HESI - Fundamentals Test Bank (2025) Questions and Answers

HESI - Fundamentals Test Bank (2025)
Questions and Answers
LowAlevelsAofA_____AareAassociatedAwithAmalnutrition.A-AcorrectAanswers--AAlbumin
AnAelderlyAclientAwithAaAfracturedAleftAhipAisAonAstrictAbedrest.AWhichAnursingAmeasureAisAe
ssentialAtoAtheAclient'sAnursingAcare?
A.AMassageAanyAreddenedAareasAforAatAleastAfiveAminutes.
B.AEncourageAactiveArangeAofAmotionAexercisesAonAextremities.
C.APositionAtheAclientAlaterally,Aprone,AandAdorsallyAinAsequence.
D.AGentlyAliftAtheAclientAwhenAmovingAintoAaAdesiredAposition.A-AcorrectAanswers-
D.AGentlyAliftAtheAclientAwhenAmovingAintoAaAdesiredAposition.
TheAnurseAisAadministeringAmedicationsAthroughAaAnasogastricAtubeA(NGT)AwhichAisAconn
ectedAtoAsuction.AAfterAensuringAcorrectAtubeAplacement,AwhatAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAta
keAnext?
A.AClampAtheAtubeAforA20Aminutes.
B.AFlushAtheAtubeAwithAwater.
C.AAdministerAtheAmedicationsAasAprescribed.
D.ACrushAtheAtabletsAandAdissolveAinAsterileAwater.A-AcorrectAanswers-
B.AFlushAtheAtubeAwithAwater.
AAclientAwhoAisAinAhospiceAcareAcomplainsAofAincreasingAamountsAofApain.ATheAhealthcare
AproviderAprescribesAanAanalgesicAeveryAfourAhoursAasAneeded.AWhichAactionAshouldAtheA

nurseAimplement?
A.AGiveAanAaround-the-clockAscheduleAforAadministrationAofAanalgesics.
B.AAdministerAanalgesicAmedicationAasAneededAwhenAtheApainAisAsevere.
C.AProvideAmedicationAtoAkeepAtheAclientAsedatedAandAunawareAofAstimuli.
D.AOfferAaAmedication-freeAperiodAsoAthatAtheAclientAcanAdoAdailyAactivities.A-
AcorrectAanswers-A.AGiveAanAaround-the-clockAscheduleAforAadministrationAofAanalgesics.

WhenAassessingAaAclientAwithAwristArestraints,AtheAnurseAobservesAthatAtheAfingersAonAtheA
rightAhandAareAblue.AWhatAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAimplementAfirst?
A.ALoosenAtheArightAwristArestraint.
B.AApplyAaApulseAoximeterAtoAtheArightAhand.
C.ACompareAhandAcolorAbilaterally.
D.APalpateAtheArightAradialApulse.A-AcorrectAanswers-A.ALoosenAtheArightAwristArestraint.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAtheAnutritionalAstatusAofAseveralAclients.AWhichAclientAhasAtheAgrea
testAnutritionalAneedAforAadditionalAintakeAofAprotein?
A.AAAcollege-ageAtrackArunnerAwithAaAsprainedAankle.
B.AAAlactatingAwomanAnursingAherA3-day-oldAinfant.
C.AAAschool-agedAchildAwithATypeA2Adiabetes.
D.AAnAelderlyAmanAbeingAtreatedAforAaApepticAulcer.A-AcorrectAanswers-
B.AAAlactatingAwomanAnursingAherA3-day-oldAinfant.
AAclientAisAinAtheAradiologyAdepartmentAatA0900AwhenAtheAprescriptionAlevofloxacinA(Levaq
uin)A500AmgAIVAq24hAisAscheduledAtoAbeAadministered.ATheAclientAreturnsAtoAtheAunitAatA13
00.AWhatAisAtheAbestAinterventionAforAtheAnurseAtoAimplement?

,A.AContactAtheAhealthcareAproviderAandAcompleteAaAmedicationAvarianceAform.
B.AAdministerAtheALevaquinAatA1300AandAresumeAtheA0900AscheduleAinAtheAmorning.
C.ANotifyAtheAchargeAnurseAandAcompleteAanAincidentAreportAtoAexplainAtheAmissedAdose.
D.AGiveAtheAmissedAdoseAatA1300AandAchangeAtheAscheduleAtoAadministerAdailyAatA1300.A-
AcorrectAanswers-

