,Exit HESI Test Bank (answered) 2026\2027.
v v v v v
1. Avnursevisvprovidingvinformationvtovavgroupvofvpregnantvclientsvandvtheirvpartnersv
v
aboutvthevpsychosocialvdevelopmentvofvanvinfant.vUsingvErikson'svtheoryvofvpsyc
hosocialvdevelopment,vwhatvshouldvthevnursevtellvthevgroupvaboutvthevinfants?
A. Relyvonvthevfactvthatvtheirvneedsvwillvbevmet
B. Needvtovtoleratevavgreatvdealvofvfrustrationvandvdiscomfortvtovdevelopvavh
ealthyvpersonality
C. Mustvhavevneedsvignoredvforvshortvperiodsvtovdevelopvavhealthyvp
ersonality
D. Needvtovexperiencevfrustration,vsovitvisvbestvtovallowvanvinfantvtovcryvforvavwh
ilevbeforevmeetingvhisvorvhervneedsv-
vA.vRelyvonvthevfactvthatvtheirvneedsv willv bevmet
2. Avnursevisvweighingvavbreastfedv6-month-
oldvinfantvwhovhasvbeenvbroughtvtovthevpediatrician'svofficevforvavscheduledvvisit.v
Thevinfant'svweightvatvbirthvwasv6vlbv8voz.vThevnursevnotesvthatvthevinfantvnowv wei
ghsv13vlb.vWhichvactionvshouldvthevnursevtake?
A. Tellvthevmothervthatvthevinfant'svweightvisvincreasingvasvexpected
B. Tellvthevmothervtovdecreasevthevdailyvnumbervofvfeedingsvbecausevthev
weightvgainvisvexcessive
C. Tellvthevmothervthatvsemisolidvfoodsvshouldvnotvbevintroducedvuntilvthevi
nfant'svweightvstabilizes
D. Tellvthevmothervthatvthevinfantvshouldvbevswitchedvfromvbreastvmilkvtovfor
mulavbecausevthevweightvgainvisvinadequatev-
vA.vTellvthevmothervthatvthev infant'sv weightv isvincreasingv asvexpected
3. Avnursevperformingvavphysicalvassessmentvofvav12-month-
oldvinfantvnotesvthatvthevinfant'svheadvcircumferencevisvthevsamevasvthevchestvcirc
umference.vBasedvonvthisvfinding,vwhatvshouldvthevnursevdo?
A. Suspectvthevpresencevofvhydrocephalus
B. Suggestvtovthevpediatricianvthatvavskullvx-rayvbevperformed
C. Tellvthevmothervthatvthevinfantvisvgrowingvfastervthanvexpected
D. Documentvthesevmeasurementsvinvthevinfant'svhealth-carevrecordv-
vD.vDocumentvthesevmeasurementsvinvthevinfant'sv health-carev record
4. Avnewvmothervasksvthevnurse,v"Ivwasvtoldvthatvmyvinfantvreceivedvmyvantibodiesvdu
ringvpregnancy.vDoesvthatvmeanvthatvmyvinfantvisvprotectedvagainstvinfections?"vWhi
chvstatementvshouldvthevnursevmakevinvresponsevtovthevmother?
A. "Yes,vyourvinfantvisvprotectedvfromvallvinfections."
B. "Ifvyouvbreastfeed,vyourvinfantvisvprotectedvfromvinfection."
, C. "Thevtransfervofvyourvantibodiesvprotectsvyourvinfantvuntilvthevinfantvisv12v
monthsvold."
D. "Thevimmunevsystemvofvanvinfantvisvimmature,vandvthevinfantvisvatvriskvforvin
fection."v-
vD.v"Thev immunevsystemvofvanvinfantv isv immature,vandvthev infantvisvatvriskv
forvinfection."
5. Avnursevisvassessingvthevlanguagevdevelopmentvofvav9-month-
oldvinfant.vWhichvdevelopmentalvmilestonevdoesvthevnursevexpectvtovnotevinvanvinf
antvofvthisvage?
