Herzing University HESI RN Exit Exam 2025 – Real Exam Questions and Verified Answers (Complete Solutions & Rationales)

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EXAM (2025) ACTUAL EXAM (TESTING
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REAL EXAM QUESTIONS) AND VERIFIED
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When preparing to administer a prescribed medication to a homeless
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client at a community psychiatric clinic. The client tells the nurse that
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the usual dosage taken is different from the dose the nurse is giving.
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Which action should the nurse take?
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A) Inform the client that he may refuse the medication and document
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whether or not the client takes it.
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B) Withhold the medication until the dosage can be confirmed.
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C) Explain to the client that the dosage has been changed.
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D) Tell the client to take the medication then verify the dosage at the
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next healthcare team meeting.
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Ans: B) Withhold the medication until the dosage can be
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confirmed.
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The charge nurse is making assignments for one practical nurse and
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three registered nurses who are caring for neurologically compromised
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clients. Which client with which change in status is best to assign to the
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PN?
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A) Subdural hematoma whose blood pressure changed from 150/80 to
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170/60.
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B) Viral meningitis whose temperature change from 101 S to 102F.
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C) Diabetic keto acidosis who is Glasgow coma scale score changed
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from 10 to 7.
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D) Myxedema, whose blood pressure change from 80/50 to 70/40.
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Ans: B) Viral meningitis whose temperature change from 101 S
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to 102F.
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The nurse is caring for a client with pneumonia who now develops initial
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signs of septic shock and multi organ failure. The healthcare provider
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prescribes a sepsis protocol. Which intervention is most important for
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the nurse to include in the plan of care?
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A) Maintain strict intake and output. v v v v




B) Keep head of bed raised 45°.
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C) Excess warmth of extremities.
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D) Monitor blood glucose level. v v v




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Ans: A) Maintain strict intake and output.
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And adolescent client is admitted to the hospital because of writing a
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suicide note to a teacher at school. On the second day of
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hospitalization, the nurse asked the client to meet with the treatment
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team. After the team meeting, the client leaves in tears and goes to
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their room. Which nursing intervention is best?
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A) Let the client rest quietly in their room for a while.
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B) Explore the clients goals and desire for treatment.
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C) Ask the treatment team about the clients behavior.
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D) Go to the clients room and ask what happened.
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Ans: D) Go to the clients room and ask what happened.
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The healthcare provider prescribes dalteparin 200 units per kilogram
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subcutaneous once a day for a client who weighs 154 pounds. The
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medication is available and 25,000 units per milliliter vial. How many
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milliliters should the nurse administer? (Enter numerical value only. If
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rounding is required, round to the nearest 10th.)
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NGN: The client is a 49-year-old male who reports flu like symptoms
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including fever and chest congestion for four days. He came to the
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emergency department last night when he was having more difficulty
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breathing he has a history of 1/2 pack a day cigarette smoking for 20
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years. He has no significant medical or surgical history.
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Which two orders should the nurse complete first?
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A) Sputum culture. v




B) Start oxygen 3 L per minute via nasal cannula.
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C) Place the client on a cardio respiratory monitor.
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E) Acetominophen 350 mg PO every six hours for temperature control. v v v v v v v v v




F) Run 0.9% sodium chloride IV infusion at 150 mL per hour.
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G) Start peripheral IV.
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H) NPO.

Ans: B) Start oxygen 3 L per minute via nasal cannula.
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C) Place the client on a cardio respiratory monitor.
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NGN: 0330: place the client on a cardio respiratory monitor, NPO,
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sputum culture, start a peripheral IV infusion, start oxygen 3 L per
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minute via nasal cannula, begin 0.9% sodium chloride IV infusion at 150
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