HESI COMPASS COMPREHENSIVE
EXIT EXAM 2025/2026 AND PRACTICE
EXAM TEST BANK WITH A STUDY
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WITH ALL MODULES COVERED |
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1-
Enalaprilnmaleaten(Vasotec)nisnprescribednfornanhospitalizednclient.nWhichnassessmentndoesnthennu
rsenperformnasnanprioritynbeforenadministeringnthenmedication?
A.nCheckingnthenclient'snbloodnpressure
B.nCheckingnthenclient'snperipheralnpulses
C.nCheckingnthenmostnrecentnpotassiumnlevel
D.nCheckingnthenclient'snintake-and-outputnrecordnfornthenlastn24nhoursn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSA.nCheckingnthenclient'snbloodnpressure
Checkingnthenclient'snbloodnpressuren
Enalaprilnmaleatenisnannangiotensin-
convertingnenzymen(ACE)ninhibitornusedntontreatnhypertension.nOnencommonnsideneffectnisnpostur
alnhypotension.nThereforenthennursenwouldnchecknthenclient'snbloodnpressurenimmediatelynbefore
nadministeringneachndose.nCheckingnthenclient'snperipheralnpulses,nthenresultsnofnthenmostnrecentn
potassiumnlevel,nandnthenintakenandnoutputnfornthenpreviousn24nhoursnarennotnspecificallynassociat
ednwithnthisnmediation.
,2-
Anclientnisnscheduledntonundergonannupperngastrointestinaln(GI)nseries,nandnthennursenprovidesninst
ructionsntonthenclientnaboutnthentest.nWhichnstatementnbynthenclientnindicatesnanneednfornfurtherni
nstruction?
A.n"Thentestnwillntakenaboutn30nminutes."
B.n"Inneedntonfastnforn8nhoursnbeforenthentest."
C.n"InneedntondrinkncitratenofnmagnesianthennightnbeforenthentestnandngivenmyselfnanFleetnenemano
nnthenmorningnofnthentest."n
D.n"Inneedntontakenanlaxativenafternthentestnisncompleted,nbecausenthenliquidnthatnI'llnhaventondrinknf
ornthentestncannbenconstipating."n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSC.n"Inneedntondrinkncitratenofnmagnesianthennightnbeforenthentestnandngivenmy
selfnanFleetnenemanonnthenmorningnofnthentest."
AnnuppernGInseriesninvolvesnvisualizationnofnthenesophagus,nduodenum,nandnuppernjejunumnbynm
eansnofnthenusenofnancontrastnmedium.nItninvolvesnswallowingnancontrastnmediumn(usuallynbarium)
,nwhichnisnadministeredninnanflavorednmilkshake.nFilmsnarentakennatnintervalsnduringnthentest,nwhic
hntakesnaboutn30nminutes.nNonspecialnpreparationnisnnecessarynbeforenanGInseries,nexceptnthatnNP
Onstatusnmustnbenmaintainednforn8nhoursnbeforenthentest.nAfternannuppernGInseries,nthenclientnisnpr
escribednanlaxativentonhastenneliminationnofnthenbarium.nBariumnthatnremainsninnthencolonnmaynbe
comenhardnandndifficultntonexpel,nleadingntonfecalnimpaction.
