South Texas College BIOL 2401
HESI COMPASS COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM
2025/2026 AND PRACTICE EXAM TEST BANK
WITH A STUDY GUIDE | ALL VERSIONS OF THE
EXAM WITH ALL MODULES
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C
Terms in this set (132)
A. Checking the client's blood pressure
1-Enalapril maleate (Vasotec) is prescribed
for a hospitalized client. Which assessment Checking the client's blood pressure
does the nurse perform as a priority before Enalapril maleate is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
inhibitor used to treat hypertension. One common side effect
administering theclient's
A. Checking the medication?
blood pressure is postural hypotension. Therefore the nurse would check the
B.Checking the client's peripheral pulses
client's blood pressure immediately before administering
C. Checking the most recent potassium level each dose. Checking the client's peripheral pulses, the results
of the most recent potassium level, and the intake and output
D.Checking the client's intake-and-output for the previous 24 hours are not specifically associated
with this
,2-A client is scheduled to undergo an upper C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the night before the test
gastrointestinal (GI) series, and the nurse and give myself a Fleet enema on the morning of the test."
provides instructions to the client about
the test. Which statement by the client
An upper GI series involves visualization of the esophagus,
indicates a need for further instruction?
duodenum, and upper jejunum by means of the use of a
contrast medium. It involves swallowing a contrast medium
A. "The test will take about 30 minutes."
(usually barium), which is administered in a flavored milkshake.
B. "I need to fast for 8 hours before the test." Films are taken at intervals during the test, which takes about
30 minutes. No special preparation is necessary before a GI
C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the
series, except that NPO status must be maintained for 8 hours
night before the test and give myself a Fleet before the test. After an upper GI series, the client is
enema on the morning of the test."
prescribed a laxative to hasten elimination of the
D. "I need to take a laxative after the test barium. Barium that remains in the colon may become
is completed, because the liquid that I'll hard and difficult to expel, leading to fecal
have to drink for the test can be impaction.
constipating."
3-A nurse on the evening shift checks a B. Ask the answering service to contact the on-call physician
physician's prescriptions and notes that the
dose of a prescribed medication is
higher than the normal dose. The nurse
calls the physician's answering service and
is told that the physician is off for the
night and will be available in the morning.
The nurse should:
A. Call the nursing supervisor
B. Ask the answering service to contact
the on-call physician
C. Withhold the medication until the
physician can be reached in the morning
D. Administer the medication but consult the
physician when he becomes available
4. An emergency department (ED) B. Asking the ED physician to check the client
nurse is monitoring a client with
suspected acute myocardial infarction
(MI) who is awaiting transfer to the
coronary intensive care unit.
The nurse notes the sudden onset of
premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)
on the monitor, checks the client's carotid
pulse, and determines that the PVCs are not
resulting in perfusion. The appropriate
action by the nurse is:
A. Documenting the findings
,B. Asking the ED physician to
check the client
C. Continuing to monitor the client's
cardiac status
D.Informing the client that PVCs
are expected after an MI
, 5. NPO status is imposed 8 hours A. Administer the antihypertensive with a small sip of water
before the procedure on a client
scheduled to undergo electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT) at 1 p.m. On the morning of
the procedure, the nurse checks the
client's record and notes that the client
routinely takes an oral
antihypertensive medication each
morning. The nurse should:
A. Administer the antihypertensive with a
small sip of water
B.Withhold the antihypertensive
and administer it at bedtime
C. Administer the medication by way of
the intravenous (IV) route
D.Hold the antihypertensive and resume
its administration on the day after the
ECT
6 A client who recently underwent coronary A. "Tell me more about what you're feeling."
artery bypass graft surgery comes to the
physician's office for a follow-up visit. On
assessment, the client tells the nurse that he
is feeling depressed. Which response by
the nurse is therapeutic?
A. "Tell me more about what you're feeling."
B."That's a normal response after this
type of surgery."
C. "It will take time, but, I promise you, you
will get over this depression."
D."Every client who has this surgery
feels the same way for about a
month."
