HESI RN EXIT EXAM (QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS) QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) /A+
GRADE ASSURED
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assist in the
development of trust?
• Food
• Warmth
• Security
• Comfort
• A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which
statement best reflects assertive communication?
A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you
mean."
B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am
reading it correctly?"
• "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time if you
would be more careful."
• "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time attempting to
read yourwriting."
• What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to reduce
risks in the home?
• Age and knowledge level of the parents
• Proximity to emergency services
• Number of children in the home
• Age of children in the home
• A 35 year-old patient with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but
stops as thenurse enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse
should
• Administer a placebo
• Encourage increased fluid intake
, • Administer the prescribed analgesia
• Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control
• While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires the
nurse's immediate attention?
• Respiratory rate of 42
• Lethargy for the past hour
• Apical pulse of 54
• Coughing up copious secretions
• A patient is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level.
On initialassessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following
assessment findings?
• Lethargy
• Heat intolerance
• Diarrhea
• Skin eruptions
• The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at school.
The father comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any family history
of epilepsy. What is the best response by the nurse?
• "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
• "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
• "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
• "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures."
• Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking
behavior. What nursing diagnosis best applies?
• Risk for injury
• Risk for knowledge deficit
• Altered thought process
• Disturbance in self-esteem
• Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10
month-old infant?
• Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
• Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
• Hypoactivity
, • A heart rate between 140 to 160
• The nurse is caring for a patient in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The
priorityassessment in the first hour of care is
• Heart rate
• Pedal pulses
• Lung sounds
• D) Pupil responses
• Which of these patients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least
appropriate to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?
• A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
• A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
• An elderly patient with numerous arthritic nodules on
the hands
• D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
• The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to
thrive(NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to
be
• Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
• Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
• Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen
• D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
• As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of
chemotherapyfor cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more interested in
during the discussion?
• Mouth sores
• Fatigue
• Diarrhea
• D) Hair loss
• While caring for a patient who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI) 2 days
ago, thenurse notes today's temperature is 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit (38.5 degrees
Celsius). The appropriate nursing intervention is to
• Call the health care provider immediately
• Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
• Send blood, urine and sputum for culture
• Increase the patient's fluid intake
• A patient is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck, anterior
chest andhands. The nurse's priority should be
A) Cover the areas with dry sterile
dressings
B) Assess for dyspnea or stridor
ANSWERS) QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT) /A+
GRADE ASSURED
In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assist in the
development of trust?
• Food
• Warmth
• Security
• Comfort
• A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which
statement best reflects assertive communication?
A) "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you
mean."
B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am
reading it correctly?"
• "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time if you
would be more careful."
• "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time attempting to
read yourwriting."
• What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to reduce
risks in the home?
• Age and knowledge level of the parents
• Proximity to emergency services
• Number of children in the home
• Age of children in the home
• A 35 year-old patient with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but
stops as thenurse enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse
should
• Administer a placebo
• Encourage increased fluid intake
, • Administer the prescribed analgesia
• Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control
• While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires the
nurse's immediate attention?
• Respiratory rate of 42
• Lethargy for the past hour
• Apical pulse of 54
• Coughing up copious secretions
• A patient is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level.
On initialassessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following
assessment findings?
• Lethargy
• Heat intolerance
• Diarrhea
• Skin eruptions
• The emergency room nurse admits a child who experienced a seizure at school.
The father comments that this is the first occurrence, and denies any family history
of epilepsy. What is the best response by the nurse?
• "Do not worry. Epilepsy can be treated with medications."
• "The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
• "Since this was the first convulsion, it may not happen again."
• "Long term treatment will prevent future seizures."
• Alcohol and drug abuse impairs judgment and increases risk taking
behavior. What nursing diagnosis best applies?
• Risk for injury
• Risk for knowledge deficit
• Altered thought process
• Disturbance in self-esteem
• Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10
month-old infant?
• Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
• Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
• Hypoactivity
, • A heart rate between 140 to 160
• The nurse is caring for a patient in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The
priorityassessment in the first hour of care is
• Heart rate
• Pedal pulses
• Lung sounds
• D) Pupil responses
• Which of these patients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least
appropriate to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?
• A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome
• A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
• An elderly patient with numerous arthritic nodules on
the hands
• D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
• The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to
thrive(NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to
be
• Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
• Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
• Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen
• D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
• As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of
chemotherapyfor cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more interested in
during the discussion?
• Mouth sores
• Fatigue
• Diarrhea
• D) Hair loss
• While caring for a patient who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI) 2 days
ago, thenurse notes today's temperature is 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit (38.5 degrees
Celsius). The appropriate nursing intervention is to
• Call the health care provider immediately
• Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
• Send blood, urine and sputum for culture
• Increase the patient's fluid intake
• A patient is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck, anterior
chest andhands. The nurse's priority should be
A) Cover the areas with dry sterile
dressings
B) Assess for dyspnea or stridor
