Miami Dade College, Miami

HESI NURSING

HESI EXIT EXAM- LATEST 2021

1)During shift report, the central electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring system alarms. Which client alarm should the nurse investigate firs?

2. During a home visit, the nurse observed an elderly client with diabetes slip and fall.

What action should the nurse take first?

3. At 0600 while admitting a woman for a schedule repeat cesarean section (C-Section),

the client tells the nurse that she drank a cup a coffee at 0400 because she wanted to avoid getting a headache. Which action should the nurse take first?

4. After placing a stethoscope as seen in the picture, the nurse auscultates S1 and S2

heart sounds. To determine if an S3 heart sound is present, what action should the nurse take first?

5. A 66-year-old woman is retiring and will no longer have a health insurance through

her place of employment. Which agency should the client be referred to by the employee health nurse for health insurance needs?

6. A client who is taking an oral dose of a tetracycline complains of gastrointestinal upset. What snack should the nurse instruct the client to take with the tetracycline?
7. Following a lumbar puncture, a client voices several complaints. What complaint indicated to the nurse that the client is experiencing a complication?
8. An elderly client seems confused and reports the onset of nausea, dysuria, and urgency with incontinence. Which action should the nurse implement?
9. The nurse is assisting the mother of a child with phenylketonuria (PKU) to select foods that are in keeping with the child’s dietary restrictions. Which foods are contraindicated for this child?