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HESI LPN-ADN Entrance Exam Mobility Focus
||Verified Exam!!!||2026/2027 – Elsevier Evolve –
Comprehensive Mobility & Safe Patient Handling
Competency Assessment for LPN-to-ADN Transition
A 26 year-old primigravida who delivered a 7-pound male
infant 26 hours ago tells the nurse that she is confused
about when she and her husband can return to having
sexual intercourse. What info should the nurse reinforce
with this client? - Answer-they can have intercourse when
the episiotomy is healed and the lochial flow has stopped
36 hours after delivery, the nurse determines a clients
fundus is just above the umbilicus and displaced to the
right of midline. what action should the nurse take first? -
Answer-palpate the bladder for distention
a 60 year old client with cancer of the liver is in hepatic
coma and unresponsive. what should the nurse say to
family members were inquiring about the condition of their
loved one? - Answer-"Your loved ones condition is very
critical, and there has been no response in the last 24
hours"
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a 67 year old woman who lives alone tripped on a rug in
her home and fractured her right hip. the nurse knows that
which predisposing factor contributes to the occurrence of
hip fractures among elderly women. - Answer-
osteoporosis resulting from hormonal changes.
a 75 year old male client with Alzheimer disease is
admitted to an extended care facility. what intervention
should the nurse include into the his clients Nursing care
plan? - Answer-plan to have the same nursing staff
provide care for the client whenever possible.
an 82-year old client is admitted to the hospital with a
fractured right hip. following surgical repair, a footboard is
placed at the clients feet. what is the reason the nurse will
offer concerning the footboard? - Answer-footboard is
used to prevent foot drop.
An adult female client is admitted to the psychiatric unit
with diagnosis of major depression. After 2 weeks of
antidepressant medication therapy, the nurse notices the
client has more energy, is giving her belongings away to
her visitors, and is in an overall better mood. Which
intervention is best for the nurse to implement? - Answer-
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ask the client if she has had any recent thoughts of
harming herself.
an adult male client tells the nurse that he believes
someone is trying to obtain his cpu records, which his wife
reports are recreational in nature. the client insist that an
elaborate alarm system needs to be installed in his home.
the nurse knows that this client is exhibiting which signs or
symptoms? - Answer-delusions of persecution
2 days after an abdominal hysterectomy, an elderly client
with diabetes Mellitus Type II has a syncopal episode. Her
vital signs are within normal limits and her sugar is 325
mg/dL. what intervention should the nurse implement first?
- Answer-administer regular insulin per sliding scale
A 3-week-old infant is admitted for surgical repair of
Pyloric Stenosis. What interventions should the nurse
expect to implement to establish hydration in the
immediate postoperative period? - Answer-nipple feedings
with glucose water
a 3 year-old admitted with fever of unknown (FUO) has
begun vomiting in the past half hour. The child's temp. is
101.8F, and the last does of antipyretic medication was
HESI LPN-ADN Entrance Exam Mobility Focus
||Verified Exam!!!||2026/2027 – Elsevier Evolve –
Comprehensive Mobility & Safe Patient Handling
Competency Assessment for LPN-to-ADN Transition
A 26 year-old primigravida who delivered a 7-pound male
infant 26 hours ago tells the nurse that she is confused
about when she and her husband can return to having
sexual intercourse. What info should the nurse reinforce
with this client? - Answer-they can have intercourse when
the episiotomy is healed and the lochial flow has stopped
36 hours after delivery, the nurse determines a clients
fundus is just above the umbilicus and displaced to the
right of midline. what action should the nurse take first? -
Answer-palpate the bladder for distention
a 60 year old client with cancer of the liver is in hepatic
coma and unresponsive. what should the nurse say to
family members were inquiring about the condition of their
loved one? - Answer-"Your loved ones condition is very
critical, and there has been no response in the last 24
hours"
,2|Page
a 67 year old woman who lives alone tripped on a rug in
her home and fractured her right hip. the nurse knows that
which predisposing factor contributes to the occurrence of
hip fractures among elderly women. - Answer-
osteoporosis resulting from hormonal changes.
a 75 year old male client with Alzheimer disease is
admitted to an extended care facility. what intervention
should the nurse include into the his clients Nursing care
plan? - Answer-plan to have the same nursing staff
provide care for the client whenever possible.
an 82-year old client is admitted to the hospital with a
fractured right hip. following surgical repair, a footboard is
placed at the clients feet. what is the reason the nurse will
offer concerning the footboard? - Answer-footboard is
used to prevent foot drop.
An adult female client is admitted to the psychiatric unit
with diagnosis of major depression. After 2 weeks of
antidepressant medication therapy, the nurse notices the
client has more energy, is giving her belongings away to
her visitors, and is in an overall better mood. Which
intervention is best for the nurse to implement? - Answer-
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ask the client if she has had any recent thoughts of
harming herself.
an adult male client tells the nurse that he believes
someone is trying to obtain his cpu records, which his wife
reports are recreational in nature. the client insist that an
elaborate alarm system needs to be installed in his home.
the nurse knows that this client is exhibiting which signs or
symptoms? - Answer-delusions of persecution
2 days after an abdominal hysterectomy, an elderly client
with diabetes Mellitus Type II has a syncopal episode. Her
vital signs are within normal limits and her sugar is 325
mg/dL. what intervention should the nurse implement first?
- Answer-administer regular insulin per sliding scale
A 3-week-old infant is admitted for surgical repair of
Pyloric Stenosis. What interventions should the nurse
expect to implement to establish hydration in the
immediate postoperative period? - Answer-nipple feedings
with glucose water
a 3 year-old admitted with fever of unknown (FUO) has
begun vomiting in the past half hour. The child's temp. is
101.8F, and the last does of antipyretic medication was
