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HESI RN Fundamentals V1 Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a client. Which assessment is most important before giving the dose?
- Blood glucose level
- Blood pressure
- Oxygen saturation
✔✔C. Apical heart rate
A client who is NPO asks for water with their morning medications. What is the nurse’s best action?
- Refuse the request
- Give all medications with juice
- Delay medications until diet is resumed
✔✔C. Give medications with a small sip of water
A nurse finds a client lying on the floor. The first action should be to: 1 / 4
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- Call for help
- Notify the healthcare provider
- Document the incident
✔✔B. Assess the client for injuries
A nurse is teaching a client with heart failure about daily weights. The nurse should instruct the
client to weigh at:
- Random times during the day
- After each meal
- Once a week
✔✔C. At the same time each morning
A nurse is performing hand hygiene. Which action contaminates the hands?
- Turning off faucet with a paper towel
- Using warm water
- Using soap for at least 15 seconds
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✔✔C. Allowing hands to touch the sink basin
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A nurse is caring for a client with a urinary catheter. Which action will best prevent infection?
- Changing the catheter daily
- Placing the drainage bag above bladder level
- Flushing the catheter every hour
✔✔C. Keeping the drainage system closed
When lifting a heavy object, the nurse should:
- Bend at the waist
- Keep legs apart and twist
- Hold the object away from the body
✔✔B. Bend at the knees
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about insulin injections. The client should be instructed to:
- Use the same site every time
- Inject into muscle tissue
- Always inject into the abdomen only
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✔✔C. Rotate injection sites
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A nurse is administering ear drops to an adult client. The correct technique is to:
- Pull the pinna down and back
- Insert the dropper deep into the ear canal
- Tilt the head forward
✔✔B. Pull the pinna up and back
A nurse is measuring a client’s radial pulse. Which finding requires immediate follow-up?✔✔A. Irregular rhythm
- Rate of 78 bpm
- Strong and regular
- Pulse equal bilaterally
A nurse prepares to insert an indwelling urinary catheter for a female client. Which step helps maintain sterility?
- Wearing clean gloves
- Using the dominant hand for cleansing
- Touching the catheter tip before insertion
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✔✔B. Opening the catheter kit using sterile technique