HESI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 2024
WITH 100% DETAILED VERIFIED AND
CORRECT ANSWERS BRAND NEW
EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse is teaching a client proper use of an inhaler.
When should the client administer the inhaler-delivered
medication to demonstrate correct use of the inhaler?
A) Immediately after exhalation.
B) During the inhalation.
C) At the end of three inhalations.
D) Immediately after inhalation - ....ANSWER...B)
During the inhalation
The client should be instructed to deliver the medication
during the last part of inhalation (B). After the
medication is delivered, the client should remove the
mouthpiece, keeping his/her lips closed and breath held
for several seconds to allow for distribution of the
medication. The client should not deliver the dose as
stated in (A or D), and should deliver no more than two
inhalations at a time (C).
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,Which assessment data would provide the most accurate
determination of proper placement of a nasogastric
tube?
A) Aspirating gastric contents to assure a pH value of 4
or less.
B) Hearing air pass in the stomach after injecting air into
the tubing.
C) Examining a chest x-ray obtained after the tubing was
inserted.
D) Checking the remaining length of tubing to ensure that
the correct length was inserted. -
....ANSWER...C) Examining a chest x-ray obtained after
the tubing was inserted
Both (A and B) are methods used to determine proper
placement of the NG tubing. However, the best
indicator that the tubing is properly placed is (C). (D)
is not an indicator of proper placement
When assisting an 82-year-old client to ambulate, it is
important for the nurse to realize that the center of
gravity for an elderly person is the
2
,A) Arms.
B) Upper torso.
3
, C) Head.
D) Feet - ....ANSWER...B) Upper torso
The center of gravity for adults is the hips. However, as
the person grows older, a stooped posture is common
because of the changes from osteoporosis and normal bone
degeneration, and the knees, hips, and elbows flex. This
stooped posture results in the upper torso (B) becoming the
center of gravity for older persons. Although (A) is a part,
or an extension of the upper torso, this is not the best and
most complete answer.
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving 24-
hour total parenteral nutrition (TPN) via a central line at
54 ml/hr. When initially assessing the client, the nurse
notes that the TPN solution has run out and the next
TPN solution is not available. What immediate action
should the nurse take?
A) Infuse normal saline at a keep vein open rate.
B) Discontinue the IV and flush the port with heparin.
C) Infuse 10 percent dextrose and water at 54 ml/hr
D) Obtain a stat blood glucose level and notify the
healthcare provider. - ....ANSWER...C) Infuse 10
percent dextrose and water at 54 ml/hr
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WITH 100% DETAILED VERIFIED AND
CORRECT ANSWERS BRAND NEW
EXAM ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse is teaching a client proper use of an inhaler.
When should the client administer the inhaler-delivered
medication to demonstrate correct use of the inhaler?
A) Immediately after exhalation.
B) During the inhalation.
C) At the end of three inhalations.
D) Immediately after inhalation - ....ANSWER...B)
During the inhalation
The client should be instructed to deliver the medication
during the last part of inhalation (B). After the
medication is delivered, the client should remove the
mouthpiece, keeping his/her lips closed and breath held
for several seconds to allow for distribution of the
medication. The client should not deliver the dose as
stated in (A or D), and should deliver no more than two
inhalations at a time (C).
1
,Which assessment data would provide the most accurate
determination of proper placement of a nasogastric
tube?
A) Aspirating gastric contents to assure a pH value of 4
or less.
B) Hearing air pass in the stomach after injecting air into
the tubing.
C) Examining a chest x-ray obtained after the tubing was
inserted.
D) Checking the remaining length of tubing to ensure that
the correct length was inserted. -
....ANSWER...C) Examining a chest x-ray obtained after
the tubing was inserted
Both (A and B) are methods used to determine proper
placement of the NG tubing. However, the best
indicator that the tubing is properly placed is (C). (D)
is not an indicator of proper placement
When assisting an 82-year-old client to ambulate, it is
important for the nurse to realize that the center of
gravity for an elderly person is the
2
,A) Arms.
B) Upper torso.
3
, C) Head.
D) Feet - ....ANSWER...B) Upper torso
The center of gravity for adults is the hips. However, as
the person grows older, a stooped posture is common
because of the changes from osteoporosis and normal bone
degeneration, and the knees, hips, and elbows flex. This
stooped posture results in the upper torso (B) becoming the
center of gravity for older persons. Although (A) is a part,
or an extension of the upper torso, this is not the best and
most complete answer.
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving 24-
hour total parenteral nutrition (TPN) via a central line at
54 ml/hr. When initially assessing the client, the nurse
notes that the TPN solution has run out and the next
TPN solution is not available. What immediate action
should the nurse take?
A) Infuse normal saline at a keep vein open rate.
B) Discontinue the IV and flush the port with heparin.
C) Infuse 10 percent dextrose and water at 54 ml/hr
D) Obtain a stat blood glucose level and notify the
healthcare provider. - ....ANSWER...C) Infuse 10
percent dextrose and water at 54 ml/hr
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