HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK ACTUAL

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HESI EXIT EXAM TEST BANK ACTUAL

EXAM MOST TESTED QUESTIONS

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• Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in

a 10-month-old infant?

• Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
• Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
• Hypoactivity
• A heart rate between 140 to 160

Correct Answer: B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips

• 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

• Heart rate
• Pedal pulses
• Lung sounds
• Pupil responses

Correct Answer: D) Pupil responses

• 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 young adult with a history of Down's syndrome

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• A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
• An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands
• A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness

Correct Answer: D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness

• 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

• Irritable and "colicky" with no attempts to pull to standing
• Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support
• Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen
• Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings

Correct Answer: D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings

• 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?

• Mouth sores
• Fatigue
• Diarrhea
• Hair loss

Correct Answer: D) Hair loss

• 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 degreesCelsius). The appropriate nursing intervention is to

• Call the health care provider immediately
• Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
• Send blood, urine and sputum for culture

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• Increase the client's fluid intake

Correct Answer: B) Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal

at this time

• A client is admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck,

anterior chest and hands. The nurse's priority should be

• Cover the areas with dry sterile dressings
• Assess for dyspnea or stridor
• Initiate intravenous therapy
• Administer pain medication

Correct Answer: B) Assess for dyspnea or stridor

• Which of these clients who call the community health clinic would the nurse

ask to come in that day to be seen by the health care provider?

• I started my period and now my urine has turned bright red.
• I am an diabetic and today I have been going to the bathroom every hour.
• I was started on medicine yesterday for a urine infection. Now my lower

belly hurts when I go to the bathroom.

• I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red and it didn't hurt when

I went.

Correct Answer: D) I went to the bathroom and my urine looked very red

and it didn't hurt when I went.

• Which of these parents' comment for a newborn would most likely reveal an

initial finding of a suspected pyloric stenosis?

• I noticed a little lump a little above the belly button.
• The baby seems hungry all the time.
• Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting across the room.

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• Irritation and spitting up immediately after feedings.

Correct Answer: C) Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting

across the room.

• The nurse is assessing a child for clinical manifestations of iron deficiency

anemia. Which factor would the nurse recognize as cause for the findings?

• Decreased cardiac output
• Tissue hypoxia
• Cerebral edema
• Reduced oxygen saturation

Correct Answer: B) Tissue hypoxia

• The nurse would expect the cystic fibrosis client to receive supplemental

pancreatic enzymes along with a diet

• High in carbohydrates and proteins
• Low in carbohydrates and proteins
• High in carbohydrates, low in proteins
• Low in carbohydrates, high in proteins

Correct Answer: A) High in carbohydrates and proteins

• In evaluating the growth of a 12 month-old child, which of these findings

would the nurse expect to be present in the infant?

• Increased 10% in height
• 2 deciduous teeth
• Tripled the birth weight
• Head > chest circumference

Correct Answer: C) Tripled the birth weight