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HESI NURSING FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE NEWEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS VERIFIED
A female client complains of a stinging sensation when she urinates. You
suspect a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following are additional
signs and symptoms of UTI that you should assess for in this client?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Decreased urge to urinate
2) Foul-smelling urine
3) Blood in the urine
4) Back pain
5) Headache
6) Abdominal cramps
2) Foul-smelling urine
3) Blood in the urine
4) Back pain
You are working with a female client who weighs 110 pounds and is 65 inches
tall. Based on her body mass index, which of the following classifications
applies to this client?
1) Severely underweight
2) Moderately underweight
3) Mildly underweight
4) Healthy weight
3) Mildly underweight
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Which of the following are "never" events—events that can cause serious
injury or death to a patient and should never happen in a hospital?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Myocardial infarction resulting from atherosclerosis
2) A surgical sponge left in a patient after surgery
3) Anaphylactic response to latex gloves
4) The wrong type of blood given to a patient
5) Severe pressure ulcers
6) Injuries from restraints
2) A surgical sponge left in a patient after surgery
4) The wrong type of blood given to a patient
5) Severe pressure ulcers
6) Injuries from restraints
You auscultate a client's abdomen as part of a focused physical assessment
for bowel elimination. You hear high-pitched sounds, with about 10 gurgles in
a minute. Which of the following conditions is most associated with this type
of bowel sound?
1) Normal
2) Small bowel obstruction and diarrhea
3) Decreased peristalsis and constipation
4) Paralytic ileus following abdominal surgery
1) Normal
You are caring for a client who is experiencing short-term constipation while in
the hospital recovering from surgery. Which of the following interventions
should you make to treat this condition?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Increase the client's intake of fruits and vegetables.
2) Increase fluid intake.
3) Decrease physical activity.
4) Assist the client into a side-lying position whenever possible.
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5) Allow the client 5 minutes following a meal to use the toilet.
6) Assess for hemorrhoids.
1) Increase the client's intake of fruits and vegetables.
2) Increase fluid intake.
6) Assess for hemorrhoids.
The tiny air sacs that compose the lungs and are the site of gas exchange are
known as which of the following?
1) Bronchi
2) Alveoli
3) Cilia
4) Hypoxemia
2) Alveoli
A client you are caring for seems to produce little urine. You suspect that the
client's diet is the cause. A diet heavy with which of the following foods would
explain this decreased urine production?
1) Beer
2) Coffee
3) Salty potato chips
4) Chocolate
3) Salty potato chips
You have decided that as a last resort you must apply physical restraints to a
client who is at risk of injuring himself and healthcare team members. Which
of the following actions must you take?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Obtain a medical order before restraining.
2) Secure restraints in a way that allows for quick release.
3) Check restraints every 2 hours.
4) Remind prescriber to reassess and reorder the restraints every week, as
needed.
5) Ensure that the restraints do not impair circulation or tissue integrity.
6) Release restraints and assess every 8 hours.
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1) Obtain a medical order before restraining.
2) Secure restraints in a way that allows for quick release.
5) Ensure that the restraints do not impair circulation or tissue integrity.
You are conversing with a 13-year-old client while reviewing his health history
before a physical examination. The client mentions to you that he went
shooting with his father last weekend. After listening to his story, you ask him
whether he knows the rules for safe gun handling. He stammers a minute and
then tells you he can't remember them. Which of the following rules should
you tell him?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Keep your finger on the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
2) Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
3) Assume that a gun is unloaded until you have checked the chamber.
4) Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use it.
5) Before cleaning a gun make sure that it is loaded.
6) If you do not know how to open the gun and inspect the chamber or
chambers, leave it alone and get help from someone who does.
2) Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
4) Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use it.
6) If you do not know how to open the gun and inspect the chamber or chambers,
leave it alone and get help from someone who does.
You are working with a male client who weighs 330 pounds and is 74 inches
tall. Which of the following is his body mass index (BMI)?
1) 37.8
2) 39.4
3) 41.6
4) 43.2
3) 41.6
You are caring for a patient who has a chest tube and a water-seal drainage
system. The end of the chest tube is inserted into which of the following?
