HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXIT EXAM 2023 / FUNDAMENTALS
RN HESI EXIT 2023 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 75 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse is teaching a client how to perform progressive muscle
relaxation techniques to relieve insomnia. A week later the client
reports that he is still unable to sleep, despite following the same
routine every night. Which action should the nurse take first? -
ANSWER--Ask the client to describe the routine he is currently
following.
Which instruction is most important for the nurse to include when
teaching a client with limited mobility strategies to prevent venous
thrombosis? - ANSWER--Dorsiflex and plantarflex the feet 10 times
each hour.
The nurse is assessing several clients prior to surgery. Which factor in a
client's history poses the greatest threat for complications to occur
during surgery? - ANSWER--Taking anticoagulants for the past year
In assisting an older adult client prepare to take a tub bath, which
nursing action is most important? - ANSWER--Check the bath water
temperature.
By rolling contaminated gloves inside-out, the nurse is affecting which
step in the chain of infection? - ANSWER--Mode of transmission
,HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXIT EXAM 2023 / FUNDAMENTALS
RN HESI EXIT 2023 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 75 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse-manager of a skilled nursing (chronic care) unit is instructing
UAPs on ways to prevent complications of immobility. Which
intervention should be included in this instruction? - ANSWER--Perform
range-of-motion exercises to prevent contractures.
In taking a client's history, the nurse asks about the stool
characteristics. Which description should the nurse report to the health
care provider as soon as possible? - ANSWER--Daily black, sticky stool
While reviewing the side effects of a newly prescribed medication, a 72-
year-old client notes that one of the side effects is a reduction in sexual
drive. Which is the best response by the nurse? - ANSWER--"How will
this affect your present sexual activity?"
The nurse is counting a client's respiratory rate. During a 30-second
interval, the nurse counts six respirations and the client coughs three
times. In repeating the count for a second 30-second interval, the nurse
counts eight respirations. Which respiratory rate should the nurse
document? - ANSWER--16
Which action should the nurse implement when providing wound care
instructions to a client who does not speak English? - ANSWER--Speak
directly to the client, with an interpreter translating.
, HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXIT EXAM 2023 / FUNDAMENTALS
RN HESI EXIT 2023 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 75 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
A client's blood pressure reading is 156/94 mm Hg. Which action should
the nurse take first? - ANSWER--Compare the current reading with the
client's previously documented blood pressure readings.
When turning an immobile bedridden client without assistance, which
action by the nurse best ensures client safety? - ANSWER--Put bed rails
up on the side of bed opposite from the nurse.
Which serum laboratory value should the nurse monitor carefully for a
client who has a nasogastric (NG) tube to suction for the past week? -
ANSWER--Sodium
The nurse observes a UAP taking a client's blood pressure in the lower
extremity. Which observation of this procedure requires the nurse's
intervention? - ANSWER--The UAP auscultates the popliteal pulse with
the cuff on the lower leg.
After the nurse tells an older client that an IV line needs to be inserted,
the client becomes very apprehensive, loudly verbalizing a dislike for all
health care providers and nurses. How should the nurse respond? -
ANSWER--Calmly reassure the client that the discomfort will be
temporary.
The nurse who is preparing to give an adolescent client a prescribed
antipsychotic medication notes that parental consent has not been
RN HESI EXIT 2023 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 75 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse is teaching a client how to perform progressive muscle
relaxation techniques to relieve insomnia. A week later the client
reports that he is still unable to sleep, despite following the same
routine every night. Which action should the nurse take first? -
ANSWER--Ask the client to describe the routine he is currently
following.
Which instruction is most important for the nurse to include when
teaching a client with limited mobility strategies to prevent venous
thrombosis? - ANSWER--Dorsiflex and plantarflex the feet 10 times
each hour.
The nurse is assessing several clients prior to surgery. Which factor in a
client's history poses the greatest threat for complications to occur
during surgery? - ANSWER--Taking anticoagulants for the past year
In assisting an older adult client prepare to take a tub bath, which
nursing action is most important? - ANSWER--Check the bath water
temperature.
By rolling contaminated gloves inside-out, the nurse is affecting which
step in the chain of infection? - ANSWER--Mode of transmission
,HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXIT EXAM 2023 / FUNDAMENTALS
RN HESI EXIT 2023 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 75 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse-manager of a skilled nursing (chronic care) unit is instructing
UAPs on ways to prevent complications of immobility. Which
intervention should be included in this instruction? - ANSWER--Perform
range-of-motion exercises to prevent contractures.
In taking a client's history, the nurse asks about the stool
characteristics. Which description should the nurse report to the health
care provider as soon as possible? - ANSWER--Daily black, sticky stool
While reviewing the side effects of a newly prescribed medication, a 72-
year-old client notes that one of the side effects is a reduction in sexual
drive. Which is the best response by the nurse? - ANSWER--"How will
this affect your present sexual activity?"
The nurse is counting a client's respiratory rate. During a 30-second
interval, the nurse counts six respirations and the client coughs three
times. In repeating the count for a second 30-second interval, the nurse
counts eight respirations. Which respiratory rate should the nurse
document? - ANSWER--16
Which action should the nurse implement when providing wound care
instructions to a client who does not speak English? - ANSWER--Speak
directly to the client, with an interpreter translating.
, HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXIT EXAM 2023 / FUNDAMENTALS
RN HESI EXIT 2023 ACTUAL EXAM ALL 75 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
A client's blood pressure reading is 156/94 mm Hg. Which action should
the nurse take first? - ANSWER--Compare the current reading with the
client's previously documented blood pressure readings.
When turning an immobile bedridden client without assistance, which
action by the nurse best ensures client safety? - ANSWER--Put bed rails
up on the side of bed opposite from the nurse.
Which serum laboratory value should the nurse monitor carefully for a
client who has a nasogastric (NG) tube to suction for the past week? -
ANSWER--Sodium
The nurse observes a UAP taking a client's blood pressure in the lower
extremity. Which observation of this procedure requires the nurse's
intervention? - ANSWER--The UAP auscultates the popliteal pulse with
the cuff on the lower leg.
After the nurse tells an older client that an IV line needs to be inserted,
the client becomes very apprehensive, loudly verbalizing a dislike for all
health care providers and nurses. How should the nurse respond? -
ANSWER--Calmly reassure the client that the discomfort will be
temporary.
The nurse who is preparing to give an adolescent client a prescribed
antipsychotic medication notes that parental consent has not been
