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HESI FUNDAMENTALS EXIT EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client newly
admitted to the hospital and has documented the client as being a
member of the Native American subculture. A subculture is best
described as which of the following?
a) A cultural group with fewer than 5 million members in the
United States.
b) A unique cultural group that exists within the larger culture.
c) A cultural group with values that are incongruent with those of
the dominant culture.
d) A unique cultural group with unspecified geographic origins. -
ANSWER-A unique cultural group that exists within the larger
culture.
Correct
Explanation:
Subcultures are unique cultural groups that coexist within the
dominant culture of the United States. Subcultures are not defined
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according to the size of their membership or the lack of specific
geographic origins. Subcultures may have some values that differ
from those of the dominant culture, but this is not their defining
characteristic.
A nurse reports to the hospital occupational health nurse (OHN)
that he/she was splashed with blood during the resuscitation of an
HIV-positive client. The nurse asks the OHN when he/she will
know whether he/she is positive or negative for HIV infection.
Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the
OHN?
a) "The test results will vary during the first year of testing for the
disease."
b) "We will test you in 4 weeks, and then we will have a definitive
answer."
c) "Accurate results will be obtained by testing at 3 months and
again at 6 months."
d) "Most nurses who have been splashed do not test positive if
they wash immediately." - ANSWER-"Accurate results will be
obtained by testing at 3 months and again at 6 months."
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Correct
Explanation:
Ninety-five percent of exposed individuals will seroconvert within
3 months; 99% will convert by 6 months. The other options do not
accurately reflect the timeline for seroconversion following
exposure.
Which would be most helpful when coaching a client to stop
smoking?
a) Review the negative effects of smoking on the body.
b) Explain how smoking worsens high blood pressure.
c) Discuss the effects of passive smoking on environmental
pollution.
d) Establish the client's daily smoking pattern. - ANSWER-
Establish the client's daily smoking pattern.
Correct
Explanation:
A plan to reduce or stop smoking begins with establishing the
client's personal daily smoking pattern and activities associated
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with smoking. It is important that the client understands the
associated health and environmental risks, but this knowledge
has not been shown to help clients change their smoking
behavior.
A client presents to the OB triage unit with no prenatal care and
painless bright red vaginal bleeding. Which interventions are most
indicated?
a) applying an external fetal monitor and completing a physical
assessment
b) obtaining a fundal height assessment on the client
c) applying an external fetal monitor and performing a sterile
vaginal examination
d) obtaining fundal height and performing a sterile vaginal
examination - ANSWER-applying an external fetal monitor and
completing a physical assessment
Explanation:
Bright red vaginal bleeding without contractions could indicate a
placenta previa. A sterile vaginal exam should never be done on a
woman with a known or suspected placenta previa. Applying the
HESI FUNDAMENTALS EXIT EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a client newly
admitted to the hospital and has documented the client as being a
member of the Native American subculture. A subculture is best
described as which of the following?
a) A cultural group with fewer than 5 million members in the
United States.
b) A unique cultural group that exists within the larger culture.
c) A cultural group with values that are incongruent with those of
the dominant culture.
d) A unique cultural group with unspecified geographic origins. -
ANSWER-A unique cultural group that exists within the larger
culture.
Correct
Explanation:
Subcultures are unique cultural groups that coexist within the
dominant culture of the United States. Subcultures are not defined
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according to the size of their membership or the lack of specific
geographic origins. Subcultures may have some values that differ
from those of the dominant culture, but this is not their defining
characteristic.
A nurse reports to the hospital occupational health nurse (OHN)
that he/she was splashed with blood during the resuscitation of an
HIV-positive client. The nurse asks the OHN when he/she will
know whether he/she is positive or negative for HIV infection.
Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the
OHN?
a) "The test results will vary during the first year of testing for the
disease."
b) "We will test you in 4 weeks, and then we will have a definitive
answer."
c) "Accurate results will be obtained by testing at 3 months and
again at 6 months."
d) "Most nurses who have been splashed do not test positive if
they wash immediately." - ANSWER-"Accurate results will be
obtained by testing at 3 months and again at 6 months."
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Correct
Explanation:
Ninety-five percent of exposed individuals will seroconvert within
3 months; 99% will convert by 6 months. The other options do not
accurately reflect the timeline for seroconversion following
exposure.
Which would be most helpful when coaching a client to stop
smoking?
a) Review the negative effects of smoking on the body.
b) Explain how smoking worsens high blood pressure.
c) Discuss the effects of passive smoking on environmental
pollution.
d) Establish the client's daily smoking pattern. - ANSWER-
Establish the client's daily smoking pattern.
Correct
Explanation:
A plan to reduce or stop smoking begins with establishing the
client's personal daily smoking pattern and activities associated
, 4|Page
with smoking. It is important that the client understands the
associated health and environmental risks, but this knowledge
has not been shown to help clients change their smoking
behavior.
A client presents to the OB triage unit with no prenatal care and
painless bright red vaginal bleeding. Which interventions are most
indicated?
a) applying an external fetal monitor and completing a physical
assessment
b) obtaining a fundal height assessment on the client
c) applying an external fetal monitor and performing a sterile
vaginal examination
d) obtaining fundal height and performing a sterile vaginal
examination - ANSWER-applying an external fetal monitor and
completing a physical assessment
Explanation:
Bright red vaginal bleeding without contractions could indicate a
placenta previa. A sterile vaginal exam should never be done on a
woman with a known or suspected placenta previa. Applying the