3-
Annursenonntheneveningnshiftnchecksnanphysician'snprescriptionsnandnnotesnthatnthendosenofnanpresc
ribednmedicationnisnhighernthannthennormalndose.nThennursencallsnthenphysician'snansweringnservi
cenandnisntoldnthatnthenphysiciannisnoffnfornthennightnandnwillnbenavailableninnthenmorning.nThennurs
enshould:
A.nCallnthennursingnsupervisor
B.nAsknthenansweringnservicentoncontactnthenon-callnphysician
,C.nWithholdnthenmedicationnuntilnthenphysicianncannbenreachedninnthenmorning
D.nAdministernthenmedicationnbutnconsultnthenphysiciannwhennhenbecomesnavailablen-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSB.nAsknthenansweringnservicentoncontactnthenon-callnphysician
4.Annemergencyndepartmentn(ED)nnursenisnmonitoringnanclientnwithnsuspectednacutenmyocardialni
nfarctionn(MI)nwhonisnawaitingntransferntonthencoronarynintensivencarenunit.nThennursennotesnthens
uddennonsetnofnprematurenventricularncontractionsn(PVCs)nonnthenmonitor,nchecksnthenclient'sncar
otidnpulse,nandndeterminesnthatnthenPVCsnarennotnresultingninnperfusion.nThenappropriatenactionnb
ynthennursenis:
A.nDocumentingnthenfindings
B.nAskingnthenEDnphysicianntonchecknthenclient
C.nContinuingntonmonitornthenclient'sncardiacnstatus
D.nInformingnthenclientnthatnPVCsnarenexpectednafternannMIn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSB.nAskingnthenEDnphysicianntonchecknthenclient
5.NPOnstatusnisnimposedn8nhoursnbeforenthenprocedurenonnanclientnscheduledntonundergonelectroc
onvulsiventherapyn(ECT)natn1np.m.nOnnthenmorningnofnthenprocedure,nthennursenchecksnthenclient's
nrecordnandnnotesnthatnthenclientnroutinelyntakesnannoralnantihypertensivenmedicationneachnmorni
ng.nThennursenshould:
A.nAdministernthenantihypertensivenwithnansmallnsipnofnwater
B.nWithholdnthenantihypertensivenandnadministernitnatnbedtime
C.nAdministernthenmedicationnbynwaynofnthenintravenousn(IV)nroute
D.nHoldnthenantihypertensivenandnresumenitsnadministrationnonnthendaynafternthenECTn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSA.nAdministernthenantihypertensivenwithnansmallnsipnofnwater
6nAnclientnwhonrecentlynunderwentncoronarynarterynbypassngraftnsurgeryncomesntonthenphysician's
nofficenfornanfollow-
, upnvisit.nOnnassessment,nthenclientntellsnthennursenthatnhenisnfeelingndepressed.nWhichnresponsenb
ynthennursenisntherapeutic?
A.n"Tellnmenmorenaboutnwhatnyou'renfeeling."n
B.n"That'snannormalnresponsenafternthisntypenofnsurgery."
C.n"Itnwillntakentime,nbut,nInpromisenyou,nyounwillngetnovernthisndepression."
D.n"Everynclientnwhonhasnthisnsurgerynfeelsnthensamenwaynfornaboutnanmonth."n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSA.n"Tellnmenmorenaboutnwhatnyou'renfeeling."
7nAnclientninnlabornexperiencesnspontaneousnrupturenofnthenmembranes.nThennursenimmediatelync
ountsnthenfetalnheartnraten(FHR)nforn1nfullnminutenandnthennchecksnthenamnioticnfluid.nThennursenn
otesnthatnthenfluidnisnyellownandnhasnanstrongnodor.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnactionsnshouldnbenthen
nurse'snpriority?
A.nContactingnthenphysician
B.nDocumentingnthenfindings
C.nCheckingnthenfluidnfornprotein
D.nContinuingntonmonitornthenclientnandnthenFHRn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSA.nContactingnthenphysiciannCorrect
8nAnnursenhasnassistednanphysicianninninsertingnancentralnvenousnaccessndevicenintonanclientnwithnan
diagnosisnofnseverenmalnutritionnwhonwillnbenreceivingnparenteralnnutritionn(PN).nAfterninsertionn
ofnthencatheter,nthennursenimmediatelynplansnto:
A.nCallnthenradiographyndepartmentntonobtainnanchestnx-ray
B.nChecknthenclient'snbloodnglucosenlevelntonservenasnanbaselinenmeasurement
C.nHangnthenprescribednbagnofnPNnandnstartntheninfusionnatnthenprescribednrate
D.nInfusennormalnsalinensolutionnthroughnthencatheternatnanratenofn100nmL/hrntonmaintainnpatencyn
-nnCORRECTnANSWERSA.nCallnthenradiographyndepartmentntonobtainnanchestnx-ray
EXIT EXAM 2025/2026 AND PRACTICE
EXAM TEST BANK WITH A STUDY
GUIDE | ALL VERSIONS OF THE EXAM
WITH ALL MODULES COVERED |
ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST
UPDATE
1-
Enalaprilnmaleaten(Vasotec)nisnprescribednfornanhospitalizednclient.nWhichnassessmentndoesnthennu
rsenperformnasnanprioritynbeforenadministeringnthenmedication?
