HESI RN EXIT Exam Questions and Verified Answers

HESI RN EXIT Exam Questions and Verified
Answers 2025
InAplanningAcareAforAaA6Amonth-
oldAinfant,AwhatAmustAtheAnurseAprovideAtoAassistAinAtheAdevelopmentAofAtrust?
A)AFood
B)AWarmth
C)ASecurity
D)AComfortA-AcorrectAanswers-C)ASecurity
AAnurseAhasAjustAreceivedAaAmedicationAorderAwhichAisAnotAlegible.AWhichAstatementAbestA
reflectsAassertiveAcommunication?
A)A"IAcannotAgiveAthisAmedicationAasAitAisAwritten.AIAhaveAnoAideaAofAwhatAyouAmean."
B)A"WouldAyouApleaseAclarifyAwhatAyouAhaveAwrittenAsoAIAamAsureAIAamAreadingAit
correctly?"
C)A"IAamAhavingAdifficultyAreadingAyourAhandwriting.AItAwouldAsaveAmeAtimeAifAyouAwouldAb
eAmoreAcareful."
D)A"PleaseAprintAinAtheAfutureAsoAIAdoAnotAhaveAtoAspendAextraAtimeAattemptingAtoAreadAyou
rAwriting."A-AcorrectAanswers-
B)A"WouldAyouApleaseAclarifyAwhatAyouAhaveAwrittenAsoAIAamAsureAIAamAreadingAit
correctly?"
WhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAconsiderationAwhenAteachingAparentsAhowAtoAreduceArisksAinAt
heAhome?
A)AAgeAandAknowledgeAlevelAofAtheAparents
B)AProximityAtoAemergencyAservices
C)ANumberAofAchildrenAinAtheAhome
D)AAgeAofAchildrenAinAtheAhomeA-AcorrectAanswers-D)AAgeAofAchildrenAinAtheAhome
AA35Ayear-
oldAclientAwithAsickleAcellAcrisisAisAtalkingAonAtheAtelephoneAbutAstopsAasAtheAnurseAentersAt
heAroomAtoArequestAsomethingAforApain.ATheAnurseAshould
A)AAdministerAaAplacebo
B)AEncourageAincreasedAfluidAintake
C)AAdministerAtheAprescribedAanalgesia
D)ARecommendArelaxationAexercisesAforApainAcontrolA-AcorrectAanswers-
C)AAdministerAtheAprescribedAanalgesia
WhileAcaringAforAaAtoddlerAwithAcroup,AwhichAinitialAsignAofAcroupArequiresAtheAnurse'sAimm
ediateAattention?
A)ARespiratoryArateAofA42
B)ALethargyAforAtheApastAhour
C)AApicalApulseAofA54
D)ACoughingAupAcopiousAsecretionsA-AcorrectAanswers-A)ARespiratoryArateAofA42
AAclientAisAadmittedAwithAlowAT3AandAT4AlevelsAandAanAelevatedATSHAlevel.AOnAinitialAasse
ssment,AtheAnurseAwouldAanticipateAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAassessmentAfindings?
A)ALethargy

,B)AHeatAintolerance
C)ADiarrhea
D)ASkinAeruptionsA-AcorrectAanswers-A)ALethargy
TheAemergencyAroomAnurseAadmitsAaAchildAwhoAexperiencedAaAseizureAatAschool.ATheAfat
herAcommentsAthatAthisAisAtheAfirstAoccurrence,AandAdeniesAanyAfamilyAhistoryAofAepilepsy.A
WhatAisAtheAbestAresponseAbyAtheAnurse?
A)A"DoAnotAworry.AEpilepsyAcanAbeAtreatedAwithAmedications."
B)A"TheAseizureAmayAorAmayAnotAmeanAyourAchildAhasAepilepsy."
C)A"SinceAthisAwasAtheAfirstAconvulsion,AitAmayAnotAhappenAagain."A
D)A"LongAtermAtreatmentAwillApreventAfutureAseizures."A-AcorrectAanswers-
B)A"TheAseizureAmayAorAmayAnotAmeanAyourAchildAhasAepilepsy."
AlcoholAandAdrugAabuseAimpairsAjudgmentAandAincreasesAriskAtakingAbehavior.AWhatAnurs
ingAdiagnosisAbestAapplies?
A)ARiskAforAinjury
B)ARiskAforAknowledgeAdeficit
C)AAlteredAthoughtAprocessA
D)ADisturbanceAinAself-esteemA-AcorrectAanswers-A)ARiskAforAinjury
WhichAtheseAfindingsAwouldAtheAnurseAmoreAcloselyAassociateAwithAanemiaAinAaA10Amonth
-oldAinfant?
A)AHemoglobinAlevelAofA12Ag/dI
B)APaleAmucosaAofAtheAeyelidsAandAlips
C)AHypoactivity
D)AAAheartArateAbetweenA140AtoA160A-AcorrectAanswers-
B)APaleAmucosaAofAtheAeyelidsAandAlips
TheAnurseAisAcaringAforAaAclientAinAhypertensiveAcrisisAinAanAintensiveAcareAunit.ATheApriorit
yAassessmentAinAtheAfirstAhourAofAcareAis
A)AHeartArate
B)APedalApulses
C)ALungAsounds
D)APupilAresponsesA-AcorrectAanswers-D)APupilAresponses
WhichAofAtheseAclientsAwhoAareAallAinAtheAterminalAstageAofAcancerAisAleastAappropriateAtoA
suggestAtheAuseAofApatientAcontrolledAanalgesiaA(PCA)AwithAaApump?
A)AAAyoungAadultAwithAaAhistoryAofADown'sAsyndrome
B)AAAteenagerAwhoAreadsAatAaA4thAgradeAlevel
C)AAnAelderlyAclientAwithAnumerousAarthriticAnodulesAonAtheAhands
D)AAApreschoolerAwithAintermittentAepisodesAofAalertnessA-AcorrectAanswers-
D)AAApreschoolerAwithAintermittentAepisodesAofAalertness
TheAnurseAisAaboutAtoAassessAaA6Amonth-oldAchildAwithAnonorganicAfailure-
toAthriveA(NOFTT).AUponAenteringAtheAroom,AtheAnurseAwouldAexpectAtheAbabyAtoAbe
A)AIrritableAandA"colicky"AwithAnoAattemptsAtoApullAtoAstanding
B)AAlert,AlaughingAandAplayingAwithAaArattle,AsittingAwithAsupport
C)ASkinAcolorAduskyAwithApoorAskinAturgorAoverAabdomen
D)APale,AthinAarmsAandAlegs,AuninterestedAinAsurroundingsA-AcorrectAanswers-
D)APale,AthinAarmsAandAlegs,AuninterestedAinAsurroundings

