HESI RN EXIT Exam Questions and Verified
Answers 2025
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to
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assist in the development of trust?
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A) Food ||
B) Warmth ||
C) Security||
D) Comfort - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Security
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A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which
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statement best reflects assertive communication?
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A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you
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mean."
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B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading
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it
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correctly?"
C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time if
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you would be more careful."
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D) "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time attempting
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to read your writing." - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) "Would you please clarify
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what you have written so I am sure I am reading it
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correctly?"
,What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to
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reduce risks in the home?
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A) Age and knowledge level of the parents
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B) Proximity to emergency services
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C) Number of children in the home
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D) Age of children in the home - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D) Age of children
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in the home
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A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops
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as the nurse enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse should
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A) Administer a placebo
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B) Encourage increased fluid intake
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C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
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D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔C) Administer the prescribed analgesia
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While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires the
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nurse's immediate attention?
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A) Respiratory rate of 42
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B) Lethargy for the past hour
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C) Apical pulse of 54
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D) Coughing up copious secretions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A) Respiratory
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rate of 42
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,A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level. On
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initial assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following
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assessment findings?
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A) Lethargy
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B) Heat intolerance
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C) Diarrhea
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D) Skin eruptions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A) Lethargy
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The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at
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school. The father comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any
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family history of epilepsy. What is the best response by the nurse?
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A) "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
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B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
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C) "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
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D) "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures." - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
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Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking behavior.
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What nursing diagnosis best applies?
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A) Risk for injury
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B) Risk for knowledge deficit
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C) Altered thought process
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D) Disturbance in self-esteem - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A) Risk for injury
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Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a
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10 month-old infant?
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, A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
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B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
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C) Hypoactivity
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D) A heart rate between 140 to 160 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Pale mucosa
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of the eyelids and lips
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The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit.
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The priority assessment in the first hour of care is
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A) Heart rate
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B) Pedal pulses
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C) Lung sounds
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D) Pupil responses - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D) Pupil responses
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Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least
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appropriate to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a
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pump?
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A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
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B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
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C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
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D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
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The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to
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thrive (NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to
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be
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A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
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Answers 2025
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
assist in the development of trust?
|| || || || || ||
A) Food ||
B) Warmth ||
C) Security||
D) Comfort - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Security
|| || || || || ||
A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
statement best reflects assertive communication?
|| || || || ||
A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
mean."
||
B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
it
||
correctly?"
C) "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time if
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
you would be more careful."
|| || || || ||
D) "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time attempting
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
to read your writing." - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) "Would you please clarify
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
what you have written so I am sure I am reading it
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
correctly?"
,What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to
|| || || || || || || || || ||
reduce risks in the home?
|| || || || ||
A) Age and knowledge level of the parents
|| || || || || || ||
B) Proximity to emergency services
|| || || ||
C) Number of children in the home
|| || || || || ||
D) Age of children in the home - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D) Age of children
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in the home
|| || ||
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 ANSWERS
|| || || || || || || || ||
✔✔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 ANSWERS ✔✔A) Respiratory
|| || || || || || || || ||
rate of 42
|| || ||
,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
|| ||
C) Diarrhea
||
D) Skin eruptions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A) Lethargy
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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 ANSWERS
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✔✔B) "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
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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 ANSWERS ✔✔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 ANSWERS ✔✔B) Pale mucosa
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of the eyelids and lips
|| || || || ||
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 ANSWERS ✔✔D) Pupil responses
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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
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D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
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The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
thrive (NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
be
||
A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
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