HESI V2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2025-2026
AAspouseAofAaAclientAappearsAtoAbeAinAspiritualAdistressAoverAtheAanticipatedAdeathAofAtheAc
lientAandAisAcryingA"WhyAisAthisAhappeningAtoAme?"AWhatAisAtheAnurse'sAmostAtherapeutic
Aresponse?A-AcorrectAanswers-RemainAwithAtheAspouseAandAlistenAempathetically.
AAclientAisAexperiencingAcancer-
relatedAfatigue.AWhatAshouldAtheAnurseAadviseAtoAhelpAalleviateAtheAsymptoms?
A-AcorrectAanswers-TryAtoAeatAaAwell-balancedAdiet.
ParticipateAinAroutineAphysicalAexercise.
DevelopAroutineAsleepingAhabits.
AAsurvivorAofAaAhorrificAmotorAvehicleAaccidentAwhoseAlovedAoneAwasAkilledAhasAnotAbeenA
ableAtoAgoAbackAtoAworkAandAspendsAmostAofAtheAdayAdrinkingAalcoholAandAwatchingAtelevi
sionAforAtheApastAtenAmonths.AWhichAtypeAofAcomplicatedAgrievingAisAbeingAexhibited?A-
AcorrectAanswers-ExaggeratedAgrief.
AAterminallyAillAclientAisAdemonstratingAangerAbyAoftenAblamingAtheAspouseAforAtheAdisease
.ATheAspouseAasksAtheAnurseAhowAbestAtoAdealAwithAthisAanger.AWhichAareAtherapeuticAres
ponsesAfromAtheAnurse?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AdviseAtheAspouseAnotAtoAargueAwithAtheAclient,AbutAlistenAtoAtheAconcerns.
ReassureAtheAspouseAthatAdisplacedAangerAisAcommonAinAtheAgrievingAprocess.
EncourageAtheAspouseAtoAfocusAonAtheApresentAtimeAandAnotAtoAdwellAonApreviousAnegativ
eAbehavior.
TheAnurseAisAparticipatingAinAtheAdischargeAplanningAmeetingAforAaAclientAwhoArecentlyAha
dAaAtotalAcolectomyAandAremovalAofAtheArectumAdueAtoAcancer.AWhichAreferralsAshouldAthe
AnurseAincludeAasApartAof AtheAdischargeAplanning?A-AcorrectAanswers-Dietician.
SexATherapist.
EnterstomalATherapist.
WhichAapproachesAshouldAtheAnurseAincorporateAwhenAconductingAaAsexualAhealthAteachi
ngAsessionAwithAaAclientAwhoAisArecoveringAfromAaAmyocardialAinfarction?A-
AcorrectAanswers-GiveAspecificAsuggestionsAaboutAresumingAsexualArelations.
ObtainApermissionAfromAtheAclientApriorAtoAinitiatingAtheAdiscussion.
UseAopenAendedAandAstraightAforwardAquestionsAtoAlimitAembarassment.
AllowAtheAclientAtoAinviteAtheAlifeApartnerAtoAtheAsession.
WhichAstepsAandAattitudesAshouldAaAnurseAincorporateAwhenAcompletingAaAsexualAhistory
?A-AcorrectAanswers-ClarifyAtheAvocabularyAusedAbyAtheAclientAtoAdescribeAsexualAhealth.
AllowAtimeAforAdiscussionAandAexplorationAofAtheAclient'sAconcerns.
EnsureAtheAclientAthatAconfidentialityAandAprivacyAwillAbeAmaintained.
AAclientAisAexperiencingAdyspnea,ArespirationsA24Abreaths/Aminute,AO2AsaturationAofA89%A
onAroomAair,AnasalAflaring,AandAaudibleAexpiratoryAandAinspiratoryAwheezingAnotedAthreeAf
eetAaway.AWhichAsetAofAarterialAbloodAgasA(ABG)AresultsAisAconsistentAwithAtheAnurse'sAas
sessmentAofAthisAclient?A-AcorrectAanswers-pHA7.28;APaCO2A55;AHCO3A24
, TheAnurseAisAreviewingAaAclient'sAarterialAbloodAgasAresults.AWhichAresultsAwouldAindicateA
theAclientAisAexperiencingArespiratoryAacidosis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
pHA7.30;APaCo2A60;AHCO3A24.
