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HESI RN EXIT EXAM
HESI RN VERION 1, 2 & 3 EXAM
ALL QUSTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
LATEST UPDATE 2024-2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
ASSURED PASS
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1. After placing a stethoscope as seen in the picture, the nurse auscultates S1 and
S2 heart sounds. To determine if an S3 heart sound is present, what action
should the nurse take first
a. Side the stethoscope across the sternum.
b. Move the stethoscope to the mitral site
c. Listen with the bell at the same location
d. Observe the cardiac telemetry monitor
Listen with the bell at the same location
Rationale: The nurse uses the bell of the stethoscope to hear low-pitched sounds
such as S3 and S4. The nurse listens at the same site using the diaphragm the
diaphragm and bell before moving systematically to the next sites.
2. A 66-year-old woman is retiring and will no longer have a health insurance
through her place of employment. Which agency should the client be referred
to by the employee health nurse for health insurance needs?
a. Woman, Infant, and Children program
b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act provision.
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Medicare
Rationale: Title XVII of the social security Act of 1965 created Medicare Program
to provide medical insurance for person more than 65 years or older, disable or
with permeant kidney failure, WIC provides supplemental nutrition to meet the
needs of pregnant of breastfeeding woman, infants and children up to age of 6.
Medicaid provides financial assistance to pay for medical services for poor older
adults, blind, disable and families with dependent children. COBRA(D) health
benefit provisions is a limited insurance plan for those who has been laid off or
become unemployed.
3. A client who is taking an oral dose of a tetracycline complains of
gastrointestinal upset. What snack should the nurse instruct the client to take
with the tetracycline?
a. Fruit-flavored yogurt.
b. Cheese and crackers.
c. Cold cereal with skim milk.
d. Toasted wheat bread and jelly
Toasted wheat bread and jelly
Rationale: Dairy products decrease the effect of tetracycline, so the nurse instructs
the client to eat a snack such as toast, which contains no dairy products and may
decrease GI symptoms.
4. Following a lumbar puncture, a client voices several complaints. What complaint
indicated to the nurse that the client is experiencing a complication?
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a. "I am having pain in my lower back when I move my legs"
b. "My throat hurts when I swallow"
c. "I feel sick to my stomach and am going to throw up"
d. I have a headache that gets worse when I sit up"
"I have a headache that gets worse when I sit up"
Rationale: A post-lumbar puncture headache, ranging from mild to severe, may
occur as a result of leakage of cerebrospinal fluid at the puncture site. This
complication is usually managed by bedrest, analgesic, and hydration.
5. An elderly client seems confused and reports the onset of nausea, dysuria, and
urgency with incontinence. Which action should the nurse implement
a. Auscultate for renal bruits
b. Obtain a clean catch mid-stream specimen
c. Use a dipstick to measure for urinary ketone
d. Begin to strain the client's urine.
Obtain a clean catch mid-stream specimen
Rationale: This elderly is experiencing symptoms of urinary tract infection. The
nurse should obtain a clean catch mid-stream specimen to determine the causative
agent so an anti-infective agent can be prescribed.
HESI RN EXIT EXAM
HESI RN VERION 1, 2 & 3 EXAM
ALL QUSTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
LATEST UPDATE 2024-2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
ASSURED PASS
,[Type text]
1. After placing a stethoscope as seen in the picture, the nurse auscultates S1 and
S2 heart sounds. To determine if an S3 heart sound is present, what action
should the nurse take first
a. Side the stethoscope across the sternum.
b. Move the stethoscope to the mitral site
c. Listen with the bell at the same location
d. Observe the cardiac telemetry monitor
Listen with the bell at the same location
Rationale: The nurse uses the bell of the stethoscope to hear low-pitched sounds
such as S3 and S4. The nurse listens at the same site using the diaphragm the
diaphragm and bell before moving systematically to the next sites.
2. A 66-year-old woman is retiring and will no longer have a health insurance
through her place of employment. Which agency should the client be referred
to by the employee health nurse for health insurance needs?
a. Woman, Infant, and Children program
b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act provision.
,[Type text]
Medicare
Rationale: Title XVII of the social security Act of 1965 created Medicare Program
to provide medical insurance for person more than 65 years or older, disable or
with permeant kidney failure, WIC provides supplemental nutrition to meet the
needs of pregnant of breastfeeding woman, infants and children up to age of 6.
Medicaid provides financial assistance to pay for medical services for poor older
adults, blind, disable and families with dependent children. COBRA(D) health
benefit provisions is a limited insurance plan for those who has been laid off or
become unemployed.
3. A client who is taking an oral dose of a tetracycline complains of
gastrointestinal upset. What snack should the nurse instruct the client to take
with the tetracycline?
a. Fruit-flavored yogurt.
b. Cheese and crackers.
c. Cold cereal with skim milk.
d. Toasted wheat bread and jelly
Toasted wheat bread and jelly
Rationale: Dairy products decrease the effect of tetracycline, so the nurse instructs
the client to eat a snack such as toast, which contains no dairy products and may
decrease GI symptoms.
4. Following a lumbar puncture, a client voices several complaints. What complaint
indicated to the nurse that the client is experiencing a complication?
, [Type text]
a. "I am having pain in my lower back when I move my legs"
b. "My throat hurts when I swallow"
c. "I feel sick to my stomach and am going to throw up"
d. I have a headache that gets worse when I sit up"
"I have a headache that gets worse when I sit up"
Rationale: A post-lumbar puncture headache, ranging from mild to severe, may
occur as a result of leakage of cerebrospinal fluid at the puncture site. This
complication is usually managed by bedrest, analgesic, and hydration.
5. An elderly client seems confused and reports the onset of nausea, dysuria, and
urgency with incontinence. Which action should the nurse implement
a. Auscultate for renal bruits
b. Obtain a clean catch mid-stream specimen
c. Use a dipstick to measure for urinary ketone
d. Begin to strain the client's urine.
Obtain a clean catch mid-stream specimen
Rationale: This elderly is experiencing symptoms of urinary tract infection. The
nurse should obtain a clean catch mid-stream specimen to determine the causative
agent so an anti-infective agent can be prescribed.