D.AGiveAtheAmissedAdoseAatA1300AandAchangeAtheAscheduleAtoAadministerAdailyAatA1300.
WhileAinstructingAaAmaleAclient'sAwifeAinAtheAperformanceAofApassiveArange-of-
motionAexercisesAtoAhisAcontractedAshoulder,AtheAnurseAobservesAthatAsheAisAholdingAhisA
armAaboveAandAbelowAtheAelbow.AWhatAnursingAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAimplement?
A.AAcknowledgeAthatAsheAisAsupportingAtheAarmAcorrectly.
B.AEncourageAherAtoAkeepAtheAjointAcoveredAtoAmaintainAwarmth.
C.AReinforceAtheAneedAtoAgripAdirectlyAunderAtheAjointAforAbetterAsupport.
D.AInstructAherAtoAgripAdirectlyAoverAtheAjointAforAbetterAmotionA-AcorrectAanswers-
A.AAcknowledgeAthatAsheAisAsupportingAtheAarmAcorrectly.
WhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAreasonAforAstartingAintravenousAinfusionsAinAtheAupperAextrem
itiesAratherAthanAtheAlowerAextremitiesAofAadults?
A.AItAisAmoreAdifficultAtoAfindAaAsuperficialAveinAinAtheAfeetAandAankles.
B.AAAdecreasedAflowArateAcouldAresultAinAtheAformationAofAaAthrombosis.
C.AAAcannulatedAextremityAisAmoreAdifficultAtoAmoveAwhenAtheAlegAorAfootAisAused.
D.AVeinsAareAlocatedAdeepAinAtheAfeetAandAankles,AresultingAinAaAmoreApainfulAprocedure.A-
AcorrectAanswers-B.AAAdecreasedAflowArateAcouldAresultAinAtheAformationAofAaAthrombosis.

TheAnurseAobservesAanAunlicensedAassistiveApersonnelA(UAP)AtakingAaAclient'sAbloodApre
ssureAwithAaAcuffAthatAisAtooAsmall,AbutAtheAbloodApressureAreadingAobtainedAisAwithinAtheAc
lient'sAusualArange.AWhatAactionAisAmostAimportantAforAtheAnurseAtoAimplement?
A.ATellAtheAUAPAtoAuseAaAlargerAcuffAatAtheAnextAscheduledAassessment.
B.AReassessAtheAclient'sAbloodApressureAusingAaAlargerAcuff.
C.AHaveAtheAunitAeducatorAreviewAthisAprocedureAwithAtheAUAPs.
D.ATeachAtheAUAPAtheAcorrectAtechniqueAforAassessingAbloodApressure.A-
AcorrectAanswers-B.AReassessAtheAclient'sAbloodApressureAusingAaAlargerAcuff.

AAclientAisAtoAreceiveAcimetidineA(Tagamet)A300AmgAq6hAIVPB.ATheApreparationAarrivesAfr
omAtheApharmacyAdilutedAinA50AmlAofA0.9%ANaCl.ATheAnurseAplansAtoAadministerAtheAIVPB
AdoseAoverA20Aminutes.AForAhowAmanyAml/hrAshouldAtheAinfusionApumpAbeAsetAtoAdeliverAt

heAsecondaryAinfusion?A-AcorrectAanswers-150AmL/hr
TwentyAminutesAafterAbeginningAaAheatAapplication,AtheAclientAstatesAthatAtheAheatingApadA
noAlongerAfeelsAwarmAenough.AWhatAisAtheAbestAresponseAbyAtheAnurse?
A.AThatAmeansAyouAhaveAderivedAtheAmaximumAbenefit,AandAtheAheatAcanAbeAremoved.A
B.AYourAbloodAvesselsAareAbecomingAdilatedAandAremovingAtheAheatAfromAtheAsite.
C.AWeAwillAincreaseAtheAtemperatureA5AdegreesAwhenAtheApadAnoAlongerAfeelsAwarm.
D.ATheAbody'sAreceptorsAadaptAoverAtimeAasAtheyAareAexposedAtoAheat.A-AcorrectAanswers-
D.ATheAbody'sAreceptorsAadaptAoverAtimeAasAtheyAareAexposedAtoAheat.
TheAnurseAisAinstructingAaAclientAwithAhighAcholesterolAaboutAdietAandAlifestyleAmodification
.AWhatAcommentAfromAtheAclientAindicatesAthatAtheAteachingAhasAbeenAeffective?
A.AIfAIAexerciseAatAleastAtwoAtimesAweeklyAforAoneAhour,AIAwillAlowerAmyAcholesterol.
B.AIAneedAtoAavoidAeatingAproteins,AincludingAredAmeat.
C.AIAwillAlimitAmyAintakeAofAbeefAtoA4AouncesAperAweek.

