HESI Exit Exam 799 (2026) | Practice
Questions & Verified Answers |
Comprehensive NCLEX-RN® Readiness
Review
Following discharge teaching, a male client c. Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich
with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he in milk 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
personnel (UAP) positioning a newly side rails 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 UAP completes 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 c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
received 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 to glomerular
damage
c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
d. Heart block due to myocardial damage
An adolescent with major depressive a. Describes life without purpose
disorder has been taking duloxetine
(Cymbalta) for the past 12 days. Which
assessment finding requires immediate
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 a. Further evaluation involving surgery may be needed
family 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 involving surgery 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.
Questions & Verified Answers |
Comprehensive NCLEX-RN® Readiness
Review
Following discharge teaching, a male client c. Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich
with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he in milk 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
personnel (UAP) positioning a newly side rails 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 UAP completes 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 c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
received 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 to glomerular
damage
c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
d. Heart block due to myocardial damage
An adolescent with major depressive a. Describes life without purpose
disorder has been taking duloxetine
(Cymbalta) for the past 12 days. Which
assessment finding requires immediate
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 a. Further evaluation involving surgery may be needed
family 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 involving surgery 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.
