HESI MATERNAL EXIT EXAM NEWEST
2024-2025 WITH ALL 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)| ALREADY
GRADED A+
A 64 year-old client scheduled for surgery with a general anesthetic
refuses to remove a set of dentures prior to leaving the unit for the
operating room. What would be the most appropriate intervention by the
nurse?
A) Explain to the client that the dentures must come out as they may get
lost or broken in the operating room
B) Ask the client if there are second thoughts about having the
procedure
C) Notify the anesthesia department and the surgeon of the client's
refusal
D) Ask the client if the preference would be to remove the dentures in
the operating room receiving area ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖D: Ask the
client if the preference would be to remove the dentures
in the operating room receiving area
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The nurse has been teaching adult clients about cardiac risks when they
visit the hypertension clinic. Which form of evaluation would best
measure learning?
A) Performance on written tests
B) Responses to verbal questions
C) Completion of a mailed survey
The nurse is planning care for an 18 month-old child. Which action
should be included in the child's care?
A) Hold and cuddle the child frequently
B) Encourage the child to feed himself finger food
C) Allow the child to walk independently on the nursing unit
D) Engage the child in games with other children
✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖B: Encourage the child to feed himself finger
food
A partner is concerned because the client frequently daydreams about
moving to Arizona to get away from the pollution and crowding in
southern California. The nurse
explains that
A) Such fantasies can gratify unconscious wishes or prepare for
anticipated future events
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B) Detaching or dissociating in this way postpones painful feelings
C) This conversion or transferring of a mental conflict to a physical
symptom can lead to marital conflict
D) To isolate the feelings in this way reduces conflict within the client
and with others ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖A: Such fantasies can gratify
unconscious wishes or prepare for anticipated future events
An appropriate goal for a client with anxiety would be to
A) Ventilate anxious feelings to the nurse
B) Establish contact with reality
C) Learn self-help techniques
D) Become desensitized to past trauma ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖C:
Learn self-help techniques
While the nurse is administering medications to a client, the client states
"I do not want to take that medicine today." Which of the following
responses by the nurse would be best?
A) "That's OK, its all right to skip your medication now and then."
B) "I will have to call your doctor and report this."
C) "Is there a reason why you don't want to take your medicine?"
D) "Do you understand the consequences of refusing your prescribed
treatment?" ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖C: "Is there a reason why you don't
want to take your medicine?"
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While caring for a client, the nurse notes a pulsating mass in the client's
peri umbilical area. Which of the following assessments is appropriate
for the nurse to perform?
A) Measure the length of the mass
B) Auscultate the mass
C) Percuss the mass
D) Palpate the mass ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖B: Auscultate the mass
A client is admitted to the hospital with a history of confusion. The
client has difficulty remembering recent events and becomes disoriented
when away from home. Which
statement would provide
the best reality orientation for this client?
A) "Good morning. Do you remember where you are?"
B) "Hello. My name is Elaine Jones and I am your nurse for today."
C) "How are you today? Remember, you're in the hospital."
D) "Good morning. You're in the hospital. I am your nurse Elaine
Jones." ✔✔✔✔✔✔ANSWER➖Hypertrophic scarring
D: "Good morning. You're in the hospital. I am your nurse Elaine
Jones."
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