HESI (Actual Combined) Exam Questions with Answers
1. An adolescent male client is admitted to the hospital. Based on Erikson’s theory of psychosocial
... [Show More] development, which nursing intervention best assists the adolescent’s adjustment to his hospital stay?
a. Encourage him to learn his way around the hospital
b. Schedule frequent private room call to his parents
c. Provide access to a variety of video games in his room
d. Invite him to participate in the evening group activity
2. A client is receiving Lidocaine IV at 3 mg/min. The pharmacy dispences a 500 mL IV solution if normal saline (NS) with 2 grams of Lidocaine. The nurse should regulate the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour?
45 ml/ hour
3. In caring for the body of a client who just died, which tasks can be delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Attach identifying name tags on the body
b. Place personal religious artifacts on the body
c. Observe consent for autopsy signature by the family
d. Follow cultural believes in preparing the body
e. Confirm the client’s wishes for tissue donation
4. A client who is taking Fluoxetine for major depression calls the psychiatric clinic reporting being more agitated, irritable, and anxious than usual. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
a. Instruct the client to seek medical attention immediately
b. Explain that these are common side effects of the medication
c. Encourage the client to take the medication at night with a snack
d. Tell the client to have a complete blood count (CBC) drawn
5. The healthcare provider explains through an interpreter the risks and benefits of a scheduled surgical procedure to a non-English speaking female client. The client gives verbal consent, and the healthcare provider leaves, instructing the nurse to witness the signature on the consent form. The client and the interpreter then speak together in the foreign language for an additional 2 minutes until the interpreter concludes, “She says it is OK.” What action should the nurse take next?
a. Clarify the client’s consent through the use of gestures and simple terms
b. Have the interpreter co-sign the consent to validate client understanding
c. Have the client sign the consent and the nurse witness the signature
d. Ask for a full explanation from the interpreter of the witnessed discussion [Show Less]