HESI Exit Exam - Evolve Questions

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HESI Exit Exam - Evolve Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A patient asks how vaccines work to prevent disease. What is the nurse’s best response?

• Vaccines kill all bacteria in your body

✔✔B. Vaccines stimulate your immune system to produce antibodies

• Vaccines replace your white blood cells
• Vaccines suppress your immune system

Which immune cells are primarily responsible for producing antibodies?

• T-helper cells

✔✔B. B lymphocytes

• Macrophages
• Natural killer cells

A patient is diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Which statement is correct?

• The immune system fails to respond to infections

✔✔B. The immune system attacks the body’s own cells 1 / 4

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• The patient has a temporary immune deficiency
• Only B cells are affected

Which immunoglobulin is the first antibody produced in response to infection?

• IgA

✔✔B. IgM

• IgG
• IgE

A patient receiving immunotherapy asks why their skin is red and itchy. What is the nurse’s best explanation?

• This is unrelated to treatment
• The immune system is failing

✔✔C. It is a normal immune response caused by activation of immune cells

• It indicates infection

Which type of immunity is acquired through breast milk?

• Active immunity 2 / 4

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✔✔B. Passive immunity

• Cell-mediated immunity
• Artificial immunity

A patient is prescribed a booster vaccine. What is the primary purpose?

• Treat existing infection
• Suppress the immune system

✔✔C. Reinforce and prolong immunity

• Destroy antibodies

Which immune cells directly destroy virus-infected cells?

• B lymphocytes
• Neutrophils

✔✔C. Cytotoxic T cells

• Mast cells

A patient is allergic to peanuts and experiences swelling and hives. What type of hypersensitivity is this? 3 / 4

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• Type II
• Type III

✔✔C. Type I (immediate hypersensitivity)

• Type IV

Which antibody class is primarily involved in allergic reactions?

• IgG

✔✔B. IgE

• IgA
• IgM

A patient has a history of frequent infections and low antibody levels. Which immune system component is likely affected?

• T-helper cells

✔✔B. B lymphocytes

• Neutrophils
• Dendritic cells
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