EXIT HESI 2 REVIEW AND SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ The nurse would expect the cystic fibrosis client to receive
supplemental pancreatic
enzymes along with a diet
A) High in carbohydrates and proteins
B) Low in carbohydrates and proteins
C) High in carbohydrates, low in proteins
D) Low in carbohydrates, high in proteins. Answer: A) High in
carbohydrates and proteins
◉ In evaluating the growth of a 12 month-old child, which of these
findings would the
nurse expect to be present in the infant?
A) Increased 10% in height
B) 2 deciduous teeth
C) Tripled the birth weight
D) Head > chest circumference. Answer: C) Tripled the birth weight
◉ A Hispanic client in the postpartum period refuses the hospital
food because it is
"cold." The best initial action by the nurse is to
,A) 1Have the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) reheat the food if
the client wishes
B) Ask the client what foods are acceptable or bad
C) Encourage her to eat for healing and strength
D) Schedule the dietitian to meet with the client as soon as possible.
Answer: B) Ask the client what foods are acceptable or bad
◉ The father of an 8 month-old infant asks the nurse if his infant's
vocalizations are
normal for his age. Which of the following would the nurse expect at
this age?
A) Cooing
B) Imitation of sounds
C) Throaty sounds
D) Laughter. Answer: B) Imitation of sounds
◉ The nurse should recognize that physical dependence is
accompanied by what
findings when alcohol consumption is first reduced or ended?
A) Seizures
B) Withdrawal
C) Craving
D) Marked tolerance. Answer: B) Withdrawal
,◉ Immediately following an acute battering incident in a violent
relationship, the
batterer may respond to the partner's injuries by
A) Seeking medical help for the victim's injuries
B) Minimizing the episode and underestimating the victim's injuries
C) Contacting a close friend and asking for help
D) Being very remorseful and assisting the victim with medical care.
Answer: B) Minimizing the episode and underestimating the victim's
injuries
◉ A client with pneumococcal pneumonia had been started on
antibiotics 16 hours ago.During the nurse's initial evening rounds
the nurse notices a foul smell in the room. The client makes all of
these statements during their conversation. Which statement would
alert the nurse to a complication?
A) "I have a sharp pain in my chest when I take a breath.
"B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
" C) "I have been sweating all day.
"D) "I feel hot off and on.". Answer: "B) "I have been coughing up
foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
◉ The nurse is performing an assessment on a client in congestive
heart failure. Auscultation of the heart is most likely to reveal
, A) S3 ventricular gallop
B) Apical click
C) Systolic murmur
D) Split S2. Answer: A) S3 ventricular gallop
◉ Which of these observations made by the nurse during an
excretory urogram indicate a complicaton?
A) The client complains of a salty taste in the mouth when the dye is
injected
B) The client's entire body turns a bright red color
C) The client states "I have a feeling of getting warm."
D) The client gags and complains " I am getting sick.". Answer: B)
The client's entire body turns a bright red color
◉ A client is diagnosed with a spontaneous pneumothorax
necessitating the insertion of a chest tube. What is the best
explanation for the nurse to provide this client?
A) "The tube will drain fluid from your chest.
"B) "The tube will remove excess air from your chest."
C) "The tube controls the amount of air that enters your chest.
" D) "The tube will seal the hole in your lung.". Answer: "B) "The
tube will remove excess air from your chest."
◉ The nurse would expect the cystic fibrosis client to receive
supplemental pancreatic
enzymes along with a diet
A) High in carbohydrates and proteins
B) Low in carbohydrates and proteins
C) High in carbohydrates, low in proteins
D) Low in carbohydrates, high in proteins. Answer: A) High in
carbohydrates and proteins
◉ In evaluating the growth of a 12 month-old child, which of these
findings would the
nurse expect to be present in the infant?
A) Increased 10% in height
B) 2 deciduous teeth
C) Tripled the birth weight
D) Head > chest circumference. Answer: C) Tripled the birth weight
◉ A Hispanic client in the postpartum period refuses the hospital
food because it is
"cold." The best initial action by the nurse is to
,A) 1Have the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) reheat the food if
the client wishes
B) Ask the client what foods are acceptable or bad
C) Encourage her to eat for healing and strength
D) Schedule the dietitian to meet with the client as soon as possible.
Answer: B) Ask the client what foods are acceptable or bad
◉ The father of an 8 month-old infant asks the nurse if his infant's
vocalizations are
normal for his age. Which of the following would the nurse expect at
this age?
A) Cooing
B) Imitation of sounds
C) Throaty sounds
D) Laughter. Answer: B) Imitation of sounds
◉ The nurse should recognize that physical dependence is
accompanied by what
findings when alcohol consumption is first reduced or ended?
A) Seizures
B) Withdrawal
C) Craving
D) Marked tolerance. Answer: B) Withdrawal
,◉ Immediately following an acute battering incident in a violent
relationship, the
batterer may respond to the partner's injuries by
A) Seeking medical help for the victim's injuries
B) Minimizing the episode and underestimating the victim's injuries
C) Contacting a close friend and asking for help
D) Being very remorseful and assisting the victim with medical care.
Answer: B) Minimizing the episode and underestimating the victim's
injuries
◉ A client with pneumococcal pneumonia had been started on
antibiotics 16 hours ago.During the nurse's initial evening rounds
the nurse notices a foul smell in the room. The client makes all of
these statements during their conversation. Which statement would
alert the nurse to a complication?
A) "I have a sharp pain in my chest when I take a breath.
"B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
" C) "I have been sweating all day.
"D) "I feel hot off and on.". Answer: "B) "I have been coughing up
foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
◉ The nurse is performing an assessment on a client in congestive
heart failure. Auscultation of the heart is most likely to reveal
, A) S3 ventricular gallop
B) Apical click
C) Systolic murmur
D) Split S2. Answer: A) S3 ventricular gallop
◉ Which of these observations made by the nurse during an
excretory urogram indicate a complicaton?
A) The client complains of a salty taste in the mouth when the dye is
injected
B) The client's entire body turns a bright red color
C) The client states "I have a feeling of getting warm."
D) The client gags and complains " I am getting sick.". Answer: B)
The client's entire body turns a bright red color
◉ A client is diagnosed with a spontaneous pneumothorax
necessitating the insertion of a chest tube. What is the best
explanation for the nurse to provide this client?
A) "The tube will drain fluid from your chest.
"B) "The tube will remove excess air from your chest."
C) "The tube controls the amount of air that enters your chest.
" D) "The tube will seal the hole in your lung.". Answer: "B) "The
tube will remove excess air from your chest."