WhileAassessingAanAadultAclient,AtheAnurseAidentifiesAgeneralizedAedemaAinAtheAclient'sAar
ms,Alegs,AandAperiorbitalAregions.AWhichAdietaryAinfluenceAcouldAhaveAcontributedAtoAthisA
generalizedAedema?A-AcorrectAanswers-AAdietAlowAinAprotein.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwithAdehydration.AWhichAnursingAactionAgivesAtheAbestAas
sessmentAdataAtoAdetermineAtheAseverityAofAtheAdehydration?A-AcorrectAanswers-
MeasuringAtheAclient'sAweight.
AAclientAwithAextracellularAfluidAvolumeAdeficitAhasAreceivedA500mlAbolusAofAnormalAsalineAi
ntravenously.AWhichAfindingAfromAtheAnurse'sAassessmentAindicatesAthatAtheAfluidAdeficitAi
sAimproving?A-AcorrectAanswers-CapillaryArefillAlessAthanA2Aseconds.
TheAnurseAisAadministeringAbeta-
blockerAeyeAdropsAforAaAclient'sAglaucoma.AWhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAstepAtoApreventAth
eAclientAfromAexperiencingAsyncopeAorAaAfallAinjury?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ApplyApressureAtoAtheAnasolacrimalAductAafterAadministration
WhenAdoingAanAassessmentAofAsensoryAnerveAfunction,AwhichAtestAshouldAtheAnurseAomitA
ifAtheApainAsensationAisAnormal?A-AcorrectAanswers-Temperature
WhichAisAtrueAaboutAtheAnurseAdelegatingAaAtaskAtoAanAunlicensedAassistiveApersonnelA(U
AP)?A-AcorrectAanswers-ResponsibilityAforAtheAtaskAisAretainedAbyAtheAnurse.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAtheAbodyAalignmentAofAanAimmobilizedAclient.AWhichAisAtheAbestAcl
ientApositionAforAtheAnurseAtoAobtainAanAaccurateAassessment?A-AcorrectAanswers-Supine.
TheAUAPAisAassistingAaAclientAgettingAintoAtheAshower.ATheAchargeAnurseAanswersAaAcallAfr
omAtheAcastAclinicAtoAimmediatelyAsendAtheAUAP'sAotherAassignedAclientAtoAtheAclinic.AWhi
chAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-
NotifyAtheAdelegatingAnurseAofAtheAcurrentArequestAfromAtheAcastAclinic
WhenAapplyingArestraints,AwhichAactionAisAmostAimportantAforAtheAnurseAtoAtakeAtoAprevent
Acontractures?A-AcorrectAanswers-
CorrectAanatomicalApositioningAwhereArestraintAisAappliedAandAisArestrictingAmovement.
WhatAisAtheAbestAdescriptionAofAevidence-basedApracticeA(EBP)AinAnursing?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
NursesAimplementAinterventionsAwhichAhaveAalreadyAbeenAdeterminedAtoAbeAsafeAandAeff
ectiveAinAclinicalApractice.
WhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAactionAforAtheAnurseAwhoAisAimplementingAaAstandingAorder?A-
AcorrectAanswers-CompareAtheAorderAwithAtheAclient'sAcurrentAstatus.
AAnursingAteamAisAreviewingAitsAqualityAimprovementAplan.AWhichAsourceAofAdataAwillAans
werAtheAquestion,A"AreAthereAfewerAnosocomialAinfectionsAthisAyear"?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Client'sAoutcomesAfromAdeliveryAofAcareAprocesses.
InAwhatAwaysAdoesAtheAHealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAccountabilityAActA(HIPAA)Aprot
ectAindividuals?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ItAgivesAclientsAtheArightAtoAconsentAtoAdisclosureAofAtheirArecords.
ItArequiresAnursesAtoAmaintainAreasonableAprivacyAwhenAcommunicatingAwithAorAaboutAcli
ents.
WhatAinterventionsAcanAtheAnurseAimplementAtoAhelpAminimizeAtheAriskAofAfallsAinAaAclientA
whoAhasAbeenAidentifiedAasAaAhighA"FallARisk"?A-AcorrectAanswers-
PerformAhourlyAbedsideArounds.
