HESI RN 2024 EXIT EXAM Questions and
Answers
***rPhotorofrquietrinjectingrinsulinrintoroutterrthigh.
A)rDemonstratercorrectrselectionrofrtherinjectionrsite.r
B)rAdvisertherclientrtorchangertheranglerofrtherneedle.r
C)rObservertherinjectionrsiterforrsignsrofrlipodystrophy.r
D)rProviderarpairrofrexamrglovesrforrtherclientrtorwear.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
A)rDemonstratercorrectrselectionrofrtherinjectionrsite.
Archildrnewlyrdiagnosedrwithrsicklercellranemiarisrbeingrdischargedrfromrtherhospital.rWhichr
informationrisrmostrimportantrforrthernursertorprovidertherparentsrpriorrtordischarge?r
A)rInstructionsraboutrhowrmuchrfluidrtherchildrtordrinkrdaily.r
B)rReferralrforrsocialrservicesrforrtherchildrandrfamily.r
C)rSignsrofraddictionrtoropioidrpainrmedications.r
D)rInformationraboutrnonpharmaceuticalrpainrreliefrmeasures.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
A)rInstructionsraboutrhowrmuchrfluidrtherchildrtordrinkrdaily.
ArclientradmittedrwithrCOPDrexacerbationrisrreceivingrassistedrventilationrwithrCPAP.rTherc
lientsrvitalrsignsrareranroralrtemperaturer98.8rF,rarheartrraterofr118rbpm,rarrespiratoryrraterofr
46rbreathsrperrminute,randrarbloodrpressurerofr176/92.rWhilercompletingrtherpulmonaryrass
essment,rtherclientsroxygenrsaturationrratingrisr78%randrherisrdifficultrtorarouse.rWhichractio
nrshouldrthernurserimplement?
A)rIncreasertheroxygenrdeliveryrbyr10%.r
B)rAdministerrPRNrnebulizerrtreatment.r
C)rCompleterneurologicalrassessment.r
D)rPreparerforrrapidrsequencerintubation.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
D)rPreparerforrrapidrsequencerintubation.
Arclientrarrivesratrtheremergencyrdepartmentrdescribingrchestrpainrthatrbeganrthreerhoursre
arlierrwhichrhasrnotrsubsided.rTorassessrtherqualityrofrtherclientsrchestrpain.rWhichrapproac
hrforrthernurseruse?r
A)rProviderarnumericrpainrscale.r
B)rAskrtherclientrtordescribertherpain.r
C)rIdentifyreffectiverpainrreliefrmeasures.r
D)rObserverbodyrlanguagerandrmovement.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
B)rAskrtherclientrtordescribertherpain.
,ArclientrdevelopsryourrtorCariaronrthertrunkrandrneckrshortlyrafterrarsecondaryrinfusionrofrpe
pperrSillenrisrinitiated.rInrwhichrorderrshouldrthernurserimplementrtheserinterventions?
Documentrreactionrofrtherdrug.r
Contactrtherhealthcarerprovider.r
Assessrvitalrsigns.r
Stoprtherinfusion.r
Initiateranradversereventrreport.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-Stoprtherinfusion.r
Assessrvitalrsigns.r
Contactrtherhealthcarerprovider.r
Initiateranradversereventrreport.r
Documentrreactionrtordrug.
Arclientrexperiencingranracuterdystonicrreactionrpresentsrwithrarlaryngealrspasm.rWhichrtre
atmentrshouldrthernurserprepare?r
A)rIVradministrationrofrbenztropine.r
B)rIVradministrationrofrisotonicrcrystalloidrfluid.r
C)rPOradministrationrofrlorazepam.r
D)rPOradministrationrofrdivalproex.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
A)rIVradministrationrofrbenztropine.
ArclientrisrbeingrurgentlyrtransportedrtorradiologyrforrarCTrscanrafterrarsuddenrdecreaserinrle
velrofrconsciousness.rTherclientrisrorallyrintubatedrandrhasrarleftrlateralrchestrtuberofr20rcmrs
ection.rWhichractionrisrmostrimportantrforrthernursertortake?r
A)rSecurertherchestrtubertortherstretcherrforrtransport.r
B)rKeeprtherchestrtubercontainerrbelowrthersiterofrinsertion.r
C)rAdministerrarPRNrpainrmanagementrpriorrtortransport.r
D)rMarkrtheramountrofrchestrdrainageronrthercontainer.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
B)rKeeprtherchestrtubercontainerrbelowrthersiterofrinsertion.
