HESI EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS with 100%correct answers 2024/2025

HESI EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONSThe nurse is reviewing a patient's list of nursing diagnoses in the medical record. The most recent nursing diagnosis is diarrhea related to intestinal colitis. Why is this an incorrectly stated diagnosis statement? - correct answer It identifies the medical diagnosis instead of the patient's response to the diagnosis Nurses in the presurgical unit are preparing patients with different medical conditions for surgical procedures. The nurse knows to expect which type of medical condition to cause an increased risk of infection and delayed wound healing after surgery? - correct answer Bone marrow depression -Immunological disorder, the nurse will expect an increased risk of infection and delayed wound healing after surgery. The nurse is given a form with preset standard findings for recording a progress note. The nurse reports the findings in the following way: "Physical Exam: All systems within normal except left lower extremity, casted d/t to heel fracture. Review of Systems: All normal except pain in the left foot." What kind of documentation and informatics is this? - correct answer Charting by exception -uses forms that have predefined normal findings, the nurse only documents findings that are not standard. Unless documented, all other findings are assumed to be normal The nurse is interviewing a patient with cognitive impairment. Which strategy should the nurse avoid while communicating with this patient? - correct answer Using detailed explanations while asking questions to help the patient understand The caregiver of a patient with terminal illness is receiving respite care. Which type of primary and preventive care services offers this kind of care? - correct answer Block and parish nursing -a preventative and primary care service that provides services in respite care, homemaker aides, spiritual health, help with errands, and transportation -respite care provides short term relief or time off for people providing home care to an ill, disables, or frail older adult A patient is diagnosed with metabolic acidosis. Which physiological conditions can be identified as causes for the patient's condition? - correct answer Ketoacidosis -may have increased metabolic acid