HESI RN 2022 EXIT EXAM V1 158 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HESI RN 2022 EXIT EXAM V1

158 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1.          The nurse is completing the admission of a 3-year-old who is admitted with bacterial meningitis and hydrocephalus. Which assessment finding is evidence that the child is experiencing increase ICP?

a.       Tachycardia and tachypnea

b.      Sluggish and unequal pupillary response

c.       Increased head circumference and building fontanels

d.      Blood pressure fluctuation and syncope

2.          A client with acute pancreatitis is admitted with severe piercing abdominal pain and an elevated serum amylase. Which additional information is the client most likely to report to the nurse?

a.       Abdominal pain decreases when lying supine

b.      Pain lasts an hour and leaves the abdomen tender

c.       Right upper quadrant pain refers to right scapula

d.      Drinks alcohol until intoxicated at least twice weekly

3.          A child newly diagnosed with sickle cell anemia is being discharged from the hospital. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide the parents prior to discharge?

a.       Instructions about how much fluid the child should drink daily

b.      Signs of addiction too opioid pain medications

c.       Information about non-pharmaceutical pain relief measures

d.      Referral for social services for the child and family

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