HESI EXIT RN VERSION 3 2024-2025 LATEST EXAM

HESI EXIT RN VERSION 3 2024-2025 LATEST EXAM

WITH ALL 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED

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LATEST COMPLETE EX AM 2024 (BRAND NEW!!)

• The nurse is caring for a pre-adolescent client in skeletal Dunlop traction. Which

nursing intervention is appropriate for this child?

• Make certain the child is maintained in correct body alignment.
• Be sure the traction weights touch the end of the bed.
• Adjust the head and foot of the bed for the child's comfort

D) Release the traction for 15-20 minutes every 6 hours PRN. - ANSWER-A:

Make certain the child is maintained in correct body alignment.

• The nurse is assessing a healthy child at the 2 year check up. Which of the

following should the nurse report immediately to the health care provider?

• Height and weight percentiles vary widely
• Growth pattern appears to have slowed
• Recumbent and standing height are different

D) Short term weight changes are uneven - ANSWER-A: Height and weight

percentiles vary widely

• The parents of a 2 year-old child report that he has been holding his breath

whenever he has temper tantrums. What is the best action by the nurse?

• Teach the parents how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Recommend that the parents give in when he holds his breath to prevent anoxia 1 / 4

• Advise the parents to ignore breath holding because breathing will begin as a

reflex

• Instruct the parents on how to reason with the child about possible harmful

effects - ANSWER-C: Advise the parents to ignore breath holding because

breathing will begin as a reflex

• The nurse is assessing a client in the emergency room. Which statement suggests

that the problem is acute angina?

• "My pain is deep in my chest behind my sternum."
• "When I sit up the pain gets worse."
• "As I take a deep breath the pain gets worse."
• "The pain is right here in my stomach area." - ANSWER-A: "My pain is deep

in my chest behind my sternum."

• The nurse is assessing the mental status of a client admitted with possible

organic brain disorder. Which of these questions will best assess the function of the client's recent memory?

• "Name the year." "What season is this?" (pause for answer after each question)
• "Subtract 7 from 100 and then subtract 7 from that." (pause for answer) "Now

continue to subtract 7 from the new number."

• "I am going to say the names of three things and I want you to repeat them after

me: blue, ball, pen."

• "What is this on my wrist?" (point to your watch) Then ask, "What is the

purpose of it?" - ANSWER-C: "I am going to say the names of three things and I

want you to repeat them after me: blue, ball, pen."

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• In planning care for a 6 month-old infant, what must the nurse provide to assist

in the development of trust?

• Food
• Warmth
• Security

D) Comfort - ANSWER-C: Security

• A nurse has just received a medication order which is not legible. Which

statement best reflects assertive communication?

• "I cannot give this medication as it is written. I have no idea of what you

mean."

• "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading it

correctly?"

• "I am having difficulty reading your handwriting. It would save me time if you

would be more careful."

• "Please print in the future so I do not have to spend extra time attempting to

read your writing." - ANSWER-B) "Would you please clarify what you have written so I am sure I am reading it correctly?"

• What is the most important consideration when teaching parents how to reduce

risks in the home?

• Age and knowledge level of the parents
• Proximity to emergency services
• Number of children in the home
• Age of children in the home - ANSWER-D: Age of children in the home 3 / 4

• A 35 year-old client with sickle cell crisis is talking on the telephone but stops as

the nurse enters the room to request something for pain. The nurse should

• Administer a placebo
• Encourage increased fluid intake
• Administer the prescribed analgesia

D) Recommend relaxation exercises for pain control - ANSWER-C: Administer

the prescribed analgesia

• While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign of croup requires the

nurse's immediate attention?

• Respiratory rate of 42
• Lethargy for the past hour
• Apical pulse of 54

D) Coughing up copious secretions - ANSWER-A: Respiratory rate of 30

• A client is admitted with low T3 and T4 levels and an elevated TSH level. On

initial assessment, the nurse would anticipate which of the following assessment findings?

• Lethargy
• Heat intolerance
• Diarrhea

D) Skin eruptions - ANSWER-A: Lethargy

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