HESI Fundamentals Exam Version 6 (V6) 2023/2024 (60 Q&A)

HESI Fundamentals Exam Version 6 (V6) 2023/2024 (60 Q&A) HESI Fundamentals Exam Version 6 (V6) 1. A nurse is reaching a client and his family how to care for the client’s tracheostomy at home. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching? a. Use tracheostomy covers when outdoors 2. A home health nurse is performing a follow-up visit for a client who has a gastrostomy tube through which they receive intermittent feedings and medications. The client has recently developed diarrhea. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a possible cause of the diarrhea? a. The client’s care giver washed out the feeding bag once every 24 hours with warm water 3. A nurse is talking with an older adult client who is contemplating retirement. The client states, “I keep thinking about how much I enjoy my job. I’m not sure I want to retire.” Which of the following responses should the nurse make? a. Let’s talk about how the change in your hob status will affect you. 4. A nurse is assessing a client who reports increased pain following pt. Which of the following questions should t15he nurse ask hen assessing the quality of the client’s pain? a. Sharp & dull 5. A nurse is caring for a client who is expressing anger about his diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Reassure the client that this is an expected response to grief. 6. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who has a new prescription for wrist restraints. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Pad the client’s wrist before applying the restraints 7. A nurse is performing a home safety assessment for a client who is receiving supplemental oxygen. Which of the following observations should the nurse identify as proper safety protocol? a. The client uses no acetone nail polish remover. 8. Nurse caring for a client who has a respiratory infection. What technique should she use when preforming nasotracheal suctioning? a. Apply intermittent suction when withdrawing the catheter. 9. Nurse is preparing for change of shift. Which document or tools should the nurse use to communicate? a. SBAR 10. Nurse is planning care for a client who had a stroke. What should be assigned to the assistive personal? (SATA) a. -Assist the client with a partial bed bath. b. -Measure the client’s BP after the nurse administers antihypertensive meds. c. -Use a communication board to ask what the client wants for lunch. 11. Nurse caring for a client who has dementia. What interventions should be taken to minimize risk for injury? a. Use bed exit alarm system 12. Nurse performing a skin assessment for a client who expresses concern about skin cancer. What findings should the nurse identify as a potential indication of a skin malignancy? a. A mole with an asymmetrical appearance 13. Nurse is administering optic ear medication on an adult client. Which action should be done to ensure the medication reached the inner ear? a. Press gently on the tragus of the client’s ear. 14. Nurse is planning strategies to manage time effectively for client care. What should the nurse implement? a. Use the planning step of the nursing process to prioritize client care delivery. 15. Nurse caring for a client who has a sodium level of 125. What findings should the nurse expect? a. Abdominal cramping 16. Nurse is preparing an education program for staff about advocacy. What information should the nurse include? a. Advocacy ensures clients’ safety, health, and rights. 17. Nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin subcutaneously. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Administer the medication with the needle at a 45-degree angle. 18. A nurse is initiating a protective environment for a client who has had an allogenic stem cell transplant. Which precaution should the nurse plan for this client? a. Make sure the client wears a mask when outside her room if there is construction in the area. 19. Nurse providing discharge instructions for client who will be using a walker. Which statement indicates an understanding of the teaching? a. I will hire someone to trim the tree that hands low over the stairs of my front porch. 20. Nurse planning to insert IV for an older adult client. What actions should the nurse plan to take? a. Place the client’s arm in a dependent position. 21. A nurse is admitting a client who is having an exacerbation of heart failure. In planning this client’s care, when should the nurse initiate discharge planning? a. During the admission process 22. A nurse is educating a client who has a terminal illness about declining resuscitation in a living will. The client asks, “What would happen if I arrived at the ED and I had a difficulty breathing?” Which of the following responses should the nurse make? a. We would give you oxygen through a tube in your nose. 23. A nurse is caring for a client who requires an NG tube for stomach decompression. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when inserting the NG tube? a. Help the client take sips of water to promote insertion of the NG tube 24. Nurse auscultating anterior chest who is newly admitted. Listen a. Normal breathing sounds 25. Caring for a client who died 1. Obtain order 2. Remove tubes 3. Wash client 4. Ask family 5. Place the tags 26. