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Hesi Fundamentals Practice Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A nurse is caring for a client with a fever. Which action helps lower body temperature?
- Apply multiple blankets
- Offer hot tea
- Turn off the fan
✔✔B. Provide tepid sponge baths
A nurse is preparing to administer a medication through a nasogastric tube. What should be done first?✔✔A. Verify tube placement
- Crush all medications together
- Flush with oil
- Clamp the tube for 4 hours
A nurse is about to transfer a client from the bed to a wheelchair. Which step is correct?
- Place the wheelchair on the client’s weaker side 1 / 3
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- Keep footrests in place
- Pull the client by the arms
✔✔C. Lock the wheelchair brakes
A nurse is caring for a client with low oxygen saturation. Which position will improve breathing?
- Supine
- Trendelenburg
- Side-lying
✔✔C. High Fowler’s
A nurse needs to break the chain of infection at the mode of transmission. Which action is best?
- Administer antibiotics
- Cover a wound with a dressing
- Immunize the client
✔✔B. Perform hand hygiene
A nurse is preparing to give a subcutaneous heparin injection. Where should the injection be given? 2 / 3
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- Deltoid muscle
- Upper arm
- Gluteal muscle
✔✔C. Abdomen at least 2 inches from the navel
A nurse finds a client on the floor with an open wound bleeding heavily. The first action is to:
- Call the provider
- Take vital signs
- Document the event
✔✔B. Apply direct pressure
A client reports pain rated 8/10. The nurse should first:
- Call the provider for stronger medication
- Offer distraction techniques only
- Instruct the client to rest
✔✔B. Assess the location, quality, and characteristics of the pain
A nurse is caring for a client on contact precautions. Which PPE is required?
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