NGN) HESI RN EXIT EXAM LATEST A
COMPREHENSIVE SET OF QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH
LATEST UPDATES 2025//2026 GRADE
A+.
Following discharge teaching, a male client with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the
he will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to help coat and protect his
ulcer. What is the best follow-up action by the nurse?
a. Remind the client that it is also important to switch to decaffeinated coffee and
tea.
,b. Suggest that the client also plan to eat frequent small meals to reduce discomfort
c. Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk and cream.
,d. Reinforce this teaching by asking the client to list a dairy food that he might
select.
(ANS- Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk and
cream
Rationale: Diets rich in milk and cream stimulate gastric acid secretion and should
be avoided.
A male client with hypertension, who received new antihypertensive prescriptions
at his last visit returns to the clinic two weeks later to evaluate his blood pressure
(BP). His BP is 158/106 and he admits that he has not been taking the prescribed
medication because the drugs make him "feel bad". In explaining the need for
hypertension control, the nurse should stress that an elevated BP places the client
at risk for which pathophysiological condition?
a. Blindness secondary to cataracts
b. Acute kidney injury due to glomerular damage
c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
d. Heart block due to myocardial damage
(ANS- Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
Rationale: Stroke related to cerebral hemorrhage is major risk for uncontrolled
hypertension.
The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) positioning a newly
admitted client who has a seizure disorder. The client is supine and the UAP is
placing soft pillows along the side rails. What action should the nurse implement?
a. Ensure that the UAP has placed the pillows effectively to protect the client.
b. Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails instead of
pillows.
c. Assume responsibility for placing the pillows while the UAP completes another
, task.
d. Ask the UAP to use some of the pillows to prop the client in a side lying
position.
(ANS- Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails instead of
pillows
COMPREHENSIVE SET OF QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH
LATEST UPDATES 2025//2026 GRADE
A+.
Following discharge teaching, a male client with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the
he will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to help coat and protect his
ulcer. What is the best follow-up action by the nurse?
a. Remind the client that it is also important to switch to decaffeinated coffee and
tea.
,b. Suggest that the client also plan to eat frequent small meals to reduce discomfort
c. Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk and cream.
,d. Reinforce this teaching by asking the client to list a dairy food that he might
select.
(ANS- Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in milk and
cream
Rationale: Diets rich in milk and cream stimulate gastric acid secretion and should
be avoided.
A male client with hypertension, who received new antihypertensive prescriptions
at his last visit returns to the clinic two weeks later to evaluate his blood pressure
(BP). His BP is 158/106 and he admits that he has not been taking the prescribed
medication because the drugs make him "feel bad". In explaining the need for
hypertension control, the nurse should stress that an elevated BP places the client
at risk for which pathophysiological condition?
a. Blindness secondary to cataracts
b. Acute kidney injury due to glomerular damage
c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
d. Heart block due to myocardial damage
(ANS- Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
Rationale: Stroke related to cerebral hemorrhage is major risk for uncontrolled
hypertension.
The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) positioning a newly
admitted client who has a seizure disorder. The client is supine and the UAP is
placing soft pillows along the side rails. What action should the nurse implement?
a. Ensure that the UAP has placed the pillows effectively to protect the client.
b. Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails instead of
pillows.
c. Assume responsibility for placing the pillows while the UAP completes another
, task.
d. Ask the UAP to use some of the pillows to prop the client in a side lying
position.
(ANS- Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails instead of
pillows
