HESI RN Exit Exam 2023/2026 Different Versions 799 Questions And
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HESI RN Exit Exam 2023/2026
Terms in this set (798)
Following discharge teaching, a male client with c. Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk
duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he and cream.
will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to
help coat and protect his ulcer. What is the best
follow-up action by the nurse?
a. Remind the client that it is also important to
switch to decaffeinated coffee and tea.
b. Suggest that the client also plan to eat
frequent small meals to reduce discomfort
c. Review with the client the need to avoid
foods that are rich in milk and cream.
d. Reinforce this teaching by asking the
client to list a dairy food that he might
select.
,The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive
b. Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails
personnel (UAP) positioning a newly instead of pillows.
admitted client who has a seizure disorder.
The client is supine and the UAP is placing
soft pillows along the side rails. What action
should the nurse implement?
a. Ensure that the UAP has placed the
pillows effectively to protect the client.
b. Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to
secure to the side rails instead of pillows.
C.Assume responsibility for placing the
pillows while the UAPcompletes another task.
d. Ask the UAP to use some of the pillows to prop
the client in a side lying position.
A male client with hypertension, who received c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
new antihypertensive prescriptions at his last visit
returns to the clinic two weeks later to evaluate
his blood pressure (BP). His BP is 158/106 and he
admits that he has not been taking the prescribed
medication because the drugs make him "feel
bad". In explaining the need for hypertension
control, the nurse should stress that an elevated
BP places the client at risk for
which pathophysiological condition?
a. Blindness secondary to cataracts
b. Acute kidney injury due toglomerular
damage
c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
d. Heart block due to myocardial damage
An adolescent with major depressive
disorder has been taking duloxetine
(Cymbalta) for the past 12 days. Which
assessment finding requires immediate a. Describes life without purpose
follow-up
a. Describes life without purpose
b. Complains of nausea and loss of appetite
c. States is often fatigued and drowsy
d. Exhibits an increase in sweating.
,A 60-year-old female client with a positive family a. Further evaluation involving surgery may be needed
history of ovarian cancer has
developed an abdominal mass and is being
evaluated for possible ovarian cancer.Her
Papanicolau (Pap) smear results are
negative. What information should the nurse include in
the client's teaching plan
a. Further evaluation involvingsurgery may be needed
b. A pelvic exam is also needed before cancer is
ruled out
c. Pap smear evaluation should be continued
every six month
d. One additional negative pap smear in six months is
needed.
A client who recently underwent a b. Teach tracheal suctioning techniques
tracheostomy is being prepared for
discharge to home. Which instructions is most
important for the nurse to include in the discharge
plan?
a. Explain how to use communication tools.
b. Teach tracheal suctioning techniques
c. Encourage self-care and independence.
d. Demonstrate how to clean tracheostomy site.
In assessing an adult client with a partial rebreather d. Document the assessment data
mask, the nurse notes that the oxygen reservoir bag
does not deflate
completely during inspiration and the
client's respiratory rate is 14 breaths / minute.
What action should the nurse implement
a. Encourage the client to take deep breaths
b. Remove the mask to deflate the bag
c. Increase the liter flow of oxygen
d. Document the assessment data
During shift report, the central a. Respiratory apnea of 30 seconds
electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring system
alarms. Which client alarm should the nurse investigate
first?
a. Respiratory apnea of 30 seconds
b. Oxygen saturation rate of 88%
c. Eight premature ventricular beats every minute
d. Disconnected monitor signal for the last 6minutes.
, During a home visit, the nurse observed an c. Check the client for lacerations or fractures
elderly client with diabetes slip and fall.
What action should the nurse take first?
a. Give the client 4 ounces of orange juice
b. Call 911 to summon emergency assistance
c. Check the client for lacerations or
fractures
d. Asses clients blood sugar level
At 0600 while admitting a woman for a c.Inform the anesthesia care provider
schedule repeat cesarean section (C-
Section), the client tells the nurse that she drank
a cup a coffee at 0400 because she wanted to
avoid getting a headache. Which action should
the nurse take first?
a. Ensure preoperative lab results are
available
b. Start prescribed IV with lactated Ringer's
c. Inform the anesthesia care provider
d. Contact the client's obstetrician.
After placing a stethoscope as seen in the c. Listen with the bell at the same location
picture, the nurse auscultates S1 and S2
heart sounds. To determine if an S3 heart
sound is present, what action should the nurse
takefirst
a. Side the stethoscope across the sternum.
b. Move the stethoscope to the mitral site
c. Listen with the bell at the same location
d. Observe the cardiac telemetry monitor
A 66-year-old woman is retiring and will no longer c. Medicare
have a health insurance through her place of
employment. Which agency should the client be
referred to by the employee health nurse for
health insurance needs?
a. Woman, Infant, and Children program
b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act provision.
