HESI Compass Comprehensive Exit NCLEX-RN Practice
Test Bank EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION
140 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
A nurse in a physician's office is conducting a 2-week postpartum assessment of a client.
During abdominal assessment, the nurse is unable to palpate the uterine fundus. This
finding would prompt the nurse to:
Document the findings
Ask the physician to see the client immediately
Ask another nurse to check for the uterine fundus
Place the client in the supine position for 5 minutes, then recheck the abdome -
answer>>A. Document the findings
A maternity nurse providing an education session to a group of expectant mothers
describes the purpose of the placenta. Which statement by one of the women attending the
session indicates a need for further discussion of the purpose of the placenta?
"Many of my antibodies are passed through the placenta."
"The placenta maintains the body temperature of my baby."
"Glucose, vitamins, and electrolytes pass through the placenta."
"It provides an exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between me and my baby." -
answer>>B. "The placenta maintains the body temperature of my baby."
-A client arrives at the clinic for her first prenatal assessment. The client tells the nurse that
the first day of her last menstrual period (LMP) was September 25, 2012. Using Nagele's
rule, the nurse determines that the estimated date of delivery (EDD) is:
June 2, 2013
July 2, 2013
October 2, 2013
September 18, 2013 - answer>>B. July 2, 2013
,A client has been given a prescription for lovastatin (Mevacor). Which of the following foods
does the nurse instruct the client to limit consumption of while taking this medication?
Steak
Spinach
Chicken
Oranges - answer>>A. Steak
-A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client with ovarian cancer who is
undergoing chemotherapy. Which finding indicates to the nurse that the client is
experiencing an adverse effect of the chemotherapy?
Sodium 140 mEq/L
Hemoglobin 12.5 g/dL
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 20 mg/dL
White blood cell count of 2500 cells/mm3 - answer>>D. White blood cell count of
2500 cells/mm3
-Which finding in a client's history indicates the greatest risk of cervical cancer to the nurse?
Nulliparity
Early menarche
Multiple sexual partners Correct
Hormone-replacement therapy - answer>>C. Multiple sexual partners
A nurse caring for a woman in labor is reading the fetal monitor tracing (see figure). How
does the nurse interpret this finding?
Umbilical cord compression
, Pressure on the fetal head during a contraction
Uteroplacental insufficiency during a contraction Correct
Inadequate pacemaker activity of the fetal heart - answer>>C. Uteroplacental
insufficiency during a contraction
A client who has undergone abdominal hysterectomy asks the nurse when she will be able
to resume sexual intercourse. The nurse tells the client that sexual intercourse may be
resumed:
At any time after the surgery
When menstruation resumes
When pelvic sensation and response to stimuli return
In about 6 weeks, when the vaginal vault is satisfactorily healed - answer>>D. In
about 6 weeks, when the vaginal vault is satisfactorily healed
-A nurse is preparing to care for a client who has undergone abdominal hysterectomy for
the treatment of endometrial cancer. The nurse determines that the priority in the 24 hours
after surgery is:
Monitoring the client for signs of returning peristalsis
Instructing the client in dietary changes to prevent constipation
Encouraging the client to deep-breathe, cough, and use an incentive spirometer
Correct
Encouraging the client to talk about the effects of the surgery on her femininity and
sexual - answer>>C. Encouraging the client to deep-breathe, cough, and use an
incentive spirometer
- A nurse is caring for a client with community-acquired pneumonia who is being treated
with levofloxacin (Levaquin). For which of the following findings, indicating an adverse
reaction to the medication, does the nurse monitor the client?
Fever
, Dizziness
Flatulence
Drowsiness - answer>>A. Fever
-A nurse is providing instructions to a client with glaucoma who will be using acetazolamide
(Diamox) daily. Which of the following findings, an adverse effect, does the nurse instruct
the client to report to the physician?
Nausea
Dark urine
Urinary frequency
Decreased appetite - answer>>B. Dark urine
-A nurse is caring for a client with a cuffed endotracheal tube who is undergoing
mechanical ventilation. Which intervention to prevent a tracheoesophageal fistula, a
complication of this type of tube, does the nurse implement?
Frequent suctioning
Maintaining cuff pressure
Alternating the use of a cuffed tube with a cuffless tube on a daily basis -
Maintaining mechanical ventilation settings
answer>>B. Maintaining cuff pressure
- A nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a client. In which position does the
nurse place the client before inserting the tube?
