HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS
SAMPLE QUESTIONS/ PREVIEW
- The nurse is assessing a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The
pulse oximeter
... [Show More] alarm is flashing without displaying a percentage of oxygen. Which action should the
nurse implement? exchange pulse ox for another monitor
- Two days after surgery a male client experiences incisional pain while dangling his feet at
the bedside and he refuses to ambulate as prescribed. The nurse establishes a problem of, “Activity
intolerance related to pain.” Based in this problem, which outcome statement is best for the nurse to
include in the client’s plan of care?
The client will Ambulate without discomfort
-After assessing a client, the nurse identifies three nursing problems. When developing the
client’s plan of care, which action should the nurse take next? Prioritize the identified
nursing diagnoses
1. The nurse is discharging an adult woman who was hospitalized for 5 days for treatment of
pneumonia. While the nurse is reviewing the prescribed medications, the client appears anxious. What
action is most important for the nurse to implement? Provide written instructions that are easy to
follow.
2. Which assessment finding is most significant in determining the level of assistance a client needs
with personal care? Disorientation to time, place, and person
3. Eight hours after the removal of an indwelling catheter, a male client reports low abdominal pain, and
palpation of the bladder indicates that it is distended and dull percussion. Even after assistingthe client
to a standing position, he is unable to void. What action should the nurse take? Prepare to reinsert the
urinary catheter.
4. The nurse notices a male client grimacing as he moves from the bed to a chair, but when asked about
his pain he denies having any pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? Askthe client
what is making him grimace.
5. The nurse notes that a client has cyanosis of the toes and fingertips. Which vital sign should the
nurse obtain first? Respiratory rate
6. The charge nurse observes a new graduate nurse demonstrate the administration of two different
liquid medications through a gastrostomy tube used for continuous feeding, as seen in the video.
What actions should the nurse take? (SATA)
Confirm that the nurse determined the amount of gastric
residual
Add the liquid volumes when documenting fluid intake
Instruct the nurse to administer each mediation separately
7. The nurse inserts a catheter for nasotracheal suctioning as seen in the picture. What action should
the nurse take nest? Apply intermittent suction
8. A client who is 2 days postoperative for thoracic surgery is complaining of incisional pain 2 hours
after receiving his pain medication. He rates his pain as 5 on a pain scale of 1 to 10. After placing a
call to the healthcare provider, what action should the nurse implement? Instruct the client to use
guided imagery and slow rhythmic breathing.
9. Am unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is assigned to help a female client with her bath who has
viral hepatitis A and hepatic encephalopathy. What information should the nurse reinforce with the
UAP? Wear gloves while giving a bath
10. The nurse educator is conducting a class for unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which action
indicates that a UAP understands gloving procedures? Puts on new gloves when entering a client’s
room.
11. The nurse is planning care for a group of clients during the night shift on a medical unit. Which
client should be assessed regularly during the night for sleep apnea? An older male with multiple
problems, including obesity, diabetes, and hypertension.
12. It is most important for the nurse to recalculate the Braden scale for a client who has developed
which problem? Urinary incontinence
13. A male client with a sprained ankle is seen at the clinic and is given a pair of crutches. When the
client stands with the aid of the crutches, the nurse notes a space of three finger-widths between the
top of the crutch and the client’s axilla. What action should the nurse take? Proceed with teaching
the client how to walk with the crutches.
14. After experiencing symptoms caused by an abnormal heart rhythm, a client is placed on a temporary
pacemaker. When the client expresses concern and fear of the pacemaker, how should the nurse
respond? Encourage discussion about the concern and fears.
15. Prior to initiating digital removal of a fecal impaction, it is important for the nurse to perform
which client assessment? Vital signs
16. The mother of a child with Tetrology of Fallot ask the nurse, “Why did this happen to my baby?
What did I do wrong?” Which response is most helpful? “This must be a very difficult
time for you.”
17. The healthcare provider prescribes bladder irrigation to maintain patency of a client’s indwelling
urinary catheter. Which intervention should the nurse implement? Use sterile syringe [Show Less]