ArclientrisrreceivingrIVrfluidsrbyrgravityrinfusionrandrexhibitrsignsrofrfluidrvolumeroverload.rW
henrassessingrtherclientsrIVrdeliveryrsystem,rwherershouldrthernurserassessrfirst?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Ar
Ircan'trseerallrtherpics.rUsertherclampronrtherIVrtubing.
Arclientrisrreceivingrmethylaminer800rmgrPOrthreertimesrarday.rWhichrassessmentrshouldrth
ernurserperformrtorassessrthereffectivenessrofrthermedication?r
A)rBowelrpatterns.r
B)rPupillaryrresponse.r
C)rPeripheralrpulses.r
D)rOxygenrsaturation.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-A)rBowelrpatterns.r
,UlcerativercolitisrmedicationrthatrhelpsrreducerinflammationrinrtherG.I..
ArclientrreceivesrarprescriptionrforrAcetarmediciner1000rmgrPOreveryreightrhoursrPRNrforrpa
in.rTherbottlerisrlabeledracetaminophenrforroralrsuspension,rUSrPr500rmgrperr15rmL.rHowrm
anyrtablespoonsrshouldrthernurseradministerrwithreachrdose?r(Enterrnumericalrvalueronly.)r
-rCORRECTrrANSWER-2
15rmLrperrtablespoon
Arclientrwhorisr65rkgrreceivesrarprescriptionrforrlorazepamr44rmcg/kgrIVrtorberadministeredr2
0rminutesrbeforerarscheduledrprocedure.rThermedicationrisravailablerinr2rmg/mLrvial.rHowr
manyrmillilitersrshouldrthernurseradminister?r(Enterrnumericalrvalueronly.rIfrroundingrisrrequ
ired,rroundrtorthernearestr10th)r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-1.4
Arclientrwhorisrreceivingrzidovudinerreportsrtherappearancerofrpinpoint,rred,rbrownrspotsronr
therskin.rWhichrresultrshouldrthernurserreportrtortherhealthcarerprovider?r
A)rSkinrbiopsy.r
B)rCompleterbloodrcount.r
C)rAllergyrtest.r
D)rElectromyography.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-B)rCompleterbloodrcount.r
Petechiaercanroccurrduertorlowrplateletrcounts.rZidovudinerisrusedrforrHIVrandrcanrcauserhe
matologicalrtoxicity,ranemiarneutropenia.
Arclientrwithrarhistoryrofrhypertensionrandrdiabetesrmellitusrisradmittedrwithruncontrolledrarfi
b.rTherhealthcarerproviderrprefersrsynchronizedrcardioversionrandrprescribedrarstatrdoserof
rdronedaroner400rmgrPO.rWhichrassessmentrfindingrwarrantsrimmediaterinterventionrbyrth
ernurse?r
A)rProximalrarfib.r
B)rThird-degreerheartrblock.r
C)rElevatedrmeanrarterialrpressure.r
D)rPrematurerventricularrbeats.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-B)rThird-degreerheartrblock.
Arclientrwithrarhistoryrofrtyperonerdiabetesrmellitusrandrasthmarisrreadmittedrtortherunitrforrth
erthirdrtimerinrtwormonthsrwithrarcurrentrfastingrbloodrsugarrofr325.rTherclientrdescribesrtorth
ernurserofrnotrunderstandingrwhyrtherbloodrglucoserlevelrcontinuesrtorberoutrofrcontrol.rWhic
hrinterventionrshouldrthernurserimplement?rSATA.r
A)rAskrtherclientrifrtheyrwantrardifferentrmanufacturersrglucosermonitoringrdevice.r
B)rDeterminerifrtherclientrisrusingrarnewrinsulinrneedlereachradministration.
C)rEvaluatertherclientsrasthmarmedication'srthatrcanrelevatertherbloodrglucose.r
D)rHavertherclientrdescriberartypicalrdayratrwork,rhome,randrsocialractivities.
, E)rHavertherclientrdemonstratertechniquerusedrtormonitorrbloodrglucoserlevels.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
C)rEvaluatertherclientsrasthmarmedication'srthatrcanrelevatertherbloodrglucose.r
D)rHavertherclientrdescriberartypicalrdayratrwork,rhome,randrsocialractivities.
E)rHavertherclientrdemonstratertechniquerusedrtormonitorrbloodrglucoserlevels.
