HESI RN EXIT EXAM
HESI RN EXIT EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of
chemotherapy for cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more interested
in during the discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue
C) Diarrhea
D) Hair loss
D) Hair loss
While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI) 2 days
ago, the nurse notes today's temperature is 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit (38.5
degreesCelsius). The appropriate nursing intervention is to
A) Call the health care provider immediately
B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
C) Send blood, urine and sputum for culture
D) Increase the client's fluid intake
B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
A client is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck, anterior
chest and hands. The nurse's priority should be
A) Cover the areas with dry sterile dressings
B) Assess for dyspnea or stridor
C) Initiate intravenous therapy
D) 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 that day to be seen by the health care provider?
A) I started my period and now my urine has turned bright red.
B) I am an diabetic and today I have been going to the bathroom every hour.
C) I was started on medicine yesterday for a urine infection. Now my lower belly
hurts when I go to the bathroom.
D) I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't hurt when I
went.
D) I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't hurt when I
went.
Which of these parents' comment for a newborn would most likely reveal an
initial finding of a suspected pyloric stenosis?
A) I noticed a little lump a little above the belly button.
B) The baby seems hungry all the time.
C) Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting across the room.
D) Irritation and spitting up immediately after feedings.
C) Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting across the room.
The nurse is assessing a child for clinical manifestations of iron deficiency anemia.
Which factor would the nurse recognize as cause for the findings?
A) Decreased cardiac output
B) Tissue hypoxia
C) Cerebral edema
D) Reduced oxygen saturation
B) Tissue hypoxia
The nurse would expect the cystic fibrosis client to receive supplemental
pancreatic
enzymes along with a diet
A) High in carbohydrates and proteins
B) Low in carbohydrates and proteins
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C) High in carbohydrates, low in proteins
D) Low in carbohydrates, high in proteins
A) High in carbohydrates and proteins
In evaluating the growth of a 12 month-old child, which of these findings would
the
nurse expect to be present in the infant?
A) Increased 10% in height
B) 2 deciduous teeth
C) Tripled the birth weight
D) Head > chest circumference
C) Tripled the birth weight
A Hispanic client in the postpartum period refuses the hospital food because it is
"cold." The best initial action by the nurse is to
A) 1Have the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) reheat the food if the client
wishes
B) Ask the client what foods are acceptable or bad
C) Encourage her to eat for healing and strength
D) Schedule the dietitian to meet with the client as soon as possible
B) Ask the client what foods are acceptable or bad
The father of an 8 month-old infant asks the nurse if his infant's vocalizations are
normal for his age. Which of the following would the nurse expect at this age?
A) Cooing
B) Imitation of sounds
C) Throaty sounds
D) Laughter
B) Imitation of sounds
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The nurse should recognize that physical dependence is accompanied by what
findings when alcohol consumption is first reduced or ended?
A) Seizures
B) Withdrawal
C) Craving
D) Marked tolerance
B) Withdrawal
Immediately following an acute battering incident in a violent relationship, the
batterer may respond to the partner's injuries by
A) Seeking medical help for the victim's injuries
B) Minimizing the episode and underestimating the victim's injuries
C) Contacting a close friend and asking for help
D) Being very remorseful and assisting the victim with medical care
B) Minimizing the episode and underestimating the victim's injuries
A client with pneumococcal pneumonia had been started on antibiotics 16 hours
ago.During the nurse's initial evening rounds the nurse notices a foul smell in the
room. The client makes all of these statements during their conversation. Which
statement would alert the nurse to a complication?
A) "I have a sharp pain in my chest when I take a breath.
"B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
" C) "I have been sweating all day.
"D) "I feel hot off and on."
"B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
The nurse is performing an assessment on a client in congestive heart failure.
