ACTUAL FINAL HESI OB PEDS EXAM TEST
BANK PRACTICE GUIDE UPDATED 2026
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ 1. An older man has become increasingly forgetful, frequently eats
large quantities of food from refrigerator, and cannot remember when he
takes his medications. He has limited mobility to weight-related
osteoarthritis in both knees. When assisting the client's wife with a plan
care for the home, which interventions should the nurse suggest? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Request a referral for motorized wheelchair to assist with mobility.
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day
and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help
strengthen muscles. Answer: b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and
vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day
and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help
strengthen muscles.
⫸ The school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and body mass
indexed (BMI) of the students who are entering high school. Because a
majority of the students are found to be overweight, the nurse plans to
develop a program that addresses obesity in this age population. Before
,initiating this program, what additional information is most important
for the nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood obesity
c. The demographic data for the student population
An activity report from the physical education department Answer: a.
The history of obesity education in the community
⫸ The epidemiological triad can be used to frame strategies for the
prevention of farm machinery injuries. Which action should the nurse
take to focus on the agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands Answer: Work
with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
⫸ 1. The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding
for a local health clinic. Which strategy is likely to be most effective in
obtaining funding for the clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the
clinic provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state
representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the
community clinic
, d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local
clinic's value Answer: d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade
Congress of the local clinic's value
⫸ The nurse is documenting the medical history of a young adult male
client who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM).
He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily and his father died of a heart
attack at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most important for the
nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy
b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia Answer: d. Hyperlipidemia
⫸ The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in a mass
casualty center after a natural flooding disaster. Which information
should the nurse including in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation process
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions
E. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions Answer:
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions
BANK PRACTICE GUIDE UPDATED 2026
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ 1. An older man has become increasingly forgetful, frequently eats
large quantities of food from refrigerator, and cannot remember when he
takes his medications. He has limited mobility to weight-related
osteoarthritis in both knees. When assisting the client's wife with a plan
care for the home, which interventions should the nurse suggest? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Request a referral for motorized wheelchair to assist with mobility.
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day
and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help
strengthen muscles. Answer: b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and
vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day
and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help
strengthen muscles.
⫸ The school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and body mass
indexed (BMI) of the students who are entering high school. Because a
majority of the students are found to be overweight, the nurse plans to
develop a program that addresses obesity in this age population. Before
,initiating this program, what additional information is most important
for the nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood obesity
c. The demographic data for the student population
An activity report from the physical education department Answer: a.
The history of obesity education in the community
⫸ The epidemiological triad can be used to frame strategies for the
prevention of farm machinery injuries. Which action should the nurse
take to focus on the agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands Answer: Work
with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
⫸ 1. The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding
for a local health clinic. Which strategy is likely to be most effective in
obtaining funding for the clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the
clinic provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state
representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the
community clinic
, d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local
clinic's value Answer: d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade
Congress of the local clinic's value
⫸ The nurse is documenting the medical history of a young adult male
client who was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM).
He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily and his father died of a heart
attack at the age of 45. Which annual screening is most important for the
nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy
b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia Answer: d. Hyperlipidemia
⫸ The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in a mass
casualty center after a natural flooding disaster. Which information
should the nurse including in the teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation process
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions
E. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions Answer:
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions
