5 AND V8 COMPLETE EXAMS 2023 VERSIONS
2019 HESI EXIT V1
1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older client after intravenous pylegraphy?
A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day
B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the preparation and the test is tiring.
C) During waking hours drink at least 1 8-ounce glass of fluid every hour for the next 2 days
D) Measure the urine output for the next day and immediately notify the health care provider if it should decrease.
The correct answer is D: Measure the urine output for the next day and immediately notify the health care provider if it should decrease.
2. A client has altered renal function and is being treated at home. The nurse recognizes
that the most accurate indicator of fluid balance during the weekly visits is
A) difference in the intake and output
B) changes in the mucous membranes
C) skin turgor
D) weekly weight
The correct answer is D: weekly weight
3. A client has been diagnosed with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Which information is most important for the nurse to reinforce with the client?
A) It is a condition in which one or more tumors called gastrinomas form in the pancreas
or in the upper part of the small intestine (duodenum)
B) It is critical to report promptly to your health care provider any findings of peptic ulcers
c)Treatment consists of medications to reduce acid and heal any peptic ulcers and, if possible, surgery to remove any tumors
D)With the average age at diagnosis at 50 years the peptic ulcers may occur at unusual areas of the stomach or intestine
The correct answer is B: It is critical to report promptly to your health care provider any findings of peptic ulcers .
4. A primigravida in the third trimester is hospitalized for preeclampsia. The nurse
determines that the client’s blood pressure is increasing. Which action should the nurse take first?
A) Check the protein level in urine
B) Have the client turn to the left side
C) Take the temperature
D) Monitor the urine output
The correct answer is B: Have the client turn to the left side 5. The nurse is caring for a client in atrial fibrillation. The atrial heart rate is 250 and the
ventricular rate is controlled at 75. Which of the following findings is cause for the most concern?
A) Diminished bowel sounds
B) Loss of appetite
C) A cold, pale lower leg
D) Tachypnea
The correct answer is C: A cold, pale lower leg
6. The client with infective endocarditis must be assessed frequently by the home health
nurse. Which finding suggests that antibiotic therapy is not effective, and must be reported by the nurse immediately to the healthcare provider?
A) Nausea and vomiting
B) Fever of 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.5 degrees Celsius)
C) Diffuse macular rash
D) Muscle tenderness
The correct answer is B: Fever of 103 degrees F (39.5 degrees C)
7. A client who had a vasectomy is in the post recovery unit at an outpatient clinic. Which of these points is most important to be reinforced by the nurse? A) Until the health care provider has determined that your ejaculate doesn’t contain sperm, continue to use another form of contraception.
B) This procedure doesn’t impede the production of male hormones or the production of
sperm in the testicles. The sperm can no longer enter your semen and no sperm are in your ejaculate.
C) After your vasectomy, strenuous activity needs to be avoided for at least 48 hours. If
your work doesn’t involve hard physical labor, you can return to your job as soon as you feel up to it. The stitches generally dissolve in seven to ten days.
D) The health care provider at this clinic recommends rest, ice, an athletic supporter or over-the-counter pain medication to relieve any discomfort. The correct answer is A: Until the health care provider has determined that your ejaculate
doesn’t contain sperm, continue to use another form of contraception.
8. A client who is to have antineoplastic chemotherapy tells the nurses of a fear of being
sick all the time and wishes to try acupuncture. Which of these beliefs stated by the client would be incorrect about acupuncture?
A) Some needles go as deep as 3 inches, depending on where they’re placed in the body
and what the treatment is for. The needles usually are left in for 15 to 30 minutes.
B) In traditional Chinese medicine, imbalances in the basic energetic flow of life — known as qi or chi — are thought to cause illness.
* C) The flow of life is believed to flow through major pathways or nerve clusters in your body.
D) By inserting extremely fine needles into some of the over 400 acupuncture points in
various combinations it is believed that energy flow will rebalance to allow the body’s natural healing mechanisms to take over.
The correct answer is C: The flow of life is believed to flow through major pathways or nerve clusters in your body.
9. The nurse is discussing with a group of students the disease Kawasaki. What statement made by a student about Kawasaki disease is incorrect?
A)It also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome because it affects the mucous
membranes (inside the mouth, throat and nose), skin and lymph nodes. B)In the second phase of the disease, findings include peeling of the skin on the hands and feet with joint and abdominal pain
C) Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys, children younger than age 5 and children of Hispanic descent
D) Initially findings are a sudden high fever, usually above 104 degrees Fahrenheit, which lasts 1 to2 weeks
The correct answer is C: Kawasaki disease occurs most often in boys, children younger
than age 5 and children of Hispanic descent
10. A client has viral pneumonia affecting 2/3 of the right lung. What would be the best
position to teach the client to lie in every other hour during first 12 hours after admission?
A) Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 10 degrees
B) Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 35 degrees
C) Side-lying on the right wil the head elevated 10 degrees
D) Side-lying on the right with the head elevated 35 degrees The correct answer is A: Side-lying on the left with the head elevated 10 degrees
11. A client has an indwelling catheter with continuous bladder irrigation after
undergoing a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) 12 hours ago. Which finding at this time should be reported to the health care provider?
A) Light, pink urine
B) occasional suprapubic cramping
C) minimal drainage into the urinary collection bag
D) complaints of the feeling of pulling on the urinary catheter The correct answer is C:
minimal drainage into the urinary collection bag
12. A nurse is performing CPR on an adult who went into cardiopulmonary arrest.
Another nurse enters the room in response to the call. After checking the client’s pulse and respirations, what should be the function of the second nurse?
A) Relieve the nurse performing CPR
B) Go get the code cart
C) Participate with the compressions or breathing
D) Validate the client’s advanced directive
The correct answer is C: Participate with the compressions or breathing
13. The nurse assesses a 72 year-old client who was admitted for right sided congestive
heart failure. Which of the following would the nurse anticipate finding?
A) Decreased urinary output B) Jugularvein distention C) Pleural effusion
D) Bibasilar crackles
The correctanswer is B:Jugular vein distention
14. A client with heart failure has a prescription for digoxin. The nurse is aware that
sufficient potassium should be included in the diet because hypokalemia in combination with this medication
A) Can predispose to dysrhythmias B) May lead to oliguria
C) May cause irritability and anxiety
D) Sometimes alters consciousness
The correct answer is A: Can predispose to dysrhythmias 15. A nurse assesses a young adult in the emergency room following a motor vehicle
accident. Which of the following neurological signs is of most concern?
A) Flaccid paralysis
B) Pupils fixed and dilated
C) Diminished spinal reflexes
D) Reduced sensory responses
The correct answer is B: Pupils fixed and dilated
16. A 14 year-old with a history of sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital with a
diagnosis of vaso-occlusive crisis. Which statements by the client would be most indicative of the etiology of this crisis?
A) ”I knew this would happen. I’ve been eating too much red meat lately.”
B) ”I really enjoyed my fishing trip yesterday. I caught 2 fish.” C) ”I have really been working hard practicing with the debate team at school.”
D)”I went to the health care provider last week for a cold and
I have gotten worse.”
The correct answer is D: “I went to the doctor last week for a cold and I have gotten worse.”
17. Which these findings would the nurse more closely associate with anemia in a 10 month-old infant?
A) Hemoglobin level of 12 g/dI
B) Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips
C) Hypoactivity
D)
E) A heart rate between 140 to 160
The correct answer is B: Pale mucosa of the eyelids and lips 18. The nurse is caring for a client in hypertensive crisis in an intensive care unit. The priority assessment in the first hour of care is
A) Heart rate
B) Pedal pulses C) Lung sounds D) Pupil responses
The correct answer is D: Pupil responses
19. Which of these clients who are all in the terminal stage of cancer is least appropriate
to suggest the use of patient controlled analgesia (PCA) with a pump?
A) A young adult with a history of Down’s syndrome
B) A teenager who reads at a 4th grade level
C) An elderly client with numerous arthritic nodules on the hands D) A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
The correct answer is D: A preschooler with intermittent episodes of alertness
20. The nurse is about to assess a 6 month-old child with nonorganic failure-to thrive
(NOFTT). Upon entering the room, the nurse would expect the baby to be
A) Irritable and “colicky” with no attempts to pull to standing
B) Alert, laughing and playing with a rattle, sitting with support C) Skin color dusky with poor skin turgor over abdomen D) Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
The correct answer is D: Pale, thin arms and legs, uninterested in surroundings
21. As the nurse is speaking with a group of teens which of these side effects of
chemotherapy for cancer would the nurse expect this group to be more interested in during the discussion?
A) Mouth sores
B) Fatigue C) Diarrhe a D) Hair loss
The correct answer is D: Hair loss
22. While caring for a client who was admitted with myocardial infarction (MI) 2 days
ago, the nurse notes today’s temperature is 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit (38.5 degrees
Celsius). The appropriate nursing intervention is to