Arclientrwithracuterasthmarexacerbationrisrmanifestingrinspiratoryrandrexpiratoryrwheezesra
ndrardecreasedrforcedrexpiratoryrvolume.rWhichrprescribedrdrugrclassrshouldrthernurserad
ministerrfirstrtortherclient?r
A)rInhaledrshortractingrbetartworagonists.r
B)rInhaledrcorticosteroids.r
C)rAnti-cholinergics.r
D)rLeukotrienermodifiers.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-B)rInhaledrcorticosteroids.
Arclientrwithranracutermyocardialrinfarctionrisrgivenrarthrombolyticrmedication,raspirin,randrI
Vrheparinrinrtheremergencyrdepartment.rWhichrfindingrindicatesrtherclientrisrhavingrarsatisfa
ctoryrresponse?r
A)rActivatedrpartialrthromboplastinr(aPTT)rtimerisrtwortimesrthercontrolrvalue.
B)rCardiacrtracingrshowsr1.2rMMrwiderQrwavesrhalfrtherheightrofrthercomplex.
C)rGuiacrtestrofrtherstoolsrisrpositive.r
D)rS3rheartrsoundsrarerpresentrwithrauscultationr-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
A)rActivatedrpartialrthromboplastinr(aPTT)rtimerisrtwortimesrthercontrolrvalue.
Arclientrwithrchronicrkidneyrdiseaserreportedrtorthernurserofrfeelingrincreasinglyrtired.rThercli
entrreceivesrinjectionsrforrepoetinralpharthreertimesrarweek.rWhichrlaboratoryrvaluershouldrt
hernurserreview?r
A)rPlateletrcount.r
B)rLiverrenzymes.r
C)rSerumrelectrolytes.r
D)rCompleterbloodrcount.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-D)rCompleterbloodrcount.
ThisrinjectionrstimulatesrproductionrofrRBCsrsorcheckrforranemia.
Arclientrwithrdiabetesrinsipidusrhasranraveragerurinaryroutputrofr500rMLrofrdiluterurinereveryr
hourrforrtherpastrfourrhours.rWhichrlaboratoryrtestrisrmostrimportantrforrthernursertormonitor?r
A)rUrinerspecificrgravity.r
B)rCapillaryrglucose.r
C)rSerumrsodium.r
D)rWhiterbloodrcount.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-C)rSerumrsodium.
Answers
***rPhotorofrquietrinjectingrinsulinrintoroutterrthigh.
A)rDemonstratercorrectrselectionrofrtherinjectionrsite.r
B)rAdvisertherclientrtorchangertheranglerofrtherneedle.r
C)rObservertherinjectionrsiterforrsignsrofrlipodystrophy.r
D)rProviderarpairrofrexamrglovesrforrtherclientrtorwear.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
A)rDemonstratercorrectrselectionrofrtherinjectionrsite.
Archildrnewlyrdiagnosedrwithrsicklercellranemiarisrbeingrdischargedrfromrtherhospital.rWhichr
informationrisrmostrimportantrforrthernursertorprovidertherparentsrpriorrtordischarge?r
A)rInstructionsraboutrhowrmuchrfluidrtherchildrtordrinkrdaily.r
B)rReferralrforrsocialrservicesrforrtherchildrandrfamily.r
C)rSignsrofraddictionrtoropioidrpainrmedications.r
D)rInformationraboutrnonpharmaceuticalrpainrreliefrmeasures.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
A)rInstructionsraboutrhowrmuchrfluidrtherchildrtordrinkrdaily.
ArclientradmittedrwithrCOPDrexacerbationrisrreceivingrassistedrventilationrwithrCPAP.rTherc
lientsrvitalrsignsrareranroralrtemperaturer98.8rF,rarheartrraterofr118rbpm,rarrespiratoryrraterofr
46rbreathsrperrminute,randrarbloodrpressurerofr176/92.rWhilercompletingrtherpulmonaryrass
essment,rtherclientsroxygenrsaturationrratingrisr78%randrherisrdifficultrtorarouse.rWhichractio
nrshouldrthernurserimplement?
A)rIncreasertheroxygenrdeliveryrbyr10%.r
B)rAdministerrPRNrnebulizerrtreatment.r
C)rCompleterneurologicalrassessment.r
D)rPreparerforrrapidrsequencerintubation.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
D)rPreparerforrrapidrsequencerintubation.
