HESI EXIT 2 ICHS EXAM WITH
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
The nurse is providing teaching to a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus about important
points for disease and symptom management. Which statement by the client indicates
understanding?
A Using salt, herbs, and spices will improve the flavor of foods.
B Get an eye examination with an ophthalmologist annually.
C Arrange diet schedule around three regular meals a day.
D Inspect feet every month for ingrown nails, cuts, and calluses. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSB Get an eye examination with an ophthalmologist annually.
A client with pancreatitis complains of severe epigastric pain, so the nurse administers a
prescribed narcotic analgesic. Ten minutes later, the client insists on sitting up and
leaning forward. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
A Raise head of bed until to a 90 degree angle.
B Position bedside table so the client can lean across it.
C Place bed in a reverse trendelenburg position.
D Encourage rest until the analgesic becomes effective. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
Position bedside table so the client can lean across it.
,A male client with a brain tumor is scheduled for a biopsy in the morning. During the
admission procedure, the client has a tonic-clonic seizure that lasts 50 seconds.
Following the seizure, the client is lethargic and confused and his wife tells the nurse
that her husband has never had a seizure before and has always been alert and
communicative. Which action should the nurse take?
A Ask the wife to wait outside the room until the nurse can talk with her.
B Keep orienting the client to time and space until he is less confused.
C Notify the emergency response team of the client's seizure.
D Explain the postictal state that usually follows seizures. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
Explain the postictal state that usually follows seizures.
When assessing a multigravida on the first postpartum day, the nurse finds a moderate
amount of lochia rubra, with the uterus firm, and three fingerbreadths above the
umbilicus. What action should the nurse implement first?
A Increase intravenous infusion.
B Massage the uterus to decrease atony.
C Review the hemoglobin to determine hemorrhage.
D Check for a distended bladder. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD Check for a distended
bladder.
, The nurse is caring for a client on the first day postoperative for a descending aortic
aneurysm repair. Which assessment finding should the nurse prioritize reporting to the
healthcare provider?
Reference Range
Potassium (Reference Range: 3.5 to 5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mmol/L)]
A Serum potassium 4.8 mEg/L (4.8 mmol/L).
B Electrocardiogram ST segment elevation.
C Urine output 30 mL/hour.
D Blood pressure 130/80. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB Electrocardiogram ST segment
elevation.
The healthcare provider prescribes a low-fiber diet for a client with ulcerative colitis.
Which food selection indicate to the nurse that the
client understand the prescribed diet?
A Roast pork, fresh strawberries.
B Baked potato with skin, raw carrots.
C Roasted turkey, canned vegetables.
D Pancakes, whole-grain cereals. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC Roasted turkey, canned
vegetables.
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
The nurse is providing teaching to a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus about important
points for disease and symptom management. Which statement by the client indicates
understanding?
A Using salt, herbs, and spices will improve the flavor of foods.
B Get an eye examination with an ophthalmologist annually.
C Arrange diet schedule around three regular meals a day.
D Inspect feet every month for ingrown nails, cuts, and calluses. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSB Get an eye examination with an ophthalmologist annually.
A client with pancreatitis complains of severe epigastric pain, so the nurse administers a
prescribed narcotic analgesic. Ten minutes later, the client insists on sitting up and
leaning forward. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
A Raise head of bed until to a 90 degree angle.
B Position bedside table so the client can lean across it.
C Place bed in a reverse trendelenburg position.
D Encourage rest until the analgesic becomes effective. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB
Position bedside table so the client can lean across it.
,A male client with a brain tumor is scheduled for a biopsy in the morning. During the
admission procedure, the client has a tonic-clonic seizure that lasts 50 seconds.
Following the seizure, the client is lethargic and confused and his wife tells the nurse
that her husband has never had a seizure before and has always been alert and
communicative. Which action should the nurse take?
A Ask the wife to wait outside the room until the nurse can talk with her.
B Keep orienting the client to time and space until he is less confused.
C Notify the emergency response team of the client's seizure.
D Explain the postictal state that usually follows seizures. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
Explain the postictal state that usually follows seizures.
When assessing a multigravida on the first postpartum day, the nurse finds a moderate
amount of lochia rubra, with the uterus firm, and three fingerbreadths above the
umbilicus. What action should the nurse implement first?
A Increase intravenous infusion.
B Massage the uterus to decrease atony.
C Review the hemoglobin to determine hemorrhage.
D Check for a distended bladder. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD Check for a distended
bladder.
, The nurse is caring for a client on the first day postoperative for a descending aortic
aneurysm repair. Which assessment finding should the nurse prioritize reporting to the
healthcare provider?
Reference Range
Potassium (Reference Range: 3.5 to 5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mmol/L)]
A Serum potassium 4.8 mEg/L (4.8 mmol/L).
B Electrocardiogram ST segment elevation.
C Urine output 30 mL/hour.
D Blood pressure 130/80. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB Electrocardiogram ST segment
elevation.
The healthcare provider prescribes a low-fiber diet for a client with ulcerative colitis.
Which food selection indicate to the nurse that the
client understand the prescribed diet?
A Roast pork, fresh strawberries.
B Baked potato with skin, raw carrots.
C Roasted turkey, canned vegetables.
D Pancakes, whole-grain cereals. - CORRECT-ANSWERSC Roasted turkey, canned
vegetables.
