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HESI RN Exit Exam ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+




A toddler presenting with a history of intermittent skin rashes, hives, abdominal
pain, and vomiting that occurs after ingesting of milk products arrives to the clinic
accompanied by the parents. Which type of testing should the nurse provide
education to the toddler's family about?
A. Serum immunoglobulin E (IgE)
B. Intradermal test
C. Atopy patch test
D. Placebo-controlled food challenge - CORRECT ANSWER A. Serum
immunoglobulin E (IgE)


A client who is scheduled for a bronchoscopy in the morning is anxious and asking
the nurse numerous questions about the procedure. In preparing the client for the
procedure, which intervention has the highest priority?
A. Allow client to gargle with warm salt water
B. Administer a sedative to alleviate anxiety
C. Instruct client to write down the questions
D. Deny client's request for a midnight snack - CORRECT ANSWER C. Instruct
client to write down the questions

,The nurse assesses a client one hour after starting a transfusion of packed red
blood cells and determines that there are no indications of a transfusion reaction.
What instruction should the nurse provide the unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) who is working with the nurse?
A. Notify the nurse when the transfusion has finished, so further client
assessment can be done
B. Continue to measure the client's vital signs every thirty minutes until the
transfusion is complete
C. Monitor the client carefully for the next three hours and report the onset of a
reaction immediately
D. Since a reaction did not occur, the priority is to maintain client comfort during
the transfusion - CORRECT ANSWER B. Continue to measure the client's vital
signs every thirty minutes until the transfusion is complete


The healthcare provider prescribes a sepsis protocol for a client with multi-organ
failure caused by a ruptured appendix. Which intervention is most important for
the nurse to include in the plan of care?
A. Assess warmth of extremities
B. Keep head of bed raised 45 degrees
C. Monitor blood glucose level
D. Maintain strict intake and output - CORRECT ANSWER D. Maintain strict intake
and output


A client presses the call bell and requests pain medication for a severe headache.
To assess the quality of the client's pain, which approach should the nurse use?
A. Ask the client to describe the pain
B. Observe body language and movement
C. Identify effective pain relief measures

,D. Provide a numeric pain scale - CORRECT ANSWER A. Ask the client to describe
the pain


A client presents to the labor and delivery unit with a report of leaking fluid that is
greenish-brown vaginal discharge. Which action should the nurse take first?
A. Start an intravenous infusion
B. Administer oxygen via facemask
C. Perform a vaginal exam
D. Begin continuous fetal monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER D. Begin continuous
fetal monitoring


A client asks the nurse for information about how to reduce risk factors for benign
prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which information should the nurse provide?
A. Consume a high protein diet
B. Increase physical activity
C. Take vitamin supplements
D. Obtain a prostate-specific antigen blood level test - CORRECT ANSWER B.
Increase physical activity


The healthcare provider prescribes a fluid challenge of 0.9% sodium chloride
1,000 mL to be infused intravenously over 4 hours. The IV administration set
delivers 10gtt/mL. How many gtt/minute should the nurse regulate the infusion?
(Round to the nearest whole number) - CORRECT ANSWER 42 gtt/min


Following a cardiac catheterization and placement of a stent in the right coronary
artery, the nurse administers prasugrel, a platelet inhibitor, to the client. To
monitor for adverse effects from the medication, which assessment is most
important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care?

, A. observe color of urine
B. Measure body temperature
C. Assess skin turgor
D. Check for pedal edema - CORRECT ANSWER A. Observe color of urine


A client fell in the bathroom when left unattended by the unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP). Which information should the nurse include in the client's health
record?
A. The UAP left the client to assist another client
B. The last time client was assisted to the bathroom
C. The unit was understaffed when the client fell
D. The client fell sustaining a fracture to the left hip - CORRECT ANSWER D. The
client fell sustaining a fracture to the left hip


The nurse is reviewing the diagnostic tests prescribed for a client with a positive
skin test. Which subjective findings reported by the client supports the diagnosis
of tuberculosis?
A. Barking cough and vomiting
B. Mucopurulent cough and night sweats
C. Dry cough and chest tightness
D. Chronic cough and fatty stools - CORRECT ANSWER B. Mucopurulent cough
and night sweats


In assessing a client with type 1 diabetes mellitus, the nurse notes that the client's
respirations have changed from 16 breaths/min with a normal depth to 32
breaths/min and deep, and the client become lethargic. Which assessment data
should the nurse obtain next?

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