Arclientrarrivesratrtheremergencyrdepartmentrdescribingrchestrpainrthatrbeganrthreerhoursre
arlierrwhichrhasrnotrsubsided.rTorassessrtherqualityrofrtherclientsrchestrpain.rWhichrapproac
hrforrthernurseruse?r
A)rProviderarnumericrpainrscale.r
B)rAskrtherclientrtordescribertherpain.r
C)rIdentifyreffectiverpainrreliefrmeasures.r
D)rObserverbodyrlanguagerandrmovement.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
B)rAskrtherclientrtordescribertherpain.
,ArclientrdevelopsryourrtorCariaronrthertrunkrandrneckrshortlyrafterrarsecondaryrinfusionrofrpe
pperrSillenrisrinitiated.rInrwhichrorderrshouldrthernurserimplementrtheserinterventions?
Documentrreactionrofrtherdrug.r
Contactrtherhealthcarerprovider.r
Assessrvitalrsigns.r
Stoprtherinfusion.r
Initiateranradversereventrreport.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-Stoprtherinfusion.r
Assessrvitalrsigns.r
Contactrtherhealthcarerprovider.r
Initiateranradversereventrreport.r
Documentrreactionrtordrug.
Arclientrexperiencingranracuterdystonicrreactionrpresentsrwithrarlaryngealrspasm.rWhichrtre
atmentrshouldrthernurserprepare?r
A)rIVradministrationrofrbenztropine.r
B)rIVradministrationrofrisotonicrcrystalloidrfluid.r
C)rPOradministrationrofrlorazepam.r
D)rPOradministrationrofrdivalproex.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
A)rIVradministrationrofrbenztropine.
ArclientrisrbeingrurgentlyrtransportedrtorradiologyrforrarCTrscanrafterrarsuddenrdecreaserinrle
velrofrconsciousness.rTherclientrisrorallyrintubatedrandrhasrarleftrlateralrchestrtuberofr20rcmrs
ection.rWhichractionrisrmostrimportantrforrthernursertortake?r
A)rSecurertherchestrtubertortherstretcherrforrtransport.r
B)rKeeprtherchestrtubercontainerrbelowrthersiterofrinsertion.r
C)rAdministerrarPRNrpainrmanagementrpriorrtortransport.r
D)rMarkrtheramountrofrchestrdrainageronrthercontainer.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
B)rKeeprtherchestrtubercontainerrbelowrthersiterofrinsertion.
ArclientrisrreceivingrIVrfluidsrbyrgravityrinfusionrandrexhibitrsignsrofrfluidrvolumeroverload.rW
henrassessingrtherclientsrIVrdeliveryrsystem,rwherershouldrthernurserassessrfirst?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Ar
Ircan'trseerallrtherpics.rUsertherclampronrtherIVrtubing.
Arclientrisrreceivingrmethylaminer800rmgrPOrthreertimesrarday.rWhichrassessmentrshouldrth
ernurserperformrtorassessrthereffectivenessrofrthermedication?r
A)rBowelrpatterns.r
B)rPupillaryrresponse.r
C)rPeripheralrpulses.r
D)rOxygenrsaturation.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-A)rBowelrpatterns.r
,UlcerativercolitisrmedicationrthatrhelpsrreducerinflammationrinrtherG.I..
ArclientrreceivesrarprescriptionrforrAcetarmediciner1000rmgrPOreveryreightrhoursrPRNrforrpa
in.rTherbottlerisrlabeledracetaminophenrforroralrsuspension,rUSrPr500rmgrperr15rmL.rHowrm
anyrtablespoonsrshouldrthernurseradministerrwithreachrdose?r(Enterrnumericalrvalueronly.)r
-rCORRECTrrANSWER-2
15rmLrperrtablespoon
Arclientrwhorisr65rkgrreceivesrarprescriptionrforrlorazepamr44rmcg/kgrIVrtorberadministeredr2
0rminutesrbeforerarscheduledrprocedure.rThermedicationrisravailablerinr2rmg/mLrvial.rHowr
manyrmillilitersrshouldrthernurseradminister?r(Enterrnumericalrvalueronly.rIfrroundingrisrrequ
ired,rroundrtorthernearestr10th)r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-1.4
Arclientrwhorisrreceivingrzidovudinerreportsrtherappearancerofrpinpoint,rred,rbrownrspotsronr
therskin.rWhichrresultrshouldrthernurserreportrtortherhealthcarerprovider?r
A)rSkinrbiopsy.r
B)rCompleterbloodrcount.r
C)rAllergyrtest.r
D)rElectromyography.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-B)rCompleterbloodrcount.r
Petechiaercanroccurrduertorlowrplateletrcounts.rZidovudinerisrusedrforrHIVrandrcanrcauserhe
matologicalrtoxicity,ranemiarneutropenia.