A. Thevinfantvbabbles.
B. Thevinfantvsaysv"Mama."
C. Thevinfantvsmilesvandvcoos.
6. Dv.Thevinfantvbabblesvsinglevconsonants.v-vB.vThevinfantvsaysv"Mama."
7. Thevmothervofvav9-month-
oldvinfantvcallsvthevnursevatvthevpediatrician'svoffice,vtellsvthevnursevthatvhervinfantvisv
teething,vandvasksvwhatvcanvbevdonevtovrelievevthevinfant'svdiscomfort.vWhatvshoul
dvthevnursevinstructvthevmothervtovdo?
A. Schedulevanvappointmentvwithvavdentistvforvavdentalvevaluation
B. Rubvthevinfant'svgumsvwithvbabyvaspirinvthatvhasvbeenvdissolvedvinvwater
C. Obtainvanvover-the-counterv(OTC)vtopicalvmedicationvforvgum-painvrelief
D. GivevthevinfantvcoolvliquidsvorvavPopsiclevandvhardvfoodsvsuchvasvdryvtoast
-
vD.vGivevthevinfantvcoolvliquidsvorvavPopsiclevandvhardvfoodsvsuchvasvdryv toast
8. Avnursevisvteachingvthevmothervofvanv11-month-
oldvinfantvhowvtovcleanvthevinfant'svteeth.vWhatvshouldvthevnursevtellvthevmothervtovd
o?
A. Usevwatervandvavcottonvswabvandvrubvthevteeth
B. Usevdilutedvfluoridevandvrubvthevteethvwithvavsoftvwashcloth
C. Usevavsmallvamountvofvtoothpastevandvavsoft-bristlevtoothbrush
D. Dipvthevinfant'svpacifiervinvmaplevsyrupvsovthatvthevinfantvwillvsuckv-
vA.vUsev waterv andv avcottonv swabv andv rubvthevteeth
9. Avnursevprovidesvinformationvaboutvfeedingvtovthevmothervofvav6-month-
oldvinfant.vWhichvstatementvbyvthevmothervindicatesvanvunderstandingvofvthevinfor
mation?
A. "Ivcanvmixvthevfoodvinvthevmyvinfant'svbottlevifvhevwon'tveatvit."
B. "Fluoridevsupplementationvisvnotvnecessaryvuntilvpermanentvteethvcomevi
n."
C. "Eggvwhitevshouldvnotvbevgivenvtovmyvinfantvbecausevofvthevriskvforvanval
lergy."
10. Dv"Meatsvarevreallyvimportantvforviron,vandvIvshouldvstartvfeedingvmeatsvtovmyvin
fantvrightvaway."v-
vC.v"Eggvwhitevshouldvnotvbevgivenvtovmyvinfantvbecausevofvthevriskvforvanvallergy
."
, 11. Avnursevprovidesvinstructionsvtovavmothervofvavnewbornvinfantvwhovweighsv7vlbv2vo
zvaboutvcarvsafety.vWhatvshouldvthevnursevtellvthevmother?
A. Tovsecurevthevinfantvinvthevmiddlevofvthevbackvseatvinvavrear-
facingvinfantvsafetyvseat
B. Tovplacevthevinfantvinvavboostervseatvinvthevfrontvseatvofvthevcarvwithvthevs
houldervandvlapvbeltsvsecuredvaroundvthevinfant
C. Thatvitvisvacceptablevtovplacevthevinfantvinvthevfrontvseatvinvavrear-
facingvinfantvsafetyvseatvasvlongvasvthevcarvhasvpassenger-sidevairvbags
D. Thatvbecausevofvthevinfant'svweightvitvisvacceptablevtovholdvthevinfantvasvlo
ngvasvthevmothervandvinfantvarevsittingvinvthevmiddlevofvthevbackvseatvofvthev
carv-vA.vTovsecurevthevinfantvinvthevmiddlevofvthevbackvseatvinvavrear-
facingvinfantvsafetyvseat
12. Avnursevprovidesvinstructionsvtovavmothervaboutvcribvsafetyvforvhervinfant.vWhichvs
tatementvbyvthevmothervindicatesvavneedvforvfurthervinstructions?
