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HESI Fundamentals 2024 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
Which area of the hands requires special attention before you begin a surgical hand scrub? -
Answer✔✔-The back of the hands
When opening a sterile pack, which of the following actions would compromise the sterility of
the instruments and supplies inside the pack? - Answer✔✔-Holding the sterile pack below waist
or table level
The goal of surgical asepsis is to: - Answer✔✔-create and maintain a micro-organism-free
environment
When donning sterile gloves using the open-glove method, it is important to remember to: -
Answer✔✔-grasp only the inside of the glove with your ungloved hand
The preferred site for IM injection? - Answer✔✔-Ventrogluteal
Most recommended site for administration of Heparin? - Answer✔✔-abdomen
If you can only grab 1 inch of fatty tissue on the abdomen for a SQ injection, what needle size
should be used? - Answer✔✔-5/8 inch
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At what angle do you inject an IM medication? - Answer✔✔-90 degrees
What is the best way for the nurse to make sure that the right patient is receiving a prescribed
drug when the patient is alert and oriented? - Answer✔✔-Have the patient state his or her
name and birth date.
The nurse is giving morning medications to patient who refuses to take an oral dose of docusate
(Colace).What is the nurse's best response? - Answer✔✔-"Can you tell me why you do not want
to take the docusate?"
What administration technique does the nurse use to give a 2 yr old child ear drops? -
Answer✔✔-pull the earlobe down and back
The nurse is preparing to teach a patient about a newly prescribed drug therapy. What time is
best for improving teaching effectiveness? - Answer✔✔-after the patient wakes up from a nap
and no visitors are present.
A nurse receives an order to administer 8 units regular insulin and 20 units NPH insulin before
breakfast. Using a U-100 syringe, the nurse would prepare this dose in which of the following
ways? - Answer✔✔-drawing up 8units regular, then 20 units NPH in the same syringe
If Phenergan is available in 100 mg/2 mL ampules, which of the following represents the
amount is needed in mL to give a dose of 12.5 mg IM? - Answer✔✔-0.25
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HESI Fundamentals 2024 Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
Which area of the hands requires special attention before you begin a surgical hand scrub? -
Answer✔✔-The back of the hands
When opening a sterile pack, which of the following actions would compromise the sterility of
the instruments and supplies inside the pack? - Answer✔✔-Holding the sterile pack below waist
or table level
The goal of surgical asepsis is to: - Answer✔✔-create and maintain a micro-organism-free
environment
When donning sterile gloves using the open-glove method, it is important to remember to: -
Answer✔✔-grasp only the inside of the glove with your ungloved hand
The preferred site for IM injection? - Answer✔✔-Ventrogluteal
Most recommended site for administration of Heparin? - Answer✔✔-abdomen
If you can only grab 1 inch of fatty tissue on the abdomen for a SQ injection, what needle size
should be used? - Answer✔✔-5/8 inch
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At what angle do you inject an IM medication? - Answer✔✔-90 degrees
What is the best way for the nurse to make sure that the right patient is receiving a prescribed
drug when the patient is alert and oriented? - Answer✔✔-Have the patient state his or her
name and birth date.
The nurse is giving morning medications to patient who refuses to take an oral dose of docusate
(Colace).What is the nurse's best response? - Answer✔✔-"Can you tell me why you do not want
to take the docusate?"
What administration technique does the nurse use to give a 2 yr old child ear drops? -
Answer✔✔-pull the earlobe down and back
The nurse is preparing to teach a patient about a newly prescribed drug therapy. What time is
best for improving teaching effectiveness? - Answer✔✔-after the patient wakes up from a nap
and no visitors are present.
A nurse receives an order to administer 8 units regular insulin and 20 units NPH insulin before
breakfast. Using a U-100 syringe, the nurse would prepare this dose in which of the following
ways? - Answer✔✔-drawing up 8units regular, then 20 units NPH in the same syringe
If Phenergan is available in 100 mg/2 mL ampules, which of the following represents the
amount is needed in mL to give a dose of 12.5 mg IM? - Answer✔✔-0.25
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