, D.AMyAbloodAlevelAofAlowAdensityAlipoproteinsAneedsAtoAincrease.A-AcorrectAanswers-
C.AIAwillAlimitAmyAintakeAofAbeefAtoA4AouncesAperAweek.
TheAUAPsAworkingAonAaAchronicAneuroAunitAaskAtheAnurseAtoAhelpAthemAdetermineAtheAsaf
estAwayAtoAtransferAanAelderlyAclientAwithAleft-
sidedAweaknessAfromAtheAbedAtoAtheAchair.AWhatAmethodAdescribesAtheAcorrectAtransferAp
rocedureAforAthisAclient?
A.APlaceAtheAchairAatAaArightAangleAtoAtheAbedAonAtheAclient'sAleftAsideAbeforeAmoving.
B.AAssistAtheAclientAtoAaAstandingAposition,AthenAplaceAtheArightAhandAonAtheAarmrest.
C.AHaveAtheAclientAplaceAtheAleftAfootAnextAtoAtheAchairAandApivotAtoAtheAleftAbeforeAsitting.
D.AMoveAtheAchairAparallelAtoAtheArightAsideAofAtheAbed,AandAstandAtheAclientAonAtheArightAfo
ot.A-AcorrectAanswers-
D.AMoveAtheAchairAparallelAtoAtheArightAsideAofAtheAbed,AandAstandAtheAclientAonAtheArightAfo
ot.
AnAunlicensedAassistiveApersonnelA(UAP)AplacesAaAclientAinAaAleftAlateralApositionApriorAtoA
administeringAaAsoapAsudsAenema.AWhichAinstructionAshouldAtheAnurseAprovideAtheAUAP?
A.APositionAtheAclientAonAtheArightAsideAofAtheAbedAinAreverseATrendelenburg.
B.AFillAtheAenemaAcontainerAwithA1000AmlAofAwarmAwaterAandA5AmlAofAcastileAsoap.A
C.ARepositionAinAaASim'sApositionAwithAtheAclient'sAweightAonAtheAanteriorAilium.
D.ARaiseAtheAsideArailsAonAbothAsidesAofAtheAbedAandAelevateAtheAbedAtoAwaistAlevel.A-
AcorrectAanswers-

C.ARepositionAinAaASim'sApositionAwithAtheAclient'sAweightAonAtheAanteriorAilium.
AAclientAwhoAisAaAJehovah'sAWitnessAisAadmittedAtoAtheAnursingAunit.AWhichAconcernAshoul
dAtheAnurseAhaveAforAplanningAcareAinAtermsAofAtheAclient'sAbeliefs?
A.AAutopsyAofAtheAbodyAisAprohibited.
B.ABloodAtransfusionsAareAforbidden.
C.AAlcoholAuseAinAanyAformAisAnotAallowed.
D.AAAvegetarianAdietAmustAbeAfollowed.A-AcorrectAanswers-
B.ABloodAtransfusionsAareAforbidden.
TheAnurseAobservesAthatAaAmaleAclientAhasAremovedAtheAcoveringAfromAanAiceApackAappli
edAtoAhisAknee.AWhatAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAfirst?
A.AObserveAtheAappearanceAofAtheAskinAunderAtheAiceApack.
B.AInstructAtheAclientAregardingAtheAneedAforAtheAcovering.
C.AReapplyAtheAcoveringAafterAfillingAwithAfreshAice.
D.AAskAtheAclientAhowAlongAtheAiceAwasAappliedAtoAtheAskin.A-AcorrectAanswers-
A.AObserveAtheAappearanceAofAtheAskinAunderAtheAiceApack.
TheAnurseAmixesA50AmgAofANiprideAinA250AmlAofAD5W AandAplansAtoAadministerAtheAsolution
AatAaArateAofA5Amcg/kg/minAtoAaAclientAweighingA182Apounds.AUsingAaAdripAfactorAofA60Agtt/

ml,AhowAmanyAdropsAperAminuteAshouldAtheAclientAreceive?
A.A31Agtt/min.
B.A62Agtt/min.
C.A93Agtt/min.
D.A124Agtt/min.A-AcorrectAanswers-D.A124Agtt/min.
AAhospitalizedAmaleAclientAisAreceivingAnasogastricAtubeAfeedingsAviaAaAsmall-
boreAtubeAandAaAcontinuousApumpAinfusion.AHeAreportsAthatAheAhadAaAbadAboutAofAsevereA
coughingAaAfewAminutesAago,AbutAfeelsAfineAnow.AWhatAactionAisAbestAforAtheAnurseAtoAtake
?