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BSN 366 HESI RN Exit Exam (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Nightingale QUESTION The nurse should recognize that physical dependence is accompanied by what findings when alcohol consumption is first reduced or ended? A) Seizures B) Withdrawal C) Craving D) Marked tolerance Answer: B) Withdrawal QUESTION Immediately following an acute battering incident in a violent relationship, the batterer may respond to the partner's injuries by A) Seeking medical help for the victim's injuries B) Minimizing the episode and underestimating the victim's injuries C) Contacting a close friend and asking for help D) Being very remorseful and assisting the victim with medical care Answer: B) Minimizing the episode and underestimating the victim's injuries QUESTION A client with pneumococcal pneumonia had been started on antibiotics 16 hours ago.During the nurse's initial evening rounds the nurse notices a foul smell in the room. The client makes all of these statements during their conversation. Which statement would alert the nurse to a complication? A) "I have a sharp pain in my chest when I take a breath. "B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum. " C) "I have been sweating all day. "D) "I feel hot off and on." Answer: "B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum. QUESTION The nurse is performing an assessment on a client in congestive heart failure. Auscultation of the heart is most likely to reveal A) S3 ventricular gallop B) Apical click C) Systolic murmur D) Split S2 Answer: A) S3 ventricular gallop QUESTION Which of these observations made by the nurse during an excretory urogram indicate a complicaton? A) The client complains of a salty taste in the mouth when the dye is injected B) The client's entire body turns a bright red color C) The client states "I have a feeling of getting warm." D) The client gags and complains " I am getting sick." Answer: B) The client's entire body turns a bright red color QUESTION A client is diagnosed with a spontaneous pneumothorax necessitating the insertion of a chest tube. What is the best explanation for the nurse to provide this client? A) "The tube will drain fluid from your chest. "B) "The tube will remove excess air from your chest." C) "The tube controls the amount of air that enters your chest. " D) "The tube will seal the hole in your lung." Answer: "B) "The tube will remove excess air from your chest." QUESTION The nurse is reviewing laboratory results on a client with acute renal failure. Which one of the following should be reported immediately? A) Blood urea nitrogen 50 mg/dl B) Hemoglobin of 10.3 mg/dl C) Venous blood pH 7.30 D) Serum potassium 6 mEq/L Answer: D) Serum potassium 6 mEq/L QUESTION The nurse is caring for a client undergoing the placement of a central venous catheter line. Which of the following would require the nurse's immediate attention? A) Pallor B) Increased temperature C) Dyspnea D) Involuntary muscle spasms Answer: C) Dyspnea QUESTION The nurse is performing a physical assessment on a client who just had an endotracheal tube inserted. Which finding would call for immediate action by the nurse? A) Breath sounds can be heard bilaterally B) Mist is visible in the T-Piece C) Pulse oximetry of 88 D) Client is unable to speak Answer: C) Pulse oximetry of 88 QUESTION A nurse checks a client who is on a volume-cycled ventilator. Which finding indicates that the client may need suctioning?A) Drowsiness B) Complaint of nausea C) Pulse rate of 92 D) Restlessness Answer: D) Restlessness QUESTION During the evaluation phase for a client, the nurse should focus on A) All finding of physical and psychosocial stressors of the client and in the family B) The client's status, progress toward goal achievement, and ongoing re-evaluation C) Setting short and long-term goals to insure continuity of care from hospital to home D) Select interventions that are measurable and achievable within selected timeframes Answer: B) The client's status, progress toward goal achievement, and ongoing re-evaluation QUESTION The school nurse suspects that a third grade child might have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Prior to referring the child for further evaluation, the nurse should A) Observe the child's behavior on at least 2 occasions B) Consult with the teacher about how to control impulsivity C) Compile a history of behavior patterns and developmental accomplishments D) Compare the child's behavior with classic signs and symptoms Answer: C) Compile a history of behavior patterns and developmental accomplishments QUESTION

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BSNl 366l HESIl RNl Exitl Examl (Latestl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Nightingale

Q:l Thel nursel shouldl recognizel thatl physicall dependencel isl accompaniedl byl what
findingsl whenl alcoholl consumptionl isl firstl reducedl orl ended?l
A)l Seizures
B)l Withdrawal
C)l Craving
D)l Markedl tolerance

Answer:
B)l Withdrawal




Q:l Immediatelyl followingl anl acutel batteringl incidentl inl al violentl relationship,l the
battererl mayl respondl tol thel partner'sl injuriesl by
A)l Seekingl medicall helpl forl thel victim'sl injuries
B)l Minimizingl thel episodel andl underestimatingl thel victim'sl injuriesl
C)l Contactingl al closel friendl andl askingl forl help
D)l Beingl veryl remorsefull andl assistingl thel victiml withl medicall care

Answer:
B)l Minimizingl thel episodel andl underestimatingl thel victim'sl injuries




Q:l Al clientl withl pneumococcall pneumonial hadl beenl startedl onl antibioticsl 16l hoursl
ago.Duringl thel nurse'sl initiall eveningl roundsl thel nursel noticesl al foull smelll inl thel
room.l Thel clientl makesl alll ofl thesel statementsl duringl theirl conversation.l Whichl
statementl wouldl alertl thel nursel tol al complication?
A)l "Il havel al sharpl painl inl myl chestl whenl Il takel al breath.
"B)l "Il havel beenl coughingl upl foul-tasting,l brown,l thickl sputum.
"l C)l "Il havel beenl sweatingl alll day.
"D)l "Il feell hotl offl andl on."

