HESI Mid-Curricular UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Sit him up in bed and see how he feels - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do for a
client who has been on bed rest for 3 days and has just been taken off?
distributed shock - CORRECT ANSWER - What kind of shock is a bee sting?
Tell her to put on a gown - CORRECT ANSWER - UAP is cleaning diarrhea on client
with bacterial infection, she is not in proper attire. What do you do?
Wipe from the inside to the outside - CORRECT ANSWER - How do you clean around a
drain?
Advance 1 inch - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do once you get urine return from
the catheter?
Proceed with ultra sound - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when a patient who
has appendicitis is scheduled for an ultrasound and is starting to have pain and rebound
tenderness?
Keep doing exercises - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when a patient has
crepitus with osteoarthritis?
Cyanotic mouth - CORRECT ANSWER - What should be priority?
Clubbing - CORRECT ANSWER - What is nail beds >160?
Keep it sterile - CORRECT ANSWER - What should you do after getting urine out of the
bag as a sample?
,5 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many positions does postural drainage have?
Rhonchi or fine crackles - CORRECT ANSWER - What sound does pneumonia make
when listening to the lungs?
Determine pain on a scale - CORRECT ANSWER - When a patient comes in with
gallstones what is the first thing you do?
Order trapeze - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when a patient wants to move
theirselves?
Normal - CORRECT ANSWER - If the bowel sounds every 10 seconds what does that
mean?
I pasturized mink - CORRECT ANSWER - What is a good that a healthy woman
shopping at the market should be aware of the dangers?
Check the mucous membranes - CORRECT ANSWER - What is one important thing you
need to do when suctioning?
Make sure SCDs are on - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when a post op patient
refuses to walk?
Immediately check ABG - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do with a patient who has
diarrhea?
Breathing and relaxation exercises - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do with a
patient who is in severe pain?
, Ulcer under tongue - CORRECT ANSWER - What is an important thing to notice with the
mouth?
Nothing it is cultural therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - What should the nurse do when an
Asian man comes in with lines on his trunk?
5mm ecchymosis - CORRECT ANSWER - What is a normal tb test reading?
Yellow sclera (jaundice) - CORRECT ANSWER - What is an important sign of anemia an
injury, cirrhosis, blockage, cancer, alcohol or drugs, hepatitis C or malaria?
2 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many patient identifiers do you need to get?
Sit with them - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when a patient is uncontrollably
crying and you need to do an assessment?
Teach the patient how to burp the bag - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when an
ostomy bag begins to balloon?
4+ reflex - CORRECT ANSWER - What deep tendon reflex is brisk, hyperactive, with
intermittent or transient clonus?
3+ reflex - CORRECT ANSWER - More brisk than expected, slightly hyperactive deep
tendon reflex
2+ reflex - CORRECT ANSWER - Active or expected deep tendon reflex
1+ reflex - CORRECT ANSWER - somewhat diminished; low normal deep tendon reflex
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Sit him up in bed and see how he feels - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do for a
client who has been on bed rest for 3 days and has just been taken off?
distributed shock - CORRECT ANSWER - What kind of shock is a bee sting?
Tell her to put on a gown - CORRECT ANSWER - UAP is cleaning diarrhea on client
with bacterial infection, she is not in proper attire. What do you do?
Wipe from the inside to the outside - CORRECT ANSWER - How do you clean around a
drain?
Advance 1 inch - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do once you get urine return from
the catheter?
Proceed with ultra sound - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when a patient who
has appendicitis is scheduled for an ultrasound and is starting to have pain and rebound
tenderness?
Keep doing exercises - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when a patient has
crepitus with osteoarthritis?
Cyanotic mouth - CORRECT ANSWER - What should be priority?
Clubbing - CORRECT ANSWER - What is nail beds >160?
Keep it sterile - CORRECT ANSWER - What should you do after getting urine out of the
bag as a sample?
,5 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many positions does postural drainage have?
Rhonchi or fine crackles - CORRECT ANSWER - What sound does pneumonia make
when listening to the lungs?
Determine pain on a scale - CORRECT ANSWER - When a patient comes in with
gallstones what is the first thing you do?
Order trapeze - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when a patient wants to move
theirselves?
Normal - CORRECT ANSWER - If the bowel sounds every 10 seconds what does that
mean?
I pasturized mink - CORRECT ANSWER - What is a good that a healthy woman
shopping at the market should be aware of the dangers?
Check the mucous membranes - CORRECT ANSWER - What is one important thing you
need to do when suctioning?
Make sure SCDs are on - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when a post op patient
refuses to walk?
Immediately check ABG - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do with a patient who has
diarrhea?
Breathing and relaxation exercises - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do with a
patient who is in severe pain?
, Ulcer under tongue - CORRECT ANSWER - What is an important thing to notice with the
mouth?
Nothing it is cultural therapy - CORRECT ANSWER - What should the nurse do when an
Asian man comes in with lines on his trunk?
5mm ecchymosis - CORRECT ANSWER - What is a normal tb test reading?
Yellow sclera (jaundice) - CORRECT ANSWER - What is an important sign of anemia an
injury, cirrhosis, blockage, cancer, alcohol or drugs, hepatitis C or malaria?
2 - CORRECT ANSWER - How many patient identifiers do you need to get?
Sit with them - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when a patient is uncontrollably
crying and you need to do an assessment?
Teach the patient how to burp the bag - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you do when an
ostomy bag begins to balloon?
4+ reflex - CORRECT ANSWER - What deep tendon reflex is brisk, hyperactive, with
intermittent or transient clonus?
3+ reflex - CORRECT ANSWER - More brisk than expected, slightly hyperactive deep
tendon reflex
2+ reflex - CORRECT ANSWER - Active or expected deep tendon reflex
1+ reflex - CORRECT ANSWER - somewhat diminished; low normal deep tendon reflex
