HESI RN Exit Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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HESI RN Exit Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. A male client with stomach cancer returns to the unit following a total gastrectomy. He has
a nasogastric tube to suction and is receiving Lactated Ringer's solution at 75 mL/hour IV.
One hour after admission to the unit, the ...
HESI RN Exit Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. A male client with stomach cancer returns to the unit following a total gastrectomy. He has
a nasogastric tube to suction and is receiving Lactated Ringer's solution at 75 mL/hour IV.
One hour after admission to the unit, the nurse notes 300 mL of blood in the suction canister,
the client's heart rate is 155 beats/minute, and his blood pressure is 78/48 mmHg. In addition
to reporting the finding to the surgeon. Which action should the nurse implement first? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. Increase the infusion rate of Lactated Ringer's solution.
2. an adult male who fell 20 feet from the roof of this home has multiple injuries, including a
right pneumothorax. Chest tubes were inserted in the emergency department prior to his
transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU). the nurse notes that the suction control chamber is
bubbling at the
- 10 cm H2O mark, with fluctuation in the water seal, and over the past hour 75 ml of bright
red blood is measured in the collection chamber. Which intervention should the nurse
implement? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a. Add sterile water to the suction control chamber.
3. A client who received hemodialysis yesterday is experiencing a blood pressure of 200/100
mmHg, heart rate 110 beats/minute, and respiratory rate 36 breaths/minute. The client is
manifesting shortness of breath, bilateral 2+ pedal edema, and an oxygen saturation on room
air of 89%. Which action should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. Begin
supplemental oxygen.
4. A client with Addison's crisis is admitted for treatment with adrenal cortical
supplementation. Based on the client's admitting diagnosis, which findings require immediate
action by the nurse? (Select all that apply) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Headache and
tremors
Irregular heart rate
pallor and diaphoresis
5. An older client is admitted with fluid volume deficit and dehydration. Which assessment
finding is the best indicator of hydration that the nurse should report to the healthcare
provider? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. Skin tenting occurs when the client's forearm is
pinched.
,6. After an inservice about electronic health record (EHR) security and safeguarding client
information, the nurse observes a colleague going home with printed copies of client
information in a uniform pocket. Which action should the nurse take? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- a. File a detailed incident report with the specific hiring facility.
7. The nurse is evaluating a tertiary prevention program for clients with cardiovascular
disease implemented in a rural health clinic. Which outcome indicate the program is
effective? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. Clients who incurred disease complications
promptly received rehabilitation.
8. The nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who
uses oxygen at 2 L/minute per nasal cannula continuously. The nurse observes that the client
is having increased shortness of breath with respirations at 23 breaths/minute. Which action
should the nurse implement first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. Assess the delivery
mechanism of the oxygen tank, tubing, and cannula.
9. Which statement by a client who is 24 hours post-subtotal thyroidectomy requires an
immediate investigation by the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- When I get out of bed
quickly, I feel a little dizzy."
10. An older adult male who is in his early 70's is admitted to the emergency department
because of a COPD exacerbation. This client is struggling to breathe and the healthcare team
is preparing for endotracheal intubation. The spouse's wife, who is 30 years younger than the
client, asks the nurse to stop the procedure and provide the nurse a copy of the client's living
will. Which action should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. Notify the
healthcare provider of the client's wishes.
11. An unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to provide personal care for a client
whose prescribed activity is bedrest with bedside commode use. The UAP reports to the nurse
that the client is so obese that the UAP feels unable to safely assist the client in transferring
from the bed to the bedside commode. How should the nurse respond? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- c. Advice the client to maintain bedrest so that safety can be ensured.
12. A nurse determines that more than 25% of the students at a middle school are overweight.
The nurse presents the information at the parent-teacher meeting. What action is most
important for the nurse to include in the meeting? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. Distribute a
shopping list of suggested healthy snack items.
, 13. After several months of chronic fatigue, morning stiffness, and join pain, a young adult is
diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, and the healthcare provider prescribes prednisone.
Which education should the nurse provide the client with regard to taking prednisone? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. If sequential doses are missed, notify the healthcare provider.
14. The psychiatric nurse is caring for clients on an adolescent unit. Which client requires the
nurse's immediate attention? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. An 18-year-old client with
antisocial behavior who is being yelled at by other clients
15. The nurse caring for a child with mononucleosis can expect the child to exhibit which
symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- b. Ear pain and fever.
16. A client arrives for an annual physical exam and complains of having calf pain. The
client's health history reveals peripheral atrial disease. Which question should the nurse ask
the client about expected finding related to chronic arterial symptoms? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- b. Does the calf pain occur when walking short distances?
17. The nurse is preparing to send a client to the cardiac catheterization lab for an
angioplasty. Which client report is most important for them to explore further prior to the
start of the procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. Experience facial swelling after eating
crab.
18. The nurse is assessing a 4-year-old child with eczema. The child's skin is dry and scaly,
and the mother reports that the child frequently scratches the lesions on the skin to the point
of causing bleeding. Which guideline is indicated for care of this child? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- b. Apply baby lotion to the skin twice daily.
19. A new mother on the postpartum unit runs out of the room screaming that her newborn
infant's crib is empty and the baby is missing. What action should the nurse take first? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- d. Match ID bands of all infants and mothers on the unit.
20. While providing a health history, a female client tells the clinic nurse that she frequently
thinks about hurting herself. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- c. "Have you thought about taking your life?"
21. A college student brings a dorm roommate to the campus clinic because the roommate has
been talking to someone who is not present. The client tells the nurse that the voices are
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