A.nCheckingnthenclient'snbloodnpressure
B.nCheckingnthenclient'snperipheralnpulses
C.nCheckingnthenmostnrecentnpotassiumnlevel
D.nCheckingnthenclient'snintake-and-outputnrecordnfornthenlastn24nhoursn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSA.nCheckingnthenclient'snbloodnpressure
Checkingnthenclient'snbloodnpressuren
Enalaprilnmaleatenisnannangiotensin-
convertingnenzymen(ACE)ninhibitornusedntontreatnhypertension.nOnencommonnsideneffectnisnpostur
alnhypotension.nThereforenthennursenwouldnchecknthenclient'snbloodnpressurenimmediatelynbefore
nadministeringneachndose.nCheckingnthenclient'snperipheralnpulses,nthenresultsnofnthenmostnrecentn
potassiumnlevel,nandnthenintakenandnoutputnfornthenpreviousn24nhoursnarennotnspecificallynassociat
ednwithnthisnmediation.
,2-
Anclientnisnscheduledntonundergonannupperngastrointestinaln(GI)nseries,nandnthennursenprovidesninst
ructionsntonthenclientnaboutnthentest.nWhichnstatementnbynthenclientnindicatesnanneednfornfurtherni
nstruction?
A.n"Thentestnwillntakenaboutn30nminutes."
B.n"Inneedntonfastnforn8nhoursnbeforenthentest."
C.n"InneedntondrinkncitratenofnmagnesianthennightnbeforenthentestnandngivenmyselfnanFleetnenemano
nnthenmorningnofnthentest."n
D.n"Inneedntontakenanlaxativenafternthentestnisncompleted,nbecausenthenliquidnthatnI'llnhaventondrinknf
ornthentestncannbenconstipating."n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSC.n"Inneedntondrinkncitratenofnmagnesianthennightnbeforenthentestnandngivenmy
selfnanFleetnenemanonnthenmorningnofnthentest."
AnnuppernGInseriesninvolvesnvisualizationnofnthenesophagus,nduodenum,nandnuppernjejunumnbynm
eansnofnthenusenofnancontrastnmedium.nItninvolvesnswallowingnancontrastnmediumn(usuallynbarium)
,nwhichnisnadministeredninnanflavorednmilkshake.nFilmsnarentakennatnintervalsnduringnthentest,nwhic
hntakesnaboutn30nminutes.nNonspecialnpreparationnisnnecessarynbeforenanGInseries,nexceptnthatnNP
Onstatusnmustnbenmaintainednforn8nhoursnbeforenthentest.nAfternannuppernGInseries,nthenclientnisnpr
escribednanlaxativentonhastenneliminationnofnthenbarium.nBariumnthatnremainsninnthencolonnmaynbe
comenhardnandndifficultntonexpel,nleadingntonfecalnimpaction.