A. "Ivneedvtovkeepvlargevtoysvoutvofvthevcrib."
B. "Thevdropvsidevneedsvtovbevimpossiblevforvmyvinfantvtovrelease."
C. "Woodvsurfacesvonvthevcribvneedvtovbevfreevofvsplintersvandvcracks."
D. "Thevdistancevbetweenvthevslatsvneedsvtovbevnovmorevthanv4vinchesvwidevt
ovpreventventrapmentvofvmyvinfant'svheadvorvbody."v-
vD.v"Thev distancev betweenv thevslatsv needsvtovbevnovmorevthanv 4vinchesv wi
devtovpreventventrapmentvofvmyvinfant'svheadvorvbody."
13. Thevmothervofvav2-year-
oldvtellsvthevnursevthatvshevisvveryvconcernedvaboutvhervchildvbecausevhevhasvdev
elopedv"avwillvofvhisvown"vandv"actsvasvifvhevcanvcontrolvothers."vThevnursevprovide
svinformationvtovthevmothervtovalleviatevhervconcern,vrecallingvthat,vaccordingvtovEr
ikson,vavtoddlervisvconfrontingvwhichvdevelopmentalvtask?
A. Initiativevversusvguilt
B. Trustvversusvmistrust
C. Industryvversusvinferiority
D. Autonomyvversusvdoubtvandvshamev-
vD.vAutonomyvversusvdoubtvandv shame
14. Avnursevisvplanningvcarevforvavhospitalizedvtoddler.vTovbestvmaintainvthevtoddler'svs
ensevofvcontrolvandvsecurityvandveasevfeelingsvofvhelplessnessvandvfear,vwhichvac
tionvshouldvthevnursevtake?
A. Spendvasvmuchvtimevasvpossiblevwithvthevtoddler
B. Keepvhospitalvroutinesvasvsimilarvasvpossiblevtovthosevatvhome
C. Allowvthevtoddlervtovplayvwithvothervchildrenvinvthevnursingvunitvplayroom
v v v v v
1. Avnursevisvprovidingvinformationvtovavgroupvofvpregnantvclientsvandvtheirvpartnersv
v
aboutvthevpsychosocialvdevelopmentvofvanvinfant.vUsingvErikson'svtheoryvofvpsyc
hosocialvdevelopment,vwhatvshouldvthevnursevtellvthevgroupvaboutvthevinfants?
A. Relyvonvthevfactvthatvtheirvneedsvwillvbevmet
B. Needvtovtoleratevavgreatvdealvofvfrustrationvandvdiscomfortvtovdevelopvavh
ealthyvpersonality
C. Mustvhavevneedsvignoredvforvshortvperiodsvtovdevelopvavhealthyvp
ersonality
D. Needvtovexperiencevfrustration,vsovitvisvbestvtovallowvanvinfantvtovcryvforvavwh
ilevbeforevmeetingvhisvorvhervneedsv-
vA.vRelyvonvthevfactvthatvtheirvneedsv willv bevmet
2. Avnursevisvweighingvavbreastfedv6-month-
oldvinfantvwhovhasvbeenvbroughtvtovthevpediatrician'svofficevforvavscheduledvvisit.v
Thevinfant'svweightvatvbirthvwasv6vlbv8voz.vThevnursevnotesvthatvthevinfantvnowv wei
ghsv13vlb.vWhichvactionvshouldvthevnursevtake?
A. Tellvthevmothervthatvthevinfant'svweightvisvincreasingvasvexpected
B. Tellvthevmothervtovdecreasevthevdailyvnumbervofvfeedingsvbecausevthev
weightvgainvisvexcessive
C. Tellvthevmothervthatvsemisolidvfoodsvshouldvnotvbevintroducedvuntilvthevi
nfant'svweightvstabilizes
D. Tellvthevmothervthatvthevinfantvshouldvbevswitchedvfromvbreastvmilkvtovfor
mulavbecausevthevweightvgainvisvinadequatev-
vA.vTellvthevmothervthatvthev infant'sv weightv isvincreasingv asvexpected
3. Avnursevperformingvavphysicalvassessmentvofvav12-month-
oldvinfantvnotesvthatvthevinfant'svheadvcircumferencevisvthevsamevasvthevchestvcirc
umference.vBasedvonvthisvfinding,vwhatvshouldvthevnursevdo?
