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HESI ADULT HEALTH EXAM 2 2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+ GRADE
A client who has partial-thickness burns on the chest, abdomen, and right side
arrives in the emergency department. Which action will the nurse take first?
A. Remove the client's clothing.
B. Evaluate whether the client has inhaled smoke.
C. Insert a venous access device in an unaffected arm.
D. Determine the extent of the burns, using the rule of nines. - correct-answer -B
A client is admitted to the hospital, and benazepril is prescribed for hypertension.
Which is an appropriate nursing action for clients taking this medication?
A.Assess for dizziness.
B.Assess for dark, tarry stools.
C.Administer the medication after meals.
D.Monitor the electroencephalogram (EEG). - correct-answer -A
A construction worker sustains a puncture wound from a rusty nail and the last
immunization for tetanus in unknown. The primary health care provider
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prescribes tetanus immune globulin. Which type of protection does this
immunization offer?
A. Lifelong passive immunity
B. Long-lasting active protection
C. Stimulation of antibody production
D. Immediate passive short-term immunity - correct-answer -D
A hospice client who has severe pain asks for another dose of oxycodone. Which
consideration is the nurse's primary concern when responding to the client's
request?
A. Prevent addiction.
B. Determine why the medication is needed.
C. Provide alternative comfort measures.
D. Reduce the client's pain. - correct-answer -D
A nurse receives an order to administer cefazolin 2 g/100 mL NS IV every 8 hours.
Pharmacy suggests infusing the cefazolin over 30 minutes. How many milliliters
per hour would the nurse set the IV infusion device? - correct-answer -200 mL/hr
The nurse has administered sublingual nitroglycerin. Which outcome would the
nurse use to determine the effectiveness of sublingual nitroglycerin?
A.Relief of anginal pain
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B.Improved cardiac output.
C.Decreased blood pressure
D.Ease in respiratory effort - correct-answer -A
After a subtotal gastrectomy, a client demonstrates signs of dumping syndrome.
About 90 minutes after the initial attack, the client reports feeling shaky. Which
would the nurse determine is the cause of the latter effect?
A. A second, more extensive rise in glucose
B. An overwhelmed insulin-adjusting mechanism
C. A distention of the duodenum from an excessive amount of chyme
D. An overproduction of insulin that occurs in response to the rise in blood
glucose. - correct-answer -D
Which type of immunity will clients acquire through immunizations with live or
killed vaccines?
A. Natural active immunity
B. Artificial active immunity
C. Natural passive immunity
D. Artificial passive immunity - correct-answer -B
Which situations accurately represent superego in a client, per Freud? (Select all
that apply)
HESI ADULT HEALTH EXAM 2 2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+ GRADE
A client who has partial-thickness burns on the chest, abdomen, and right side
arrives in the emergency department. Which action will the nurse take first?
A. Remove the client's clothing.
B. Evaluate whether the client has inhaled smoke.
C. Insert a venous access device in an unaffected arm.
D. Determine the extent of the burns, using the rule of nines. - correct-answer -B
A client is admitted to the hospital, and benazepril is prescribed for hypertension.
Which is an appropriate nursing action for clients taking this medication?
A.Assess for dizziness.
B.Assess for dark, tarry stools.
C.Administer the medication after meals.
D.Monitor the electroencephalogram (EEG). - correct-answer -A
A construction worker sustains a puncture wound from a rusty nail and the last
immunization for tetanus in unknown. The primary health care provider
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prescribes tetanus immune globulin. Which type of protection does this
immunization offer?
A. Lifelong passive immunity
B. Long-lasting active protection
C. Stimulation of antibody production
D. Immediate passive short-term immunity - correct-answer -D
A hospice client who has severe pain asks for another dose of oxycodone. Which
consideration is the nurse's primary concern when responding to the client's
request?
A. Prevent addiction.
B. Determine why the medication is needed.
C. Provide alternative comfort measures.
D. Reduce the client's pain. - correct-answer -D
A nurse receives an order to administer cefazolin 2 g/100 mL NS IV every 8 hours.
Pharmacy suggests infusing the cefazolin over 30 minutes. How many milliliters
per hour would the nurse set the IV infusion device? - correct-answer -200 mL/hr
The nurse has administered sublingual nitroglycerin. Which outcome would the
nurse use to determine the effectiveness of sublingual nitroglycerin?
A.Relief of anginal pain
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B.Improved cardiac output.
C.Decreased blood pressure
D.Ease in respiratory effort - correct-answer -A
After a subtotal gastrectomy, a client demonstrates signs of dumping syndrome.
About 90 minutes after the initial attack, the client reports feeling shaky. Which
would the nurse determine is the cause of the latter effect?
A. A second, more extensive rise in glucose
B. An overwhelmed insulin-adjusting mechanism
C. A distention of the duodenum from an excessive amount of chyme
D. An overproduction of insulin that occurs in response to the rise in blood
glucose. - correct-answer -D
Which type of immunity will clients acquire through immunizations with live or
killed vaccines?
A. Natural active immunity
B. Artificial active immunity
C. Natural passive immunity
D. Artificial passive immunity - correct-answer -B
Which situations accurately represent superego in a client, per Freud? (Select all
that apply)
