HESI EXIT V2 LATEST QUIZ Q AND A
1. A client is in her third month of her first pregnancy. During the interview, she tells
the nurse that she has several sex partners and is unsure of the identity of the baby's
father. Which of the following nursing interventions is a priority?
A) Counsel the woman to consent to HIV screening
B) Perform tests for sexually transmitted diseases
C) Discuss her high risk for cervical cancer
D) Refer the client to a family planning clinic
2. A client is discharged following hospitalization for congestive heart failure. The nurse
teaching the family suggests they encourage the client to rest frequently in which of the
following positions?
A) High Fowler's
B) Supine
C) Left lateral
D) Low Fowler's
3. A nurse who is evaluating a mentally retarded 2 year-old in a clinic should stress
which goal when talking to the child's mother?
A) Teaching the child self-care skills
B) Preparing for independent toileting
,C) Promoting the child's optimal development
D) Helping the family decide on long term care
4. The nurse is caring for a client with trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureaux). To assist
the client with nutrition needs, the nurse should
A) Offer small meals of high calorie soft food
B) Assist the client to sit in a chair for meals
C) Provide additional servings of fruits and raw vegetables
D) Encourage the client to eat fish, liver and chicken
,5. The nurse is assessing a 2 year-old client with a possible diagnosis of congenital
heart disease. Which of these is most likely to be seen with this diagnosis?
A) Several otitis media episodes in the last year
B) Weight and height in 10th percentile since birth
C) Takes frequent rest periods while playing
D) Changing food preferences and dislikes
6. The nurse is caring for a 10 year-old on admission to the burn unit. One assessment
parameter that will indicate that the child has adequate fluid replacement is
A) Urinary output of 30 ml per hour
B) No complaints of thirst
C) Increased hematocrit
D) Good skin turgor around burn
7. Upon examining the mouth of a 3 year-old child, the nurse discovers that the teeth
have chalky white-to-yellowish staining with pitting of the enamel. Which of the
following conditions would most likely explain these findings?
A) Ingestion of tetracycline
B) Excessive fluoride intake
C) Oral iron therapy
D) Poor dental hygiene
, 8. The nurse is reassigned to work at the Poison Control Center telephone hotline. In
which of these cases of childhood poisoning would the nurse suggest that parents have the
child drink orange juice?
A) An 18 month-old who ate an undetermined amount of crystal drain cleaner
B) A 14 month-old who chewed 2 leaves of a philodendron plant
C) A 20 month-old who is found sitting on the bathroom floor beside an empty bottle of
diazepam (Valium)
D) A 30 month-old who has swallowed a mouthful of charcoal lighter fluid
1. A client is in her third month of her first pregnancy. During the interview, she tells
the nurse that she has several sex partners and is unsure of the identity of the baby's
father. Which of the following nursing interventions is a priority?
A) Counsel the woman to consent to HIV screening
B) Perform tests for sexually transmitted diseases
C) Discuss her high risk for cervical cancer
D) Refer the client to a family planning clinic
2. A client is discharged following hospitalization for congestive heart failure. The nurse
teaching the family suggests they encourage the client to rest frequently in which of the
following positions?
A) High Fowler's
B) Supine
C) Left lateral
D) Low Fowler's
3. A nurse who is evaluating a mentally retarded 2 year-old in a clinic should stress
which goal when talking to the child's mother?
A) Teaching the child self-care skills
B) Preparing for independent toileting
,C) Promoting the child's optimal development
D) Helping the family decide on long term care
4. The nurse is caring for a client with trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureaux). To assist
the client with nutrition needs, the nurse should
A) Offer small meals of high calorie soft food
B) Assist the client to sit in a chair for meals
C) Provide additional servings of fruits and raw vegetables
D) Encourage the client to eat fish, liver and chicken
,5. The nurse is assessing a 2 year-old client with a possible diagnosis of congenital
heart disease. Which of these is most likely to be seen with this diagnosis?
A) Several otitis media episodes in the last year
B) Weight and height in 10th percentile since birth
C) Takes frequent rest periods while playing
D) Changing food preferences and dislikes
6. The nurse is caring for a 10 year-old on admission to the burn unit. One assessment
parameter that will indicate that the child has adequate fluid replacement is
A) Urinary output of 30 ml per hour
B) No complaints of thirst
C) Increased hematocrit
D) Good skin turgor around burn
7. Upon examining the mouth of a 3 year-old child, the nurse discovers that the teeth
have chalky white-to-yellowish staining with pitting of the enamel. Which of the
following conditions would most likely explain these findings?
A) Ingestion of tetracycline
B) Excessive fluoride intake
C) Oral iron therapy
D) Poor dental hygiene
, 8. The nurse is reassigned to work at the Poison Control Center telephone hotline. In
which of these cases of childhood poisoning would the nurse suggest that parents have the
child drink orange juice?
A) An 18 month-old who ate an undetermined amount of crystal drain cleaner
B) A 14 month-old who chewed 2 leaves of a philodendron plant
C) A 20 month-old who is found sitting on the bathroom floor beside an empty bottle of
diazepam (Valium)
D) A 30 month-old who has swallowed a mouthful of charcoal lighter fluid