SEE PIC
A.
B.
C.
Test Bank EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION
140 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
A nurse in a physician's office is conducting a 2-week postpartum assessment of a client.
During abdominal assessment, the nurse is unable to palpate the uterine fundus. This
finding would prompt the nurse to:
Document the findings
Ask the physician to see the client immediately
Ask another nurse to check for the uterine fundus
Place the client in the supine position for 5 minutes, then recheck the abdome -
answer>>A. Document the findings
A maternity nurse providing an education session to a group of expectant mothers
describes the purpose of the placenta. Which statement by one of the women attending the
session indicates a need for further discussion of the purpose of the placenta?
"Many of my antibodies are passed through the placenta."
"The placenta maintains the body temperature of my baby."
"Glucose, vitamins, and electrolytes pass through the placenta."
"It provides an exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between me and my baby." -
answer>>B. "The placenta maintains the body temperature of my baby."
-A client arrives at the clinic for her first prenatal assessment. The client tells the nurse that
the first day of her last menstrual period (LMP) was September 25, 2012. Using Nagele's
rule, the nurse determines that the estimated date of delivery (EDD) is:
June 2, 2013
July 2, 2013
October 2, 2013
September 18, 2013 - answer>>B. July 2, 2013
,A client has been given a prescription for lovastatin (Mevacor). Which of the following foods
does the nurse instruct the client to limit consumption of while taking this medication?
Steak
Spinach
Chicken
Oranges - answer>>A. Steak
-A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client with ovarian cancer who is
undergoing chemotherapy. Which finding indicates to the nurse that the client is
experiencing an adverse effect of the chemotherapy?
Sodium 140 mEq/L
Hemoglobin 12.5 g/dL
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 20 mg/dL
White blood cell count of 2500 cells/mm3 - answer>>D. White blood cell count of
2500 cells/mm3
-Which finding in a client's history indicates the greatest risk of cervical cancer to the nurse?
Nulliparity
Early menarche
Multiple sexual partners Correct
Hormone-replacement therapy - answer>>C. Multiple sexual partners
A nurse caring for a woman in labor is reading the fetal monitor tracing (see figure). How
does the nurse interpret this finding?
Umbilical cord compression
, Pressure on the fetal head during a contraction
Uteroplacental insufficiency during a contraction Correct
Inadequate pacemaker activity of the fetal heart - answer>>C. Uteroplacental
insufficiency during a contraction
A client who has undergone abdominal hysterectomy asks the nurse when she will be able
to resume sexual intercourse. The nurse tells the client that sexual intercourse may be
resumed:
At any time after the surgery
When menstruation resumes
When pelvic sensation and response to stimuli return
In about 6 weeks, when the vaginal vault is satisfactorily healed - answer>>D. In
about 6 weeks, when the vaginal vault is satisfactorily healed
-A nurse is preparing to care for a client who has undergone abdominal hysterectomy for
the treatment of endometrial cancer. The nurse determines that the priority in the 24 hours
after surgery is:
Monitoring the client for signs of returning peristalsis
Instructing the client in dietary changes to prevent constipation
Encouraging the client to deep-breathe, cough, and use an incentive spirometer
Correct
Encouraging the client to talk about the effects of the surgery on her femininity and
sexual - answer>>C. Encouraging the client to deep-breathe, cough, and use an
incentive spirometer
- A nurse is caring for a client with community-acquired pneumonia who is being treated
with levofloxacin (Levaquin). For which of the following findings, indicating an adverse
reaction to the medication, does the nurse monitor the client?
Fever
, Dizziness
Flatulence
Drowsiness - answer>>A. Fever
-A nurse is providing instructions to a client with glaucoma who will be using acetazolamide
(Diamox) daily. Which of the following findings, an adverse effect, does the nurse instruct
the client to report to the physician?
Nausea
Dark urine
Urinary frequency
Decreased appetite - answer>>B. Dark urine
-A nurse is caring for a client with a cuffed endotracheal tube who is undergoing
mechanical ventilation. Which intervention to prevent a tracheoesophageal fistula, a
complication of this type of tube, does the nurse implement?
Frequent suctioning
Maintaining cuff pressure
Alternating the use of a cuffed tube with a cuffless tube on a daily basis -
Maintaining mechanical ventilation settings
answer>>B. Maintaining cuff pressure
- A nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a client. In which position does the
nurse place the client before inserting the tube?
SEE PIC
A.
B.
C.
