HESI RN EXIT FINAL EXAM Updated Questions and Answers
(2024/2025) (Verified Answers)
InBplanningBcareBforBaB6Bmonth-
oldBinfant,BwhatBmustBtheBnurseBprovideBtoBassistBinBtheBdevelopmentBofBtrust?
A)BFood
B)BWarmth
C)BSecurity
D)BComfortB-BcorrectBanswer-C)BSecurity
ABnurseBhasBjustBreceivedBaBmedicationBorderBwhichBisBnotBlegible.BWhichBstatementBbestBreflectsBassertiv
eBcommunication?
A)B"IBcannotBgiveBthisBmedicationBasBitBisBwritten.BIBhaveBnoBideaBofBwhatByouBmean."
B)B"WouldByouBpleaseBclarifyBwhatByouBhaveBwrittenBsoBIBamBsureBIBamBreadingBit
correctly?"
C)B"IBamBhavingBdifficultyBreadingByourBhandwriting.BItBwouldBsaveBmeBtimeBifByouBwouldBbeBmoreBcareful.
"
D)B"PleaseBprintBinBtheBfutureBsoBIBdoBnotBhaveBtoBspendBextraBtimeBattemptingBtoBreadByourBwriting."B-
BcorrectBanswer-B)B"WouldByouBpleaseBclarifyBwhatByouBhaveBwrittenBsoBIBamBsureBIBamBreadingBit
correctly?"
WhatBisBtheBmostBimportantBconsiderationBwhenBteachingBparentsBhowBtoBreduceBrisksBinBtheBhome?
A)BAgeBandBknowledgeBlevelBofBtheBparents
B)BProximityBtoBemergencyBservices
C)BNumberBofBchildrenBinBtheBhome
D)BAgeBofBchildrenBinBtheBhomeB-BcorrectBanswer-D)BAgeBofBchildrenBinBtheBhome
AB35Byear-
oldBclientBwithBsickleBcellBcrisisBisBtalkingBonBtheBtelephoneBbutBstopsBasBtheBnurseBentersBtheBroomBtoBreq
uestBsomethingBforBpain.BTheBnurseBshould
A)BAdministerBaBplacebo
B)BEncourageBincreasedBfluidBintake
,C)BAdministerBtheBprescribedBanalgesia
D)BRecommendBrelaxationBexercisesBforBpainBcontrolB-BcorrectBanswer-
C)BAdministerBtheBprescribedBanalgesia
WhileBcaringBforBaBtoddlerBwithBcroup,BwhichBinitialBsignBofBcroupBrequiresBtheBnurse'sBimmediateBattentio
n?
A)BRespiratoryBrateBofB42
B)BLethargyBforBtheBpastBhour
C)BApicalBpulseBofB54
D)BCoughingBupBcopiousBsecretionsB-BcorrectBanswer-A)BRespiratoryBrateBofB42
ABclientBisBadmittedBwithBlowBT3BandBT4BlevelsBandBanBelevatedBTSHBlevel.BOnBinitialBassessment,BtheBnurs
eBwouldBanticipateBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBassessmentBfindings?
A)BLethargy
B)BHeatBintolerance
C)BDiarrhea
D)BSkinBeruptionsB-BcorrectBanswer-A)BLethargy
TheBemergencyBroomBnurseBadmitsBaBchildBwhoBexperiencedBaBseizureBatBschool.BTheBfatherBcommentsBth
atBthisBisBtheBfirstBoccurrence,BandBdeniesBanyBfamilyBhistoryBofBepilepsy.BWhatBisBtheBbestBresponseBbyBthe
Bnurse?
A)B"DoBnotBworry.BEpilepsyBcanBbeBtreatedBwithBmedications."
B)B"TheBseizureBmayBorBmayBnotBmeanByourBchildBhasBepilepsy."
C)B"SinceBthisBwasBtheBfirstBconvulsion,BitBmayBnotBhappenBagain."B
D)B"LongBtermBtreatmentBwillBpreventBfutureBseizures."B-BcorrectBanswer-
B)B"TheBseizureBmayBorBmayBnotBmeanByourBchildBhasBepilepsy."
AlcoholBandBdrugBabuseBimpairsBjudgmentBandBincreasesBriskBtakingBbehavior.BWhatBnursingBdiagnosisBbes
tBapplies?
A)BRiskBforBinjury
B)BRiskBforBknowledgeBdeficit
,C)BAlteredBthoughtBprocessB
D)BDisturbanceBinBself-esteemB-BcorrectBanswer-A)BRiskBforBinjury
WhichBtheseBfindingsBwouldBtheBnurseBmoreBcloselyBassociateBwithBanemiaBinBaB10Bmonth-oldBinfant?
