HESI CAT EXIT EXAM 1 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 TEST QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● A client is receiving a continuous half-strength tube feeding at 50
ml/hr. To prepare enough of the solution for eight hours, how many ml
of full-strength feeding will the nurse need?.
Answer: Answer: 200
25 ml x 8 hrs = 200
●● The alarm of a client's pulse oximeter sounds, and the nurse notes
that the oxygen saturation rate is indicated at 85%. What action should
the nurse take first?.
Answer: Check the probe position
●● A client is known to have an irregular respiratory rate with periods of
apnea lasting 10 to 15 seconds. Currently, the nurse counts 22
respiratory cycles in a 30-second interval followed by an apneic period.
What intervention should the nurse implement?.
Answer: Reassess the respiratory rate, counting for one full minute
●● A retiree with depression complains of feeling 'lonely and having no
purpose' in life. Based on Erikson's developmental theory, which
,questions suggest that the nurse understands the client's most important
emotional need?.
Answer: 'What about your life makes you proud?'
●● Following a precipitous labor, a client has a continuous trickling of
bright red blood from her vagina. Her uterus is firm, and her vital signs
are within normal limits. The nurse determines that the client's
symptoms may indicate which condition?.
Answer: A cervical laceration
●● In preparing assignments for the shift, which client is best for the
charge nurse to assign to a practical nurse?.
Answer: An elderly client with Alzheimer's disease complicated by
dysphagia
●● The healthcare provider prescribes oxygen per nasal cannula at 2
L/min. Which action has the highest priority when the nurse implements
this prescription?.
Answer: Set the flow meter
●● A nurse who is new to the pediatric unit is positioning a 6-month-old
for an injection of penicillin V (Pen V) in the dorsogluteal muscle.
Which action should the nurse-manager who is supervising this nurse
take first?.
Answer: Instruct the nurse to select another injection site
,●● After diagnosis and initial treatment of a 3-year-old child with cystic
fibrosis, the nurse provides home care instructions to the mother. Which
statement by the child's mother indicates that she understands home care
treatment to promote pulmonary function?.
Answer: 'Chest physiotherapy should be performed at least twice a day'
●● Encourage Physical Activity.
Answer: The nurse is preparing a community education program on
osteoporosis. Which instruction is helpful in preventing bone loss and
promoting bone formation?
●● Sweating.
Answer: The nurse reviews the signs of hypoglycemia with the parents
of a child with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. The parents correctly
understand signs of hypoglycemia if they include which symptom?
●● Stage 1 Pressure Ulcer on Sacrum.
Answer: The nurse observes a 2 cm area of nonblanchable erythema on
the sacrum of an immobile client. What documentation of this finding is
best for the nurse to enter into the client's record?
●● Report Assessment Findings to the Proper Legal Authorities.
Answer: When assessing a 7-year-old girl, the nurse notes that she has
multiple bruises on her back and upper arms. The child's aunt tells the
, nurse that the child's parents abuse drugs and alcohol. What intervention
is most essential for the nurse to implement?
●● Acute Withdrawal from Anticonvulsant Medication.
Answer: A 14-year-old male client arrives at the emergency room in
status epilepticus. He was diagnosed with a seizure disorder in
childhood. What is the most likely cause of his present condition?
●● Impaired Tissue Integrity related to Episiotomy.
Answer: A Chinese-American client who just delivered a baby states that
she will not be able to take the prescribed sitz baths to help heal her
episiotomy incision because this will cause an unhealthy balance of cold
and hot forces. When planning nursing care, what nursing diagnosis has
the highest priority?
●● High Risk for Fluid Volume Deficit related to Temperature
Elevation.
Answer: A 2-year-old with sickle cell anemia has an axillary temperature
of 102 F. In planning care for this child, which nursing diagnosis has the
highest priority?
●● Determine if the Client has Taken Acyclovir (Zovirax) for this
Outbreak of Genital Herpes.
