Exit HESI practice questions and
Answers A+ Guide 2025-2026
A client presents to the emergency department (ED) with
complaints abdominal pain. The nurse observes the client's right
cheek and eye bruised and suspects possible domestic violence.
Which approach is best the nurse to use when interviewing the
client?
a. Share personal values to put the at ease
b. Ask questions in a vague, non-specific format
c. Begin with questions that are less sensitive in nature
d. Get the most difficult questions over with fist - correct
answers✅✅c. Begin with questions that are less sensitive in
nature
A client who received an open reduction and internal fixation
(ORIF) of the right femur after experiencing a fall home
experiences a sudden onset of increasing confusion and agitation.
When reporting to the healthcare using SBAR communication,
which information should the
nurse provide FIRST
a. Currently prescribed medication
b. Client's healthcare power of attorney
c. Increasing confusion of the client
d. Fall at home as reason for admission - correct answers✅✅c.
Increasing confusion of the client
,Exit HESI practice questions and
Answers A+ Guide 2025-2026
3. A client tells the nurse about beginning an exercise program a
month ago to lose weight and improve sleep. The client states
that it still takes at least two hours to fall asleep at night. Which
action should the nurse implement?
a. Determine the amount of weight the client has lost since
increasing activity
b. Encourage the client to exercise every day to eliminate
bedtime wakefulness
c. Advise the client that lifestyle changes often take several
weeks to be effective
d. Ask the client for a description of the exercise schedule that is
being followed - correct answers✅✅d. Ask the client for a
description of the exercise schedule that is being followed
4. Which assessment should the home health nurse include
during a routine home visit for a client who was discharged home
with a suprapubic catheter?
a. Observe insertion site
b. Palpate flank area
c. Assess perineal area
d. Measure abdominal girth - correct answers✅✅a. Observe
insertion site
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Answers A+ Guide 2025-2026
5. An older adult client with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus is
seen in the community health clinic for an annual physical
examination. Which nursing actions should be included in
assessing for long-term complication of diabetes? (SATA)
a. Obtain urine specimen to assess for albumin
b. Test lower extremities for changes in sensation
c. Obtain venous sample for liver enzymes
d. Palpate pedal pulses and foot temperature
e. Auscultate for adventitious breath sounds - correct
answers✅✅b. Test lower extremities for changes in sensation
d. Palpate pedal pulses and foot temperature
6. The home health nurse is assessing a male client who has
started peritoneal dialysis (PD) 5 days ago. Which assessment
finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. Anorexia and poor intake of adequate dietary protein
b. Arteriovenous (AV) graft surgical site pulsations
c. Fingerstick blood glucose 12o mg/Dl (6.66 mmol/L) post
exchange
d. Cloudy dialysate output and rebound abdominal pain - correct
answers✅✅d. Cloudy dialysate output and rebound abdominal
pain
, Exit HESI practice questions and
Answers A+ Guide 2025-2026
7. What action should the school nurse implement to provide
secondary prevention for school aged children?
a. Prepare a presentation on how to prevent the spread of lice
b. Collaborate with a science teacher to prepare a health lesson
c. Observe a person with type 1 Diabetes self-administer a dose of
insulin
d. Initiate a hearing and vision screening program for first graders
- correct answers✅✅d. Initiate a hearing and vision screening
program for first graders
8. The nurse is discussing mitigation at a disaster preparedness
committee meeting. Which activity should the nurse suggest to
enhance mitigation?
a. Discuss some ways to ensure safety in the home during a
disaster
b. Design requirement for an incident Command Center
c. Provide a community disaster preparedness meeting
d. Participate as an active member of the local American Red
Cross - correct answers✅✅c. Provide a community disaster
preparedness meeting
9. A client is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with spinal
cord injury (SCI) following a motor
vehicle collision. Which nurse should be contacted to coordinate
the progression of the client's
Answers A+ Guide 2025-2026
A client presents to the emergency department (ED) with
complaints abdominal pain. The nurse observes the client's right
cheek and eye bruised and suspects possible domestic violence.
Which approach is best the nurse to use when interviewing the
client?
a. Share personal values to put the at ease
b. Ask questions in a vague, non-specific format
c. Begin with questions that are less sensitive in nature
d. Get the most difficult questions over with fist - correct
answers✅✅c. Begin with questions that are less sensitive in
nature
A client who received an open reduction and internal fixation
(ORIF) of the right femur after experiencing a fall home
experiences a sudden onset of increasing confusion and agitation.
When reporting to the healthcare using SBAR communication,
which information should the
nurse provide FIRST
a. Currently prescribed medication
b. Client's healthcare power of attorney
c. Increasing confusion of the client
d. Fall at home as reason for admission - correct answers✅✅c.
Increasing confusion of the client
,Exit HESI practice questions and
Answers A+ Guide 2025-2026
3. A client tells the nurse about beginning an exercise program a
month ago to lose weight and improve sleep. The client states
that it still takes at least two hours to fall asleep at night. Which
action should the nurse implement?
a. Determine the amount of weight the client has lost since
increasing activity
b. Encourage the client to exercise every day to eliminate
bedtime wakefulness
c. Advise the client that lifestyle changes often take several
weeks to be effective
d. Ask the client for a description of the exercise schedule that is
being followed - correct answers✅✅d. Ask the client for a
description of the exercise schedule that is being followed
4. Which assessment should the home health nurse include
during a routine home visit for a client who was discharged home
with a suprapubic catheter?
a. Observe insertion site
b. Palpate flank area
c. Assess perineal area
d. Measure abdominal girth - correct answers✅✅a. Observe
insertion site
,Exit HESI practice questions and
Answers A+ Guide 2025-2026
5. An older adult client with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus is
seen in the community health clinic for an annual physical
examination. Which nursing actions should be included in
assessing for long-term complication of diabetes? (SATA)
a. Obtain urine specimen to assess for albumin
b. Test lower extremities for changes in sensation
c. Obtain venous sample for liver enzymes
d. Palpate pedal pulses and foot temperature
e. Auscultate for adventitious breath sounds - correct
answers✅✅b. Test lower extremities for changes in sensation
d. Palpate pedal pulses and foot temperature
6. The home health nurse is assessing a male client who has
started peritoneal dialysis (PD) 5 days ago. Which assessment
finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. Anorexia and poor intake of adequate dietary protein
b. Arteriovenous (AV) graft surgical site pulsations
c. Fingerstick blood glucose 12o mg/Dl (6.66 mmol/L) post
exchange
d. Cloudy dialysate output and rebound abdominal pain - correct
answers✅✅d. Cloudy dialysate output and rebound abdominal
pain
, Exit HESI practice questions and
Answers A+ Guide 2025-2026
7. What action should the school nurse implement to provide
secondary prevention for school aged children?
a. Prepare a presentation on how to prevent the spread of lice
b. Collaborate with a science teacher to prepare a health lesson
c. Observe a person with type 1 Diabetes self-administer a dose of
insulin
d. Initiate a hearing and vision screening program for first graders
- correct answers✅✅d. Initiate a hearing and vision screening
program for first graders
8. The nurse is discussing mitigation at a disaster preparedness
committee meeting. Which activity should the nurse suggest to
enhance mitigation?
a. Discuss some ways to ensure safety in the home during a
disaster
b. Design requirement for an incident Command Center
c. Provide a community disaster preparedness meeting
d. Participate as an active member of the local American Red
Cross - correct answers✅✅c. Provide a community disaster
preparedness meeting
9. A client is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with spinal
cord injury (SCI) following a motor
vehicle collision. Which nurse should be contacted to coordinate
the progression of the client's
