HESI Exit Exam
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1. A client tells the nurse that he is suffering from insomnia. Which
information is most important for the nurse to obta
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HESI Exit Exam
(CHECK THE LAST PAGE FOR 15 LATEST VERSIONS OF THE EXAM
AND OTHER HESI EXAMS)
1. A client tells the nurse that he is suffering from insomnia. Which
information is most important for the nurse to obtain?
A. The client's usual sleeping pattern
B. Whether the client smokes
C. How much liquid the client consumes
before bedtime
D. The amount of caffeine that the client
consumes during the day
Rationale:
The first thing to determine is the client's usual sleeping pattern and how
it has changed to become what the client describes as insomnia. Options
B, C, and D provide additional information after option A is ascertained.
2. A client has been on a mechanical ventilator for several days. What
should the nurse use to document and record this client's
respirations?
A. The respiratory settings on the ventilator
B. Only the client's spontaneous respirations
C. The ventilator-assisted respirations minus
the client's independent breaths
D. The ventilator setting for respiratory rate
and the client-initiated respirations
Rationale:
The nurse should count the client's respirations and document both the
respiratory rate set by the ventilator and the client's independent
respiratory rate. Never rely strictly on option A. Although the client's
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