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HESI PN EXIT
(NGN-STYLE QUESTIONS & CASE
“SCENARIOS”)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|
100% CORRECT| GRADED A+
EXAM COVER SHEET
PROGRAM: Practical Nursing (PN) / LPN Program (Licensed
Practical Nurse)
COURSE NAME: Practical Nursing HESI EXIT
EXAM NAME: HESI PN Exit Exam
HESI PN EXIT
1000+ QUESTIONS BANK
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,1. The Correct Technique for Administering
Medication via Feeding Tube
A newly hired practical nurse is observed preparing to administer a liquid
medication through a client’s feeding tube. During the procedure, the nurse
begins using an incorrect technique that could increase the risk of tube blockage,
aspiration, or medication incompatibility. The supervising nurse must decide
how to respond to ensure patient safety while supporting safe practice
development. What is the most appropriate action for the observing PN to take?
A. Demonstrate how to administer medication via a feeding tube.
B. Confirm that the medication is only administered once daily.
C. Determine if the medication is compatible with the solution.
D. Offer to assist in calculating the rate of flow for the mixture.
Correct Answer: A. Demonstrate how to administer medication via a feeding tube.
2. Which intervention should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce for a client with
pruritus?
A. Encourage a warm sleeping environment.
B. Keep fingernails trimmed short.
C. Discourage use of skin lubricants.
D. Do not take any type of tub bath.
Correct Answer: B. Keep fingernails trimmed short.
3. The practical nurse (PN) is reinforcing teaching to a group of evacuees in a
mass casualty center after a natural flooding disaster. Which information should
the PN include in the review? (Select all that apply.)
A. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea.
B. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions.
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,C. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
D. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial solutions.
Correct Answer: A. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea.
Correct Answer: B. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions.
Correct Answer: C. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
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, Correct Answer: D. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions.
4. A female client with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is transferred to
a long-term care facility for physical rehabilitation. To prevent injury, which
action is most important for the practical nurse to implement?
A. Ensure the client has minimal clutter in the room.
B. Monitor the client's blood cell laboratory values.
C. Assess the client for nerve pain or paralysis.
D. Evaluate client's neurological status after exercising.
Correct Answer: A. Ensure the client has minimal clutter in the room.
5. An older male client who fell down several stairs 4-hours ago is scheduled for
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). What information should the practical nurse
(PN) obtain from the client?
A. Last time food was consumed.
B. Presence of a metal implant.
C. History of previous myelogram.
D. Allergy to iodine-based dyes.
Correct Answer: B. Presence of a metal implant.
6. What factors are important in determining the level of hypoxemia that the
child may have experienced during the submersion? Select all that apply.
A. Oxygen concentration of the ambient air.
B. Whether or not anyone witnessed the fall into the pool.
C. Temperature of water.
D. The amount of time the child was submerged.
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HESI PN EXIT
(NGN-STYLE QUESTIONS & CASE
“SCENARIOS”)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|
100% CORRECT| GRADED A+
EXAM COVER SHEET
PROGRAM: Practical Nursing (PN) / LPN Program (Licensed
Practical Nurse)
COURSE NAME: Practical Nursing HESI EXIT
EXAM NAME: HESI PN Exit Exam
HESI PN EXIT
1000+ QUESTIONS BANK
z
,1. The Correct Technique for Administering
Medication via Feeding Tube
A newly hired practical nurse is observed preparing to administer a liquid
medication through a client’s feeding tube. During the procedure, the nurse
begins using an incorrect technique that could increase the risk of tube blockage,
aspiration, or medication incompatibility. The supervising nurse must decide
how to respond to ensure patient safety while supporting safe practice
development. What is the most appropriate action for the observing PN to take?
A. Demonstrate how to administer medication via a feeding tube.
B. Confirm that the medication is only administered once daily.
C. Determine if the medication is compatible with the solution.
D. Offer to assist in calculating the rate of flow for the mixture.
Correct Answer: A. Demonstrate how to administer medication via a feeding tube.
2. Which intervention should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce for a client with
pruritus?
A. Encourage a warm sleeping environment.
B. Keep fingernails trimmed short.
C. Discourage use of skin lubricants.
D. Do not take any type of tub bath.
Correct Answer: B. Keep fingernails trimmed short.
3. The practical nurse (PN) is reinforcing teaching to a group of evacuees in a
mass casualty center after a natural flooding disaster. Which information should
the PN include in the review? (Select all that apply.)
A. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea.
B. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions.
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,C. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
D. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial solutions.
Correct Answer: A. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea.
Correct Answer: B. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions.
Correct Answer: C. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
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, Correct Answer: D. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions.
4. A female client with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is transferred to
a long-term care facility for physical rehabilitation. To prevent injury, which
action is most important for the practical nurse to implement?
A. Ensure the client has minimal clutter in the room.
B. Monitor the client's blood cell laboratory values.
C. Assess the client for nerve pain or paralysis.
D. Evaluate client's neurological status after exercising.
Correct Answer: A. Ensure the client has minimal clutter in the room.
5. An older male client who fell down several stairs 4-hours ago is scheduled for
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). What information should the practical nurse
(PN) obtain from the client?
A. Last time food was consumed.
B. Presence of a metal implant.
C. History of previous myelogram.
D. Allergy to iodine-based dyes.
Correct Answer: B. Presence of a metal implant.
6. What factors are important in determining the level of hypoxemia that the
child may have experienced during the submersion? Select all that apply.
A. Oxygen concentration of the ambient air.
B. Whether or not anyone witnessed the fall into the pool.
C. Temperature of water.
D. The amount of time the child was submerged.
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