HESI RN EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026 A+
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assistinthedevelopmentoftrust?
A) Food
B) Warmth
C) Security
✓C) Security
D) Comfort - Correct Answers ◻
A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Whichstatement best reflects assertive
communication?
A) "Icannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what youmean."
B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading itcorrectly?"
C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time ifyou would be more careful."
D) "Please print in the future so Ido not have tospend extra time attempting toread your writing."- Correct
Answers ◻
◻B)"Wouldyou please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading it correctly?"
What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how toreduce risks in the home?
A) Age and knowledge level of the parents
B) Proximityto emergencyservices
C) Number of children in the home
✓D) Age of children in thehome
D) Age of children in the home - Correct Answers ◻
,A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stopsas the nurse enters the room to
request something for pain. The nurse should
A) Administer a placebo
B) Encourageincreased fluid intake
C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - Correct Answers
◻C) Administer the prescribedanalgesia
While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires thenurse's immediate attention?
A) Respiratoryrateof42
B) Lethargy for the past hour
C) Apical pulse of 54
✓ A ) Respiratory
D) Coughing up copious secretions- Correct Answers ◻ rateof 42
A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level. Oninitial assessment, the nurse would
anticipate which of the following assessmentfindings?
A) Lethargy
B) Heat intolerance
C) Diarrhea
✓A) Lethargy
D) Skin eruptions - Correct Answers ◻
,The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at school. The father comments that this
is the first occurrence, and denies anyfamily history of epilepsy. What is the best response by the nurse?
A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures." - Correct Answers
✓B) "The seizure mayor may not mean your child has epilepsy."
◻
Alcoholand drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking behavior.What nursing diagnosis best
applies?
A) Risk for injury
B) Risk for knowledge deficit
C) Altered thought process
✓ A) Risk for injury
D) Disturbancein self-esteem - Correct Answers ◻
Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia ina 10 month-oldinfant?
A) Hemoglobinlevel of 12 g/dI
B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
C) Hypoactivity
, D) Aheart rate between 140 to 160 - Correct Answers ◻B) Pale mucosa oftheeyelidsandlips
The nurseis caring for aclient in hypertensive crisisin an intensive care unit.The priority assessment in the first
hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedalpulses
C) Lungsounds
✓D) Pupil responses
D) Pupil responses - Correct Answers ◻
Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriate to suggest the use of patient
controlled analgesia (PCA) with apump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - Correct Answers
✓D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
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VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026 A+
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assistinthedevelopmentoftrust?
A) Food
B) Warmth
C) Security
✓C) Security
D) Comfort - Correct Answers ◻
A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Whichstatement best reflects assertive
communication?
A) "Icannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what youmean."
B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading itcorrectly?"
C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time ifyou would be more careful."
D) "Please print in the future so Ido not have tospend extra time attempting toread your writing."- Correct
Answers ◻
◻B)"Wouldyou please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading it correctly?"
What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how toreduce risks in the home?
A) Age and knowledge level of the parents
B) Proximityto emergencyservices
C) Number of children in the home
✓D) Age of children in thehome
D) Age of children in the home - Correct Answers ◻
,A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stopsas the nurse enters the room to
request something for pain. The nurse should
A) Administer a placebo
B) Encourageincreased fluid intake
C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - Correct Answers
◻C) Administer the prescribedanalgesia
While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires thenurse's immediate attention?
A) Respiratoryrateof42
B) Lethargy for the past hour
C) Apical pulse of 54
✓ A ) Respiratory
D) Coughing up copious secretions- Correct Answers ◻ rateof 42
A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level. Oninitial assessment, the nurse would
anticipate which of the following assessmentfindings?
A) Lethargy
B) Heat intolerance
C) Diarrhea
✓A) Lethargy
D) Skin eruptions - Correct Answers ◻
,The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at school. The father comments that this
is the first occurrence, and denies anyfamily history of epilepsy. What is the best response by the nurse?
A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures." - Correct Answers
✓B) "The seizure mayor may not mean your child has epilepsy."
◻
Alcoholand drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking behavior.What nursing diagnosis best
applies?
A) Risk for injury
B) Risk for knowledge deficit
C) Altered thought process
✓ A) Risk for injury
D) Disturbancein self-esteem - Correct Answers ◻
Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia ina 10 month-oldinfant?
A) Hemoglobinlevel of 12 g/dI
B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
C) Hypoactivity
, D) Aheart rate between 140 to 160 - Correct Answers ◻B) Pale mucosa oftheeyelidsandlips
The nurseis caring for aclient in hypertensive crisisin an intensive care unit.The priority assessment in the first
hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedalpulses
C) Lungsounds
✓D) Pupil responses
D) Pupil responses - Correct Answers ◻
Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriate to suggest the use of patient
controlled analgesia (PCA) with apump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - Correct Answers
✓D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
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