A)BHemoglobinBlevelBofB12Bg/dI
B)BPaleBmucosaBofBtheBeyelidsBandBlips
C)BHypoactivity
D)BABheartBrateBbetweenB140BtoB160B-BcorrectBanswer-B)BPaleBmucosaBofBtheBeyelidsBandBlips
TheBnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBinBhypertensiveBcrisisBinBanBintensiveBcareBunit.BTheBpriorityBassessmentBinB
theBfirstBhourBofBcareBis
A)BHeartBrate
B)BPedalBpulses
C)BLungBsounds
D)BPupilBresponsesB-BcorrectBanswer-D)BPupilBresponses
WhichBofBtheseBclientsBwhoBareBallBinBtheBterminalBstageBofBcancerBisBleastBappropriateBtoBsuggestBtheBuseB
ofBpatientBcontrolledBanalgesiaB(PCA)BwithBaBpump?
A)BAByoungBadultBwithBaBhistoryBofBDown'sBsyndrome
B)BABteenagerBwhoBreadsBatBaB4thBgradeBlevel
C)BAnBelderlyBclientBwithBnumerousBarthriticBnodulesBonBtheBhands
D)BABpreschoolerBwithBintermittentBepisodesBofBalertnessB-BcorrectBanswer-
D)BABpreschoolerBwithBintermittentBepisodesBofBalertness
TheBnurseBisBaboutBtoBassessBaB6Bmonth-oldBchildBwithBnonorganicBfailure-
toBthriveB(NOFTT).BUponBenteringBtheBroom,BtheBnurseBwouldBexpectBtheBbabyBtoBbe
A)BIrritableBandB"colicky"BwithBnoBattemptsBtoBpullBtoBstanding
B)BAlert,BlaughingBandBplayingBwithBaBrattle,BsittingBwithBsupport
C)BSkinBcolorBduskyBwithBpoorBskinBturgorBoverBabdomen
, D)BPale,BthinBarmsBandBlegs,BuninterestedBinBsurroundingsB-BcorrectBanswer-
D)BPale,BthinBarmsBandBlegs,BuninterestedBinBsurroundings
AsBtheBnurseBisBspeakingBwithBaBgroupBofBteensBwhichBofBtheseBsideBeffectsBofBchemotherapyBforBcancerBw
ouldBtheBnurseBexpectBthisBgroupBtoBbeBmoreBinterestedBinBduringBtheBdiscussion?B
A)BMouthBsores
B)BFatigue
C)BDiarrhea
D)BHairBlossB-BcorrectBanswer-D)BHairBloss
WhileBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBwasBadmittedBwithBmyocardialBinfarctionB(MI)B2BdaysBago,BtheBnurseBnotesBt
oday'sBtemperatureBisB101.1BdegreesBFahrenheitB(38.5BdegreesCelsius).BTheBappropriateBnursingBinterven
tionBisBto
A)BCallBtheBhealthBcareBproviderBimmediately
B)BAdministerBacetaminophenBasBorderedBasBthisBisBnormalBatBthisBtime
C)BSendBblood,BurineBandBsputumBforBcultureB
D)BIncreaseBtheBclient'sBfluidBintakeB-BcorrectBanswer-
B)BAdministerBacetaminophenBasBorderedBasBthisBisBnormalBatBthisBtime
ABclientBisBadmittedBforBfirstBandBsecondBdegreeBburnsBonBtheBface,Bneck,BanteriorBchestBandBhands.BTheBn
urse'sBpriorityBshouldBbe
A)BCoverBtheBareasBwithBdryBsterileBdressings
B)BAssessBforBdyspneaBorBstridor
C)BInitiateBintravenousBtherapyB
D)BAdministerBpainBmedicationB-BcorrectBanswer-B)BAssessBforBdyspneaBorBstridor
WhichBofBtheseBclientsBwhoBcallBtheBcommunityBhealthBclinicBwouldBtheBnurseBaskBtoBcomeBinBthatBdayBtoB
beBseenBbyBtheBhealthBcareBprovider?
A)BIBstartedBmyBperiodBandBnowBmyBurineBhasBturnedBbrightBred.
B)BIBamBanBdiabeticBandBtodayBIBhaveBbeenBgoingBtoBtheBbathroomBeveryBhour.
C)BIBwasBstartedBonBmedicineByesterdayBforBaBurineBinfection.BNowBmyBlowerBbellyBhurtsBwhenBIBgoBtoBtheB
bathroom.
