HESI COMPREHENSIVE Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
The nurse is working with an assistive personnel (AP) to care for clients. While
observing the AP's delivery of care, the nurse notes which actions by the AP that
indicate the need for further teaching regarding standard precautions? Select all
that apply. - Correct answer-Removes gloves and immediately uses computer to
document care
Uses soap and water to wash hands for 5 seconds and then dries hands
Empties collection bag of an indwelling urinary catheter without wearing gloves
Prednisone is prescribed for a client with diabetes mellitus who is taking Humulin
neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin daily. Which prescription change does
the nurse anticipate during therapy with the prednisone? - Correct answer-An
increased amount of daily Humulin NPH insulin
A client with depression who has attempted suicide says to the nurse, "I should
have died. I've always been a failure. Nothing ever goes right for me." The nurse
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, would make which therapeutic response to the client? - Correct answer-"You've
been feeling like a failure for a while?"
The nurse is teaching a client, newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, to mix 24
units NPH and 12 units regular insulin in the same syringe. Which instructions
would the nurse give to the client to take after wiping the vials with an alcohol
wipe? - Correct answer-Inject 24 units of air into the NPH insulin vial.
The nurse is providing an education class to healthy older adults. Which exercise
will best promote health maintenance? - Correct answer-Walking three to five
times a week for 30 minutes
The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The nurse
knows that which populations are affected by this disease? Select all that apply. -
Correct answer-Multiple sclerosis affects women twice as often as men.
Multiple sclerosis occurs in adults between the ages of 20 and 50 years.
Multiple sclerosis most often affects Caucasians of Northern European ancestry.
The nurse is caring for a client following a thyroidectomy. The client tells the nurse
that she is concerned because of voice hoarseness. The client asks the nurse
whether the hoarseness will subside. Which statement regarding the hoarseness
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Questions and Answers
The nurse is working with an assistive personnel (AP) to care for clients. While
observing the AP's delivery of care, the nurse notes which actions by the AP that
indicate the need for further teaching regarding standard precautions? Select all
that apply. - Correct answer-Removes gloves and immediately uses computer to
document care
Uses soap and water to wash hands for 5 seconds and then dries hands
Empties collection bag of an indwelling urinary catheter without wearing gloves
Prednisone is prescribed for a client with diabetes mellitus who is taking Humulin
neutral protamine Hagedorn (NPH) insulin daily. Which prescription change does
the nurse anticipate during therapy with the prednisone? - Correct answer-An
increased amount of daily Humulin NPH insulin
A client with depression who has attempted suicide says to the nurse, "I should
have died. I've always been a failure. Nothing ever goes right for me." The nurse
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, would make which therapeutic response to the client? - Correct answer-"You've
been feeling like a failure for a while?"
The nurse is teaching a client, newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, to mix 24
units NPH and 12 units regular insulin in the same syringe. Which instructions
would the nurse give to the client to take after wiping the vials with an alcohol
wipe? - Correct answer-Inject 24 units of air into the NPH insulin vial.
The nurse is providing an education class to healthy older adults. Which exercise
will best promote health maintenance? - Correct answer-Walking three to five
times a week for 30 minutes
The nurse is providing care to a client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The nurse
knows that which populations are affected by this disease? Select all that apply. -
Correct answer-Multiple sclerosis affects women twice as often as men.
Multiple sclerosis occurs in adults between the ages of 20 and 50 years.
Multiple sclerosis most often affects Caucasians of Northern European ancestry.
The nurse is caring for a client following a thyroidectomy. The client tells the nurse
that she is concerned because of voice hoarseness. The client asks the nurse
whether the hoarseness will subside. Which statement regarding the hoarseness
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