HESI RN Fundamentals V1 Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a client. Which assessment is most important before
giving the dose?
A. Blood glucose level
B. Blood pressure
✔✔C. Apical heart rate
D. Oxygen saturation
A client who is NPO asks for water with their morning medications. What is the nurse’s best
action?
A. Refuse the request
B. Give all medications with juice
✔✔C. Give medications with a small sip of water
D. Delay medications until diet is resumed
A nurse finds a client lying on the floor. The first action should be to:
1
,A. Call for help
✔✔B. Assess the client for injuries
C. Notify the healthcare provider
D. Document the incident
A nurse is teaching a client with heart failure about daily weights. The nurse should instruct the
client to weigh at:
A. Random times during the day
B. After each meal
✔✔C. At the same time each morning
D. Once a week
A nurse is performing hand hygiene. Which action contaminates the hands?
A. Turning off faucet with a paper towel
B. Using warm water
✔✔C. Allowing hands to touch the sink basin
D. Using soap for at least 15 seconds
2
,A nurse is caring for a client with a urinary catheter. Which action will best prevent infection?
A. Changing the catheter daily
B. Placing the drainage bag above bladder level
✔✔C. Keeping the drainage system closed
D. Flushing the catheter every hour
When lifting a heavy object, the nurse should:
A. Bend at the waist
✔✔B. Bend at the knees
C. Keep legs apart and twist
D. Hold the object away from the body
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about insulin injections. The client should be instructed to:
A. Use the same site every time
B. Inject into muscle tissue
✔✔C. Rotate injection sites
D. Always inject into the abdomen only
3
, A nurse is administering ear drops to an adult client. The correct technique is to:
A. Pull the pinna down and back
✔✔B. Pull the pinna up and back
C. Insert the dropper deep into the ear canal
D. Tilt the head forward
A nurse is measuring a client’s radial pulse. Which finding requires immediate follow-up?
✔✔A. Irregular rhythm
B. Rate of 78 bpm
C. Strong and regular
D. Pulse equal bilaterally
A nurse prepares to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a female client. Which step helps
maintain sterility?
A. Wearing clean gloves
✔✔B. Opening the catheter kit using sterile technique
C. Using the dominant hand for cleansing
D. Touching the catheter tip before insertion
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and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a client. Which assessment is most important before
giving the dose?
A. Blood glucose level
B. Blood pressure
✔✔C. Apical heart rate
D. Oxygen saturation
A client who is NPO asks for water with their morning medications. What is the nurse’s best
action?
A. Refuse the request
B. Give all medications with juice
✔✔C. Give medications with a small sip of water
D. Delay medications until diet is resumed
A nurse finds a client lying on the floor. The first action should be to:
1
,A. Call for help
✔✔B. Assess the client for injuries
C. Notify the healthcare provider
D. Document the incident
A nurse is teaching a client with heart failure about daily weights. The nurse should instruct the
client to weigh at:
A. Random times during the day
B. After each meal
✔✔C. At the same time each morning
D. Once a week
A nurse is performing hand hygiene. Which action contaminates the hands?
A. Turning off faucet with a paper towel
B. Using warm water
✔✔C. Allowing hands to touch the sink basin
D. Using soap for at least 15 seconds
2
,A nurse is caring for a client with a urinary catheter. Which action will best prevent infection?
A. Changing the catheter daily
B. Placing the drainage bag above bladder level
✔✔C. Keeping the drainage system closed
D. Flushing the catheter every hour
When lifting a heavy object, the nurse should:
A. Bend at the waist
✔✔B. Bend at the knees
C. Keep legs apart and twist
D. Hold the object away from the body
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about insulin injections. The client should be instructed to:
A. Use the same site every time
B. Inject into muscle tissue
✔✔C. Rotate injection sites
D. Always inject into the abdomen only
3
, A nurse is administering ear drops to an adult client. The correct technique is to:
A. Pull the pinna down and back
✔✔B. Pull the pinna up and back
C. Insert the dropper deep into the ear canal
D. Tilt the head forward
A nurse is measuring a client’s radial pulse. Which finding requires immediate follow-up?
✔✔A. Irregular rhythm
B. Rate of 78 bpm
C. Strong and regular
D. Pulse equal bilaterally
A nurse prepares to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a female client. Which step helps
maintain sterility?
A. Wearing clean gloves
✔✔B. Opening the catheter kit using sterile technique
C. Using the dominant hand for cleansing
D. Touching the catheter tip before insertion
4
