Exit HESI 366 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
An |older |client |presents |to |the |emergency |department |with |abdominal |pain |due |to |
constipation. |The |nurse |is |providing |a |list |of |high-fiber |foods |to |the |client |that |the |healthcare |
provider |has |recommended. |Which |action |should |the |nurse |implement |when |reviewing |the |
list |of |foods? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Turn |on |overhead |lights |while |giving |instructions
The |nurse |leading |a |care |team |on |a |medical |unit |is |assigning |client |care |to |a |practical |nurse |
(PN) |and |a |unlicensed |assistive |personnel |(UAP). |Which |activity |should |the |nurse |delegate |to |
the |UAP? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Anchor |an |inserted |urinary |catheter |and |place |with |tape
A |client |with |persistent |low |back |pain |has |received |a |prescription |for |electronic |stimulator |
(TENS) |unit. |After |the |nurse |applies |the |electrodes |and |turns |on |the |power, |the |client |reports |
feeling |a |tingling |sensation. |How |should |the |nurse |respond? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Determine |if |the |sensation |feels |uncomfortable
The |nurse |enters |a |male |client's |room |to |administer |oral |medications |and |finds |an |unlicensed |
assistive |personnel |(UAP) |providing |personal |care |to |the |client. |The |client |is |lying |in |a |supine |
position, |and |his |condition |has |obviously |deteriorated. |He |is |weak, |pale, |and |diaphoretic. |
What |is |the |priority |nurse |action? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advise |the |UAP |to |stop |providing |
care |so |the |nurse |can |assess |the |client's |condition
In |formulating |the |nursing |care |plan |for |a |client |diagnosed |with |Parkinson's |disease, |which |
nursing |problem |has |the |highest |priority? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Impaired |physical |mobility |
relative |to |muscle |rigidity
The |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |a |history |of |excessive |saliva |production |and |is |
scheduled |for |a |surgical |procedure. |Which |medication |should |the |nurse |anticipate |being |
prescribed |the |healthcare |provider? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Diphenhydramine
, A |client |with |diabetes |mellitus |tells |the |nurse |that |she |uses |cranberry |juice |to |help |prevent |
UTI. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advise |patient |that |cranberry |juice |does |not |prevent |infection
The |nurse |is |developing |a |plan |of |care |for |a |client |with |cardiomyopathy. |Which |intervention |
should |the |nurse |include |to |reduce |cardiac |workload? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Provide |a |
bedside |commode |for |toileting
The |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |been |admitted |with |recurring |headaches. |To |assess |
the |quality |of |the |client's |pain |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ask |the |client |to |describe |pain
A |client |receiving |mesalamine |800 |mg |by |mouth |three |times |a |day. |Which |assessment |should |
the |nurse |perform |to |assess |the |effectiveness |of |the |medication? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Bowel |sounds
The |nurse |is |assessing |an |adolescent |female |diagnosed |with |anorexia |nervosa |who |is |admitted
|to |the |unit |with |severe |malnutrition |and |electrolyte |imbalance. |Which |pathological |process |
results |from |the |adolescent's |consistent |maladaptive |behavior? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Amenorrhea
A |client |with |type |2 |diabetes |mellitus |and |hypertension |is |admitted |with |cellulitis |of |the |right |
leg |due |to |an |embedded |thorn |from |gardening. |The |client |is |receiving |an |intravenous |infusion |
for |antibiotic |administration |and |is |on |bed |rest |with |the |right |leg |elevated |on |a |pillow. |Which |
finding |should |the |nurse |identify |may |indicate |an |emerging |situation? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Headache
A |young |adult |who |is |hit |with |a |baseball |bat |on |the |temporal |area |of |the |left |skull |in |
consvious |when |admitted |to |the |ED |and |is |transferred |to |the |Neurological |Unit |to |be |
monitored |for |signs |of |a |closed |head |injury. |Which |assessment |finding |is |idicative |of |a |
develpping |epidural |hemoatoma? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Altered |consciousness |within |the |
first |24 |hours |after |injury
