Fundamentals HESI Practice Questions
and Answers 2025
1.AOlderAfemaleAclientAcan'tAsleepAatAnight.ANurseArecommendsASATA
A.ATakeAafternoonAnap
B.AAskAHCPAforAprescriptionAofAmildAsedativeAatAbedtime
C.AEstablishAregularAtimeAforAgettingAupAandAgoingAtoAbed
D.ADrinkAwhiskey,AwaterAandAhoneyAbeforeAbed
E.AAvoidAdrinkingAcaffeineAbeforeAbedtimeA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AC,AE
2.ATheAnurseAhasAbeenAalertedAbyAtheAEMRAwhenAscanningAtheAdispensedAmedicationAth
atAtheAdosageAisAtwoAtimesAhigherAthanAtheAprescribedAdose.ATheAnurseAshould:
A.AReportAmismatchAofAprescriptionAandAavailableAdosages
B.AWithholdAmedicationAuntilAexactAdoseAisAavailable
C.AAskApharmacyAifAanotherAdoseAcanAbeAdispensed
D.ACalculateAdoseAonAhandAtoAmatchAtheAprescribedAdoseA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
3.AAApatientAdiagnosedAwithAsmallAbowelAobstructionArefusesAsurgery.ATheAnurseAshould:
A.AAssessAclientAneedsAforAantiemeticsAandApainAmedications
B.APrepareAnasogastricAtubeAcompress
C.ASentApatientAtoACTAabdominalAscan
D.ANotifyAHCPAthatApatientArefusesAsurgeryA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
4.AWhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAfactorAforAobesityAreferral?
A.ABMIA>35
B.AClientAexpressedAdesireAtoAloseA50Apounds
C.ABodyAweightAisA10%AoverAidealAweight
D.ADailyAcalorieAintakeAisA3,500A-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AA
5.AAnAelderlyApatientAreturnsAtoAtheAclinicAforAchronicApainAmanagement.AHeAisAprescribedA
MSAContinAPOAQ12H.AHeAstatesAthatAheAonlyAtakesAitAwhenAtheApainAisAsoAsevereAthatAheA
can'tAsleep.A
A.ALongAtimeAuseAofAopioidsAmayAcauseAdrugAaddiction
B.ATakeAmedicationAQ12HAasAprescribed
C.ATeachAalternativeAmethodsAforApainAmanagement
D.AContinueAtakingAMSAContinAforAsevereApain.A-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AB
6.AIMAventroglutealAlandmark
A.AUpperAouterAquadrantAofAbuttock
B.ADeltoid
C.AKneeAandAgreaterAtrochanter
D.AGreaterAtrochanterAandAanteriorAsuperiorAiliacAspineA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
7.AAAclientAwithAaAnasogastricAtubeAisAreceivingAlowAintermittentAsuctionAandAisAcomplainin
gAofAdryAmouth.AWhatAshouldAtheAnurseAimplement?
A.ATellAtheAclientAthatAtheAmucosaAmustAstayAdryAtoApreventAaspiration
B.ATurnAoffAsuctionAsoAthatAtheAclientAcanArinseAhisAmouthAwithAcoldAwater
C.AProvideAoralAspongeAtoothettesAsoAtheAclientAcanAcleanAandAmoistenAhisAmouth
D.AInstillA50AmLAofAnormalAsalineAandAclampA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AC
, 8.AAAclientAwhoAisA12AdaysApostAopAcomplainsAofAthoracicAincisionalApainA2AhoursAafterAheAr
eceivedAhisApainAmedication.ATheAHCPAhasAbeenAcalled.AWhatAshouldAtheAnurseAdoAnext?
A.AGuidedAimageryAandAdeepAbreathing
B.ATurnAonAaAT.V.AshowAandAmusicAforAdistraction
C.APutAaAhotAdeviceAonAtheAarea
D.AProvideAaA20AminuteAbackAmassageA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AA
9.AAApost-
opApatientAisAgrimacingAwhenAmovingAfromAbedAtoAchairAbutAdeniesApain.AWhatAshouldAthe
AnurseAdoAnext?