2025-2026
AAspouseAofAaAclientAappearsAtoAbeAinAspiritualAdistressAoverAtheAanticipatedAdeathAofAtheAc
lientAandAisAcryingA"WhyAisAthisAhappeningAtoAme?"AWhatAisAtheAnurse'sAmostAtherapeutic
Aresponse?A-AcorrectAanswers-RemainAwithAtheAspouseAandAlistenAempathetically.
AAclientAisAexperiencingAcancer-
relatedAfatigue.AWhatAshouldAtheAnurseAadviseAtoAhelpAalleviateAtheAsymptoms?
A-AcorrectAanswers-TryAtoAeatAaAwell-balancedAdiet.
ParticipateAinAroutineAphysicalAexercise.
DevelopAroutineAsleepingAhabits.
AAsurvivorAofAaAhorrificAmotorAvehicleAaccidentAwhoseAlovedAoneAwasAkilledAhasAnotAbeenA
ableAtoAgoAbackAtoAworkAandAspendsAmostAofAtheAdayAdrinkingAalcoholAandAwatchingAtelevi
sionAforAtheApastAtenAmonths.AWhichAtypeAofAcomplicatedAgrievingAisAbeingAexhibited?A-
AcorrectAanswers-ExaggeratedAgrief.
AAterminallyAillAclientAisAdemonstratingAangerAbyAoftenAblamingAtheAspouseAforAtheAdisease
.ATheAspouseAasksAtheAnurseAhowAbestAtoAdealAwithAthisAanger.AWhichAareAtherapeuticAres
ponsesAfromAtheAnurse?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AdviseAtheAspouseAnotAtoAargueAwithAtheAclient,AbutAlistenAtoAtheAconcerns.
ReassureAtheAspouseAthatAdisplacedAangerAisAcommonAinAtheAgrievingAprocess.
EncourageAtheAspouseAtoAfocusAonAtheApresentAtimeAandAnotAtoAdwellAonApreviousAnegativ
eAbehavior.
TheAnurseAisAparticipatingAinAtheAdischargeAplanningAmeetingAforAaAclientAwhoArecentlyAha
dAaAtotalAcolectomyAandAremovalAofAtheArectumAdueAtoAcancer.AWhichAreferralsAshouldAthe
AnurseAincludeAasApartAof AtheAdischargeAplanning?A-AcorrectAanswers-Dietician.
SexATherapist.
EnterstomalATherapist.
WhichAapproachesAshouldAtheAnurseAincorporateAwhenAconductingAaAsexualAhealthAteachi
ngAsessionAwithAaAclientAwhoAisArecoveringAfromAaAmyocardialAinfarction?A-
AcorrectAanswers-GiveAspecificAsuggestionsAaboutAresumingAsexualArelations.
ObtainApermissionAfromAtheAclientApriorAtoAinitiatingAtheAdiscussion.
UseAopenAendedAandAstraightAforwardAquestionsAtoAlimitAembarassment.
AllowAtheAclientAtoAinviteAtheAlifeApartnerAtoAtheAsession.
WhichAstepsAandAattitudesAshouldAaAnurseAincorporateAwhenAcompletingAaAsexualAhistory
?A-AcorrectAanswers-ClarifyAtheAvocabularyAusedAbyAtheAclientAtoAdescribeAsexualAhealth.
AllowAtimeAforAdiscussionAandAexplorationAofAtheAclient'sAconcerns.
EnsureAtheAclientAthatAconfidentialityAandAprivacyAwillAbeAmaintained.
AAclientAisAexperiencingAdyspnea,ArespirationsA24Abreaths/Aminute,AO2AsaturationAofA89%A
onAroomAair,AnasalAflaring,AandAaudibleAexpiratoryAandAinspiratoryAwheezingAnotedAthreeAf
eetAaway.AWhichAsetAofAarterialAbloodAgasA(ABG)AresultsAisAconsistentAwithAtheAnurse'sAas
sessmentAofAthisAclient?A-AcorrectAanswers-pHA7.28;APaCO2A55;AHCO3A24
, TheAnurseAisAreviewingAaAclient'sAarterialAbloodAgasAresults.AWhichAresultsAwouldAindicateA
theAclientAisAexperiencingArespiratoryAacidosis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
pHA7.30;APaCo2A60;AHCO3A24.