1) Bronchi
HESI NURSING FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE NEWEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS VERIFIED
A female client complains of a stinging sensation when she urinates. You
suspect a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which of the following are additional
signs and symptoms of UTI that you should assess for in this client?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Decreased urge to urinate
2) Foul-smelling urine
3) Blood in the urine
4) Back pain
5) Headache
6) Abdominal cramps
2) Foul-smelling urine
3) Blood in the urine
4) Back pain
You are working with a female client who weighs 110 pounds and is 65 inches
tall. Based on her body mass index, which of the following classifications
applies to this client?
1) Severely underweight
2) Moderately underweight
3) Mildly underweight
4) Healthy weight
3) Mildly underweight
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Which of the following are "never" events—events that can cause serious
injury or death to a patient and should never happen in a hospital?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Myocardial infarction resulting from atherosclerosis
2) A surgical sponge left in a patient after surgery
3) Anaphylactic response to latex gloves
4) The wrong type of blood given to a patient
5) Severe pressure ulcers
6) Injuries from restraints
2) A surgical sponge left in a patient after surgery
4) The wrong type of blood given to a patient
5) Severe pressure ulcers
6) Injuries from restraints
You auscultate a client's abdomen as part of a focused physical assessment
for bowel elimination. You hear high-pitched sounds, with about 10 gurgles in
a minute. Which of the following conditions is most associated with this type
of bowel sound?
1) Normal
2) Small bowel obstruction and diarrhea
3) Decreased peristalsis and constipation
4) Paralytic ileus following abdominal surgery
1) Normal
You are caring for a client who is experiencing short-term constipation while in
the hospital recovering from surgery. Which of the following interventions
should you make to treat this condition?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Increase the client's intake of fruits and vegetables.
2) Increase fluid intake.
3) Decrease physical activity.
4) Assist the client into a side-lying position whenever possible.
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5) Allow the client 5 minutes following a meal to use the toilet.
6) Assess for hemorrhoids.
1) Increase the client's intake of fruits and vegetables.
2) Increase fluid intake.
6) Assess for hemorrhoids.
The tiny air sacs that compose the lungs and are the site of gas exchange are
known as which of the following?
1) Bronchi
2) Alveoli
3) Cilia
4) Hypoxemia
2) Alveoli
A client you are caring for seems to produce little urine. You suspect that the
client's diet is the cause. A diet heavy with which of the following foods would
explain this decreased urine production?
1) Beer
2) Coffee
3) Salty potato chips
4) Chocolate
3) Salty potato chips
You have decided that as a last resort you must apply physical restraints to a
client who is at risk of injuring himself and healthcare team members. Which
of the following actions must you take?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Obtain a medical order before restraining.
2) Secure restraints in a way that allows for quick release.
3) Check restraints every 2 hours.
4) Remind prescriber to reassess and reorder the restraints every week, as
needed.
5) Ensure that the restraints do not impair circulation or tissue integrity.
6) Release restraints and assess every 8 hours.
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1) Obtain a medical order before restraining.
2) Secure restraints in a way that allows for quick release.
5) Ensure that the restraints do not impair circulation or tissue integrity.
You are conversing with a 13-year-old client while reviewing his health history
before a physical examination. The client mentions to you that he went
shooting with his father last weekend. After listening to his story, you ask him
whether he knows the rules for safe gun handling. He stammers a minute and
then tells you he can't remember them. Which of the following rules should
you tell him?
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
1) Keep your finger on the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
2) Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
3) Assume that a gun is unloaded until you have checked the chamber.
4) Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use it.
5) Before cleaning a gun make sure that it is loaded.
6) If you do not know how to open the gun and inspect the chamber or
chambers, leave it alone and get help from someone who does.
2) Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
4) Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use it.
6) If you do not know how to open the gun and inspect the chamber or chambers,
leave it alone and get help from someone who does.
You are working with a male client who weighs 330 pounds and is 74 inches
tall. Which of the following is his body mass index (BMI)?
1) 37.8
2) 39.4
3) 41.6
4) 43.2
3) 41.6
You are caring for a patient who has a chest tube and a water-seal drainage
system. The end of the chest tube is inserted into which of the following?
1) Bronchi