3-
Annursenonntheneveningnshiftnchecksnanphysician'snprescriptionsnandnnotesnthatnthendosenofnanpresc
ribednmedicationnisnhighernthannthennormalndose.nThennursencallsnthenphysician'snansweringnservi
cenandnisntoldnthatnthenphysiciannisnoffnfornthennightnandnwillnbenavailableninnthenmorning.nThennurs
enshould:
A.nCallnthennursingnsupervisor
B.nAsknthenansweringnservicentoncontactnthenon-callnphysician
,C.nWithholdnthenmedicationnuntilnthenphysicianncannbenreachedninnthenmorning
D.nAdministernthenmedicationnbutnconsultnthenphysiciannwhennhenbecomesnavailablen-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSB.nAsknthenansweringnservicentoncontactnthenon-callnphysician
4.Annemergencyndepartmentn(ED)nnursenisnmonitoringnanclientnwithnsuspectednacutenmyocardialni
nfarctionn(MI)nwhonisnawaitingntransferntonthencoronarynintensivencarenunit.nThennursennotesnthens
uddennonsetnofnprematurenventricularncontractionsn(PVCs)nonnthenmonitor,nchecksnthenclient'sncar
otidnpulse,nandndeterminesnthatnthenPVCsnarennotnresultingninnperfusion.nThenappropriatenactionnb
ynthennursenis:
A.nDocumentingnthenfindings
B.nAskingnthenEDnphysicianntonchecknthenclient
C.nContinuingntonmonitornthenclient'sncardiacnstatus
D.nInformingnthenclientnthatnPVCsnarenexpectednafternannMIn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSB.nAskingnthenEDnphysicianntonchecknthenclient
5.NPOnstatusnisnimposedn8nhoursnbeforenthenprocedurenonnanclientnscheduledntonundergonelectroc
onvulsiventherapyn(ECT)natn1np.m.nOnnthenmorningnofnthenprocedure,nthennursenchecksnthenclient's
nrecordnandnnotesnthatnthenclientnroutinelyntakesnannoralnantihypertensivenmedicationneachnmorni
ng.nThennursenshould:
A.nAdministernthenantihypertensivenwithnansmallnsipnofnwater
B.nWithholdnthenantihypertensivenandnadministernitnatnbedtime
C.nAdministernthenmedicationnbynwaynofnthenintravenousn(IV)nroute
D.nHoldnthenantihypertensivenandnresumenitsnadministrationnonnthendaynafternthenECTn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSA.nAdministernthenantihypertensivenwithnansmallnsipnofnwater
6nAnclientnwhonrecentlynunderwentncoronarynarterynbypassngraftnsurgeryncomesntonthenphysician's
nofficenfornanfollow-
, upnvisit.nOnnassessment,nthenclientntellsnthennursenthatnhenisnfeelingndepressed.nWhichnresponsenb
ynthennursenisntherapeutic?
A.n"Tellnmenmorenaboutnwhatnyou'renfeeling."n
B.n"That'snannormalnresponsenafternthisntypenofnsurgery."
C.n"Itnwillntakentime,nbut,nInpromisenyou,nyounwillngetnovernthisndepression."
D.n"Everynclientnwhonhasnthisnsurgerynfeelsnthensamenwaynfornaboutnanmonth."n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSA.n"Tellnmenmorenaboutnwhatnyou'renfeeling."
7nAnclientninnlabornexperiencesnspontaneousnrupturenofnthenmembranes.nThennursenimmediatelync
ountsnthenfetalnheartnraten(FHR)nforn1nfullnminutenandnthennchecksnthenamnioticnfluid.nThennursenn
otesnthatnthenfluidnisnyellownandnhasnanstrongnodor.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnactionsnshouldnbenthen
nurse'snpriority?
A.nContactingnthenphysician
B.nDocumentingnthenfindings
C.nCheckingnthenfluidnfornprotein
D.nContinuingntonmonitornthenclientnandnthenFHRn-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSA.nContactingnthenphysiciannCorrect
8nAnnursenhasnassistednanphysicianninninsertingnancentralnvenousnaccessndevicenintonanclientnwithnan
diagnosisnofnseverenmalnutritionnwhonwillnbenreceivingnparenteralnnutritionn(PN).nAfterninsertionn
ofnthencatheter,nthennursenimmediatelynplansnto:
A.nCallnthenradiographyndepartmentntonobtainnanchestnx-ray
B.nChecknthenclient'snbloodnglucosenlevelntonservenasnanbaselinenmeasurement
C.nHangnthenprescribednbagnofnPNnandnstartntheninfusionnatnthenprescribednrate
D.nInfusennormalnsalinensolutionnthroughnthencatheternatnanratenofn100nmL/hrntonmaintainnpatencyn
-nnCORRECTnANSWERSA.nCallnthenradiographyndepartmentntonobtainnanchestnx-ray