WhileAassessingAanAadultAclient,AtheAnurseAidentifiesAgeneralizedAedemaAinAtheAclient'sAar
ms,Alegs,AandAperiorbitalAregions.AWhichAdietaryAinfluenceAcouldAhaveAcontributedAtoAthisA
generalizedAedema?A-AcorrectAanswers-AAdietAlowAinAprotein.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaAclientAwithAdehydration.AWhichAnursingAactionAgivesAtheAbestAas
sessmentAdataAtoAdetermineAtheAseverityAofAtheAdehydration?A-AcorrectAanswers-
MeasuringAtheAclient'sAweight.
AAclientAwithAextracellularAfluidAvolumeAdeficitAhasAreceivedA500mlAbolusAofAnormalAsalineAi
ntravenously.AWhichAfindingAfromAtheAnurse'sAassessmentAindicatesAthatAtheAfluidAdeficitAi
sAimproving?A-AcorrectAanswers-CapillaryArefillAlessAthanA2Aseconds.
TheAnurseAisAadministeringAbeta-
blockerAeyeAdropsAforAaAclient'sAglaucoma.AWhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAstepAtoApreventAth
eAclientAfromAexperiencingAsyncopeAorAaAfallAinjury?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ApplyApressureAtoAtheAnasolacrimalAductAafterAadministration
WhenAdoingAanAassessmentAofAsensoryAnerveAfunction,AwhichAtestAshouldAtheAnurseAomitA
ifAtheApainAsensationAisAnormal?A-AcorrectAanswers-Temperature
WhichAisAtrueAaboutAtheAnurseAdelegatingAaAtaskAtoAanAunlicensedAassistiveApersonnelA(U
AP)?A-AcorrectAanswers-ResponsibilityAforAtheAtaskAisAretainedAbyAtheAnurse.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAtheAbodyAalignmentAofAanAimmobilizedAclient.AWhichAisAtheAbestAcl
ientApositionAforAtheAnurseAtoAobtainAanAaccurateAassessment?A-AcorrectAanswers-Supine.
TheAUAPAisAassistingAaAclientAgettingAintoAtheAshower.ATheAchargeAnurseAanswersAaAcallAfr
omAtheAcastAclinicAtoAimmediatelyAsendAtheAUAP'sAotherAassignedAclientAtoAtheAclinic.AWhi
chAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-
NotifyAtheAdelegatingAnurseAofAtheAcurrentArequestAfromAtheAcastAclinic
WhenAapplyingArestraints,AwhichAactionAisAmostAimportantAforAtheAnurseAtoAtakeAtoAprevent
Acontractures?A-AcorrectAanswers-
CorrectAanatomicalApositioningAwhereArestraintAisAappliedAandAisArestrictingAmovement.
WhatAisAtheAbestAdescriptionAofAevidence-basedApracticeA(EBP)AinAnursing?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
NursesAimplementAinterventionsAwhichAhaveAalreadyAbeenAdeterminedAtoAbeAsafeAandAeff
ectiveAinAclinicalApractice.
WhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAactionAforAtheAnurseAwhoAisAimplementingAaAstandingAorder?A-
AcorrectAanswers-CompareAtheAorderAwithAtheAclient'sAcurrentAstatus.
AAnursingAteamAisAreviewingAitsAqualityAimprovementAplan.AWhichAsourceAofAdataAwillAans
werAtheAquestion,A"AreAthereAfewerAnosocomialAinfectionsAthisAyear"?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Client'sAoutcomesAfromAdeliveryAofAcareAprocesses.
InAwhatAwaysAdoesAtheAHealthAInsuranceAPortabilityAandAAccountabilityAActA(HIPAA)Aprot
ectAindividuals?A-AcorrectAanswers-
ItAgivesAclientsAtheArightAtoAconsentAtoAdisclosureAofAtheirArecords.
ItArequiresAnursesAtoAmaintainAreasonableAprivacyAwhenAcommunicatingAwithAorAaboutAcli
ents.
WhatAinterventionsAcanAtheAnurseAimplementAtoAhelpAminimizeAtheAriskAofAfallsAinAaAclientA
whoAhasAbeenAidentifiedAasAaAhighA"FallARisk"?A-AcorrectAanswers-
PerformAhourlyAbedsideArounds.