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HESI NCLEX-RN Fundamentals Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A nurse is caring for a client with a new prescription for a clear liquid diet. Which food item should the nurse offer?

• Cream soup

✔✔B. Apple juice

• Mashed potatoes
• Yogurt

A nurse is teaching a client about preventing pressure injuries. Which statement indicates understanding?

• “I will change my position once a day.”
• “I should keep my skin moist.”

✔✔C. “I will shift my weight every 15 minutes when in a chair.”

• “I can massage any red areas.”

A client with a peripheral IV reports pain and swelling at the site. The nurse should first 1 / 4

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• Increase the IV flow rate
• Apply a warm compress and continue

✔✔C. Stop the infusion and assess the site

• Elevate the arm above the heart

A nurse is preparing to insert a urinary catheter. To maintain aseptic technique, the nurse should

• Wear clean gloves for insertion

✔✔B. Use sterile gloves and sterile field

• Open the catheter package onto the client’s bed
• Apply lubricant after inserting the catheter

A nurse is caring for a client with COPD who is receiving oxygen therapy. The nurse should set the flow rate at

• 6 liters per minute
• 5 liters per minute

✔✔C. 2 liters per minute

• 10 liters per minute
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A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection in the ventrogluteal site. The nurse should position the client ✔✔A. On the side with the knee slightly bent

• Prone with toes pointed inward
• Sitting upright with legs dangling
• Supine with knees flexed

A nurse is teaching a client about using a cane. Which instruction is correct?

• Hold the cane on the weaker side

✔✔B. Hold the cane on the stronger side

• Move cane and stronger leg together
• Keep the cane two feet away when walking

A client reports nausea after taking prescribed antibiotics. The nurse should suggest taking the medication

• Before meals on an empty stomach
• Only at bedtime

✔✔C. With food unless contraindicated 3 / 4

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• With grapefruit juice

A nurse is preparing to provide oral care to an unconscious client. The nurse should ✔✔A. Position the client on their side

• Keep the client supine with the head tilted back
• Use large amounts of water to rinse
• Use a firm toothbrush

A nurse is monitoring a client who received morphine 30 minutes ago. Which finding is the highest priority?

• Drowsiness

✔✔B. Respiratory rate of 8/min

• Itching
• Constipation

A nurse is teaching a client about collecting a clean-catch urine specimen. Which instruction is correct?✔✔A. Begin urinating, stop, then collect the sample midstream

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