A client who is taking an oral dose of a d. Toasted wheat bread and jelly
tetracycline complains of gastrointestinal
upset. What snack should the nurse instruct
the client to take with the tetracycline?
a. Fruit-flavored yogurt.
b. Cheese and crackers.
c. Cold cereal with skim milk.
d. Toasted wheat bread and jelly
Correct Verified Answers
HESI RN Exit Exam 2023/2026
Terms in this set (798)
Following discharge teaching, a male client with c. Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk
duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he and cream.
will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to
help coat and protect his ulcer. What is the best
follow-up action by the nurse?
a. Remind the client that it is also important to
switch to decaffeinated coffee and tea.
b. Suggest that the client also plan to eat
frequent small meals to reduce discomfort
c. Review with the client the need to avoid
foods that are rich in milk and cream.
d. Reinforce this teaching by asking the
client to list a dairy food that he might
select.
,The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive
b. Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails
personnel (UAP) positioning a newly instead of pillows.
admitted client who has a seizure disorder.
The client is supine and the UAP is placing
soft pillows along the side rails. What action
should the nurse implement?
a. Ensure that the UAP has placed the
pillows effectively to protect the client.
b. Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to
secure to the side rails instead of pillows.
C.Assume responsibility for placing the
pillows while the UAPcompletes another task.
d. Ask the UAP to use some of the pillows to prop
the client in a side lying position.
A male client with hypertension, who received c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
new antihypertensive prescriptions at his last visit
returns to the clinic two weeks later to evaluate
his blood pressure (BP). His BP is 158/106 and he
admits that he has not been taking the prescribed
medication because the drugs make him "feel
bad". In explaining the need for hypertension
control, the nurse should stress that an elevated
BP places the client at risk for
which pathophysiological condition?
a. Blindness secondary to cataracts
b. Acute kidney injury due toglomerular
damage
c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
d. Heart block due to myocardial damage
An adolescent with major depressive
disorder has been taking duloxetine
(Cymbalta) for the past 12 days. Which
assessment finding requires immediate a. Describes life without purpose
follow-up
a. Describes life without purpose
b. Complains of nausea and loss of appetite
c. States is often fatigued and drowsy
d. Exhibits an increase in sweating.
,A 60-year-old female client with a positive family a. Further evaluation involving surgery may be needed
history of ovarian cancer has
developed an abdominal mass and is being
evaluated for possible ovarian cancer.Her
Papanicolau (Pap) smear results are
negative. What information should the nurse include in
the client's teaching plan
a. Further evaluation involvingsurgery may be needed
b. A pelvic exam is also needed before cancer is
ruled out
c. Pap smear evaluation should be continued
every six month
d. One additional negative pap smear in six months is
needed.
A client who recently underwent a b. Teach tracheal suctioning techniques
tracheostomy is being prepared for
discharge to home. Which instructions is most
important for the nurse to include in the discharge
plan?
a. Explain how to use communication tools.
b. Teach tracheal suctioning techniques
c. Encourage self-care and independence.
d. Demonstrate how to clean tracheostomy site.
In assessing an adult client with a partial rebreather d. Document the assessment data
mask, the nurse notes that the oxygen reservoir bag
does not deflate
completely during inspiration and the
client's respiratory rate is 14 breaths / minute.
What action should the nurse implement
a. Encourage the client to take deep breaths
b. Remove the mask to deflate the bag
c. Increase the liter flow of oxygen
d. Document the assessment data
During shift report, the central a. Respiratory apnea of 30 seconds
electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring system
alarms. Which client alarm should the nurse investigate
first?
a. Respiratory apnea of 30 seconds
b. Oxygen saturation rate of 88%
c. Eight premature ventricular beats every minute
d. Disconnected monitor signal for the last 6minutes.
, During a home visit, the nurse observed an c. Check the client for lacerations or fractures
elderly client with diabetes slip and fall.
What action should the nurse take first?
a. Give the client 4 ounces of orange juice
b. Call 911 to summon emergency assistance
c. Check the client for lacerations or
fractures
d. Asses clients blood sugar level
At 0600 while admitting a woman for a c.Inform the anesthesia care provider
schedule repeat cesarean section (C-
Section), the client tells the nurse that she drank
a cup a coffee at 0400 because she wanted to
avoid getting a headache. Which action should
the nurse take first?
a. Ensure preoperative lab results are
available
b. Start prescribed IV with lactated Ringer's
c. Inform the anesthesia care provider
d. Contact the client's obstetrician.
After placing a stethoscope as seen in the c. Listen with the bell at the same location
picture, the nurse auscultates S1 and S2
heart sounds. To determine if an S3 heart
sound is present, what action should the nurse
takefirst
a. Side the stethoscope across the sternum.
b. Move the stethoscope to the mitral site
c. Listen with the bell at the same location
d. Observe the cardiac telemetry monitor
A 66-year-old woman is retiring and will no longer c. Medicare
have a health insurance through her place of
employment. Which agency should the client be
referred to by the employee health nurse for
health insurance needs?
a. Woman, Infant, and Children program
b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act provision.
A client who is taking an oral dose of a d. Toasted wheat bread and jelly
tetracycline complains of gastrointestinal
upset. What snack should the nurse instruct
the client to take with the tetracycline?
a. Fruit-flavored yogurt.
b. Cheese and crackers.
c. Cold cereal with skim milk.
d. Toasted wheat bread and jelly
