HESI RN EXIT V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 AND
V8 COMPLETE EXAMS
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,1. 1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older client after intravenous
pylegraphy? A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the
preparation and the test is tiring. C) During waking hours drink at least 1 8-ounce glass of
fluid every hour for the next 2 days D) Measure the urine output for the next day and
immediately notify the health care provider if it should decrease.
The correct answer is D: Measure the urine output for the next day and immediately notify the
health care provider if it should decrease.
2. 2. A client has altered renal function and is being treated at home. The nurse recognizes
that the most accurate indicator of fluid balance during the weekly visits is A) difference in
the intake and output B) changes in the mucous membranes C) skin turgor D) weekly weight
The correct answer is D: weekly weight D)With the average age at diagnosis at 50 years the
peptic ulcers may occur at unusual areas of the stomach or intestine
3. 4. A primigravida in the third trimester is hospitalized for preeclampsia. The nurse
determines that the client’s blood pressure is increasing. Which action should the nurse take
first? A) Check the protein level in urine B) Have the client turn to the left side C) Take the
temperature D) Monitor the urine output
The correct answer is B: Have the client turn to the left side
4. 75. Which of the following findings is cause for the most concern? A) Diminished bowel
sounds B) Loss of appetite C) A cold, pale lower leg D) Tachypnea
The correct answer is C: A cold, pale lower leg
5. 6. The client with infective endocarditis must be assessed frequently by the home health
nurse. Which finding suggests that antibiotic therapy is not effective, and must be reported
by the nurse immediately to the healthcare provider? A) Nausea and vomiting B) Fever of
103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.5 degrees Celsius) C) Diffuse macular rash D) Muscle tenderness
The correct answer is B: Fever of 103 degrees F (39.5 degrees C)
6. 8. A client who is to have antineoplastic chemotherapy tells the nurses of a fear of being
sick all the time and wishes to try acupuncture. Which of these beliefs stated by the client
would be incorrect about acupuncture? A) Some needles go as deep as 3 inches, depending
on where they're placed in the body and what the treatment is for. The needles usually are
left in for 15 to 30 minutes. B) In traditional Chinese medicine, imbalances in the basic
energetic flow of life — known as qi or chi — are thought to cause illness. * C) The flow of life
is believed to flow through major pathways or nerve clusters in your body. D) By inserting
,extremely fine needles into some of the over 400 acupuncture points in various
combinations it is believed that energy flow will rebalance to allow the body's natural healing
mechanisms to take over.
The correct answer is C: The flow of life is believed to flow through major pathways or nerve
clusters in your body.
7. 9. The nurse is discussing with a group of students the disease Kawasaki. What statement
made by a student about Kawasaki disease is incorrect? A)It also called mucocutaneous
lymph node syndrome because it affects the mucous membranes (inside the mouth, throat
and nose), skin and lymph nodes. B)In the second phase of the disease, findings include
peeling of the skin on the hands and feet with joint and abdominal pain C) Kawasaki disease
occurs most often in boys, children younger than age 5 and children of Hispanic descent D)
Initially findings are a sudden high fever, usually above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, which lasts
1 to2 weeks
The correct answer is C: Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys, children younger than
age 5 and children of Hispanic descent
8. 12. A nurse is performing CPR on an adult who went into cardiopulmonary arrest. Another
nurse enters the room in response to the call. After checking the client’s pulse and
respirations, what should be the function of the second nurse? A) Relieve the nurse
performing CPR B) Go get the code cart C) Participate with the compressions or breathing D)
Validate the client's advanced directive
The correct answer is C: Participate with the compressions or breathing
9. 13. The nurse assesses a 72 year-old client who was admitted for right sided congestive
heart failure. Which of the following would the nurse anticipate finding? A) Decreased
urinary output B) Jugular vein distention C) Pleural effusion D) Bibasilar crackles
The correct answer is B: Jugular vein distention
10. 14. A client with heart failure has a prescription for digoxin. The nurse is aware that
sufficient potassium should be included in the diet because hypokalemia in combination
with this medication A) Can predispose to dysrhythmias B) May lead to oliguria C) May
cause irritability and anxiety D) Sometimes alters consciousness
The correct answer is A: Can predispose to dysrhythmias
11. 15. A nurse assesses a young adult in the emergency room following a motor vehicle
accident. Which of the following neurological signs is of most concern? A) Flaccid paralysis
, B) Pupils fixed and dilated C) Diminished spinal reflexes D) Reduced sensory responses
The correct answer is B: Pupils fixed and dilated
12. 16. A 14 year-old with a history of sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital with a
diagnosis of vaso-occlusive crisis. Which statements by the client would be most indicative
of the etiology of this crisis? A) ”I knew this would happen. I've been eating too much red
meat lately." B) ”I really enjoyed my fishing trip yesterday. I caught 2 fish." C) ”I have really
been working hard practicing with the debate team at school." D) ”I went to the health care
provider last week for a cold and I have gotten worse."
The correct answer is D: "I went to the doctor last week for a cold and I have gotten worse."
13. 17. Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10
month-old infant? A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips C)
Hypoactivity D) E) A heart rate between 140 to 160
The correct answer is B: Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
14. 18. The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The
priority assessment in the first hour of care is A) Heart rate B) Pedal pulses C) Lung sounds
D) Pupil responses
The correct answer is D: Pupil responses
15. 19. Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriate
to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump? A) A young adult with
a history of Down's syndrome B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level C) An elderly
client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands D) A preschooler with intermittent
episodes of alertness
The correct answer is D: A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
16. 20. The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to thrive
(NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to be A) Irritable and
"colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle,
sitting with support C) Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen D) Pale, thin
arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
The correct answer is D: Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
V8 COMPLETE EXAMS
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
,1. 1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older client after intravenous
pylegraphy? A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the
preparation and the test is tiring. C) During waking hours drink at least 1 8-ounce glass of
fluid every hour for the next 2 days D) Measure the urine output for the next day and
immediately notify the health care provider if it should decrease.
