to the
problem and clinical question is evidence-based. When gathering
evidence, which consideration is most important?
A. Past experience with similar problems
B. Relevance to the situation
C. Related personal values
D. Frequency that the problem occurs
B. Relevance to the situation
The nurse is completing the admission assessment of a 3-year-old
who is admitted with bacterial meningitis and hydrocephalus. Which
assessment finding is evidence that the child is experiencing increased
intracranial pressure (ICP)?
A. Tachycardia and tachypnea
B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses
C. Increased head circumference and bulging fontanels
D. Blood pressure fluctuations and syncope
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, B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses
A client with acute pancreatitis is admitted with severe, piercing
abdominal pain and an elevated serum amylase. Which additional
information is the client most likely to report to the nurse?
A. Abdominal pain decreases when lying supine
B. Pain lasts an hour and leaves the abdomen tender
C. Right upper quadrant pain refers to right scapula
D. Drinks alcohol until intoxicated at least twice weekly.
A. Abdominal pain decreases when lying supine
A child newly diagnosed with sickle cell anemia (SCA) is being
discharged from the hospital. Which information is most important for
the nurse to provide the parents prior to discharge?
A. Instructions about how much fluid the child should drink daily.
B. Signs of addiction to opioid pain medications
C. Information about non-pharmaceutical pain relief measures
D. Referral for social services for the child and family
A. Instructions about how much fluid the child should drink daily
To auscultate for a carotid bruit, the nurse places the stethoscope at
what location. (Select the location on the image with a red dot).
I placed the red dot on the base of the neck on the right side
After receiving report on an inpatient acute care unit, which client
should the nurse assess first?
A. The client with an obstruction of the large intestine who is
experiencing abdominal distention
B. The client who had surgery yesterday and is experiencing a
paralytic ileus with absent bowel sounds
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(2026 UPDATE)/HESI EXIT RN NEXT GENERATION
EXAM | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+|LATEST 2026
VESRION!!!
The nurse instructs a client in use of a incentive spirometer. The client
performs a return demonstration as seen in the video. Which action
should the nurse take in response to the return demonstration?
A. Auscultate the client's lungs for adventitious sounds
B. Encourage the client to practice until successful
C. Emphasize the need to inhale slowly into the spirometer
D. Remind the client to cough after using the spirometer
D. Remind the client to cough after using the spirometer
A client tells the nurse about working out with a personal trainer and
swimming three times a week in an effort to lose weight and sleep
better. The client states that it still is taking hours to fall asleep at
night. Which action should the nurse implement?
A. Advise the client that lifestyle changes often take several weeks to
be effective
B. Encourage the client to exercise everyday to eliminate bedtime
wakefulness
C. Ask the client for a description of the exercise schedule that is
being followed
D. Determine the amount of weight the client has lost since increasing
activity
C. Ask the client for a description of the exercise schedule that is
being followed
The nurse is developing an educational program for older clients who
are being discharged with new antihypertensive medications. The
pg. 1
,nurse should ensure that the education materials include which
characteristics? (Select all that apply)
A. Uses common words with few syllables
B. Printed using a 12-point type font
C. Uses pictures to help illustrate complex ideas
D. Contains a list with definitions of unfamiliar terms
E. Written at a twelfth-grade reading level
A. Uses common words with few syllables
C. Uses pictures to help illustrate complex ideas
D. Contains a list with definitions of unfamiliar terms
The nurse is providing care for a client with severe peripheral arterial
disease (PAD). The client reports a history of rest ischemia, with leg
pain that occurs during the night. Which action should the nurse take
in response to this finding?
A. Elevate the legs to assess for color changes
B. Provide a heating pad for PRN use
C. Offer cold packs when the pain occurs
D. Suggest dangling the legs when pain occurs
C. Offer cold packs when the pain occurs
The nurse assess a client being treated for Herpes zoster (shingles).
Which assessments should the nurse include when evaluating the
effectiveness of the treatment? (Select all that apply)
A. Functional ability
B. Skin integrity
C. Pain scale
D. Bowel sounds
E. heart sounds
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,A. Functional ability
B. Skin integrity
A heparin infusion is prescribed for a client who weighs 220 pounds.
After administering a bolus dose of 80 units/kg, the nurse calculates
the infusion rate for the heparin solution at 18 units/kg/hr. The
available solution is Heparin Sodium 25,000 units in 5% Dextrose
injection 250mL. The nurse should program the infusion pump to
deliver how many mL/hour?
18
When providing client care the nurse identifies a problem and
develops a related clinical question. Next, the nurse intends to gather
evidence so that the decision-making process in response to the
problem and clinical question is evidence-based. When gathering
evidence, which consideration is most important?
A. Past experience with similar problems
B. Relevance to the situation
C. Related personal values
D. Frequency that the problem occurs
B. Relevance to the situation
The nurse is completing the admission assessment of a 3-year-old
who is admitted with bacterial meningitis and hydrocephalus. Which
assessment finding is evidence that the child is experiencing increased
intracranial pressure (ICP)?
A. Tachycardia and tachypnea
B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses
C. Increased head circumference and bulging fontanels
D. Blood pressure fluctuations and syncope
pg. 3
, B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary responses
A client with acute pancreatitis is admitted with severe, piercing
abdominal pain and an elevated serum amylase. Which additional
information is the client most likely to report to the nurse?
A. Abdominal pain decreases when lying supine
B. Pain lasts an hour and leaves the abdomen tender
C. Right upper quadrant pain refers to right scapula
D. Drinks alcohol until intoxicated at least twice weekly.
A. Abdominal pain decreases when lying supine
A child newly diagnosed with sickle cell anemia (SCA) is being
discharged from the hospital. Which information is most important for
the nurse to provide the parents prior to discharge?
A. Instructions about how much fluid the child should drink daily.
B. Signs of addiction to opioid pain medications
C. Information about non-pharmaceutical pain relief measures
D. Referral for social services for the child and family
A. Instructions about how much fluid the child should drink daily
To auscultate for a carotid bruit, the nurse places the stethoscope at
what location. (Select the location on the image with a red dot).
I placed the red dot on the base of the neck on the right side
After receiving report on an inpatient acute care unit, which client
should the nurse assess first?
A. The client with an obstruction of the large intestine who is
experiencing abdominal distention
B. The client who had surgery yesterday and is experiencing a
paralytic ileus with absent bowel sounds
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