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
An |older |client |presents |to |the |emergency |department |with |abdominal |pain |due |to |
constipation. |The |nurse |is |providing |a |list |of |high-fiber |foods |to |the |client |that |the |healthcare |
provider |has |recommended. |Which |action |should |the |nurse |implement |when |reviewing |the |
list |of |foods? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Turn |on |overhead |lights |while |giving |instructions
The |nurse |leading |a |care |team |on |a |medical |unit |is |assigning |client |care |to |a |practical |nurse |
(PN) |and |a |unlicensed |assistive |personnel |(UAP). |Which |activity |should |the |nurse |delegate |to |
the |UAP? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Anchor |an |inserted |urinary |catheter |and |place |with |tape
A |client |with |persistent |low |back |pain |has |received |a |prescription |for |electronic |stimulator |
(TENS) |unit. |After |the |nurse |applies |the |electrodes |and |turns |on |the |power, |the |client |reports |
feeling |a |tingling |sensation. |How |should |the |nurse |respond? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Determine |if |the |sensation |feels |uncomfortable
The |nurse |enters |a |male |client's |room |to |administer |oral |medications |and |finds |an |unlicensed |
assistive |personnel |(UAP) |providing |personal |care |to |the |client. |The |client |is |lying |in |a |supine |
position, |and |his |condition |has |obviously |deteriorated. |He |is |weak, |pale, |and |diaphoretic. |
What |is |the |priority |nurse |action? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advise |the |UAP |to |stop |providing |
care |so |the |nurse |can |assess |the |client's |condition
In |formulating |the |nursing |care |plan |for |a |client |diagnosed |with |Parkinson's |disease, |which |
nursing |problem |has |the |highest |priority? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Impaired |physical |mobility |
relative |to |muscle |rigidity
The |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |a |history |of |excessive |saliva |production |and |is |
scheduled |for |a |surgical |procedure. |Which |medication |should |the |nurse |anticipate |being |
prescribed |the |healthcare |provider? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Diphenhydramine
, A |client |with |diabetes |mellitus |tells |the |nurse |that |she |uses |cranberry |juice |to |help |prevent |
UTI. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Advise |patient |that |cranberry |juice |does |not |prevent |infection
The |nurse |is |developing |a |plan |of |care |for |a |client |with |cardiomyopathy. |Which |intervention |
should |the |nurse |include |to |reduce |cardiac |workload? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Provide |a |
bedside |commode |for |toileting
The |nurse |is |caring |for |a |client |who |has |been |admitted |with |recurring |headaches. |To |assess |
the |quality |of |the |client's |pain |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ask |the |client |to |describe |pain
A |client |receiving |mesalamine |800 |mg |by |mouth |three |times |a |day. |Which |assessment |should |
the |nurse |perform |to |assess |the |effectiveness |of |the |medication? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Bowel |sounds
The |nurse |is |assessing |an |adolescent |female |diagnosed |with |anorexia |nervosa |who |is |admitted
|to |the |unit |with |severe |malnutrition |and |electrolyte |imbalance. |Which |pathological |process |
results |from |the |adolescent's |consistent |maladaptive |behavior? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Amenorrhea
A |client |with |type |2 |diabetes |mellitus |and |hypertension |is |admitted |with |cellulitis |of |the |right |
leg |due |to |an |embedded |thorn |from |gardening. |The |client |is |receiving |an |intravenous |infusion |
for |antibiotic |administration |and |is |on |bed |rest |with |the |right |leg |elevated |on |a |pillow. |Which |
finding |should |the |nurse |identify |may |indicate |an |emerging |situation? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Headache
A |young |adult |who |is |hit |with |a |baseball |bat |on |the |temporal |area |of |the |left |skull |in |
consvious |when |admitted |to |the |ED |and |is |transferred |to |the |Neurological |Unit |to |be |
monitored |for |signs |of |a |closed |head |injury. |Which |assessment |finding |is |idicative |of |a |
develpping |epidural |hemoatoma? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Altered |consciousness |within |the |
first |24 |hours |after |injury
