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HESI Management Practice Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A nurse manager notices that staff are frequently late for shift change. What is the most appropriate action?
- Punish the staff members who are late
- Ignore the behavior and hope it improves
- Reduce the number of staff on the unit
✔✔C. Review the schedule and discuss expectations with staff
A nurse identifies a new nurse struggling with prioritization. What is the best action for the manager?
- Reassign the nurse to a less demanding unit
- Criticize the nurse in front of peers
- Reduce the nurse’s patient load permanently
✔✔C. Provide mentorship and guidance on prioritization
A patient develops a sudden drop in blood pressure postoperatively. What should the nurse manager ensure staff do first? 1 / 3
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- Call the family
- Document the event later
- Wait to see if vital signs improve
✔✔C. Assess the patient for complications and notify the provider
A nurse manager notices inconsistent documentation in patient charts. What is the most appropriate action?
- Remove documentation responsibility from staff
- Ignore the inconsistencies
- Punish staff for mistakes
✔✔B. Conduct a chart audit and provide staff training
A nurse manager is evaluating a unit with high patient falls. What is the first step?
- Assign more nurses to the unit
- Punish staff for falls
- Reduce patient admissions
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✔✔C. Conduct a fall risk assessment and implement prevention strategies
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A staff nurse reports feeling overwhelmed by assignments. What is the manager’s best response?
- Tell the nurse to work faster
- Ignore the complaint
- Assign the nurse to fewer shifts permanently
✔✔B. Reassess staffing and redistribute workload as needed
A nurse notices delays in patient discharge. What is the priority management action?
- Blame the staff for inefficiency
- Wait for the problem to resolve
- Reduce patient admissions
✔✔C. Analyze the discharge process and identify bottlenecks
A patient scheduled for surgery has uncontrolled hypertension. What should the manager ensure staff do first?
- Proceed with surgery as planned
- Cancel all procedures for the day
- Adjust the patient’s diet only
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✔✔B. Notify the surgical team and assess risk before surgery