A.AAdministerApainAmedicationAPRN
B.AReviewAhisApainAmedicationsAthatAareAprescribed
C.AMonitorApatient'sAnonverbalAactions
D.AAskAwhatAisAmakingAhimAgrimaceA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
10.AAAclientAisAonAaAmechanicalAsoftAdietAandAisAconstipated.AHeArequestsAforApruneAjuice.A
TheAnurseAshould:
A.ARestrictAfluid
B.AInitiateAbowelAtrainingAprotocol
C.AAdvanceAtoAregularAdiet
D.AOfferAtoAwarmAupAtheApruneAjuiceA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
11.ATheAnurseAisAassessingAaAclient'sAabilityAtoAperformAactivitiesAofAdailyAlivingA(ADL)Asafe
ly.ATheAclientAhasAsteadyAgaitAandAisAableAtoAambulateAfromAtheAdoorAtoAtheAbedAwithAfullAR
OM.ATheAnurseAshould:
A.ATeachAtheAclientAtoAtakeAshorterAstridesAforAbetterAbalance
B.ARecordAclient'sAabilityAtoAperformAADLAsafely
C.AInitiateAfallAriskAprotocol
D.ADetermineAclient'sAactivityAtoleranceA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
12.AAApatientAisAdemonstratingAdiaphragmaticAbreathingAbyAholdingAherAabdomenAwhileAin
halingAandAremovingAherAhandsAduringAexhalation.
A.ATheAdemonstrationAwasAsuccessful
B.ATheAhandsAdoAnotAneedAbeAonAtheAabdomen,AbutAtheAdemonstrationAwasAstillAcorrect
C.AKeepAlightApressureAonAabdomenAandAcoughAafterAinspiration
D.AExpandAabdomenAduringAinspirationAandAletAtheAabdomenAsinkAduringAexhalationA-
AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
13.AHighestApriority?
A.AImpairedAbedAmobility
B.AFluidAvolumeAdeficit
C.ABowelAincontinence
D.ACaregiverAroleAstrainA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AB
14.ATheAcomputerAsystemAshutsAdownAwhileAtheAnurseAwasAinputtingAclientAdata.AWhatAsh
ouldAtheAnurseAdoAnext?
A.APrintAEMRAfromAbackupAserver
B.AWaitAforAnotificationAthatAtheAEMRAisArebooted
C.AIdentifyAinformationAasAlateAentry
D.ANotifyAITA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
15.ATheAstudentAnurseAassessesAanAadultAclient'sATMAbyApullingAtheAearAupAandAback.AThe
Apreceptor:
and Answers 2025
1.AOlderAfemaleAclientAcan'tAsleepAatAnight.ANurseArecommendsASATA
A.ATakeAafternoonAnap
B.AAskAHCPAforAprescriptionAofAmildAsedativeAatAbedtime
C.AEstablishAregularAtimeAforAgettingAupAandAgoingAtoAbed
D.ADrinkAwhiskey,AwaterAandAhoneyAbeforeAbed
E.AAvoidAdrinkingAcaffeineAbeforeAbedtimeA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AC,AE
2.ATheAnurseAhasAbeenAalertedAbyAtheAEMRAwhenAscanningAtheAdispensedAmedicationAth
atAtheAdosageAisAtwoAtimesAhigherAthanAtheAprescribedAdose.ATheAnurseAshould:
A.AReportAmismatchAofAprescriptionAandAavailableAdosages
B.AWithholdAmedicationAuntilAexactAdoseAisAavailable
C.AAskApharmacyAifAanotherAdoseAcanAbeAdispensed
D.ACalculateAdoseAonAhandAtoAmatchAtheAprescribedAdoseA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
3.AAApatientAdiagnosedAwithAsmallAbowelAobstructionArefusesAsurgery.ATheAnurseAshould:
A.AAssessAclientAneedsAforAantiemeticsAandApainAmedications
B.APrepareAnasogastricAtubeAcompress
C.ASentApatientAtoACTAabdominalAscan
D.ANotifyAHCPAthatApatientArefusesAsurgeryA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
4.AWhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAfactorAforAobesityAreferral?
A.ABMIA>35
B.AClientAexpressedAdesireAtoAloseA50Apounds
C.ABodyAweightAisA10%AoverAidealAweight
D.ADailyAcalorieAintakeAisA3,500A-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AA
5.AAnAelderlyApatientAreturnsAtoAtheAclinicAforAchronicApainAmanagement.AHeAisAprescribedA
MSAContinAPOAQ12H.AHeAstatesAthatAheAonlyAtakesAitAwhenAtheApainAisAsoAsevereAthatAheA
can'tAsleep.A
A.ALongAtimeAuseAofAopioidsAmayAcauseAdrugAaddiction
B.ATakeAmedicationAQ12HAasAprescribed
C.ATeachAalternativeAmethodsAforApainAmanagement
D.AContinueAtakingAMSAContinAforAsevereApain.A-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AB
6.AIMAventroglutealAlandmark
A.AUpperAouterAquadrantAofAbuttock
B.ADeltoid
C.AKneeAandAgreaterAtrochanter
D.AGreaterAtrochanterAandAanteriorAsuperiorAiliacAspineA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
7.AAAclientAwithAaAnasogastricAtubeAisAreceivingAlowAintermittentAsuctionAandAisAcomplainin
gAofAdryAmouth.AWhatAshouldAtheAnurseAimplement?
