NURS 407 HESI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023 A+ ASSUARED SUCCESS
The provider orders Lanoxin (digoxin) 0.125 mg PO and furosomide 40
mg every
day. Which of these foods would the nurse reinforce for the client to eat at least
daily?
A) spaghetti
B) watermelon
C) chicken
D) tomatoes
The correct answer is B: watermelon
A nurse is stuck in the hand by an exposed needle. What immediate action
should the
nurse take?
A) Look up the policy on needle sticks
B) Contact employee health services
C) Immediately wash the hands with vigor
D) Notify the supervisor and risk management
, NURS 407 HESI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023 A+ ASSUARED SUCCESS
The correct answer is C: Immediately wash the hands with vigor
As the nurse observes the student nurse during the administration of a
narcotic analgesic IM injection, the nurse notes that the student begins to give the
medication
without first aspirating. What should the nurse do?
A) Ask the student: "What did you forget to do?”
B) Stop. Tell me why aspiration is needed.
C) Loudly state: “You forgot to aspirate.”
D) Walk up and whisper in the student’s ear “Stop. Aspirate. Then inject.”
The correct answer is D: Walk up and whisper in the student’s ear “Stop. Aspirate.
Then
inject.”
A client with Guillain Barre is in a non responsive state, yet vital signs are
stable and
breathing is independent. What should the nurse document to most
accurately describe
the client's condition?
A) Comatose, breathing unlabored
B) Glascow Coma Scale 8, respirations regular
C) Appears to be sleeping, vital signs stable
, NURS 407 HESI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023 A+ ASSUARED SUCCESS
D) Glascow Coma Scale 13, no ventilator required
The correct answer is B: Glascow Coma Scale 8, respirations regular
A client enters the emergency department unconscious via ambulance from the
client’s work place. What document should be given priority to guide the
direction of care
for this client?
A) The statement of client rights and the client self determination act
B) Orders written by the health care provider
C) A notarized original of advance directives brought in by the partner
D) The clinical pathway protocol of the agency and the emergency department
The correct answer is C: A notarized original of advance directives brought in
by the
partner
The charge nurse has a health care team that consists of 1 PN, 1
unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP) and 1 PN nursing student. Which assignment should be
questioned by
the nurse manager?
A) An admission at the change of shifts with atrial fibrillation and heart failure
- PN
, NURS 407 HESI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023 A+ ASSUARED SUCCESS
B) Client who had a major stroke 6 days ago - PN nursing student
C) A child with burns who has packed cells and albumin IV running - charge nurse
D) An elderly client who had a myocardial infarction a week ago - UAP
The correct answer is A: An admission at the change of shifts with atrial fibrillation
and
heart failure - PN
A mother brings her 3 month-old into the clinic, complaining that the child
seems to
be spitting up all the time and has a lot of gas. The nurse expects to find which
of the
following on the initial history and physical assessment?
A) Increased temperature and lethargy
B) Restlessness and increased mucus production
C) Increased sleeping and listlessness
D) Diarrhea and poor skin turgor
The correct answer is B: Restlessness and increased mucus production
As the nurse takes a history of a 3 year-old with neuroblastoma,
what comments by
the parents require follow-up and are consistent with the diagnosis?
A) "The child has been listless and has lost weight."
2023 A+ ASSUARED SUCCESS
The provider orders Lanoxin (digoxin) 0.125 mg PO and furosomide 40
mg every
day. Which of these foods would the nurse reinforce for the client to eat at least
daily?
A) spaghetti
B) watermelon
C) chicken
D) tomatoes
The correct answer is B: watermelon
A nurse is stuck in the hand by an exposed needle. What immediate action
should the
nurse take?
A) Look up the policy on needle sticks
B) Contact employee health services
C) Immediately wash the hands with vigor
D) Notify the supervisor and risk management
, NURS 407 HESI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023 A+ ASSUARED SUCCESS
The correct answer is C: Immediately wash the hands with vigor
As the nurse observes the student nurse during the administration of a
narcotic analgesic IM injection, the nurse notes that the student begins to give the
medication
without first aspirating. What should the nurse do?
A) Ask the student: "What did you forget to do?”
B) Stop. Tell me why aspiration is needed.
C) Loudly state: “You forgot to aspirate.”
D) Walk up and whisper in the student’s ear “Stop. Aspirate. Then inject.”
The correct answer is D: Walk up and whisper in the student’s ear “Stop. Aspirate.
Then
inject.”
A client with Guillain Barre is in a non responsive state, yet vital signs are
stable and
breathing is independent. What should the nurse document to most
accurately describe
the client's condition?
A) Comatose, breathing unlabored
B) Glascow Coma Scale 8, respirations regular
C) Appears to be sleeping, vital signs stable
, NURS 407 HESI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023 A+ ASSUARED SUCCESS
D) Glascow Coma Scale 13, no ventilator required
The correct answer is B: Glascow Coma Scale 8, respirations regular
A client enters the emergency department unconscious via ambulance from the
client’s work place. What document should be given priority to guide the
direction of care
for this client?
A) The statement of client rights and the client self determination act
B) Orders written by the health care provider
C) A notarized original of advance directives brought in by the partner
D) The clinical pathway protocol of the agency and the emergency department
The correct answer is C: A notarized original of advance directives brought in
by the
partner
The charge nurse has a health care team that consists of 1 PN, 1
unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP) and 1 PN nursing student. Which assignment should be
questioned by
the nurse manager?
A) An admission at the change of shifts with atrial fibrillation and heart failure
- PN
, NURS 407 HESI EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023 A+ ASSUARED SUCCESS
B) Client who had a major stroke 6 days ago - PN nursing student
C) A child with burns who has packed cells and albumin IV running - charge nurse
D) An elderly client who had a myocardial infarction a week ago - UAP
The correct answer is A: An admission at the change of shifts with atrial fibrillation
and
heart failure - PN
A mother brings her 3 month-old into the clinic, complaining that the child
seems to
be spitting up all the time and has a lot of gas. The nurse expects to find which
of the
following on the initial history and physical assessment?
A) Increased temperature and lethargy
B) Restlessness and increased mucus production
C) Increased sleeping and listlessness
D) Diarrhea and poor skin turgor
The correct answer is B: Restlessness and increased mucus production
As the nurse takes a history of a 3 year-old with neuroblastoma,
what comments by
the parents require follow-up and are consistent with the diagnosis?
A) "The child has been listless and has lost weight."
