RN Hesi Exit V1 COMPLETE 160 QUESTION AND ANSWERSWhich information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older client after intravenous pylegraphy? A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the preparation and the test is tiring. C) During waking hours d...
2020-2021 RN Hesi Exit V1
COMPLETE 160 QUESTION AND
ANSWERS
2020 HESI EXIT V1
1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older clientafter
intravenous pylegraphy?
A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day
B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the preparation and the test is tiring.
C) During waking hours drink at least 1 8-ounce glass of fluid every hourfor the
next 2
days
D) Measure the urine output for the next day and immediately notify thehealth care
provider if it should decrease.
The correct answer is D: Measure the urine output for the next day andimmediately
notify the health care provider if it should decrease.
2. A client has altered renal function and is being treated at home. Thenurse
recognizes
that the most accurate indicator of fluid balance during the weekly visitsis
A) difference in the intake and output
B) changes in the mucous membranes
C) skin turgor
D) weekly weight
The correct answer is D: weekly weight
3. A client has been diagnosed with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.Which
information is
most important for the nurse to reinforce with the client?
A) It is a condition in which one or more tumors called gastrinomas form inthe
pancreas
or in the upper part of the small intestine (duodenum)
B) It is critical to report promptly to your health care provider any findingsof peptic
ulcers
c)Treatment consists of medications to reduce acid and heal any pepticulcers and, if
possible, surgery to remove any tumors
D)With the average age at diagnosis at 50 years the peptic ulcers mayoccur at
unusual
areas of the stomach or intestine
The correct answer is B: It is critical to report promptly to your health careprovider any
findings of peptic ulcers .
4. A primigravida in the third trimester is hospitalized for preeclampsia.
The nurse
determines that the client’s blood pressure is increasing. Which actionshould the nurse
take first?
A) Check the protein level in urine
B) Have the client turn to the left side
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,C) Take the temperature
D) Monitor the urine output
The correct answer is B: Have the client turn to the left side
5. The nurse is caring for a client in atrial fibrillation. The atrial heart rateis 250 and the
ventricular rate is controlled at 75. Which of the following findings iscause for
the most
concern?
A) Diminished bowel sounds
B) Loss of appetite
C) A cold, pale lower leg
D) Tachypnea
The correct answer is C: A cold, pale lower leg
6. The client with infective endocarditis must be assessed frequently bythe home
health
nurse. Which finding suggests that antibiotic therapy is not effective, andmust be
reported by the nurse immediately to the healthcare provider?
A) Nausea and vomiting
B) Fever of 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.5 degrees Celsius)
C) Diffuse macular rash
D) Muscle tenderness
The correct answer is B: Fever of 103 degrees F (39.5 degrees C)
7. A client who had a vasectomy is in the post recovery unit at anoutpatient
clinic. Which
of these points is most important to be reinforced by the nurse?
A) Until the health care provider has determined that your ejaculatedoesn't
contain
sperm, continue to use another form of contraception.
B) This procedure doesn't impede the production of male hormones or theproduction
of
sperm in the testicles. The sperm can no longer enter your semen and nosperm are
in
your ejaculate.
C) After your vasectomy, strenuous activity needs to be avoided for atleast 48
hours. If
your work doesn't involve hard physical labor, you can return to your jobas soon as
you
feel up to it. The stitches
generally dissolve in seven to ten days.
D) The health care provider at this clinic recommends rest, ice, an athleticsupporter or
over-the-counter pain medication to relieve any discomfort.
The correct answer is A: Until the health care provider has determinedthat your
ejaculate
doesn't contain sperm, continue to use another form of contraception.
8. A client who is to have antineoplastic chemotherapy tells the nurses ofa fear of
being
sick all the time and wishes to try acupuncture. Which of these beliefsstated by the client
would be incorrect about acupuncture?
A) Some needles go as deep as 3 inches, depending on where they'replaced
in the body
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,and what the treatment is for. The needles usually are left in for 15 to 30minutes.
B) In traditional Chinese medicine, imbalances in the basic energetic flowof life —
known as qi or chi — are thought to cause illness.
* C) The flow of life is believed to flow through major pathways or nerveclusters in
your
body.
D) By inserting extremely fine needles into some of the over 400acupuncture points in
various combinations it is believed that energy flow will rebalance to allowthe body's
natural healing mechanisms
to take over.
The correct answer is C: The flow of life is believed to flow through majorpathways or
nerve clusters in your body.
9. The nurse is discussing with a group of students the disease Kawasaki.
What statement
made by a student about Kawasaki disease is incorrect?
A)It also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome because it affectsthe mucous
membranes (inside the mouth, throat and nose), skin and lymph nodes. B)In the
second phase of the disease, findings include peeling of the skinon the hands
and feet with joint and abdominal pain
C) Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys, children younger than age5 and
children
of Hispanic descent
D) Initially findings are a sudden high fever, usually above 104 degrees
Fahrenheit, which
lasts 1 to2 weeks
The correct answer is C: Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys,children younger
than age 5 and children of Hispanic descent
10. A client has viral pneumonia affecting 2/3 of the right lung. Whatwould be
the best
position to teach the client to lie in every other hour during first 12 hoursafter admission?
A) Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 10 degrees
B) Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 35 degrees
C) Side-lying on the right wil the head elevated 10 degrees
D) Side-lying on the right with the head elevated 35 degrees
The correct answer is A: Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 10degrees
11. A client has an indwelling catheter with continuous bladder irrigationafter
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 The correctanswer is C:
minimal drainage into the urinary collection bag
12. A nurse is performing CPR on an adult who went into cardiopulmonaryarrest.
Another nurse enters the room in response to the call. After checking theclient’s pulse
and respirations, what should
be the function of the second nurse?
A) Relieve the nurse performing CPR
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, B) Go get the code cart
C) Participate with the compressions or breathing
D) Validate the client's advanced directive
The correct answer is C: Participate with the compressions or breathing
13. The nurse assesses a 72 year-old client who was admitted for rightsided
congestive
heart failure. Which of the following would the nurse anticipate finding?
A) Decreased urinary outputB)
Jugular vein distention
C) Pleural effusion
D) Bibasilar crackles
The correct answer is B: Jugular vein distention
14. A client with heart failure has a prescription for digoxin. The nurse isaware that
sufficient potassium should be included in the diet because hypokalemiain
combination
with this medication
A) Can predispose to dysrhythmias
B) May lead to oliguria
C) May cause irritability and anxiety
D) Sometimes alters consciousness
The correct answer is A: Can predispose to dysrhythmias
15. A nurse assesses a young adult in the emergency room following amotor
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
The correct answer is B: Pupils fixed and dilated
16. A 14 year-old with a history of sickle cell disease is admitted to thehospital
with a
diagnosis of vaso-occlusive crisis. Which statements by the client wouldbe 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 atschool."
D) ”I went to the health care provider last week for a cold and I havegotten
worse."
The correct answer is D: "I went to the doctor last week for a cold and Ihave gotten
worse."
17. Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate withanemia 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
The correct answer is B: Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
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