HESI RN GERONTOLOGY Exit Exam Actual Exam

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HESI RN GERONTOLOGY Exit Exam Actual Exam Version 2 /Gerontology Hesi Exit Exam Newest 2025/2026 Complete Questions And Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers) |Already Graded A+||Brand New Version!!

During the quarterly evaluations of the clients in the assisted living community, the RN assesses for findings of failure to thrive in the older population. Which findings should the RN document and report as manifestations related to failure to thrive? (Select all that apply.)

• Unintentional weight loss
• Increased weakness
• Increased amounts of sleep
• Irritation and agitation
• Seeking constant attention from caregiver - ANSWER-A.

Unintentional weight loss

• Increased weakness
• Increased amounts of sleep

The RN is reinforcing discharge instructions to the family of an older client with failure to thrive. What information should the RN include to promote nutritional intake for the client? (Select all that apply.)

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• Minimize stress level by providing the client with a quiet

environment during meals.

• Provide food variations that the client can manage without assistance.
• Assist the client with eating meals in bed in a semi-Fowler's position.
• Encourage fluid intake before meals to decrease dehydration.
• Offer any type of food to the client as long as calories are consumed. -

ANSWER-A. Minimize stress level by providing the client with a quiet environment during meals.

• Provide food variations that the client can manage without assistance.

An older woman asks the RN how she can decrease her chances of getting cystitis. What information should the RN provide?

• Void and empty the bladder completely every 2 to 3 hours.
• Take warm sitz baths with bubble bath to cleanse the vulva.
• Decrease fluid volume intake to reduce urgency.
• Test urine pH daily using over-the-counter dipsticks. - ANSWER-A.

Void and empty the bladder completely every 2 to 3 hours.

An older male client with Parkinson's disease is discharged home with levodopa-carbidopa (Sinemet) and instructions to his wife for his care.Which statement best indicates to the RN that the wife understands her husband's needs?

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• "It is important to keep my husband in a chair or in bed as much as

possible and prevent him from falling."

• "I will notify the healthcare provider if my husband has increasing

involuntary movements of his extremities."

• "Since it is difficult for my husband to eat, we should stay in the

house instead of going out to dine."

• "I should expect that my husband will be incontinent of bowel and

bladder as his disease advances." - ANSWER-B. "I will notify the healthcare provider if my husband has increasing involuntary movements of his extremities."

The home health RN visits an older woman with heart failure who is on complete bed rest. Which intervention is most important for the RN to suggest to the client to prevent complications related to immobility?

• Get as much sleep as possible
• Perform leg exercises while in bed.
• Increase protein intake to combat fatigue.
• Invite friends to visit to decrease risk for depression. - ANSWER-B.

Perform leg exercises while in bed.

An older male client is admitted to the hospital with left-sided heart failure (HF). Which finding should the RN document that is consistent with HF?

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