HESI EXIT EXAM VERSION 1 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HESI EXIT EXAM VERSION 1
( 2026/2027 ) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
• 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?:
Answer:
Toasted wheat bread and jelly
• Following a lumbar puncture, a client voices several complaints. What
complaint indicated to the nurse that the client is experiencing a complication?:
Answer:
"I have a headache that gets worse when I sit up"
• An elderly client seems confused and reports the onset of nausea,
dysuria, and urgency with incontinence. Which action should the nurse
implement?:
Answer:
Obtain a clean catch mid-stream specimen
• 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?:
Answer:
Foods sweetened with aspartame
• Before preparing a client for the first surgical case of the day, a parttime scrub nurse asks the circulating nurse if a 3 minute surgical hand
scrub is adequate preparation for this client. Which response should the
circulating nurse provide?:
Answer:
Direct the nurse to continue the surgical hand scrub for a 5 minute duration
• Which breakfast selection indicates that the client understands the
nurse's instructions about the dietary management of osteoporosis?: