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HESI Fundamentals Practice Set 3 Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A nurse is performing oral care for an unconscious client. The nurse should:
- Place the client supine with chin up
- Keep the mouth wide open with force
- Avoid suctioning
✔✔B. Place the client in a side-lying position
A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client about fluid intake. Which beverage should be limited for a client with hypertension?
- Water
- Skim milk
- Herbal tea
✔✔B. Cola soda
A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection into the deltoid. The maximum
volume should be: 1 / 4
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- 5 mL
- 3 mL
- 0.5 mL
✔✔B. 1 mL
A nurse is caring for a client with diarrhea. The nurse should monitor for:
✔✔A. Hypokalemia
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyponatremia
- Hypermagnesemia
A nurse is teaching a client how to correctly measure liquid medication at home. The nurse
should instruct the client to:
- Pour with the measuring cup at eye level
- Read from the highest point of the meniscus
- Guess based on the container size
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✔✔B. Read the measurement at the lowest point of the meniscus at eye level
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A nurse is providing tracheostomy care. Which step maintains sterility?✔✔A. Using sterile gloves to handle the inner cannula
- Using clean gloves for the entire procedure
- Reusing gauze dressings
- Touching sterile equipment with bare hands
A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client about constipation prevention. Which habit should the nurse recommend?✔✔A. Increase dietary fiber and fluids
- Limit physical activity
- Eat processed foods daily
- Reduce water intake
A nurse is preparing to apply sequential compression devices (SCDs) to a client’s legs. The nurse
should:
✔✔A. Remove them every 8 hours to assess skin
- Keep them inflated continuously without checking
- Apply over bare skin without assessment 3 / 4
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- Inflate before wrapping around the legs
A nurse is caring for a client with a newly placed indwelling catheter. To ensure drainage, the
nurse should:
✔✔A. Keep the collection bag below bladder level
- Hang the bag on the bed rail
- Place the bag on the floor
- Clamp the catheter during transport
A nurse is preparing to insert an NG tube. The best position for the client is:
- Supine with a pillow
- Prone position
- Side-lying
✔✔B. High Fowler’s position
A client reports pain rated 8 out of 10. The nurse’s priority action is to:
- Document the pain
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✔✔B. Administer prescribed pain medication