, AsAtheAnurseAisAspeakingAwithAaAgroupAofAteensAwhichAofAtheseAsideAeffectsAofAchemother
apyAforAcancerAwouldAtheAnurseAexpectAthisAgroupAtoAbeAmoreAinterestedAinAduringAtheAdis
cussion?A
A)AMouthAsores
B)AFatigue
C)ADiarrhea
D)AHairAlossA-AcorrectAanswers-D)AHairAloss
WhileAcaringAforAaAclientAwhoAwasAadmittedAwithAmyocardialAinfarctionA(MI)A2AdaysAago,Ath
eAnurseAnotesAtoday'sAtemperatureAisA101.1AdegreesAFahrenheitA(38.5AdegreesCelsius).A
TheAappropriateAnursingAinterventionAisAto
A)ACallAtheAhealthAcareAproviderAimmediately
B)AAdministerAacetaminophenAasAorderedAasAthisAisAnormalAatAthisAtime
C)ASendAblood,AurineAandAsputumAforAcultureA
D)AIncreaseAtheAclient'sAfluidAintakeA-AcorrectAanswers-
B)AAdministerAacetaminophenAasAorderedAasAthisAisAnormalAatAthisAtime
AAclientAisAadmittedAforAfirstAandAsecondAdegreeAburnsAonAtheAface,Aneck,AanteriorAchestAa
ndAhands.ATheAnurse'sApriorityAshouldAbe
A)ACoverAtheAareasAwithAdryAsterileAdressings
B)AAssessAforAdyspneaAorAstridor
C)AInitiateAintravenousAtherapyA
D)AAdministerApainAmedicationA-AcorrectAanswers-B)AAssessAforAdyspneaAorAstridor
WhichAofAtheseAclientsAwhoAcallAtheAcommunityAhealthAclinicAwouldAtheAnurseAaskAtoAcome
AinAthatAdayAtoAbeAseenAbyAtheAhealthAcareAprovider?

A)AIAstartedAmyAperiodAandAnowAmyAurineAhasAturnedAbrightAred.
B)AIAamAanAdiabeticAandAtodayAIAhaveAbeenAgoingAtoAtheAbathroomAeveryAhour.
C)AIAwasAstartedAonAmedicineAyesterdayAforAaAurineAinfection.ANowAmyAlowerAbellyAhurtsAw
henAIAgoAtoAtheAbathroom.
D)AIAwentAtoAtheAbathroomAandAmyAurineAlookedAveryAredAandAitAdidn'tAhurtAwhenAIAwent.A-
AcorrectAanswers-

D)AIAwentAtoAtheAbathroomAandAmyAurineAlookedAveryAredAandAitAdidn'tAhurtAwhenAIAwent.
WhichAofAtheseAparents'AcommentAforAaAnewbornAwouldAmostAlikelyArevealAanAinitialAfindin
gAofAaAsuspectedApyloricAstenosis?
A)AIAnoticedAaAlittleAlumpAaAlittleAaboveAtheAbellyAbutton.
B)ATheAbabyAseemsAhungryAallAtheAtime.
C)AMildAvomitingAthatAprogressedAtoAvomitingAshootingAacrossAtheAroom.A
D)AIrritationAandAspittingAupAimmediatelyAafterAfeedings.A-AcorrectAanswers-
C)AMildAvomitingAthatAprogressedAtoAvomitingAshootingAacrossAtheAroom.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaAchildAforAclinicalAmanifestationsAofAironAdeficiencyAanemia.
WhichAfactorAwouldAtheAnurseArecognizeAasAcauseAforAtheAfindings?A
A)ADecreasedAcardiacAoutput
B)ATissueAhypoxia
C)ACerebralAedema
D)AReducedAoxygenAsaturationA-AcorrectAanswers-B)ATissueAhypoxia
TheAnurseAwouldAexpectAtheAcysticAfibrosisAclientAtoAreceiveAsupplementalApancreatic
enzymesAalongAwithAaAdiet
A)AHighAinAcarbohydratesAandAproteins