HESI RN Exit Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to
assist in the development of trust?
A) Food
B) Warmth
C) Security
D) Comfort - Correct Answers ✅C) Security
A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops
as the nurse enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse
should
A) Administer a placebo
B) Encourage increased fluid intake
C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - Correct Answers ✅C)
Administer the prescribed analgesia
The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at
school. The father comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any
family history of epilepsy. What is the best response by the nurse?
,A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures." - Correct Answers
✅B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
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 - Correct Answers ✅D) Pupil responses
As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of
chemotherapy for cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more
interested in during the discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue
C) Diarrhea
D) Hair loss - Correct Answers ✅D) Hair loss
,Which of these clients who call the community health clinic would the nurse
ask to come in that day to be seen by the health care provider?
A) I started my period and now my urine has turned bright red.
B) I am an diabetic and today I have been going to the bathroom every hour.
C) I was started on medicine yesterday for a urine infection. Now my lower
belly hurts when I go to the bathroom.
D) I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't hurt
when I went. - Correct Answers ✅D) I went to the bathroom and my urine
looked very red and it didn't hurt when I went.
The nurse would expect the cystic fibrosis client to receive supplemental
pancreatic
enzymes along with a diet
A) High in carbohydrates and proteins
B) Low in carbohydrates and proteins
C) High in carbohydrates, low in proteins
D) Low in carbohydrates, high in proteins - Correct Answers ✅A) High in
carbohydrates and proteins
The father of an 8 month-old infant asks the nurse if his infant's vocalizations
are normal for his age. Which of the following would the nurse expect at this
, age?
A) Cooing
B) Imitation of sounds
C) Throaty sounds
D) Laughter - Correct Answers ✅B) Imitation of sounds
A client with pneumococcal pneumonia had been started on antibiotics 16
hours ago.During the nurse's initial evening rounds the nurse notices a foul
smell in the room. The client makes all of these statements during their
conversation. Which statement would alert the nurse to a complication?
A) "I have a sharp pain in my chest when I take a breath.
"B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
" C) "I have been sweating all day.
"D) "I feel hot off and on." - Correct Answers ✅"B) "I have been coughing
up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
A client is diagnosed with a spontaneous pneumothorax necessitating the
insertion of a chest tube. What is the best explanation for the nurse to
provide this client?
A) "The tube will drain fluid from your chest.
"B) "The tube will remove excess air from your chest."
C) "The tube controls the amount of air that enters your chest.
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to
assist in the development of trust?
A) Food
B) Warmth
C) Security
D) Comfort - Correct Answers ✅C) Security
A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops
as the nurse enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse
should
A) Administer a placebo
B) Encourage increased fluid intake
C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - Correct Answers ✅C)
Administer the prescribed analgesia
The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at
school. The father comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any
family history of epilepsy. What is the best response by the nurse?
,A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures." - Correct Answers
✅B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
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 - Correct Answers ✅D) Pupil responses
As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of
chemotherapy for cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more
interested in during the discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue
C) Diarrhea
D) Hair loss - Correct Answers ✅D) Hair loss
,Which of these clients who call the community health clinic would the nurse
ask to come in that day to be seen by the health care provider?
A) I started my period and now my urine has turned bright red.
B) I am an diabetic and today I have been going to the bathroom every hour.
C) I was started on medicine yesterday for a urine infection. Now my lower
belly hurts when I go to the bathroom.
D) I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't hurt
when I went. - Correct Answers ✅D) I went to the bathroom and my urine
looked very red and it didn't hurt when I went.
The nurse would expect the cystic fibrosis client to receive supplemental
pancreatic
enzymes along with a diet
A) High in carbohydrates and proteins
B) Low in carbohydrates and proteins
C) High in carbohydrates, low in proteins
D) Low in carbohydrates, high in proteins - Correct Answers ✅A) High in
carbohydrates and proteins
The father of an 8 month-old infant asks the nurse if his infant's vocalizations
are normal for his age. Which of the following would the nurse expect at this
, age?
A) Cooing
B) Imitation of sounds
C) Throaty sounds
D) Laughter - Correct Answers ✅B) Imitation of sounds
A client with pneumococcal pneumonia had been started on antibiotics 16
hours ago.During the nurse's initial evening rounds the nurse notices a foul
smell in the room. The client makes all of these statements during their
conversation. Which statement would alert the nurse to a complication?
A) "I have a sharp pain in my chest when I take a breath.
"B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
" C) "I have been sweating all day.
"D) "I feel hot off and on." - Correct Answers ✅"B) "I have been coughing
up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
A client is diagnosed with a spontaneous pneumothorax necessitating the
insertion of a chest tube. What is the best explanation for the nurse to
provide this client?
A) "The tube will drain fluid from your chest.
"B) "The tube will remove excess air from your chest."
C) "The tube controls the amount of air that enters your chest.