(2024/2025) (Verified Answers)
InBplanningBcareBforBaB6Bmonth-
oldBinfant,BwhatBmustBtheBnurseBprovideBtoBassistBinBtheBdevelopmentBofBtrust?
A)BFood
B)BWarmth
C)BSecurity
D)BComfortB-BcorrectBanswer-C)BSecurity
ABnurseBhasBjustBreceivedBaBmedicationBorderBwhichBisBnotBlegible.BWhichBstatementBbestBreflectsBassertiv
eBcommunication?
A)B"IBcannotBgiveBthisBmedicationBasBitBisBwritten.BIBhaveBnoBideaBofBwhatByouBmean."
B)B"WouldByouBpleaseBclarifyBwhatByouBhaveBwrittenBsoBIBamBsureBIBamBreadingBit
correctly?"
C)B"IBamBhavingBdifficultyBreadingByourBhandwriting.BItBwouldBsaveBmeBtimeBifByouBwouldBbeBmoreBcareful.
"
D)B"PleaseBprintBinBtheBfutureBsoBIBdoBnotBhaveBtoBspendBextraBtimeBattemptingBtoBreadByourBwriting."B-
BcorrectBanswer-B)B"WouldByouBpleaseBclarifyBwhatByouBhaveBwrittenBsoBIBamBsureBIBamBreadingBit
correctly?"
WhatBisBtheBmostBimportantBconsiderationBwhenBteachingBparentsBhowBtoBreduceBrisksBinBtheBhome?
A)BAgeBandBknowledgeBlevelBofBtheBparents
B)BProximityBtoBemergencyBservices
C)BNumberBofBchildrenBinBtheBhome
D)BAgeBofBchildrenBinBtheBhomeB-BcorrectBanswer-D)BAgeBofBchildrenBinBtheBhome
AB35Byear-
oldBclientBwithBsickleBcellBcrisisBisBtalkingBonBtheBtelephoneBbutBstopsBasBtheBnurseBentersBtheBroomBtoBreq
uestBsomethingBforBpain.BTheBnurseBshould
A)BAdministerBaBplacebo
B)BEncourageBincreasedBfluidBintake
,C)BAdministerBtheBprescribedBanalgesia
D)BRecommendBrelaxationBexercisesBforBpainBcontrolB-BcorrectBanswer-
C)BAdministerBtheBprescribedBanalgesia
WhileBcaringBforBaBtoddlerBwithBcroup,BwhichBinitialBsignBofBcroupBrequiresBtheBnurse'sBimmediateBattentio
n?
A)BRespiratoryBrateBofB42
B)BLethargyBforBtheBpastBhour
C)BApicalBpulseBofB54
D)BCoughingBupBcopiousBsecretionsB-BcorrectBanswer-A)BRespiratoryBrateBofB42
ABclientBisBadmittedBwithBlowBT3BandBT4BlevelsBandBanBelevatedBTSHBlevel.BOnBinitialBassessment,BtheBnurs
eBwouldBanticipateBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBassessmentBfindings?
A)BLethargy
B)BHeatBintolerance
C)BDiarrhea
D)BSkinBeruptionsB-BcorrectBanswer-A)BLethargy
TheBemergencyBroomBnurseBadmitsBaBchildBwhoBexperiencedBaBseizureBatBschool.BTheBfatherBcommentsBth
atBthisBisBtheBfirstBoccurrence,BandBdeniesBanyBfamilyBhistoryBofBepilepsy.BWhatBisBtheBbestBresponseBbyBthe
Bnurse?
A)B"DoBnotBworry.BEpilepsyBcanBbeBtreatedBwithBmedications."
B)B"TheBseizureBmayBorBmayBnotBmeanByourBchildBhasBepilepsy."
C)B"SinceBthisBwasBtheBfirstBconvulsion,BitBmayBnotBhappenBagain."B
D)B"LongBtermBtreatmentBwillBpreventBfutureBseizures."B-BcorrectBanswer-
B)B"TheBseizureBmayBorBmayBnotBmeanByourBchildBhasBepilepsy."
AlcoholBandBdrugBabuseBimpairsBjudgmentBandBincreasesBriskBtakingBbehavior.BWhatBnursingBdiagnosisBbes
tBapplies?
A)BRiskBforBinjury
B)BRiskBforBknowledgeBdeficit
,C)BAlteredBthoughtBprocessB
D)BDisturbanceBinBself-esteemB-BcorrectBanswer-A)BRiskBforBinjury
WhichBtheseBfindingsBwouldBtheBnurseBmoreBcloselyBassociateBwithBanemiaBinBaB10Bmonth-oldBinfant?
