HESI RN EXIT Exam Questions and Verified Answers 2024.

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HESI RN EXIT Exam Questions and Verified
Answers 2024


In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assist in the
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b development of trust? b b




A) Food b




B) Warmthb




C) Security
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D) Comfort - ANS-C) Security
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A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which statement best
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b reflects assertive communication?
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A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you mean."
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B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading it
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correctly?"

C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time if you would be
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b more careful."
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D) "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time attempting to read your
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b writing." - ANS-B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am
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b reading it b




correctly?"

,What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to reduce risks in
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b the home?b




A) Age and knowledge level of the parents
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B) Proximity to emergency services
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C) Number of children in the home
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D) Age of children in the home - ANS-D) Age of children in the home
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A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops as the
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b nurse enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse should
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A) Administer a placebo
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B) Encourage increased fluid intake
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C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
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D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - ANS-C) Administer the prescribed
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b analgesia



While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires the nurse's
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b immediate attention? b




A) Respiratory rate of 42
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B) Lethargy for the past hour
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C) Apical pulse of 54
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D) Coughing up copious secretions - ANS-A) Respiratory rate of 42
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,A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level. On initial
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b assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following assessment findings?
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A) Lethargy
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B) Heat intolerance
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C) Diarrhea
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D) Skin eruptions - ANS-A) Lethargy
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The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at school. The father
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b comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any family history of epilepsy. What
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b is the best response by the nurse?
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A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
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B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
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C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
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D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures." - ANS-B) "The seizure may or may
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b not mean your child has epilepsy."
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Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking behavior. What
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b nursing diagnosis best applies?
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A) Risk for injury
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B) Risk for knowledge deficit
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C) Altered thought process
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D) Disturbance in self-esteem - ANS-A) Risk for injury
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, Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10 month-
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old infant?
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A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
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B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
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C) Hypoactivity
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D) A heart rate between 140 to 160 - ANS-B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
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The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The priority
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b assessment in the first hour of care is b b b b b b b




A) Heart rate
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B) Pedal pulses
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C) Lung sounds
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D) Pupil responses - ANS-D) Pupil responses
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Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriate to
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b suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?
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A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
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B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
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C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
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D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - ANS-D) A preschooler with
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b intermittent episodes of alertness b b b