HESI COMPASS COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM
2025/2026 AND PRACTICE EXAM TEST BANK
WITH A STUDY GUIDE | ALL VERSIONS OF THE
EXAM WITH ALL MODULES
COVERED | ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED
PASS | LATEST UPDATE
C
Terms in this set (132)
A. Checking the client's blood pressure
1-Enalapril maleate (Vasotec) is prescribed
for a hospitalized client. Which assessment Checking the client's blood pressure
does the nurse perform as a priority before Enalapril maleate is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
inhibitor used to treat hypertension. One common side effect
administering theclient's
A. Checking the medication?
blood pressure is postural hypotension. Therefore the nurse would check the
B.Checking the client's peripheral pulses
client's blood pressure immediately before administering
C. Checking the most recent potassium level each dose. Checking the client's peripheral pulses, the results
of the most recent potassium level, and the intake and output
D.Checking the client's intake-and-output for the previous 24 hours are not specifically associated
with this
,2-A client is scheduled to undergo an upper C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the night before the test
gastrointestinal (GI) series, and the nurse and give myself a Fleet enema on the morning of the test."
provides instructions to the client about
the test. Which statement by the client
An upper GI series involves visualization of the esophagus,
indicates a need for further instruction?
duodenum, and upper jejunum by means of the use of a
contrast medium. It involves swallowing a contrast medium
A. "The test will take about 30 minutes."
(usually barium), which is administered in a flavored milkshake.
B. "I need to fast for 8 hours before the test." Films are taken at intervals during the test, which takes about
30 minutes. No special preparation is necessary before a GI
C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the
series, except that NPO status must be maintained for 8 hours
night before the test and give myself a Fleet before the test. After an upper GI series, the client is
enema on the morning of the test."
prescribed a laxative to hasten elimination of the
D. "I need to take a laxative after the test barium. Barium that remains in the colon may become
is completed, because the liquid that I'll hard and difficult to expel, leading to fecal
have to drink for the test can be impaction.
constipating."
3-A nurse on the evening shift checks a B. Ask the answering service to contact the on-call physician
physician's prescriptions and notes that the
dose of a prescribed medication is
higher than the normal dose. The nurse
calls the physician's answering service and
is told that the physician is off for the
night and will be available in the morning.
The nurse should:
A. Call the nursing supervisor
B. Ask the answering service to contact
the on-call physician
C. Withhold the medication until the
physician can be reached in the morning
D. Administer the medication but consult the
physician when he becomes available
4. An emergency department (ED) B. Asking the ED physician to check the client
nurse is monitoring a client with
suspected acute myocardial infarction
(MI) who is awaiting transfer to the
coronary intensive care unit.
The nurse notes the sudden onset of
premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)
on the monitor, checks the client's carotid
pulse, and determines that the PVCs are not
resulting in perfusion. The appropriate
action by the nurse is:
A. Documenting the findings
,B. Asking the ED physician to
check the client
C. Continuing to monitor the client's
cardiac status
D.Informing the client that PVCs
are expected after an MI
, 5. NPO status is imposed 8 hours A. Administer the antihypertensive with a small sip of water
before the procedure on a client
scheduled to undergo electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT) at 1 p.m. On the morning of
the procedure, the nurse checks the
client's record and notes that the client
routinely takes an oral
antihypertensive medication each
morning. The nurse should:
A. Administer the antihypertensive with a
small sip of water
B.Withhold the antihypertensive
and administer it at bedtime
C. Administer the medication by way of
the intravenous (IV) route
D.Hold the antihypertensive and resume
its administration on the day after the
ECT
6 A client who recently underwent coronary A. "Tell me more about what you're feeling."
artery bypass graft surgery comes to the
physician's office for a follow-up visit. On
assessment, the client tells the nurse that he
is feeling depressed. Which response by
the nurse is therapeutic?
A. "Tell me more about what you're feeling."
B."That's a normal response after this
type of surgery."
C. "It will take time, but, I promise you, you
will get over this depression."
D."Every client who has this surgery
feels the same way for about a
month."
