HESI TERM 2 EXIT EXAM 2026 LATEST UPDATE WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

HESI TERM 2 EXIT EXAM 2026 LATEST
UPDATE WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
A 16-
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year old client who has admitted to the psychiatric unit. Which nursing intervention is
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MOST important for the practical nurse (PN) to implement?
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1. Do not leave the client alone
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2. Assess the family history for depression
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3. Obtain information about previous suicide attempts
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4. Limit visitation until the clients vital signs are stable - ANSWERS-
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? Do not leave the client alone
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The practical nurse is initiating a new prescription for nitroglycerin transdermal patch f
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or a client with angina pectoris. What action has the highest priority in preventing toler
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ance to the nitrogylcerin?ib ib ib ib


1. Shave the chest hairs to ensure adequate skin contact
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2. Label the patch with date, time, and nurse's initials
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3. emove the patch at bedtime as prescribed - ANSWERS-
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Constant observation is an intervention included in the plan of care for a female client
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with dementia because she is at risk for falls. When she walks to the door and asks t
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o leave, the practice nurse (PN) is unable to convince her to return to her room. Whic
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h action should the PN take?
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1. Allow the client 10 minutes to stand by the door
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2. Request assistance to remove the client from the exit
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3. Distract the client by offering to walk with her
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4. Administer a PRN prescription for agitation - ANSWERS-
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Distract the client by offering to walk with her
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A female client with obsessive compulsive disorder is admitted to the hospital for a ca
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rdiac catheterization. The afternoons before the procedure, the client begins to keep
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detailed notes if the nursing care she is receiving. At bedtime, she shows the list to th
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e practical nurse (PN). Which action should the PN implement?
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1. Ask the client to explain why she is writing down each nursing task
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2. Encourage her to express her feelings about the upcoming procedure
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3. Recommend strategies to control her obsessive compulsive behaviors
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4. Explain the rationales for each nursing responsibilities - ANSWERS-
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old female client who was released 3 weeks ago following two months of treatments f
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or anorexia returns to the HCP office for a follow-
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up visit. Which statement indicates to the PN that the client is recovering and coping
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after treatment for anorexia nervous?
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1. "If I don't go to college scholarship my parents will be very disappointed in me"
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, 2. "My parents attempt to smother me, but I will not allow them to make my decisions.
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3. "I know that I am fat and I plan to lose at least ten more pounds."
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4. "I will not binge eat, vomit after I eat, or take laxatives or diuretics." - ANSWERS-
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"I will not binge eat, vomit after I eat, or take laxatives or diuretics."
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A resident in a long term care facility is to receive fluconazole 150mg PO daily for sev
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en days. The medication is available in 50mg tablets and the medication needs to be
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given for four more days. To ensure that there are sufficient tablets for the remaining f
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our days, the practical nurse should confirm that there are how many remaining tablet
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s? - ANSWERS-12
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While changing the dressing of a clients abdominal incision, the practical nurse obser
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ves a large amount of purulent drainage on the dressing. Which data should the PN c
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ollect first? ib


1. Assess the degree of skin elasticity
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2. determine the client's oxygen saturation
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3. measure the client's body temperature
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4. observe the appearance of the incision - ANSWERS-
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? observe the appearance of the incision
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A young male adult who suffered a concussion a week ago in a motor vehicle collisio
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n comes to the clinic because he is unable to sleep. When the practical nurse enters t
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he examination room, the client is startled and is hyper-
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vigilant. After reassuring the client, which action should the PN implement?
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1. Explain to the client that he is experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder
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2. Ask the client if he would like to have a prescription for a night sedative.
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3. Report the clients behavior to the HCP
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4. Inquire about the clients daily intake of caffeinated drinks - ANSWERS-
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Report the clients behavior to the HCP
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A client who is significantly overweight states to the practical nurse the desire to lose
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weight. Which action should the PN do first?
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assess the clients current dietary through recall
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1. tell the client to eat 3 well balance meals daily
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2. help the client plan high-protein, low carbohydrate meals
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3. facilitate the client in developing an exercise schedule
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4. Assess the client's dietary habits through recall - ANSWERS-
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Assess the client's dietary habits through recall
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The practical nurse is evaluating the response of a client with psoriasis to a topical st
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eroid medication. Which finding should the PN report to the charge nurse as an indica
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tion of possible local infection?
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1. White lesions on psoriasis skin surface
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2. broken veins where medication is used
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3. itching on the skin areas with psoriasis
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4. stretch mark where psoriasis is treated - ANSWERS-
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White lesions on psoriasis skin surface
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