,Answer:
"B)l "Il havel beenl coughingl upl foul-tasting,l brown,l thickl sputum.




Q:l Thel nursel isl performingl anl assessmentl onl al clientl inl congestivel heartl failure.l
Auscultationl ofl thel heartl isl mostl likelyl tol reveal
A)l S3l ventricularl gallop
B)l Apicall click
C)l Systolicl murmurl
D)l Splitl S2

Answer:
A)l S3l ventricularl gallop




Q:l Whichl ofl thesel observationsl madel byl thel nursel duringl anl excretoryl urograml
indicatel al complicaton?
A)l Thel clientl complainsl ofl al saltyl tastel inl thel mouthl whenl thel dyel isl injected
B)l Thel client'sl entirel bodyl turnsl al brightl redl color
C)l Thel clientl statesl "Il havel al feelingl ofl gettingl warm."l
D)l Thel clientl gagsl andl complainsl "l Il aml gettingl sick."

Answer:
B)l Thel client'sl entirel bodyl turnsl al brightl redl color




Q:l Al clientl isl diagnosedl withl al spontaneousl pneumothoraxl necessitatingl thel insertionl
ofl al chestl tube.l Whatl isl thel bestl explanationl forl thel nursel tol providel thisl client?
A)l "Thel tubel willl drainl fluidl froml yourl chest.
"B)l "Thel tubel willl removel excessl airl froml yourl chest."
C)l "Thel tubel controlsl thel amountl ofl airl thatl entersl yourl chest.
"l D)l "Thel tubel willl seall thel holel inl yourl lung."

Answer:
"B)l "Thel tubel willl removel excessl airl froml yourl chest."

,Q:l Thel nursel isl reviewingl laboratoryl resultsl onl al clientl withl acutel renall failure.l
Whichl onel ofl thel followingl shouldl bel reportedl immediately?
A)l Bloodl ureal nitrogenl 50l mg/dl
B)l Hemoglobinl ofl 10.3l mg/dl
C)l Venousl bloodl pHl 7.30
D)l Seruml potassiuml 6l mEq/L

Answer:
D)l Seruml potassiuml 6l mEq/L




Q:l Thel nursel isl caringl forl al clientl undergoingl thel placementl ofl al centrall venousl
catheterl line.l Whichl ofl thel followingl wouldl requirel thel nurse'sl immediatel attention?
A)l Pallor
B)l Increasedl temperature
C)l Dyspnea
D)l Involuntaryl musclel spasms

Answer:
C)l Dyspnea




Q:l Thel nursel isl performingl al physicall assessmentl onl al clientl whol justl hadl anl
endotracheall tubel inserted.l Whichl findingl wouldl calll forl immediatel actionl byl thel nurse?
A)l Breathl soundsl canl bel heardl bilaterally
B)l Mistl isl visiblel inl thel T-Piece
C)l Pulsel oximetryl ofl 88
D)l Clientl isl unablel tol speak

Answer:
C)l Pulsel oximetryl ofl 88




Q:l Al nursel checksl al clientl whol isl onl al volume-cycledl ventilator.l Whichl findingl
indicatesl thatl thel clientl mayl needl suctioning?A)l Drowsiness
B)l Complaintl ofl nauseal
C)l Pulsel ratel ofl 92
D)l Restlessness

, Answer:
D)l Restlessness




Q:l Duringl thel evaluationl phasel forl al client,l thel nursel shouldl focusl on
A)l Alll findingl ofl physicall andl psychosociall stressorsl ofl thel clientl andl inl thel family
B)l Thel client'sl status,l progressl towardl goall achievement,l andl ongoingl re-evaluation
C)l Settingl shortl andl long-terml goalsl tol insurel continuityl ofl carel froml hospitall tol home
l D)l Selectl interventionsl thatl arel measurablel andl achievablel withinl selectedl timeframes

Answer:
B)l Thel client'sl status,l progressl towardl goall achievement,l andl ongoingl re-evaluation




Q:l Thel schooll nursel suspectsl thatl al thirdl gradel childl mightl havel Attentionl Deficitl
Hyperactivityl Disorder.l Priorl tol referringl thel childl forl furtherl evaluation,l thel nursel
should
A)l Observel thel child'sl behaviorl onl atl leastl 2l occasions
B)l Consultl withl thel teacherl aboutl howl tol controll impulsivity
C)l Compilel al historyl ofl behaviorl patternsl andl developmentall accomplishmentsl
D)l Comparel thel child'sl behaviorl withl classicl signsl andl symptoms

Answer:
C)l Compilel al historyl ofl behaviorl patternsl andl developmentall accomplishments




Q:l Whichl ofl thel actionsl suggestedl tol thel RNl byl thel PNl duringl al planningl
conferencel forl al 10l month-oldl infantl admittedl 2l hoursl agol withl bacteriall meningitisl
wouldl bel acceptablel tol addl tol thel planl ofl care?
A)l Measurel headl circumference
B)l Placel inl airbornel isolation
C)l Providel passivel rangel ofl motion
D)l Providel anl over-the-cribl protectivel top

Answer:
A)l Measurel headl circumference

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