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Hesi Fundamentals Practice Exam Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A nurse is preparing to measure a client’s blood pressure. Which position is best?
- Standing with arm above head
- Lying prone with arm hanging down
- Side-lying with arm bent behind head
✔✔B. Sitting with arm supported at heart level
A nurse is caring for a client with a fever. Which fluid choice should be encouraged?
- Coffee
- Soda
- Alcohol-based beverages
✔✔B. Water
A nurse notes a client with a chest tube has no bubbling in the water-seal chamber. What should the nurse do first?✔✔A. Check for kinks in the tubing 1 / 4
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- Add more sterile water
- Clamp the tubing
- Remove the chest tube
A nurse is caring for a client who has a wound drain. Which finding indicates the drain is functioning?
- No drainage present
- Large sudden increase in drainage
- Drain completely dry on first day
✔✔B. Gradual decrease in drainage each day
A nurse is preparing to feed a client with a risk of aspiration. Which action is safest?
- Lower the head of the bed
- Feed quickly to minimize fatigue
- Offer thin liquids only
✔✔B. Keep the client in an upright position
A nurse is providing oral care to an unconscious client. The best position for this client is: 2 / 4
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- Supine with head flat
- Trendelenburg
- Upright in bed
✔✔C. Side-lying with head turned to the side
A nurse observes that a client’s IV site is red, swollen, and tender. What should the nurse do first?✔✔A. Stop the infusion and remove the IV
- Apply cold compress
- Flush the IV site with saline
- Increase the infusion rate
A nurse is teaching a client about deep breathing exercises. Which instruction is correct?
- Breathe quickly and shallowly
- Hold breath for 10 minutes
- Use only the upper chest to breathe
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✔✔B. Inhale slowly through the nose and exhale through pursed lips
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A nurse is checking a client’s apical pulse. Where should the stethoscope be placed?
- Over the radial artery
- On the right side of the chest
- At the base of the neck
✔✔C. At the fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line
A nurse is caring for a client with contact precautions. Which PPE should the nurse wear?
- Mask and shoe covers
- N95 respirator only
- Goggles only
✔✔B. Gloves and gown
A nurse is assessing a client’s skin turgor to check hydration. The nurse should pinch the skin:
- On the thigh
- On the foot arch
- Over the eyelid
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✔✔B. Over the back of the hand or sternum