HESI RN EXIT EXAM | QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS (2023/ 2024 Newly Updated)

HESI RN EXIT EXAM | QUESTIONS AND

100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

(2023/ 2024 Newly Updated)

Q: A client has an indwelling catheter with continuous bladder irrigation after undergoing a

transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) 12 hours ago. Which finding at this time should be

reported to the health care provider?

A) Light, pink urine

B) Occasional suprapubic cramping

C) Minimal drainage into the urinary collection bag

D) Complaints of the feeling of pulling on the urinary catheter

Answer:

C: minimal drainage into the urinary collection bag

Q: A nurse is performing CPR on an adult who went into cardiopulmonary arrest. Another

nurse enters the room in response to the call. After checking the client's pulse and respirations,

what should be the function of the second nurse?

A) Relieve the nurse performing CPR

B) Go get the code cart

C) Participate with the compressions or breathing

D) Validate the client's advanced directive

Answer:

C: Participate with the compressions or breathing

Q: The nurse assesses a 72 year-old client who was admitted for right sided congestive heart

failure. Which of the following would the nurse anticipate finding?

A) Decreased urinary output

B) Jugular vein distention

C) Pleural effusion

D) Bibasilar crackles

Answer:

B: Jugular vein distention

Q: A client with heart failure has a prescription for digoxin. The nurse is aware that sufficient

potassium should be included in the diet because hypokalemia in combination with this

medication

A) Can predispose to dysrhythmias

B) May lead to oliguria

C) May cause irritability and anxiety

D) Sometimes alters consciousness

Answer:

A: Can predispose to dysrhythmias

Q: A nurse assesses a young adult in the emergency room following a motor vehicle accident.

Which of the following neurological signs is of most concern?

A) Flaccid paralysis

B) Pupils fixed and dilated

C) Diminished spinal reflexes

D) Reduced sensory responses

Answer:

B: Pupils fixed and dilated

Q: A 14 year-old with a history of sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis

of vaso-occlusive crisis. Which statements by the client would be most indicative of the etiology

of this crisis?

A)"I knew this would happen. I've been eating too much red meat lately."

B)"I really enjoyed my fishing trip yesterday. I caught 2 fish."

C)"I have really been working hard practicing with the debate team at school."

D)"I went to the health care provider last week for a cold and I have gotten worse."

Answer:

D: "I went to the doctor last week for a cold and I have gotten worse."

Q: Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10 month-old

infant?

A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI

B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips

C) Hypoactivity

D) A heart rate between 140 to 160

Answer:

B: Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips

Q: The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The priority

assessment in the first hour of care is

A) Heart rate

B) Pedal pulses

C) Lung sounds

D) Pupil responses

Answer:

D: Pupil responses

Q: Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriate

to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?

A) A young adult with a history of Down's syndrome

B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level

C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands

D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness

Answer:

D: A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness

Q: The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to thrive (NOFTT).

Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to be

A) Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing

B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support

C)Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen

D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings

Answer:

D: Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings

Q: As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of chemotherapy

for cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more interested in during the discussion?

A) Mouth sores

B) Fatigue

C) Diarrhea

D) Hair loss

Answer:

D: Hair loss

Q: While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI) 2 days ago, the

nurse notes today's temperature is 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit (38.5 degrees Celsius). The

appropriate

nursing intervention is to

A) Call the health care provider immediately

B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time

C) Send blood, urine and sputum for culture

D) Increase the client's fluid intake

Answer:

B: Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time

Q: A client is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck, anterior chest and

hands. The nurse's priority should be

A) Cover the areas with dry sterile dressings

B) Assess for dyspnea or stridor

C) Initiate intravenous therapy

D) Administer pain medication

Answer:

B: Assess for dyspnea or stridor