A)BHemoglobinBlevelBofB12Bg/dI
B)BPaleBmucosaBofBtheBeyelidsBandBlips
C)BHypoactivity
D)BABheartBrateBbetweenB140BtoB160B-BcorrectBanswer-B)BPaleBmucosaBofBtheBeyelidsBandBlips
TheBnurseBisBcaringBforBaBclientBinBhypertensiveBcrisisBinBanBintensiveBcareBunit.BTheBpriorityBassessmentBinB
theBfirstBhourBofBcareBis
A)BHeartBrate
B)BPedalBpulses
C)BLungBsounds
D)BPupilBresponsesB-BcorrectBanswer-D)BPupilBresponses
WhichBofBtheseBclientsBwhoBareBallBinBtheBterminalBstageBofBcancerBisBleastBappropriateBtoBsuggestBtheBuseB
ofBpatientBcontrolledBanalgesiaB(PCA)BwithBaBpump?
A)BAByoungBadultBwithBaBhistoryBofBDown'sBsyndrome
B)BABteenagerBwhoBreadsBatBaB4thBgradeBlevel
C)BAnBelderlyBclientBwithBnumerousBarthriticBnodulesBonBtheBhands
D)BABpreschoolerBwithBintermittentBepisodesBofBalertnessB-BcorrectBanswer-
D)BABpreschoolerBwithBintermittentBepisodesBofBalertness
TheBnurseBisBaboutBtoBassessBaB6Bmonth-oldBchildBwithBnonorganicBfailure-
toBthriveB(NOFTT).BUponBenteringBtheBroom,BtheBnurseBwouldBexpectBtheBbabyBtoBbe
A)BIrritableBandB"colicky"BwithBnoBattemptsBtoBpullBtoBstanding
B)BAlert,BlaughingBandBplayingBwithBaBrattle,BsittingBwithBsupport
C)BSkinBcolorBduskyBwithBpoorBskinBturgorBoverBabdomen
, D)BPale,BthinBarmsBandBlegs,BuninterestedBinBsurroundingsB-BcorrectBanswer-
D)BPale,BthinBarmsBandBlegs,BuninterestedBinBsurroundings
AsBtheBnurseBisBspeakingBwithBaBgroupBofBteensBwhichBofBtheseBsideBeffectsBofBchemotherapyBforBcancerBw
ouldBtheBnurseBexpectBthisBgroupBtoBbeBmoreBinterestedBinBduringBtheBdiscussion?B
A)BMouthBsores
B)BFatigue
C)BDiarrhea
D)BHairBlossB-BcorrectBanswer-D)BHairBloss
WhileBcaringBforBaBclientBwhoBwasBadmittedBwithBmyocardialBinfarctionB(MI)B2BdaysBago,BtheBnurseBnotesBt
oday'sBtemperatureBisB101.1BdegreesBFahrenheitB(38.5BdegreesCelsius).BTheBappropriateBnursingBinterven
tionBisBto
A)BCallBtheBhealthBcareBproviderBimmediately
B)BAdministerBacetaminophenBasBorderedBasBthisBisBnormalBatBthisBtime
C)BSendBblood,BurineBandBsputumBforBcultureB
D)BIncreaseBtheBclient'sBfluidBintakeB-BcorrectBanswer-
B)BAdministerBacetaminophenBasBorderedBasBthisBisBnormalBatBthisBtime
ABclientBisBadmittedBforBfirstBandBsecondBdegreeBburnsBonBtheBface,Bneck,BanteriorBchestBandBhands.BTheBn
urse'sBpriorityBshouldBbe
A)BCoverBtheBareasBwithBdryBsterileBdressings
B)BAssessBforBdyspneaBorBstridor
C)BInitiateBintravenousBtherapyB
D)BAdministerBpainBmedicationB-BcorrectBanswer-B)BAssessBforBdyspneaBorBstridor
WhichBofBtheseBclientsBwhoBcallBtheBcommunityBhealthBclinicBwouldBtheBnurseBaskBtoBcomeBinBthatBdayBtoB
beBseenBbyBtheBhealthBcareBprovider?
A)BIBstartedBmyBperiodBandBnowBmyBurineBhasBturnedBbrightBred.
B)BIBamBanBdiabeticBandBtodayBIBhaveBbeenBgoingBtoBtheBbathroomBeveryBhour.
C)BIBwasBstartedBonBmedicineByesterdayBforBaBurineBinfection.BNowBmyBlowerBbellyBhurtsBwhenBIBgoBtoBtheB
bathroom.