HESI Community Exam Updated
2026/2027| Questions With Correct
Accurate Answers With Rationales|
Guaranteed Pass (Brand New!!)
1. 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
2. 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
e. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions
E. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions
3. A nurse is planning a nutrition class for a group of senior citizens at a
community center and wants to emphasize the amount and types of fat in
some foods versus others. What is the best teaching method for the nurse to
use?
a. Display posters with foods and tell seniors about fat content
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the
nutritional panel of each product
, c. Show a movie about cooking with foods that are low in fat but
delicious
d. Ask each senior to bring a food for others to taste, then estimate the
fat contained in these foods - ANSWER✔️-b. Determine foods most
often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional panel of each
product
4. An adult male who has diabetes is laid off from his job of 15 years where he
had health care benefits. By law, he is provided with Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) benefits. What is likely to be his
greatest concern in planning for his health care during the next year?
a. Paying for his health care
b. Obtaining quality medical care
c. Selecting a primary care provider
d. Having required lab work completed - ANSWER✔️-a. Paying for his
health care
5. A prescription for discharge is written for an elderly female client who has
asked to be discharged to her home. The client lives alone and is able to
walk 10 to 15 feet with assistance. What action should the nurse implement
first?
a. Review the home medication schedule with the client and family
b. Arrange for a bedside commode to be delivered to the home
c. Meet with the case manager to plan a home safety evaluation
d. Provide the client with information about medical alert devices -
ANSWER✔️-c. Meet with the case manager to plan a home safety
evaluation
6. The nurse at a migrant health center notes an increased incidence of
dermatitis in seasonal farm workers at a local fruit farm. In response to this
finding, it is most important for the nurse to obtain which information as a
part of a community assessment?
a. Availability of fresh water for washing hands after work
b. Air pollution levels in the surrounding community
c. Number of hours of worker's exposure to direct sunlight
d. Percentage of poisonous plants in the work fields - ANSWER✔️-a.
Availability of fresh water for washing hands after work
2026/2027| Questions With Correct
Accurate Answers With Rationales|
Guaranteed Pass (Brand New!!)
1. 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
2. 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
e. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions
E. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions
3. A nurse is planning a nutrition class for a group of senior citizens at a
community center and wants to emphasize the amount and types of fat in
some foods versus others. What is the best teaching method for the nurse to
use?
a. Display posters with foods and tell seniors about fat content
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the
nutritional panel of each product
, c. Show a movie about cooking with foods that are low in fat but
delicious
d. Ask each senior to bring a food for others to taste, then estimate the
fat contained in these foods - ANSWER✔️-b. Determine foods most
often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional panel of each
product
4. An adult male who has diabetes is laid off from his job of 15 years where he
had health care benefits. By law, he is provided with Consolidated Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) benefits. What is likely to be his
greatest concern in planning for his health care during the next year?
a. Paying for his health care
b. Obtaining quality medical care
c. Selecting a primary care provider
d. Having required lab work completed - ANSWER✔️-a. Paying for his
health care
5. A prescription for discharge is written for an elderly female client who has
asked to be discharged to her home. The client lives alone and is able to
walk 10 to 15 feet with assistance. What action should the nurse implement
first?
a. Review the home medication schedule with the client and family
b. Arrange for a bedside commode to be delivered to the home
c. Meet with the case manager to plan a home safety evaluation
d. Provide the client with information about medical alert devices -
ANSWER✔️-c. Meet with the case manager to plan a home safety
evaluation
6. The nurse at a migrant health center notes an increased incidence of
dermatitis in seasonal farm workers at a local fruit farm. In response to this
finding, it is most important for the nurse to obtain which information as a
part of a community assessment?
a. Availability of fresh water for washing hands after work
b. Air pollution levels in the surrounding community
c. Number of hours of worker's exposure to direct sunlight
d. Percentage of poisonous plants in the work fields - ANSWER✔️-a.
Availability of fresh water for washing hands after work
