Nursing 246 HESI Practice Questions

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Nursing 246 HESI Practice Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A client with a tracheostomy suddenly has difficulty breathing. What should the nurse do first?

• Call the provider

✔✔B. Suction the tracheostomy

• Increase oxygen flow
• Notify respiratory therapy

A client receiving IV morphine reports drowsiness and has a respiratory rate of 8/min. What is the nurse’s priority action?✔✔A. Administer naloxone

• Call the healthcare provider
• Place the client in Fowler’s position
• Document the finding

A nurse is teaching a client prescribed furosemide. Which food should the nurse recommend to prevent complications? 1 / 4

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• White bread

✔✔B. Bananas

• Cheese
• Rice

A client with type 1 diabetes becomes shaky and diaphoretic. What is the nurse’s priority?

• Check urine for ketones

✔✔B. Give orange juice

• Call the provider
• Administer insulin

A nurse is preparing to administer blood. What action is most important?

• Use tubing with a filter

✔✔B. Verify client identification with another nurse

• Warm the blood before infusion
• Flush tubing with heparin

A client with heart failure is prescribed digoxin. Which finding requires immediate intervention? 2 / 4

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• Blood pressure 130/80 mmHg

✔✔B. Heart rate 48 bpm

• Respiratory rate 20/min
• Temperature 37.2°C

A client on warfarin asks which foods to avoid. Which response is correct?

• Bananas

✔✔B. Spinach

• Rice
• Milk

A nurse is preparing to insert an indwelling catheter in a female client. Which step maintains sterile technique?

• Place sterile kit on bedside cabinet
• Use sterile gloves only for cleansing

✔✔C. Keep dominant hand sterile while inserting catheter

• Clean with circular motion outward to inward
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A client receiving TPN develops sudden shortness of breath and chest pain. What complication does the nurse suspect?

• Hyperglycemia
• Fluid overload

✔✔C. Air embolism

• Hypokalemia

A client with pneumonia has thick secretions. Which intervention is most effective?

• Restrict oral fluids

✔✔B. Encourage increased fluid intake

• Provide postural drainage once per shift
• Elevate legs on pillows

A client with cirrhosis is confused and has tremors of the hands. What condition is most likely?

• Hypoglycemia

✔✔B. Hepatic encephalopathy

• GI bleed
• Ascites
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