HESI Nursing Exit Exam
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, What OTCs can cause bleeding? ASA, ginko biloba, Vitamin E
What are the post-partum daily caloric increases? Post-partum, 300 calories extra daily; Post-partum & breatfeeding, 500 calories
extra daily
Regarding ABXs, after the 1st 2 doses, what should be Redraw blood to determine Trough; RE-draw blood to determine Peak
done? One hour later?
List of Teratogenic medications Ibuprofen, Alcohol, Nicotine, Warfarin, Falidemide, Accutane, Tylenol
List of Vesicants Chemo, Dopamine, Dobutamine; any Med whose pH is 9 or better is considered a
Vesicant
Scope of Practice for an LPN can assess wounds, perform wound dressing changes, administer PO, Nasal, SQ,
IM & transdermal meds; SVN therapy; BUT cannot do VANCO
The UAP reports to a staff nurse that a pt who had The parameters of the State's or Province's Nurse Practice Act
surgery 4 hours ago has had a dec in BP from 150/80 to
110/70 in the past hour. The nurse advises the UAP to
check the pt's dressing for excess drainage & report the
findings to the nurse. Which factor is most important to
consider when assessing the legal ramifications of this
situation?
An awake & alert pt with impending pulmonary edema is The pt is awake & alert, which makes the living will irrelevant & non-binding
brought to the ED. The pt provides the nurse with a copy
of a living will stating "no invasive medical procedures
should be used to keep me alive." The healthcare team is
questioning whether the pt should be intubated. What
info should guide the team's decision?
A family member of a pt who is in a Posey vest restraint The pt's previous actions place her at a high risk for harming herself & others.
asks why the restraint was applied. How should the nurse
respond?
What nursing action has the highest priority when Determine the behaviors that resulted in the need for the pt's admission; i.e.,
admitting a pt to a psychiatric unit on an involuntary danger to self or others
basis?
2026 | Questions, Answers
& Detailed Rationales
Study Guide
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales
Included
, What OTCs can cause bleeding? ASA, ginko biloba, Vitamin E
What are the post-partum daily caloric increases? Post-partum, 300 calories extra daily; Post-partum & breatfeeding, 500 calories
extra daily
Regarding ABXs, after the 1st 2 doses, what should be Redraw blood to determine Trough; RE-draw blood to determine Peak
done? One hour later?
List of Teratogenic medications Ibuprofen, Alcohol, Nicotine, Warfarin, Falidemide, Accutane, Tylenol
List of Vesicants Chemo, Dopamine, Dobutamine; any Med whose pH is 9 or better is considered a
Vesicant
Scope of Practice for an LPN can assess wounds, perform wound dressing changes, administer PO, Nasal, SQ,
IM & transdermal meds; SVN therapy; BUT cannot do VANCO
The UAP reports to a staff nurse that a pt who had The parameters of the State's or Province's Nurse Practice Act
surgery 4 hours ago has had a dec in BP from 150/80 to
110/70 in the past hour. The nurse advises the UAP to
check the pt's dressing for excess drainage & report the
findings to the nurse. Which factor is most important to
consider when assessing the legal ramifications of this
situation?
An awake & alert pt with impending pulmonary edema is The pt is awake & alert, which makes the living will irrelevant & non-binding
brought to the ED. The pt provides the nurse with a copy
of a living will stating "no invasive medical procedures
should be used to keep me alive." The healthcare team is
questioning whether the pt should be intubated. What
info should guide the team's decision?
A family member of a pt who is in a Posey vest restraint The pt's previous actions place her at a high risk for harming herself & others.
asks why the restraint was applied. How should the nurse
respond?
What nursing action has the highest priority when Determine the behaviors that resulted in the need for the pt's admission; i.e.,
admitting a pt to a psychiatric unit on an involuntary danger to self or others
basis?