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client about self-administering heparin. a. Administer medication in abdomen 27. A nurse caring for a client who asks about the purpose of advance directives a. Indicate form of treatment a client is willing to accept 28. Nurse is assessing an older adult for risk for falls (SATA) a. Pupil clarity, visual fields, visual acuity 29. Nurse assessing a client who is on bed rest for past month. Indication of thrombophlebitis a. Calf Swelling 30. Deep tendon reflex -- patellar reflex a. Knee picture 31. Postop client with fluid volume deficit. Changes indicate successful treatment a. Decrease in heart rate 32. Nurse is reviewing EBP about administration of O2 therapy a. Regulate O2 via nasal canula no more than 6L 33. Nurse responding to call light and finds client on bathroom floor. FIRST a. Check client for injuries 34. Nurse caring for client prescribed blood transfusion. Parents refuse due to religious beliefs. What should the nurse do? a. Examine personal values about the issues. 35. Nurse caring for client approaching death. SOB, noisy respirations. What should they do? a. Turn client 2 hours 36. Nurse is assessing readiness to learn about insulin self-administration. What indicates the client is ready to learn? a. I can concentrate best in morning. 37. Nurse receives report about a client getting IV fluids infusing 125ml/hr but notes he has only gotten 80 mL over the last 2 hours. What should nurse do first? a. Check IV tubing for obstruction 38. A nurse is preparing an injection for opioid medication. Draws 1mL from 2mL vial, what should the nurse do? a. Ask another nurse to observe medication waste? 39. Nurse caring for a group of clients. Prevent spread of infection a. Place a client with TB in negative pressure room. 40. Nurse caring for client at end of life. Which statement by client’s partner is effective coping? a. I am relying on support from out family during this time 41. Nurse caring for postop client following knee arthroplasty and requires thigh high compression sleeves. What should the nurse do? a. Make sure two fingers can fit under the sleeve. 42. Nurse using an open irrigation technique for client’s catheter. What action should nurse take? a. Subtract amount of irritant used from client’s urine output. 43. Nurse is caring for a client who has pharyngeal diphtheria. Transmission precautions? a. Droplet 44. Postop, signs of hemorrhagic shack. Nurse notifies surgeon and he said to continue to monitor vitals every 15 minutes and report in one hour. What should the nurse do next? a. Notify nurse manager 45. Reviewing client’s fluid and electrolytes status. What should nurse report to provider? a. Potassium 5.4 46. Nurse caring for client postop. When nurse prepares to change dressing, client says it hurts. Which intervention is the nurse’s priority action? a. Administer pain meds 45 minutes prior to dressing change. 47. Nurse admitting new client. Medication reconciliation? a. Compare the client’s home medications to the providers prescriptions 48. Nurse admitting client with abdominal wound. Which precaution? a. Contact precaution 49. Nurse lifting bedside cabinet. Prevent self-injury by? a. Standing close to cabinet when lifting 50. Preparing to apply dressing to stage 2 pressure injury. Which type of dressing should the nurse use? a. Hydrocolloid 51. Nurse talking with a client’s partner. She is having frustrations about managing responsibilities and care. What type of role performance stress is this? a. Role overload 52. Nurse is evaluating a client’s use of cane. What is the correct use? a. Client holds the cane on the stronger side of the body. 53. Math Question – 7 hours a. 107 mL/hr. 54. Nurse manager is reviewing medication documentation. Which of the following statements should the nurse plan to include in teaching? a. Use the complete name of the medication magnesium sulfate. 55. Nurse caring for client who has herpes zoster. Client asks about complementary and alternative therapies for pain control. Nurse should inform client that this condition is a contraindication for which of the following therapies? a. Acupuncture 56. Nurse caring for a client who has the poops due to shigella. Precautions to implement? a. Wear a gown when caring for the client. 57. Nurse caring for client postop refuses to use incentive spirometer following major abdominal surgery. Nurse’s priority? a. Determine the reason why the client is refusing to use IS. 58. Client postop is verbalizing pain at a 2 on a scale from 0-10. Indication that client understands pain management? a. It might help me to listen to music while lying in bed. 59. A nurse is assessing 4 adult clients. Which of the following physical assessment techniques should the nurse use? a. Ensure the bladder of the BP cuff surrounds 80% of their arm. 60. Nurse caring for client who has prostate cancer. Provider discusses treatment options and leaves room. Client declines to talk about concerns. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? I am available to talk if you should change your mind