ADRESSED HESI EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. The home health nurse supervises an UAP in providing home care for a client who is awaiting a liver
transplant. The UAP reports that the client is often angry. Which instruction should the nurse emphasize
with the UAP? - CORRECT ANSWER -
-Provide the client with choices about personal care. - CORRECT ANSWER -
2. Two days after receiving a pathology report, a male client requests to speak with someone concerning
end-of-life issues. While assisting the client with his palliative care requests, which action is most
important for the nurse to take? - CORRECT ANSWER -
-Document the end-of-life requests. - CORRECT ANSWER -
3. A client who is at 36 weeks gestations is admitted with severe preclampsia. After a 6 gram loading
dose of magnesium sulfate is administered, an intravenous infusion of magnesium sulfate at a rate of 2
grams/hour is initiated. Which assessment finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
-Urine output 20 ml/hour - CORRECT ANSWER -
4. The mother of a 1-year-old brings her child to the clinic because of severe diarrhea. Physical exam by
the nurse reveals that the child is febrile and has a distended and tympanic abdomen. Which action
should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANSWER -
-Collect a stool sample - CORRECT ANSWER -