Module 5 HESI Management of
Care Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
** A client with leukemia is being considered for a bone marrow transplant.
The healthcare team is discussing the risks and benefits of this treatment and
other possible treatments with the goal of inflicting the least possible harm on
the client. Which principle of healthcare ethics is the team practicing?
Nonmaleficence
Autonomy
Justice
Fidelity - Answer✔✔-Nonmaleficence
Which action by the nurse represents the ethical principle of beneficence?
The nurse upholds a client's decision to refuse chemotherapy for lung cancer.
The nurse follows a plan of care designed to relieve pain in a client with cancer.
,The nurse administers an immunization to a child even though it may cause
discomfort.
The nurse provides equal amounts of care to all assigned clients on the basis of
illness acuity. - Answer✔✔-The nurse administers an immunization to a child
even though it may cause discomfort.
The nursing instructor asks a student to name an example of false
imprisonment. Which of the following situations reflects a violation of this
client right?
Observing the provision of care to the client without the client's permission
Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital
Performing a procedure without consent
Threatening to give a client a medication against his or her will - Answer✔✔-
Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital
A nurse and a nursing assistant enter a client's room to provide care and find
the client lying on the floor. The nurse should first:
Ask the nursing assistant to assist in getting the client back to bed
Ask the nursing assistant to complete an incident report
Contact the unit secretary on the intercom and ask that the client's primary
health care provider be called
Check the client's level of consciousness and vital signs - Answer✔✔-Check the
client's level of consciousness and vital signs
Which of the following actions exemplifies the use of evidence-based practice
in the delivery of client care?
,Donning sterile gloves to change an abdominal wound dressing
Advising a client to agree to the treatment recommended by her primary
health care provider
Taking a rectal temperature from a client for whom bleeding precautions have
been instituted
Encouraging a client to take an herbal substance to treat his insomnia -
Answer✔✔-Donning sterile gloves to change an abdominal wound dressing
The registered nurse has accepted a new position as case manager in a
hospital. Which of the following responsibilities are part of the nurse's new
role? Select all that apply.
Assessing the client's needs for home supplies and equipment
Prescribing treatments specific to the client's needs
Evaluating and updating the plan of care as needed
Coordinating consultations and referrals to facilitate discharge
Establishing a safe and cost-effective plan of care with the client - Answer✔✔-
Evaluating and updating the plan of care as needed
Assessing the client's needs for home supplies and equipment
Coordinating consultations and referrals to facilitate discharge
Establishing a safe and cost-effective plan of care with the client
, The nurse manager of a quality improvement program asks a nurse in the
neurological unit to conduct a retrospective audit. Which of the following
actions should the auditing nurse plan to perform in this type of audit?
Obtaining the assigned medical record from the hospital's medical record room
to review documentation made during a client's hospital stay
Checking the crash cart to ensure that all needed supplies are readily available
should an emergency arise
Checking the documentation written by a new nursing graduate on her
assigned clients at the end of the shift
Reviewing neurological assessment checklists for all clients on the unit to
ensure that these assessments are being conducted as prescribed -
Answer✔✔-Obtaining the assigned medical record from the hospital's medical
record room to review documentation made during a client's hospital stay
A nurse preparing a client for a bronchoscopy notes that the client is wearing a
gold necklace. What should the nurse do to safeguard the client's necklace?
Ask the client whether the necklace is gold
Ask the client to remove the necklace and place it in the top drawer of the
bedside table
Ask the client for permission to lock the necklace in the hospital safe
Ask the client to sign a release to free the hospital of responsibility if the
necklace is damaged or lost during the procedure - Answer✔✔-Ask the client
for permission to lock the necklace in the hospital safe
A nurse providing preoperative care to a client who is scheduled for a left
mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection notes that the client is wearing
a wedding band on her left ring finger. The nurse should:
Care Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
** A client with leukemia is being considered for a bone marrow transplant.
The healthcare team is discussing the risks and benefits of this treatment and
other possible treatments with the goal of inflicting the least possible harm on
the client. Which principle of healthcare ethics is the team practicing?
Nonmaleficence
Autonomy
Justice
Fidelity - Answer✔✔-Nonmaleficence
Which action by the nurse represents the ethical principle of beneficence?
The nurse upholds a client's decision to refuse chemotherapy for lung cancer.
The nurse follows a plan of care designed to relieve pain in a client with cancer.
,The nurse administers an immunization to a child even though it may cause
discomfort.
The nurse provides equal amounts of care to all assigned clients on the basis of
illness acuity. - Answer✔✔-The nurse administers an immunization to a child
even though it may cause discomfort.
The nursing instructor asks a student to name an example of false
imprisonment. Which of the following situations reflects a violation of this
client right?
Observing the provision of care to the client without the client's permission
Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital
Performing a procedure without consent
Threatening to give a client a medication against his or her will - Answer✔✔-
Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital
A nurse and a nursing assistant enter a client's room to provide care and find
the client lying on the floor. The nurse should first:
Ask the nursing assistant to assist in getting the client back to bed
Ask the nursing assistant to complete an incident report
Contact the unit secretary on the intercom and ask that the client's primary
health care provider be called
Check the client's level of consciousness and vital signs - Answer✔✔-Check the
client's level of consciousness and vital signs
Which of the following actions exemplifies the use of evidence-based practice
in the delivery of client care?
,Donning sterile gloves to change an abdominal wound dressing
Advising a client to agree to the treatment recommended by her primary
health care provider
Taking a rectal temperature from a client for whom bleeding precautions have
been instituted
Encouraging a client to take an herbal substance to treat his insomnia -
Answer✔✔-Donning sterile gloves to change an abdominal wound dressing
The registered nurse has accepted a new position as case manager in a
hospital. Which of the following responsibilities are part of the nurse's new
role? Select all that apply.
Assessing the client's needs for home supplies and equipment
Prescribing treatments specific to the client's needs
Evaluating and updating the plan of care as needed
Coordinating consultations and referrals to facilitate discharge
Establishing a safe and cost-effective plan of care with the client - Answer✔✔-
Evaluating and updating the plan of care as needed
Assessing the client's needs for home supplies and equipment
Coordinating consultations and referrals to facilitate discharge
Establishing a safe and cost-effective plan of care with the client
, The nurse manager of a quality improvement program asks a nurse in the
neurological unit to conduct a retrospective audit. Which of the following
actions should the auditing nurse plan to perform in this type of audit?
Obtaining the assigned medical record from the hospital's medical record room
to review documentation made during a client's hospital stay
Checking the crash cart to ensure that all needed supplies are readily available
should an emergency arise
Checking the documentation written by a new nursing graduate on her
assigned clients at the end of the shift
Reviewing neurological assessment checklists for all clients on the unit to
ensure that these assessments are being conducted as prescribed -
Answer✔✔-Obtaining the assigned medical record from the hospital's medical
record room to review documentation made during a client's hospital stay
A nurse preparing a client for a bronchoscopy notes that the client is wearing a
gold necklace. What should the nurse do to safeguard the client's necklace?
Ask the client whether the necklace is gold
Ask the client to remove the necklace and place it in the top drawer of the
bedside table
Ask the client for permission to lock the necklace in the hospital safe
Ask the client to sign a release to free the hospital of responsibility if the
necklace is damaged or lost during the procedure - Answer✔✔-Ask the client
for permission to lock the necklace in the hospital safe
A nurse providing preoperative care to a client who is scheduled for a left
mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection notes that the client is wearing
a wedding band on her left ring finger. The nurse should:
