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2022 HESI RN EXIT V3 FULL 160 ANSWERS
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1. The nurse is has just admitted a client with severe depression. From which focus should the nurse identify a
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priority nursing diagnosis?
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A) Nutrition
B) Elimination
C) Activity
D) Safety
The correct answer is D: Safety
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2. While explaining an illness to a 10 year-old, what should the nurse keep in mind about the cognitive
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development at this age?
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C) Interpretation of events originate from their own perspective D) Conclusions are based on previous
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The correct answer is B: Think logically in organizing facts
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3. The nurse enters the room as a 3 year-old is having a generalized seizure. Which intervention should the
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nurse do first?
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A) Clear the area of any hazards
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D) Give the prescribed anticonvulsant
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The correct answer is B: Place the child on the side
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4. The nurse is reviewing a depressed client's history from an earlier admission.
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Documentation of anhedonia is noted. The nurse understands that this finding refers to
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A) Reports of difficulty falling and staying asleep
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B) Expression of persistent suicidal thoughts
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C) Lack of enjoyment in usual pleasures
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The correct answer is C: Lack of enjoyment in usual pleasures
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5. A client has just returned to the medical-surgical unit following a segmental lung resection. After assessing
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the client, the first nursing action would be to
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A) Administer pain medication f f
B) Suction excessive tracheobronchial secretions
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C) Assist client to turn, deep breathe and cough
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D) Monitor oxygen saturation f f
The correct answer is B: Suction excessive tracheobronchial secretions
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6. While assessing a client in an outpatient facility with a panic disorder, the nurse completes a thorough
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health history and physical exam. Which finding is most significant for this client?
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A) Compulsive behavior f
B) Sense of impending doom
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C) Fear of flying
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D) Predictable episodes f
The correct answer is B: Sense of impending doom
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7. A 16 month-old child has just been admitted to the hospital. As the nurse assigned to this child enters the
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hospital room for the first time, the toddler runs to the mother, clings to her and begins to cry. What would be
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the initial action by the nurse?
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A) Arrange to change client care assignments
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B) Explain that this behavior is expected
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C) Discuss the appropriate use of "time-out"
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D) Explain that the child needs extra attention
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The correct answer is B: Explain that this behavior is expected
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8. A 15 year-old client with a lengthy confining illness is at risk for altered growth and development of which
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task?
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A) Loss of control
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2022 HESI RN EXIT V3 FULL 160 ANSWERS
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1. The nurse is has just admitted a client with severe depression. From which focus should the nurse identify a
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priority nursing diagnosis?
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A) Nutrition
B) Elimination
C) Activity
D) Safety
The correct answer is D: Safety
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2. While explaining an illness to a 10 year-old, what should the nurse keep in mind about the cognitive
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development at this age?
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A) They are able to make simple association of ideas
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B) They are able to think logically in organizing facts
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C) Interpretation of events originate from their own perspective D) Conclusions are based on previous
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The correct answer is B: Think logically in organizing facts
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3. The nurse enters the room as a 3 year-old is having a generalized seizure. Which intervention should the
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nurse do first?
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A) Clear the area of any hazards
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B) Place the child on the side
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C) Restrain the child f f
D) Give the prescribed anticonvulsant
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The correct answer is B: Place the child on the side
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4. The nurse is reviewing a depressed client's history from an earlier admission.
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Documentation of anhedonia is noted. The nurse understands that this finding refers to
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A) Reports of difficulty falling and staying asleep
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B) Expression of persistent suicidal thoughts
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C) Lack of enjoyment in usual pleasures
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The correct answer is C: Lack of enjoyment in usual pleasures
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5. A client has just returned to the medical-surgical unit following a segmental lung resection. After assessing
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the client, the first nursing action would be to
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A) Administer pain medication f f
B) Suction excessive tracheobronchial secretions
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C) Assist client to turn, deep breathe and cough
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D) Monitor oxygen saturation f f
The correct answer is B: Suction excessive tracheobronchial secretions
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6. While assessing a client in an outpatient facility with a panic disorder, the nurse completes a thorough
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health history and physical exam. Which finding is most significant for this client?
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A) Compulsive behavior f
B) Sense of impending doom
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C) Fear of flying
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D) Predictable episodes f
The correct answer is B: Sense of impending doom
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7. A 16 month-old child has just been admitted to the hospital. As the nurse assigned to this child enters the
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hospital room for the first time, the toddler runs to the mother, clings to her and begins to cry. What would be
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the initial action by the nurse?
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A) Arrange to change client care assignments
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B) Explain that this behavior is expected
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C) Discuss the appropriate use of "time-out"
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D) Explain that the child needs extra attention
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The correct answer is B: Explain that this behavior is expected
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8. A 15 year-old client with a lengthy confining illness is at risk for altered growth and development of which
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task?
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