HESI FUNDAMENTALS QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
Which purpose does a community health center serve in preventive and primary
care services?
Outpatient clinics that provide primary care to a specific population
Which are external barriers that can prevent a nursing professional from making morally
correct actions? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
Inadequate staffing
lack of organizational support
poor relationships with colleagues
Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency does integrating
current research with clinical experience and client preference comply with?
Evidence-based practice
Which action by the student nurse may inhibit clients from disclosing personal information?
Sharing clients' data with family members
Which is the goal of Healthy People 2020?
To eliminate health disparities related to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status
A client with diabetes mellitus experiences a sudden fall in blood glucose levels while
traveling by air. The client is not carrying any medications or a copy of a personal medical
record. Which type of health information technology would be beneficial for this client?
Personal health record (PHR)
, Which statement indicates that the nurse is in the advanced beginner stage of Benner?
Identifies the basic principles of nursing care through careful observation
Which is the rationale for performing sponge, needle, and instrument counts in the operating
room?
The nurse is responsible for performing sponge and instrument counts as a part of
routine surgical standards.
The nurse takes the blood pressure and pulse rate of the client and asks the client to rate
the level of pain on the pain scale. Which standard of practice would the nurse perform?
Assessment
The nurse working in a cardiac center is preparing to enter client data using health
information technology. The nurse needs to refer to these data during subsequent follow-up
client visits. Which type of record would the nurse use to enter the client's data?
Electronic medical record (EMR)
The nurse working in a Catholic hospital discourages clients from using contraceptives per
hospital policy. Which category of ethics is the nurse following?
Organizational ethics
Which organization has a publication that includes the objective, "Aiming to develop a
system to identify clients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
queer/questioning (LGBTQ)"?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
A pharmacy technician arrives on the nursing unit to deliver opioids and, following hospital
protocol, asks the nurse to receive the medications. The nurse is assisting a confused and
unsteady client back to the client's room. How would the nurse respond to the technician?
"I can't receive them right now. Please wait a few minutes or come back."
DETAILED VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
Which purpose does a community health center serve in preventive and primary
care services?
Outpatient clinics that provide primary care to a specific population
Which are external barriers that can prevent a nursing professional from making morally
correct actions? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct.
Inadequate staffing
lack of organizational support
poor relationships with colleagues
Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency does integrating
current research with clinical experience and client preference comply with?
Evidence-based practice
Which action by the student nurse may inhibit clients from disclosing personal information?
Sharing clients' data with family members
Which is the goal of Healthy People 2020?
To eliminate health disparities related to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status
A client with diabetes mellitus experiences a sudden fall in blood glucose levels while
traveling by air. The client is not carrying any medications or a copy of a personal medical
record. Which type of health information technology would be beneficial for this client?
Personal health record (PHR)
, Which statement indicates that the nurse is in the advanced beginner stage of Benner?
Identifies the basic principles of nursing care through careful observation
Which is the rationale for performing sponge, needle, and instrument counts in the operating
room?
The nurse is responsible for performing sponge and instrument counts as a part of
routine surgical standards.
The nurse takes the blood pressure and pulse rate of the client and asks the client to rate
the level of pain on the pain scale. Which standard of practice would the nurse perform?
Assessment
The nurse working in a cardiac center is preparing to enter client data using health
information technology. The nurse needs to refer to these data during subsequent follow-up
client visits. Which type of record would the nurse use to enter the client's data?
Electronic medical record (EMR)
The nurse working in a Catholic hospital discourages clients from using contraceptives per
hospital policy. Which category of ethics is the nurse following?
Organizational ethics
Which organization has a publication that includes the objective, "Aiming to develop a
system to identify clients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
queer/questioning (LGBTQ)"?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
A pharmacy technician arrives on the nursing unit to deliver opioids and, following hospital
protocol, asks the nurse to receive the medications. The nurse is assisting a confused and
unsteady client back to the client's room. How would the nurse respond to the technician?
"I can't receive them right now. Please wait a few minutes or come back."
