HESI RN EXIT EXAM
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HESI RN EXIT EXAM 2024 -
2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
JIMSE
1/6/2025
, HESI RN EXIT EXAM 2024 - 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100
% PASS
An 86 year *old nursing home resident who has decreased mental status is hospitalized
with pneumonic infiltrates in the right lower lobe. When the nurse assists the client with a
clear liquid diet, the client begins to cough. What should the nurse do next?
A) Add a thickening agent to the fluids
B) Check the client's gag reflex
C) Feed the client only solid foods
D) Increase the rate of intravenous fluids * ANS **B) Check the client's gag reflex
The nurse is planning care for a client with a CVA. Which of the following measures planned
by the nurse would be most effective in preventing skin breakdown?
A) Place client in the wheelchair for four hours each day
B) Pad the bony prominence
C) Reposition every two hours
D) Massage reddened bony prominence * ANS **C) Reposition every two hours
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,A nurse is assessing several clients in a long term health care facility. Which client is at
highest risk for development of decubitus ulcers?
A) A 79 year *old malnourished client on bed rest
B) An obese client who uses a wheelchair
C) A client who had 3 incontinent diarrhea stools
D) An 80 year *old ambulatory diabetic client * ANS **C) A client who had 3 incontinent
diarrhea stools
Constipation is one of the most frequent complaints of elders. When assessing this problem,
which action should be the nurse's priority?
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, A) Obtain a complete blood count
B) Obtain a health and dietary history
C) Refer to a provider for a physical examination
D) Measure height and weight * ANS **B) Obtain a health and dietary history
After a client has an enteral feeding tube inserted, the most accurate method for verification
of placement is
A) Abdominal x *ray
B) Auscultation
C) Flushing tube with saline
D) Aspiration for gastric contents * ANS **A) Abdominal x *ray
A client was just taken off the ventilator after surgery and has a nasogastric tube draining
bile colored liquids. Which nursing measure will provide the most comfort to the client?A)
Allow the client to melt ice chips in the mouth
B) Provide mints to freshen the breath
C) Perform frequent oral care with a tooth sponge
D) Swab the mouth with glycerin swabs * ANS **C) Perform frequent oral care with a
tooth sponge
The nurse is instructing a 65 year *old female client diagnosed with osteoporosis. The most
important instruction regarding exercise would be to
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[Type the document subtitle]
HESI RN EXIT EXAM 2024 -
2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
JIMSE
1/6/2025
, HESI RN EXIT EXAM 2024 - 2025 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100
% PASS
An 86 year *old nursing home resident who has decreased mental status is hospitalized
with pneumonic infiltrates in the right lower lobe. When the nurse assists the client with a
clear liquid diet, the client begins to cough. What should the nurse do next?
A) Add a thickening agent to the fluids
B) Check the client's gag reflex
C) Feed the client only solid foods
D) Increase the rate of intravenous fluids * ANS **B) Check the client's gag reflex
The nurse is planning care for a client with a CVA. Which of the following measures planned
by the nurse would be most effective in preventing skin breakdown?
A) Place client in the wheelchair for four hours each day
B) Pad the bony prominence
C) Reposition every two hours
D) Massage reddened bony prominence * ANS **C) Reposition every two hours
1
,A nurse is assessing several clients in a long term health care facility. Which client is at
highest risk for development of decubitus ulcers?
A) A 79 year *old malnourished client on bed rest
B) An obese client who uses a wheelchair
C) A client who had 3 incontinent diarrhea stools
D) An 80 year *old ambulatory diabetic client * ANS **C) A client who had 3 incontinent
diarrhea stools
Constipation is one of the most frequent complaints of elders. When assessing this problem,
which action should be the nurse's priority?
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, A) Obtain a complete blood count
B) Obtain a health and dietary history
C) Refer to a provider for a physical examination
D) Measure height and weight * ANS **B) Obtain a health and dietary history
After a client has an enteral feeding tube inserted, the most accurate method for verification
of placement is
A) Abdominal x *ray
B) Auscultation
C) Flushing tube with saline
D) Aspiration for gastric contents * ANS **A) Abdominal x *ray
A client was just taken off the ventilator after surgery and has a nasogastric tube draining
bile colored liquids. Which nursing measure will provide the most comfort to the client?A)
Allow the client to melt ice chips in the mouth
B) Provide mints to freshen the breath
C) Perform frequent oral care with a tooth sponge
D) Swab the mouth with glycerin swabs * ANS **C) Perform frequent oral care with a
tooth sponge
The nurse is instructing a 65 year *old female client diagnosed with osteoporosis. The most
important instruction regarding exercise would be to
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