HESI RN EXIT 2025 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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The nurse is teaching the client to select foods rich in potassium to help prevent digitalis toxicity. Which choice indicates the
client understands dietary needs?
A) Three apricots
B) Medium banana
C) Naval orange
D) Baked potato
D) Baked potato
,
An 86 year-old nursing home resident who has decreased mental status is hospitalized with pneumonic infiltrates in the right
lower lobe. When the nurse assists the client with a clear liquid diet, the client begins to cough. What should the nurse do next?
A) Add a thickening agent to the fluids
B) Check the client's gag reflex
C) Feed the client only solid foods
D) Increase the rate of intravenous fluids
B) Check the client's gag reflex
,
The nurse is planning care for a client with a CVA. Which of the following measures planned by the nurse would be most
effective in preventing skin breakdown?
A) Place client in the wheelchair for four hours each day
B) Pad the bony prominence
C) Reposition every two hours
D) Massage reddened bony prominence
C) Reposition every two hours
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A nurse is assessing several clients in a long term health care facility. Which client is at highest risk for development of
decubitus ulcers?
A) A 79 year-old malnourished client on bed rest
B) An obese client who uses a wheelchair
C) A client who had 3 incontinent diarrhea stools
D) An 80 year-old ambulatory diabetic client
C) A client who had 3 incontinent diarrhea stools
,
Constipation is one of the most frequent complaints of elders. When assessing this problem, which action should be the nurse's
priority?
A) Obtain a complete blood count
B) Obtain a health and dietary history
C) Refer to a provider for a physical examination
D) Measure height and weight
B) Obtain a health and dietary history
,
After a client has an enteral feeding tube inserted, the most accurate method for verification of placement is
A) Abdominal x-ray
B) Auscultation
C) Flushing tube with saline
D) Aspiration for gastric contents
A) Abdominal x-ray
A client was just taken off the ventilator after surgery and has a nasogastric tube draining bile colored liquids. Which nursing
measure will provide the most comfort to the client?A) Allow the client to melt ice chips in the mouth
B) Provide mints to freshen the breath
,C) Perform frequent oral care with a tooth sponge
D) Swab the mouth with glycerin swabs
C) Perform frequent oral care with a tooth sponge
,
The nurse is instructing a 65 year-old female client diagnosed with osteoporosis. The most important instruction regarding
exercise would be to
A) Exercise doing weight bearing activities
B) Exercise to reduce weight
C) Avoid exercise activities that increase the risk of fracture D) Exercise to strengthen muscles and thereby protect bones
A) Exercise doing weight bearing activities
,
The nurse has been teaching a client with congestive heart failure about proper nutrition. The selection of which lunch indicates
the client has learned about sodium restriction?
A) Cheese sandwich with a glass of 2% milk
B) Sliced turkey sandwich and canned pineapple
C) Cheeseburger and baked potato
D) Mushroom pizza and ice cream
B) Sliced turkey sandwich and canned pineapple
,
Which bed position is preferred for use with a client in an extended care facility on falls risk prevention protocol?
A) All 4 side rails up, wheels locked, bed closest to door
B) Lower side rails up, bed facing doorway
C) Knees bent, head slightly elevated, bed in lowest position
D) Bed in lowest position, wheels locked, place bed against wall
D) Bed in lowest position, wheels locked, place bed against wall
, ,
The nurse is talking to parents about nutrition in school aged children. Which of the following is the most common nutritional
disorder in this age group?
A) Bulimia
B) Anorexia
C) Obesity
D) Malnutrition
C) Obesity
At the geriatric day care program a client is crying and repeating "I want to go home. Call my daddy to come for me." The nurse
should
A) Invite the client to join the exercise group
B) Tell the client you will call someone to come for her
C) Give the client simple information about what she will be doing
D) Firmly direct the client to her assigned group activity
C) Give the client simple information about what she will be doing
A victim of domestic violence states to the nurse, "If only I could change and be how my companion wants me to be, I know
things would be different." Which would be the best response by the nurse?
A) "The violence is temporarily caused by unusual circumstances, don't stop hoping for a change.
"B) "Perhaps, if you understood the need to abuse, you could stop the violence.
"C) "No one deserves to be beaten. Are you doing anything to provoke your spouse into beating you?"
D) "Batterers lose self-control because of their own internal reasons, not because of what their
partner did or did not do."
D) "Batterers lose self-control because of their own internal reasons, not because of what their
partner did or did not do."
A 38 year-old female client is admitted to the hospital with an acute exacerbation of asthma. This is her third admission for
asthma in 7 months. She describes how she doesn't really like having to use her medications all the time. Which explanation by
the nurse best describes the long-term consequence of uncontrolled airway inflammation?