Arclientrwithrarhistoryrofrhypertensionrandrdiabetesrmellitusrisradmittedrwithruncontrolledrarfi
b.rTherhealthcarerproviderrprefersrsynchronizedrcardioversionrandrprescribedrarstatrdoserof
rdronedaroner400rmgrPO.rWhichrassessmentrfindingrwarrantsrimmediaterinterventionrbyrth
ernurse?r
A)rProximalrarfib.r
B)rThird-degreerheartrblock.r
C)rElevatedrmeanrarterialrpressure.r
D)rPrematurerventricularrbeats.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-B)rThird-degreerheartrblock.
Arclientrwithrarhistoryrofrtyperonerdiabetesrmellitusrandrasthmarisrreadmittedrtortherunitrforrth
erthirdrtimerinrtwormonthsrwithrarcurrentrfastingrbloodrsugarrofr325.rTherclientrdescribesrtorth
ernurserofrnotrunderstandingrwhyrtherbloodrglucoserlevelrcontinuesrtorberoutrofrcontrol.rWhic
hrinterventionrshouldrthernurserimplement?rSATA.r
A)rAskrtherclientrifrtheyrwantrardifferentrmanufacturersrglucosermonitoringrdevice.r
B)rDeterminerifrtherclientrisrusingrarnewrinsulinrneedlereachradministration.
C)rEvaluatertherclientsrasthmarmedication'srthatrcanrelevatertherbloodrglucose.r
D)rHavertherclientrdescriberartypicalrdayratrwork,rhome,randrsocialractivities.
, E)rHavertherclientrdemonstratertechniquerusedrtormonitorrbloodrglucoserlevels.r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
C)rEvaluatertherclientsrasthmarmedication'srthatrcanrelevatertherbloodrglucose.r
D)rHavertherclientrdescriberartypicalrdayratrwork,rhome,randrsocialractivities.
E)rHavertherclientrdemonstratertechniquerusedrtormonitorrbloodrglucoserlevels.
Arclientrwithracuterasthmarexacerbationrisrmanifestingrinspiratoryrandrexpiratoryrwheezesra
ndrardecreasedrforcedrexpiratoryrvolume.rWhichrprescribedrdrugrclassrshouldrthernurserad
ministerrfirstrtortherclient?r
A)rInhaledrshortractingrbetartworagonists.r
B)rInhaledrcorticosteroids.r
C)rAnti-cholinergics.r
D)rLeukotrienermodifiers.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-B)rInhaledrcorticosteroids.
Arclientrwithranracutermyocardialrinfarctionrisrgivenrarthrombolyticrmedication,raspirin,randrI
Vrheparinrinrtheremergencyrdepartment.rWhichrfindingrindicatesrtherclientrisrhavingrarsatisfa
ctoryrresponse?r
A)rActivatedrpartialrthromboplastinr(aPTT)rtimerisrtwortimesrthercontrolrvalue.
B)rCardiacrtracingrshowsr1.2rMMrwiderQrwavesrhalfrtherheightrofrthercomplex.
C)rGuiacrtestrofrtherstoolsrisrpositive.r
D)rS3rheartrsoundsrarerpresentrwithrauscultationr-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
A)rActivatedrpartialrthromboplastinr(aPTT)rtimerisrtwortimesrthercontrolrvalue.
Arclientrwithrchronicrkidneyrdiseaserreportedrtorthernurserofrfeelingrincreasinglyrtired.rThercli
entrreceivesrinjectionsrforrepoetinralpharthreertimesrarweek.rWhichrlaboratoryrvaluershouldrt
hernurserreview?r
A)rPlateletrcount.r
B)rLiverrenzymes.r
C)rSerumrelectrolytes.r
D)rCompleterbloodrcount.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-D)rCompleterbloodrcount.
ThisrinjectionrstimulatesrproductionrofrRBCsrsorcheckrforranemia.
Arclientrwithrdiabetesrinsipidusrhasranraveragerurinaryroutputrofr500rMLrofrdiluterurinereveryr
hourrforrtherpastrfourrhours.rWhichrlaboratoryrtestrisrmostrimportantrforrthernursertormonitor?r
A)rUrinerspecificrgravity.r
B)rCapillaryrglucose.r
C)rSerumrsodium.r
D)rWhiterbloodrcount.r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-C)rSerumrsodium.