The correct answer is D: Measure the urine output for the next day and immediately notify the
health care provider if it should decrease.
2. 2. A client has altered renal function and is being treated at home. The nurse recognizes
that the most accurate indicator of fluid balance during the weekly visits is A) difference in
the intake and output B) changes in the mucous membranes C) skin turgor D) weekly weight
The correct answer is D: weekly weight D)With the average age at diagnosis at 50 years the
peptic ulcers may occur at unusual areas of the stomach or intestine
3. 4. A primigravida in the third trimester is hospitalized for preeclampsia. The nurse
determines that the client’s blood pressure is increasing. Which action should the nurse take
first? A) Check the protein level in urine B) Have the client turn to the left side C) Take the
temperature D) Monitor the urine output
The correct answer is B: Have the client turn to the left side
4. 75. Which of the following findings is cause for the most concern? A) Diminished bowel
sounds B) Loss of appetite C) A cold, pale lower leg D) Tachypnea
The correct answer is C: A cold, pale lower leg
5. 6. The client with infective endocarditis must be assessed frequently by the home health
nurse. Which finding suggests that antibiotic therapy is not effective, and must be reported
by the nurse immediately to the healthcare provider? A) Nausea and vomiting B) Fever of
103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.5 degrees Celsius) C) Diffuse macular rash D) Muscle tenderness
The correct answer is B: Fever of 103 degrees F (39.5 degrees C)
6. 8. A client who is to have antineoplastic chemotherapy tells the nurses of a fear of being
sick all the time and wishes to try acupuncture. Which of these beliefs stated by the client
would be incorrect about acupuncture? A) Some needles go as deep as 3 inches, depending
on where they're placed in the body and what the treatment is for. The needles usually are
left in for 15 to 30 minutes. B) In traditional Chinese medicine, imbalances in the basic
energetic flow of life — known as qi or chi — are thought to cause illness. * C) The flow of life
is believed to flow through major pathways or nerve clusters in your body. D) By inserting
,extremely fine needles into some of the over 400 acupuncture points in various
combinations it is believed that energy flow will rebalance to allow the body's natural healing
mechanisms to take over.
The correct answer is C: The flow of life is believed to flow through major pathways or nerve
clusters in your body.
7. 9. The nurse is discussing with a group of students the disease Kawasaki. What statement
made by a student about Kawasaki disease is incorrect? A)It also called mucocutaneous
lymph node syndrome because it affects the mucous membranes (inside the mouth, throat
and nose), skin and lymph nodes. B)In the second phase of the disease, findings include
peeling of the skin on the hands and feet with joint and abdominal pain C) Kawasaki disease
occurs most often in boys, children younger than age 5 and children of Hispanic descent D)
Initially findings are a sudden high fever, usually above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, which lasts
1 to2 weeks
The correct answer is C: Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys, children younger than
age 5 and children of Hispanic descent
8. 12. A nurse is performing CPR on an adult who went into cardiopulmonary arrest. Another
nurse enters the room in response to the call. After checking the client’s pulse and
respirations, what should be the function of the second nurse? A) Relieve the nurse
performing CPR B) Go get the code cart C) Participate with the compressions or breathing D)
Validate the client's advanced directive
The correct answer is C: Participate with the compressions or breathing
9. 13. The nurse assesses a 72 year-old client who was admitted for right sided congestive
heart failure. Which of the following would the nurse anticipate finding? A) Decreased
urinary output B) Jugular vein distention C) Pleural effusion D) Bibasilar crackles
The correct answer is B: Jugular vein distention
10. 14. A client with heart failure has a prescription for digoxin. The nurse is aware that
sufficient potassium should be included in the diet because hypokalemia in combination
with this medication A) Can predispose to dysrhythmias B) May lead to oliguria C) May
cause irritability and anxiety D) Sometimes alters consciousness
The correct answer is A: Can predispose to dysrhythmias
11. 15. A nurse assesses a young adult in the emergency room following a motor vehicle
accident. Which of the following neurological signs is of most concern? A) Flaccid paralysis
, B) Pupils fixed and dilated C) Diminished spinal reflexes D) Reduced sensory responses
The correct answer is B: Pupils fixed and dilated
12. 16. A 14 year-old with a history of sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital with a
diagnosis of vaso-occlusive crisis. Which statements by the client would be most indicative
of the etiology of this crisis? A) ”I knew this would happen. I've been eating too much red
meat lately." B) ”I really enjoyed my fishing trip yesterday. I caught 2 fish." C) ”I have really
been working hard practicing with the debate team at school." D) ”I went to the health care
provider last week for a cold and I have gotten worse."
The correct answer is D: "I went to the doctor last week for a cold and I have gotten worse."
13. 17. Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10
month-old infant? A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips C)
Hypoactivity D) E) A heart rate between 140 to 160
The correct answer is B: Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
14. 18. The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The
priority assessment in the first hour of care is A) Heart rate B) Pedal pulses C) Lung sounds
D) Pupil responses
The correct answer is D: Pupil responses
15. 19. Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriate
to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump? A) A young adult with
a history of Down's syndrome B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level C) An elderly
client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands D) A preschooler with intermittent
episodes of alertness
The correct answer is D: A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
16. 20. The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to thrive
(NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to be A) Irritable and
"colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle,
sitting with support C) Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen D) Pale, thin
arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
The correct answer is D: Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
