HESI NCLEX PRACTICE EXAM 2025

HESI NCLEX PRACTICE EXAM 2025

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

ANSWERS

A client has not had a bowel movement in 2 days and reports this information to the nurse. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

• Instruct the caregiver to offer a glass of warm prune juice at mealtimes.
• Notify the HCP and request a prescription for a stool softener
• Assess the client's medical record to determine his normal bowel pattern.
• Instruct the caregiver to increase the client's fluids to five 8 ounce

glasses per day. - CORRECT ANSWER- C. Assess the client's medical record to determine his normal bowel pattern.

Bowel movements vary per person. Some people go multiple times a day and others go a few times a week. The answer is an assessment, not an intervention.

A client who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is resting in a semi-Fowler's position with oxygen at 2 L/min per nasal cannula. The client develops dyspnea. Which action should the nurse take first?

• Call the HCP
• Obtain a bedside pulse oximeter
• Raise the head of the bed higher 1 / 3

• Assess the clients vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER- C. Raise the

head of the bed higher

For COPD you want an SpO2 >90%. Fowler's position can help to open up the chest wall and aid in breathing. B and D are normally done in the same assessment so you can check those off.

The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) reports to the staff nurse that a client who had surgery 4 hours ago has a decrease in blood pressure (BP), from 150/80 to 110/70, in the past hour. The nurse advises the UAP to check the client's dressings for excess drainage and report the findings to the nurse. Which factor is most important to consider when assessing the legal ramifications of this situation?

• The parameters of the state's or province's nurse practice act
• The need to complete an adverse occurrence report
• Hospital protocol regarding the frequency of vital sign assessment

every hour postoperatively

• The healthcare provider's prescription for changing the postoperative

dressing - CORRECT ANSWER- A. The parameters of the state's or provinces nurse practice act

The nurse asked the UAP to perform a task that is outside of their scope of practice. This is states in the Nurse Practice Act for the state or province.

The newly licensed nurse overhears two nurses talking in the elevator about a client who will lose her leg because of negligence of the staff.Which action by the newly licensed nurse should be implemented first?

• Monitor the nurses closely for further occurrences 2 / 3

• Advise them to cease their communication
• Inform the nurse manager of the conversation
• Submit an occurrence or variance report - CORRECT ANSWER-
• Advise them to cease their communication

This is a HIPPA violation and needs to be addressed presently. The new nurse should tell them to talk privately or not at all about the case. If they continue the conversation the nurse should inform the nurse manager of the conversation. There is no event taken place with a patient or to a patient so a report is not necessary.

A client who has hyperparathyroidism is scheduled to receive a prescribed dose of oral phosphate. The nurse notes that the client's serum calcium is 12.5 mg/dL. What action should the nurse take?

• Hold the phosphate and notify the HCP
• Review the client's serum parathyroid hormone level
• Give a PRN dose of IV calcium per protocol
• Administer the dose of oral phosphate - CORRECT ANSWER- D.

Administer the dose of oral phosphate

A normal calcium level is 5.5-10.5 mg/dL so this value is high.Calcium and phosphate have an inverse reaction so in order to lower the calcium, there needs to be more phosphate. Giving the oral phosphate will be beneficial to lowering the serum calcium level.

In completing a client's perioperative routine, the nurse finds that the consent form has not been signed. The client begins to ask more questions about the surgical procedure. Which action should the nurse take?

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