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COMPLETE RN HESI
EXIT TESTING ACCURATE EXAM
QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The
priority assessment in the first hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedal pulses
C) Lung sounds
D) Pupil responses - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D) Pupil responses
Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least
appropriate to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
,A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops as
the nurse enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse should
A) Administer a placebo
B) Encourage increased fluid intake
C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C)
Administer the prescribed analgesia
While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires the
nurse's immediate attention? A) Respiratory rate of 42
B) Lethargy for the past hour
C) Apical pulse of 54
D) Coughing up copious secretions - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) Respiratory rate
of 42
The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at school.
The father comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any family
history of epilepsy. What is the best response by the nurse?
A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
,D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures." - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking behavior.
What nursing diagnosis best applies?
A) Risk for injury
B) Risk for knowledge deficit
C) Altered thought process
D) Disturbance in self-esteem - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) Risk for injury
Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10
month-old infant?
A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
C) Hypoactivity
D) A heart rate between 140 to 160 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) Pale mucosa of
the eyelids and lips
A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level. On
initial assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following assessment
findings?
, A) Lethargy
B) Heat intolerance
COMPLETE RN HESI
EXIT TESTING ACCURATE EXAM
QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The
priority assessment in the first hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedal pulses
C) Lung sounds
D) Pupil responses - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D) Pupil responses
Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least
appropriate to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
,A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops as
the nurse enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse should
A) Administer a placebo
B) Encourage increased fluid intake
C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C)
Administer the prescribed analgesia
While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires the
nurse's immediate attention? A) Respiratory rate of 42
B) Lethargy for the past hour
C) Apical pulse of 54
D) Coughing up copious secretions - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) Respiratory rate
of 42
The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at school.
The father comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any family
history of epilepsy. What is the best response by the nurse?
A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
,D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures." - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking behavior.
What nursing diagnosis best applies?
A) Risk for injury
B) Risk for knowledge deficit
C) Altered thought process
D) Disturbance in self-esteem - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) Risk for injury
Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10
month-old infant?
A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
C) Hypoactivity
D) A heart rate between 140 to 160 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) Pale mucosa of
the eyelids and lips
A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level. On
initial assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following assessment
findings?
, A) Lethargy
B) Heat intolerance
