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 of
development
trust?
A)
Food
B)
Warmth
C)
Security
D) Comfort correct answers C)
Security
A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which
statement
reflects best
assertive
communication?
A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what
you"Would
B) mean."you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am
reading it
correctly
?"
C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time if
youmore
be would
careful."
D) "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time
attempting
your writing." to read
correct answers B) "Would you please clarify what you have
written
am sureso I
I am
reading it
correctly
?"
What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to
reduce
the risks in
home?
A) Age and knowledge level of the
parents
B) Proximity to emergency
C) Number of children in the
services
home
D) Age of children in the home correct answers D) Age of children in
the home
A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but
stops as
nurse the the room to request something for pain. The
enters
nurse
A) should a
Administer
B) Encourage increased fluid
placebo
intake
C) Administer the prescribed
analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control correct answers C)
Administer the
prescribed
analgesia
While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires
the nurse's
immediate
attention?
A) Respiratory rate of
42
B) Lethargy for the past
hour
C) Apical pulse of
54
,D) Coughing up copious secretions correct answers A) Respiratory
rate of 42
A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH
level. On initial
assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following
assessment findings?
A)
Lethargy
B) Heat
intolerance
C)
Diarrhea
D) Skin eruptions correct answers A)
Lethargy
The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at
school.comments
father The that this is the first occurrence, and denies any
family history
epilepsy. Whatof 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
D) "Longagain."
term treatment will prevent future seizures." correct answers B)
"The seizure
may or may not mean your child has
epilepsy."
Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking
behavior.
nursing What
diagnosis best
applies?
A) Risk for
injury
B) Risk for knowledge
deficit
C) Altered thought
process
D) Disturbance in self-esteem correct answers A) Risk
for injury
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)
D) A heart rate between 140 to 160 correct answers B) Pale mucosa of the
Hypoactivity
eyelids and
lip
s
The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive
care unit.
priority The
assessment in the first hour of
care
A) is
Heart
B) Pedal
rate
pulses
C) Lung
sounds
D) Pupil responses correct answers D) Pupil
responses
Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least
appropriate
suggest the to
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 correct
answers D) Awith intermittent episodes of
preschooler
alertness
The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic
failure-to Upon
(NOFTT). thriveentering the room, the nurse would expect the
baby
A) to be and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to
Irritable
standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting
with
C) support
Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over
abdomen
D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings correct answers D)
Pale, thin
arms and legs, uninterested in
surroundings
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
during the in
discussion?
A) Mouth
sores
B)
Fatigue
C)
Diarrhea
D) Hair loss correct answers D) Hair
loss
While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI)
2 days
the nurseago,notes today's temperature is 101.1 degrees
Fahrenheit (38.5 The appropriate nursing
degreesCelsius).
intervention
A) Call the healthis to care provider
immediately
B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at
thisSend
C) timeblood, urine and sputum for
culture
D) Increase the client's fluid intake correct answers B) Administer
acetaminophen
ordered as this isasnormal at this
time
A client is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck,
anterior
and hands. chestThe nurse's priority
should
A) Cover bethe areas with dry sterile
dressings
B) Assess for dyspnea or
stridor
C) Initiate intravenous
therapy
D) Administer pain medication correct answers B) Assess for dyspnea
or stridor
Which of these clients who call the community health clinic would the nurse
askthat
in to come
day to be seen by the health care
provider?
A) I started my period and now my urine has turned
bright
B) I amred.an diabetic and today I have been going to the bathroom
every
C) I washour.
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 itwhen
hurt didn'tI
went.
Verified Answers 2024
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to
assist in the of
development
trust?
A)
Food
B)
Warmth
C)
Security
D) Comfort correct answers C)
Security
A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which
statement
reflects best
assertive
communication?
A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what
you"Would
B) mean."you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am
reading it
correctly
?"
C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time if
youmore
be would
careful."
D) "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time
attempting
your writing." to read
correct answers B) "Would you please clarify what you have
written
am sureso I
I am
reading it
correctly
?"
What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to
reduce
the risks in
home?
A) Age and knowledge level of the
parents
B) Proximity to emergency
C) Number of children in the
services
home
D) Age of children in the home correct answers D) Age of children in
the home
A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but
stops as
nurse the the room to request something for pain. The
enters
nurse
A) should a
Administer
B) Encourage increased fluid
placebo
intake
C) Administer the prescribed
analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control correct answers C)
Administer the
prescribed
analgesia
While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires
the nurse's
immediate
attention?
A) Respiratory rate of
42
B) Lethargy for the past
hour
C) Apical pulse of
54
,D) Coughing up copious secretions correct answers A) Respiratory
rate of 42
A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH
level. On initial
assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following
assessment findings?
A)
Lethargy
B) Heat
intolerance
C)
Diarrhea
D) Skin eruptions correct answers A)
Lethargy
The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at
school.comments
father The that this is the first occurrence, and denies any
family history
epilepsy. Whatof 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
D) "Longagain."
term treatment will prevent future seizures." correct answers B)
"The seizure
may or may not mean your child has
epilepsy."
Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking
behavior.
nursing What
diagnosis best
applies?
A) Risk for
injury
B) Risk for knowledge
deficit
C) Altered thought
process
D) Disturbance in self-esteem correct answers A) Risk
for injury
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)
D) A heart rate between 140 to 160 correct answers B) Pale mucosa of the
Hypoactivity
eyelids and
lip
s
The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive
care unit.
priority The
assessment in the first hour of
care
A) is
Heart
B) Pedal
rate
pulses
C) Lung
sounds
D) Pupil responses correct answers D) Pupil
responses
Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least
appropriate
suggest the to
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 correct
answers D) Awith intermittent episodes of
preschooler
alertness
The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic
failure-to Upon
(NOFTT). thriveentering the room, the nurse would expect the
baby
A) to be and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to
Irritable
standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting
with
C) support
Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over
abdomen
D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings correct answers D)
Pale, thin
arms and legs, uninterested in
surroundings
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
during the in
discussion?
A) Mouth
sores
B)
Fatigue
C)
Diarrhea
D) Hair loss correct answers D) Hair
loss
While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI)
2 days
the nurseago,notes today's temperature is 101.1 degrees
Fahrenheit (38.5 The appropriate nursing
degreesCelsius).
intervention
A) Call the healthis to care provider
immediately
B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at
thisSend
C) timeblood, urine and sputum for
culture
D) Increase the client's fluid intake correct answers B) Administer
acetaminophen
ordered as this isasnormal at this
time
A client is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck,
anterior
and hands. chestThe nurse's priority
should
A) Cover bethe areas with dry sterile
dressings
B) Assess for dyspnea or
stridor
C) Initiate intravenous
therapy
D) Administer pain medication correct answers B) Assess for dyspnea
or stridor
Which of these clients who call the community health clinic would the nurse
askthat
in to come
day to be seen by the health care
provider?
A) I started my period and now my urine has turned
bright
B) I amred.an diabetic and today I have been going to the bathroom
every
C) I washour.
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 itwhen
hurt didn'tI
went.