Answer: During the first trimester of pregnancy, a client who was treated
for genital herpes with acyclovir (Zovirax) prior to this pregnancy tells
EVALUATION 2026 TEST QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● A client is receiving a continuous half-strength tube feeding at 50
ml/hr. To prepare enough of the solution for eight hours, how many ml
of full-strength feeding will the nurse need?.
Answer: Answer: 200
25 ml x 8 hrs = 200
●● The alarm of a client's pulse oximeter sounds, and the nurse notes
that the oxygen saturation rate is indicated at 85%. What action should
the nurse take first?.
Answer: Check the probe position
●● A client is known to have an irregular respiratory rate with periods of
apnea lasting 10 to 15 seconds. Currently, the nurse counts 22
respiratory cycles in a 30-second interval followed by an apneic period.
What intervention should the nurse implement?.
Answer: Reassess the respiratory rate, counting for one full minute
●● A retiree with depression complains of feeling 'lonely and having no
purpose' in life. Based on Erikson's developmental theory, which
,questions suggest that the nurse understands the client's most important
emotional need?.
Answer: 'What about your life makes you proud?'
●● Following a precipitous labor, a client has a continuous trickling of
bright red blood from her vagina. Her uterus is firm, and her vital signs
are within normal limits. The nurse determines that the client's
symptoms may indicate which condition?.
Answer: A cervical laceration
●● In preparing assignments for the shift, which client is best for the
charge nurse to assign to a practical nurse?.
Answer: An elderly client with Alzheimer's disease complicated by
dysphagia
●● The healthcare provider prescribes oxygen per nasal cannula at 2
L/min. Which action has the highest priority when the nurse implements
this prescription?.
Answer: Set the flow meter
●● A nurse who is new to the pediatric unit is positioning a 6-month-old
for an injection of penicillin V (Pen V) in the dorsogluteal muscle.
Which action should the nurse-manager who is supervising this nurse
take first?.
Answer: Instruct the nurse to select another injection site
,●● After diagnosis and initial treatment of a 3-year-old child with cystic
fibrosis, the nurse provides home care instructions to the mother. Which
statement by the child's mother indicates that she understands home care
treatment to promote pulmonary function?.
Answer: 'Chest physiotherapy should be performed at least twice a day'
●● Encourage Physical Activity.
Answer: The nurse is preparing a community education program on
osteoporosis. Which instruction is helpful in preventing bone loss and
promoting bone formation?
●● Sweating.
Answer: The nurse reviews the signs of hypoglycemia with the parents
of a child with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. The parents correctly
understand signs of hypoglycemia if they include which symptom?
●● Stage 1 Pressure Ulcer on Sacrum.
Answer: The nurse observes a 2 cm area of nonblanchable erythema on
the sacrum of an immobile client. What documentation of this finding is
best for the nurse to enter into the client's record?
●● Report Assessment Findings to the Proper Legal Authorities.
Answer: When assessing a 7-year-old girl, the nurse notes that she has
multiple bruises on her back and upper arms. The child's aunt tells the
, nurse that the child's parents abuse drugs and alcohol. What intervention
is most essential for the nurse to implement?
●● Acute Withdrawal from Anticonvulsant Medication.
Answer: A 14-year-old male client arrives at the emergency room in
status epilepticus. He was diagnosed with a seizure disorder in
childhood. What is the most likely cause of his present condition?
●● Impaired Tissue Integrity related to Episiotomy.
Answer: A Chinese-American client who just delivered a baby states that
she will not be able to take the prescribed sitz baths to help heal her
episiotomy incision because this will cause an unhealthy balance of cold
and hot forces. When planning nursing care, what nursing diagnosis has
the highest priority?
●● High Risk for Fluid Volume Deficit related to Temperature
Elevation.
Answer: A 2-year-old with sickle cell anemia has an axillary temperature
of 102 F. In planning care for this child, which nursing diagnosis has the
highest priority?
●● Determine if the Client has Taken Acyclovir (Zovirax) for this
Outbreak of Genital Herpes.
Answer: During the first trimester of pregnancy, a client who was treated
for genital herpes with acyclovir (Zovirax) prior to this pregnancy tells