Auscultation of the heart is most likely to reveal
A) S3 ventricular gallop
B) Apical click
C) Systolic murmur
D) Split S2
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HESI RN EXIT EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of
chemotherapy for cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more interested
in during the discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue
C) Diarrhea
D) Hair loss
D) Hair loss
While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI) 2 days
ago, the nurse notes today's temperature is 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit (38.5
degreesCelsius). The appropriate nursing intervention is to
A) Call the health care provider immediately
B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
C) Send blood, urine and sputum for culture
D) Increase the client's fluid intake
B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
A client is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck, anterior
chest and hands. The nurse's priority should be
A) Cover the areas with dry sterile dressings
B) Assess for dyspnea or stridor
C) Initiate intravenous therapy
D) 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 that day to be seen by the health care provider?
A) I started my period and now my urine has turned bright red.
B) I am an diabetic and today I have been going to the bathroom every hour.
C) I was started on medicine yesterday for a urine infection. Now my lower belly
hurts when I go to the bathroom.
D) I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't hurt when I
went.
D) I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't hurt when I
went.
Which of these parents' comment for a newborn would most likely reveal an
initial finding of a suspected pyloric stenosis?
A) I noticed a little lump a little above the belly button.
B) The baby seems hungry all the time.
C) Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting across the room.
D) Irritation and spitting up immediately after feedings.
C) Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting across the room.
The nurse is assessing a child for clinical manifestations of iron deficiency anemia.
Which factor would the nurse recognize as cause for the findings?
A) Decreased cardiac output
B) Tissue hypoxia
C) Cerebral edema
D) Reduced oxygen saturation
B) Tissue hypoxia
The nurse would expect the cystic fibrosis client to receive supplemental
pancreatic
enzymes along with a diet
A) High in carbohydrates and proteins
B) Low in carbohydrates and proteins
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C) High in carbohydrates, low in proteins
D) Low in carbohydrates, high in proteins
A) High in carbohydrates and proteins
In evaluating the growth of a 12 month-old child, which of these findings would
the
nurse expect to be present in the infant?
A) Increased 10% in height
B) 2 deciduous teeth
C) Tripled the birth weight
D) Head > chest circumference
C) Tripled the birth weight
A Hispanic client in the postpartum period refuses the hospital food because it is
"cold." The best initial action by the nurse is to
A) 1Have the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) reheat the food if the client
wishes
B) Ask the client what foods are acceptable or bad
C) Encourage her to eat for healing and strength
D) Schedule the dietitian to meet with the client as soon as possible
B) Ask the client what foods are acceptable or bad
The father of an 8 month-old infant asks the nurse if his infant's vocalizations are
normal for his age. Which of the following would the nurse expect at this age?
A) Cooing
B) Imitation of sounds
C) Throaty sounds
D) Laughter
B) Imitation of sounds
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The nurse should recognize that physical dependence is accompanied by what
findings when alcohol consumption is first reduced or ended?
A) Seizures
B) Withdrawal
C) Craving
D) Marked tolerance
B) Withdrawal
Immediately following an acute battering incident in a violent relationship, the
batterer may respond to the partner's injuries by
A) Seeking medical help for the victim's injuries
B) Minimizing the episode and underestimating the victim's injuries
C) Contacting a close friend and asking for help
D) Being very remorseful and assisting the victim with medical care
B) Minimizing the episode and underestimating the victim's injuries
A client with pneumococcal pneumonia had been started on antibiotics 16 hours
ago.During the nurse's initial evening rounds the nurse notices a foul smell in the
room. The client makes all of these statements during their conversation. Which
statement would alert the nurse to a complication?
A) "I have a sharp pain in my chest when I take a breath.
"B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
" C) "I have been sweating all day.
"D) "I feel hot off and on."
"B) "I have been coughing up foul-tasting, brown, thick sputum.
The nurse is performing an assessment on a client in congestive heart failure.
Auscultation of the heart is most likely to reveal
A) S3 ventricular gallop
B) Apical click
C) Systolic murmur
D) Split S2
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