HESI Community Exam Study Guide Questions &
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1. During a two-week postoperative follow-up home visit, a female client who had gastric bypass surgery
exhibits abdominal tenderness, shoulder pain, and describes feelings of malaise. Her vital signs are:
temperature 101.8°F, blood pressure 100/50, heart rate 104 beats/minute, and respirations 18
breaths/minute. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Determine the client's current oxygen saturation rate.
b. Instruct the client to drive to the hospital for admission
c. Recheck the client's vital signs in 30 minutes
d. Have the client transported via ambulance to the hospital - Answer d. Have the client transported via
ambulance to the hospital
1. An older man has become increasingly forgetful, frequently eats large quantities of food from
refrigerator, and cannot remember when he takes his medications. He has limited mobility to weight-
related osteoarthritis in both knees. When assisting the client's wife with a plan care for the home,
which interventions should the nurse suggest? (Select all that apply.)
a. Request a referral for motorized wheelchair to assist with mobility.
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help strengthen muscles. - Answer b. Keep a
variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help strengthen muscles.
The school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and body mass indexed (BMI) of the students who are
entering high school. Because a majority of the students are found to be overweight, the nurse plans to
develop a program that addresses obesity in this age population. Before initiating this program, what
additional information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood obesity
c. The demographic data for the student population
, An activity report from the physical education department - Answer a. The history of obesity education
in the community
The epidemiological triad can be used to frame strategies for the prevention of farm machinery injuries.
Which action should the nurse take to focus on the agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands - Answer Work with legislators to mandate safe
tractor design
1. The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding for a local health clinic. Which
strategy is likely to be most effective in obtaining funding for the clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the clinic provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the community clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value - Answer d. Engage a
professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value
The nurse is documenting the medical history of a young adult male client who was recently diagnosed
with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily and his father died of a heart
attack at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most important for the nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy
b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia - Answer d. Hyperlipidemia
The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in a mass casualty center after a natural flooding
disaster. Which information should the nurse including in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation process
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
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1. During a two-week postoperative follow-up home visit, a female client who had gastric bypass surgery
exhibits abdominal tenderness, shoulder pain, and describes feelings of malaise. Her vital signs are:
temperature 101.8°F, blood pressure 100/50, heart rate 104 beats/minute, and respirations 18
breaths/minute. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Determine the client's current oxygen saturation rate.
b. Instruct the client to drive to the hospital for admission
c. Recheck the client's vital signs in 30 minutes
d. Have the client transported via ambulance to the hospital - Answer d. Have the client transported via
ambulance to the hospital
1. An older man has become increasingly forgetful, frequently eats large quantities of food from
refrigerator, and cannot remember when he takes his medications. He has limited mobility to weight-
related osteoarthritis in both knees. When assisting the client's wife with a plan care for the home,
which interventions should the nurse suggest? (Select all that apply.)
a. Request a referral for motorized wheelchair to assist with mobility.
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help strengthen muscles. - Answer b. Keep a
variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help strengthen muscles.
The school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and body mass indexed (BMI) of the students who are
entering high school. Because a majority of the students are found to be overweight, the nurse plans to
develop a program that addresses obesity in this age population. Before initiating this program, what
additional information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood obesity
c. The demographic data for the student population
, An activity report from the physical education department - Answer a. The history of obesity education
in the community
The epidemiological triad can be used to frame strategies for the prevention of farm machinery injuries.
Which action should the nurse take to focus on the agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands - Answer Work with legislators to mandate safe
tractor design
1. The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding for a local health clinic. Which
strategy is likely to be most effective in obtaining funding for the clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the clinic provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the community clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value - Answer d. Engage a
professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value
The nurse is documenting the medical history of a young adult male client who was recently diagnosed
with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily and his father died of a heart
attack at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most important for the nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy
b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia - Answer d. Hyperlipidemia
The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in a mass casualty center after a natural flooding
disaster. Which information should the nurse including in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation process
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
