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HESI RN EXIT Exam Questions and Verified Answers 2025.
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,In planning care for a month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assist in theii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
development of trust
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A) Food ii
B) Warmth ii
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omfort -
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A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which statement best
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reflects assertive communication
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A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you mean."
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B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading it
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C)
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What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to reduce risks in the
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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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umber of children in the home
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Age of children in the home -
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A year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops as the nurse
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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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Administer the prescribed analgesia
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ecommend relaxation exercises for pain control -
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analgesia
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While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires the nurse's
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immediate attention
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A) espiratory rate of
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B) ethargy for the past hour
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Apical pulse of
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oughing up copious secretions - A) espiratory rate of
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,A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TS level. On initial
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assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following assessment finding
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A) ethargy ii
B) eat intolerance
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iarrhea
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Skin eruptions - A) ethargy
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The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at school. The
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father comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any family history of epilepsy.
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What is the best response by the nurse
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A) " o 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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"Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
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" ong term treatment will prevent future seizures." - B) "The seizure may or may not
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mean your child has epilepsy."
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Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking behavior. What
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nursing diagnosis best applie
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A) isk for injury
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B) isk for knowledge deficit
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Altered thought process
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isturbance in self-esteem - A) isk for injury
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Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a
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A) emoglobin level of g/dI
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B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
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ypoactivity
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A heart rate between
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The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The priority
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assessment in the first hour of care is
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A) eart rate
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B) Pedal pulses
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ung sounds
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Pupil responses -
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Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriate to
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suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (P A) with a pump
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A) A young adult with a history of own's syndrome
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B) A teenager who reads at a th grade level
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An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
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A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness -
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intermittent episodes of alertness
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, The nurse is about to assess a month-old child with nonorganic failure-to thrive
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( OFTT . pon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to be
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A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
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B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
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Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen
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Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings -
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uninterested in surroundings
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As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of chemotherapy
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for cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more interested in during the
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discussion
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A) Mouth sores ii ii
B) Fatigue ii
iarrhea ii
air loss - air loss
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While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI days ago, the
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nurse notes today's temperature is
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appropriate nursing intervention is to
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A) all the health care provider immediately
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B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
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Send blood, urine and sputum for culture
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Increase the client's fluid intake - B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is
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normal at this time
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A client is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck, anterior chest and
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hands. The nurse's priority should be
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A) over the areas with dry sterile dressings
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B) Assess for dyspnea or stridor
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Initiate intravenous therapy
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Administer pain medication - B) Assess for dyspnea or stridor
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Which of these clients who call the community health clinic would the nurse ask to come in
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that day to be seen by the health care provider
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A) I started my period and now my urine has turned bright red.
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B) I am an diabetic and today I have been going to the bathroom every hour.
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I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't hurt when I went. -
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I was started on medicine yesterday for a urine infection. ow my lower belly hurts when
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went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't hurt when I went.
I go to the bathroom.
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