A. Suspectvthevpresencevofvhydrocephalus
B. Suggestvtovthevpediatricianvthatvavskullvx-rayvbevperformed
C. Tellvthevmothervthatvthevinfantvisvgrowingvfastervthanvexpected
D. Documentvthesevmeasurementsvinvthevinfant'svhealth-carevrecordv-
vD.vDocumentvthesevmeasurementsvinvthevinfant'sv health-carev record
4. Avnewvmothervasksvthevnurse,v"Ivwasvtoldvthatvmyvinfantvreceivedvmyvantibodiesvdu
ringvpregnancy.vDoesvthatvmeanvthatvmyvinfantvisvprotectedvagainstvinfections?"vWhi
chvstatementvshouldvthevnursevmakevinvresponsevtovthevmother?
A. "Yes,vyourvinfantvisvprotectedvfromvallvinfections."
B. "Ifvyouvbreastfeed,vyourvinfantvisvprotectedvfromvinfection."
, C. "Thevtransfervofvyourvantibodiesvprotectsvyourvinfantvuntilvthevinfantvisv12v
monthsvold."
D. "Thevimmunevsystemvofvanvinfantvisvimmature,vandvthevinfantvisvatvriskvforvin
fection."v-
vD.v"Thev immunevsystemvofvanvinfantv isv immature,vandvthev infantvisvatvriskv
forvinfection."
5. Avnursevisvassessingvthevlanguagevdevelopmentvofvav9-month-
oldvinfant.vWhichvdevelopmentalvmilestonevdoesvthevnursevexpectvtovnotevinvanvinf
antvofvthisvage?
A. Thevinfantvbabbles.
B. Thevinfantvsaysv"Mama."
C. Thevinfantvsmilesvandvcoos.
6. Dv.Thevinfantvbabblesvsinglevconsonants.v-vB.vThevinfantvsaysv"Mama."
7. Thevmothervofvav9-month-
oldvinfantvcallsvthevnursevatvthevpediatrician'svoffice,vtellsvthevnursevthatvhervinfantvisv
teething,vandvasksvwhatvcanvbevdonevtovrelievevthevinfant'svdiscomfort.vWhatvshoul
dvthevnursevinstructvthevmothervtovdo?
A. Schedulevanvappointmentvwithvavdentistvforvavdentalvevaluation
B. Rubvthevinfant'svgumsvwithvbabyvaspirinvthatvhasvbeenvdissolvedvinvwater
C. Obtainvanvover-the-counterv(OTC)vtopicalvmedicationvforvgum-painvrelief
D. GivevthevinfantvcoolvliquidsvorvavPopsiclevandvhardvfoodsvsuchvasvdryvtoast
-
vD.vGivevthevinfantvcoolvliquidsvorvavPopsiclevandvhardvfoodsvsuchvasvdryv toast
8. Avnursevisvteachingvthevmothervofvanv11-month-
oldvinfantvhowvtovcleanvthevinfant'svteeth.vWhatvshouldvthevnursevtellvthevmothervtovd
o?
A. Usevwatervandvavcottonvswabvandvrubvthevteeth
B. Usevdilutedvfluoridevandvrubvthevteethvwithvavsoftvwashcloth
C. Usevavsmallvamountvofvtoothpastevandvavsoft-bristlevtoothbrush
D. Dipvthevinfant'svpacifiervinvmaplevsyrupvsovthatvthevinfantvwillvsuckv-
vA.vUsev waterv andv avcottonv swabv andv rubvthevteeth
9. Avnursevprovidesvinformationvaboutvfeedingvtovthevmothervofvav6-month-
oldvinfant.vWhichvstatementvbyvthevmothervindicatesvanvunderstandingvofvthevinfor
mation?
