HESI EXIT RN EXAM 2022-2023 VERSION 7 NGN QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS/A+GRADE/ UPDATED

HESI EXIT RN EXAM
2022-2023 VERSION 7
NGN QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS/A+GRADE/
UPDATED
A teenager presents to the emergency department
with palpitations after vaping at a party. The client is
anxious, fearful, and hyperventilating. The nurse
anticipates the client developing which acid base
imbalance?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Metabolic alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Respiratory alkalosis - ANS-D. Respiratory
alkalosis
A client with dyspnea is being admitted to the medical
unit. To best prepare for the client's arrival, the nurse
should ensure that the client's bed is in which
position?
A. Supine
B. supine; feet elevated higher than head
C. supine; head elevated higher than feet
D. Fowlers - ANS-Fowlers
The nurse is taking the blood pressure measurement
of a client with Parkinson's disease. Which
information in the client's admission assessment is
relevant to the nurse's plan for taking the blood
pressure reading? (Select all the apply)
A. Frequent syncope
B. Occasional nocturia
C. Flat affect
D. Blurred vision
E. Frequent drooling - ANS-A. Frequent syncope
C. Flat affect
D. Blurred vision
While caring for a client's postoperative dressing, the
nurse observes purulent drainage at the wound.
Before reporting this finding to the healthcare
provider, the nurse should review which of the client's
laboratory values?
A. Serum albumin
B. Culture for sensitive organisms
C. Serum blood glucose level
D. Creatinine level - ANS-B. Culture for sensitive
organisms
A preschool-aged boy is admitted to the pediatric unit
following successful resuscitation from a neardrowning incident. While providing care to the child,
the nurse begins talking with his preadolescent
brother who rescued the child from the swimming
pool and initiated resuscitation. The nurse notices the
older boy becomes withdrawn when asked about
what happened. Which action should the nurse take?
A. Develop a water safety teaching plan for the family
B. Ask the older brother how he felt during the
incident
C. Tell the older brother that he seems depressed
D. Commend the older brother for his heroic actions -
ANS-B. Ask the older brother how he felt during the
incident
A male client with cirrhosis has jaundice and pruritus.
He tells the nurse that he has been soaking in hot
baths at night with no relief of his discomfort. Which
action should the nurse take?
A. Encourage the client to use cooler water and apply
calamine lotion after soaking
B. Obtain a PRN prescription for an analgesic that
the client can use for symptom relief
C. Suggest that the client take brief showers and
apply oil-based lotion after showering
D. Explain that the symptoms are caused by liver
damage and cannot be relieved - ANS-A. Encourage
the client to use cooler water and apply calamine
lotion after soaking