A) Degeneration of the alveoli
B) Chronic broncho constriction of the large airways
Questions AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
WELL-ELABORATED answers| already
graded A+
The nurse is teaching the client to select foods rich in potassium to help prevent digitalis toxicity. Which choice indicates the
client understands dietary needs?
A) Three apricots
B) Medium banana
C) Naval orange
D) Baked potato
D) Baked potato
,
An 86 year-old nursing home resident who has decreased mental status is hospitalized with pneumonic infiltrates in the right
lower lobe. When the nurse assists the client with a clear liquid diet, the client begins to cough. What should the nurse do next?
A) Add a thickening agent to the fluids
B) Check the client's gag reflex
C) Feed the client only solid foods
D) Increase the rate of intravenous fluids
B) Check the client's gag reflex
,
The nurse is planning care for a client with a CVA. Which of the following measures planned by the nurse would be most
effective in preventing skin breakdown?
A) Place client in the wheelchair for four hours each day
B) Pad the bony prominence
C) Reposition every two hours
D) Massage reddened bony prominence
C) Reposition every two hours
,,
A nurse is assessing several clients in a long term health care facility. Which client is at highest risk for development of
decubitus ulcers?
A) A 79 year-old malnourished client on bed rest
B) An obese client who uses a wheelchair
C) A client who had 3 incontinent diarrhea stools
D) An 80 year-old ambulatory diabetic client
C) A client who had 3 incontinent diarrhea stools
,
Constipation is one of the most frequent complaints of elders. When assessing this problem, which action should be the nurse's
priority?
A) Obtain a complete blood count
B) Obtain a health and dietary history
C) Refer to a provider for a physical examination
D) Measure height and weight
B) Obtain a health and dietary history
,
After a client has an enteral feeding tube inserted, the most accurate method for verification of placement is
A) Abdominal x-ray
B) Auscultation
C) Flushing tube with saline
D) Aspiration for gastric contents
A) Abdominal x-ray
A client was just taken off the ventilator after surgery and has a nasogastric tube draining bile colored liquids. Which nursing
measure will provide the most comfort to the client?A) Allow the client to melt ice chips in the mouth
B) Provide mints to freshen the breath
,C) Perform frequent oral care with a tooth sponge
D) Swab the mouth with glycerin swabs
C) Perform frequent oral care with a tooth sponge
,
The nurse is instructing a 65 year-old female client diagnosed with osteoporosis. The most important instruction regarding
exercise would be to
A) Exercise doing weight bearing activities
B) Exercise to reduce weight
C) Avoid exercise activities that increase the risk of fracture D) Exercise to strengthen muscles and thereby protect bones
A) Exercise doing weight bearing activities
,
The nurse has been teaching a client with congestive heart failure about proper nutrition. The selection of which lunch indicates
the client has learned about sodium restriction?
A) Cheese sandwich with a glass of 2% milk
B) Sliced turkey sandwich and canned pineapple
C) Cheeseburger and baked potato
D) Mushroom pizza and ice cream
B) Sliced turkey sandwich and canned pineapple
,
Which bed position is preferred for use with a client in an extended care facility on falls risk prevention protocol?
A) All 4 side rails up, wheels locked, bed closest to door
B) Lower side rails up, bed facing doorway
C) Knees bent, head slightly elevated, bed in lowest position
D) Bed in lowest position, wheels locked, place bed against wall
D) Bed in lowest position, wheels locked, place bed against wall
, ,
The nurse is talking to parents about nutrition in school aged children. Which of the following is the most common nutritional
disorder in this age group?
A) Bulimia
B) Anorexia
C) Obesity
D) Malnutrition
C) Obesity
At the geriatric day care program a client is crying and repeating "I want to go home. Call my daddy to come for me." The nurse
should
A) Invite the client to join the exercise group
B) Tell the client you will call someone to come for her
C) Give the client simple information about what she will be doing
D) Firmly direct the client to her assigned group activity
C) Give the client simple information about what she will be doing
A victim of domestic violence states to the nurse, "If only I could change and be how my companion wants me to be, I know
things would be different." Which would be the best response by the nurse?
A) "The violence is temporarily caused by unusual circumstances, don't stop hoping for a change.
"B) "Perhaps, if you understood the need to abuse, you could stop the violence.
"C) "No one deserves to be beaten. Are you doing anything to provoke your spouse into beating you?"
D) "Batterers lose self-control because of their own internal reasons, not because of what their
partner did or did not do."
D) "Batterers lose self-control because of their own internal reasons, not because of what their
partner did or did not do."
A 38 year-old female client is admitted to the hospital with an acute exacerbation of asthma. This is her third admission for
asthma in 7 months. She describes how she doesn't really like having to use her medications all the time. Which explanation by
the nurse best describes the long-term consequence of uncontrolled airway inflammation?
A) Degeneration of the alveoli
B) Chronic broncho constriction of the large airways