A.ATellAtheAclientAthatAtheAmucosaAmustAstayAdryAtoApreventAaspiration
B.ATurnAoffAsuctionAsoAthatAtheAclientAcanArinseAhisAmouthAwithAcoldAwater
C.AProvideAoralAspongeAtoothettesAsoAtheAclientAcanAcleanAandAmoistenAhisAmouth
D.AInstillA50AmLAofAnormalAsalineAandAclampA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AC
, 8.AAAclientAwhoAisA12AdaysApostAopAcomplainsAofAthoracicAincisionalApainA2AhoursAafterAheAr
eceivedAhisApainAmedication.ATheAHCPAhasAbeenAcalled.AWhatAshouldAtheAnurseAdoAnext?
A.AGuidedAimageryAandAdeepAbreathing
B.ATurnAonAaAT.V.AshowAandAmusicAforAdistraction
C.APutAaAhotAdeviceAonAtheAarea
D.AProvideAaA20AminuteAbackAmassageA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AA
9.AAApost-
opApatientAisAgrimacingAwhenAmovingAfromAbedAtoAchairAbutAdeniesApain.AWhatAshouldAthe
AnurseAdoAnext?
A.AAdministerApainAmedicationAPRN
B.AReviewAhisApainAmedicationsAthatAareAprescribed
C.AMonitorApatient'sAnonverbalAactions
D.AAskAwhatAisAmakingAhimAgrimaceA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
10.AAAclientAisAonAaAmechanicalAsoftAdietAandAisAconstipated.AHeArequestsAforApruneAjuice.A
TheAnurseAshould:
A.ARestrictAfluid
B.AInitiateAbowelAtrainingAprotocol
C.AAdvanceAtoAregularAdiet
D.AOfferAtoAwarmAupAtheApruneAjuiceA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
11.ATheAnurseAisAassessingAaAclient'sAabilityAtoAperformAactivitiesAofAdailyAlivingA(ADL)Asafe
ly.ATheAclientAhasAsteadyAgaitAandAisAableAtoAambulateAfromAtheAdoorAtoAtheAbedAwithAfullAR
OM.ATheAnurseAshould:
A.ATeachAtheAclientAtoAtakeAshorterAstridesAforAbetterAbalance
B.ARecordAclient'sAabilityAtoAperformAADLAsafely
C.AInitiateAfallAriskAprotocol
D.ADetermineAclient'sAactivityAtoleranceA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
12.AAApatientAisAdemonstratingAdiaphragmaticAbreathingAbyAholdingAherAabdomenAwhileAin
halingAandAremovingAherAhandsAduringAexhalation.
A.ATheAdemonstrationAwasAsuccessful
B.ATheAhandsAdoAnotAneedAbeAonAtheAabdomen,AbutAtheAdemonstrationAwasAstillAcorrect
C.AKeepAlightApressureAonAabdomenAandAcoughAafterAinspiration
D.AExpandAabdomenAduringAinspirationAandAletAtheAabdomenAsinkAduringAexhalationA-
AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
13.AHighestApriority?
A.AImpairedAbedAmobility
B.AFluidAvolumeAdeficit
C.ABowelAincontinence
D.ACaregiverAroleAstrainA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AB
14.ATheAcomputerAsystemAshutsAdownAwhileAtheAnurseAwasAinputtingAclientAdata.AWhatAsh
ouldAtheAnurseAdoAnext?
A.APrintAEMRAfromAbackupAserver
B.AWaitAforAnotificationAthatAtheAEMRAisArebooted
C.AIdentifyAinformationAasAlateAentry
D.ANotifyAITA-AcorrectAanswers-Ans:AD
15.ATheAstudentAnurseAassessesAanAadultAclient'sATMAbyApullingAtheAearAupAandAback.AThe
Apreceptor: