HESI: Fundamentals Study
Guide practice test questions
fully solved & updated
Which instruction should the practical nurse (PN) provide to a client whose
vision is being tested with a Snellen chart? - answer Cover one eye while
reading the chart with the other.
Which client finding requires further action by the practical nurse (PN)? -
answer The drainage tube of an indwelling catheter is looped below the
client's bladder.
The practical nurse (PN) enters a client's room and finds the client on the
floor after a fall. How should the PN communicate this situation to the risk
management team? - answer Submit a completed incident report
describing the situation to the unit manager.
The practical nurse (PN) is performing nasotracheal suctioning. After the
client's trachea is suctioned for 15 seconds, large amounts of thick yellow
secretions return. What action should the PN implement next? - answer
Reoxygenate the client before attempting to suction again.
The practical nurse (PN) is administering a rectal suppository to a client.
What action should be implemented to prevent discomfort during
administration? - answer Allow the suppository soften before insertion.
An elderly client who attends an adult day care program and is
wheelchair-mobile has redness in the sacral. Which information is most
important for the practical nurse (PN) to provide? - answer Change
positions in the chair at least every hour.
During the initial morning assessment, a client denies dysuria but reports
dark amber urine. Which intervention should the practical nurse (PN)
implement? - answer Encourage additional oral intake of juices and water.
, The HIV unit nursing team, composed of the registered nurse (RN) case
manager, staff RNs, and staff practical nurses (PNs), is meeting to discuss
a client who has developed anorexia related to HIV medications. The client
has lost 15 pounds in the previous 2 months. Which action should the
team implement to continue the nursing process? - answer Collaborate
with the client to set goals.
When reading a prescription, what should the practical nurse (PN) verify
in addition to the "five rights" of medication administration? - answer
Prescriber's signature
A client has been taking oral corticosteroids for the past 5 days because of
seasonal allergies. Which assessment finding is of most concern to the
practical nurse (PN)? - answer Purulent sputum
The practical nurse (PN) is observing a new unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) perform indwelling catheter care for a female client who is
incontinent of feces. What action should the PN suggest the UAP to
change? - answer Frequently rinses the washcloth used to clean the
perineum
The practical nurse (PN) is assessing several clients before surgery. Which
factor in a client's history poses the greatest threat for complications to
occur during surgery? - answer Taking anticoagulants for the past year
A mother calls the clinic and states that she does not know how many
teaspoons of medication to give her child because the directions on the
bottle read, "Give 15 mL." How many teaspoons should the practical nurse
(PN) instruct the mother to administer to her child? (Fill in the blank. Type
in numbers only as your answer and round to nearest whole number). -
answer 3
The practical nurse (PN) is assessing the orientation of an elderly client.
The client is unable to remember the year and reports being lost and
unfamiliar with the surroundings. What documentation is the most
accurate for the PN to make? - answer Is disoriented to time and place
Guide practice test questions
fully solved & updated
Which instruction should the practical nurse (PN) provide to a client whose
vision is being tested with a Snellen chart? - answer Cover one eye while
reading the chart with the other.
Which client finding requires further action by the practical nurse (PN)? -
answer The drainage tube of an indwelling catheter is looped below the
client's bladder.
The practical nurse (PN) enters a client's room and finds the client on the
floor after a fall. How should the PN communicate this situation to the risk
management team? - answer Submit a completed incident report
describing the situation to the unit manager.
The practical nurse (PN) is performing nasotracheal suctioning. After the
client's trachea is suctioned for 15 seconds, large amounts of thick yellow
secretions return. What action should the PN implement next? - answer
Reoxygenate the client before attempting to suction again.
The practical nurse (PN) is administering a rectal suppository to a client.
What action should be implemented to prevent discomfort during
administration? - answer Allow the suppository soften before insertion.
An elderly client who attends an adult day care program and is
wheelchair-mobile has redness in the sacral. Which information is most
important for the practical nurse (PN) to provide? - answer Change
positions in the chair at least every hour.
During the initial morning assessment, a client denies dysuria but reports
dark amber urine. Which intervention should the practical nurse (PN)
implement? - answer Encourage additional oral intake of juices and water.
, The HIV unit nursing team, composed of the registered nurse (RN) case
manager, staff RNs, and staff practical nurses (PNs), is meeting to discuss
a client who has developed anorexia related to HIV medications. The client
has lost 15 pounds in the previous 2 months. Which action should the
team implement to continue the nursing process? - answer Collaborate
with the client to set goals.
When reading a prescription, what should the practical nurse (PN) verify
in addition to the "five rights" of medication administration? - answer
Prescriber's signature
A client has been taking oral corticosteroids for the past 5 days because of
seasonal allergies. Which assessment finding is of most concern to the
practical nurse (PN)? - answer Purulent sputum
The practical nurse (PN) is observing a new unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) perform indwelling catheter care for a female client who is
incontinent of feces. What action should the PN suggest the UAP to
change? - answer Frequently rinses the washcloth used to clean the
perineum
The practical nurse (PN) is assessing several clients before surgery. Which
factor in a client's history poses the greatest threat for complications to
occur during surgery? - answer Taking anticoagulants for the past year
A mother calls the clinic and states that she does not know how many
teaspoons of medication to give her child because the directions on the
bottle read, "Give 15 mL." How many teaspoons should the practical nurse
(PN) instruct the mother to administer to her child? (Fill in the blank. Type
in numbers only as your answer and round to nearest whole number). -
answer 3
The practical nurse (PN) is assessing the orientation of an elderly client.
The client is unable to remember the year and reports being lost and
unfamiliar with the surroundings. What documentation is the most
accurate for the PN to make? - answer Is disoriented to time and place