A. "Ivcanvmixvthevfoodvinvthevmyvinfant'svbottlevifvhevwon'tveatvit."
B. "Fluoridevsupplementationvisvnotvnecessaryvuntilvpermanentvteethvcomevi
n."
C. "Eggvwhitevshouldvnotvbevgivenvtovmyvinfantvbecausevofvthevriskvforvanval
lergy."
10. Dv"Meatsvarevreallyvimportantvforviron,vandvIvshouldvstartvfeedingvmeatsvtovmyvin
fantvrightvaway."v-
vC.v"Eggvwhitevshouldvnotvbevgivenvtovmyvinfantvbecausevofvthevriskvforvanvallergy
."
, 11. Avnursevprovidesvinstructionsvtovavmothervofvavnewbornvinfantvwhovweighsv7vlbv2vo
zvaboutvcarvsafety.vWhatvshouldvthevnursevtellvthevmother?
A. Tovsecurevthevinfantvinvthevmiddlevofvthevbackvseatvinvavrear-
facingvinfantvsafetyvseat
B. Tovplacevthevinfantvinvavboostervseatvinvthevfrontvseatvofvthevcarvwithvthevs
houldervandvlapvbeltsvsecuredvaroundvthevinfant
C. Thatvitvisvacceptablevtovplacevthevinfantvinvthevfrontvseatvinvavrear-
facingvinfantvsafetyvseatvasvlongvasvthevcarvhasvpassenger-sidevairvbags
D. Thatvbecausevofvthevinfant'svweightvitvisvacceptablevtovholdvthevinfantvasvlo
ngvasvthevmothervandvinfantvarevsittingvinvthevmiddlevofvthevbackvseatvofvthev
carv-vA.vTovsecurevthevinfantvinvthevmiddlevofvthevbackvseatvinvavrear-
facingvinfantvsafetyvseat
12. Avnursevprovidesvinstructionsvtovavmothervaboutvcribvsafetyvforvhervinfant.vWhichvs
tatementvbyvthevmothervindicatesvavneedvforvfurthervinstructions?
A. "Ivneedvtovkeepvlargevtoysvoutvofvthevcrib."
B. "Thevdropvsidevneedsvtovbevimpossiblevforvmyvinfantvtovrelease."
C. "Woodvsurfacesvonvthevcribvneedvtovbevfreevofvsplintersvandvcracks."
D. "Thevdistancevbetweenvthevslatsvneedsvtovbevnovmorevthanv4vinchesvwidevt
ovpreventventrapmentvofvmyvinfant'svheadvorvbody."v-
vD.v"Thev distancev betweenv thevslatsv needsvtovbevnovmorevthanv 4vinchesv wi
devtovpreventventrapmentvofvmyvinfant'svheadvorvbody."
13. Thevmothervofvav2-year-
oldvtellsvthevnursevthatvshevisvveryvconcernedvaboutvhervchildvbecausevhevhasvdev
elopedv"avwillvofvhisvown"vandv"actsvasvifvhevcanvcontrolvothers."vThevnursevprovide
svinformationvtovthevmothervtovalleviatevhervconcern,vrecallingvthat,vaccordingvtovEr
ikson,vavtoddlervisvconfrontingvwhichvdevelopmentalvtask?
A. Initiativevversusvguilt
B. Trustvversusvmistrust
C. Industryvversusvinferiority
D. Autonomyvversusvdoubtvandvshamev-
vD.vAutonomyvversusvdoubtvandv shame
14. Avnursevisvplanningvcarevforvavhospitalizedvtoddler.vTovbestvmaintainvthevtoddler'svs
ensevofvcontrolvandvsecurityvandveasevfeelingsvofvhelplessnessvandvfear,vwhichvac
tionvshouldvthevnursevtake?
A. Spendvasvmuchvtimevasvpossiblevwithvthevtoddler
B. Keepvhospitalvroutinesvasvsimilarvasvpossiblevtovthosevatvhome
C. Allowvthevtoddlervtovplayvwithvothervchildrenvinvthevnursingvunitvplayroom
