HESI PN GERONTOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED A+

HESI PN GERONTOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)|ALREADY GRADED A+

Thekpracticalknursek(PN)kiskimplementingkakself-
medicationkprogramkforkankolderkresidentkwhokisknewlykadmittedktokankassistedklivingkcommunity.k
WhichkactionskshouldkthekPNkimplementktokprovidekthekresidentkwaysktokmaintainksafekmedicatio
nkadministration?k(selectkallkthatkapply.)k-kCORRECTkANSWERSk-
A.kLockedkmedicationkstoragekinkthekclient'skroom.

B.kMedicationkAdministrationkRecordk(MAR).

D.kDeliverykofkadequateksupplykofkmedication.

E.kListkofkfindingskindicatingkmedicationkeffectiveness.



Whichkage-
relatedkchangeskinkthekcardiovascularksystemkshouldkthekpracticalknursek(PN)kdocumentkwhenkeva
luatingkankolderkclient?k(selectkallkthatkapply.)k-kCORRECTkANSWERSk-C.kCardiackmurmurs.

D.kWideningkpulsekpressure.



Ankolderkclientkwhokrecentlykmovedkintokankassistedklivingkcommunitykrefusesktokeatkorkjoinkanykac
tivities.kWhenkevaluatingkthekclientkfurther,kwhatkshouldkthekpracticalknursek(PN)kfocuskonkduringkt
heknextkexamination?k-kCORRECTkANSWERSk-Depression.



Thekpracticalknursek(PN)kiskcaringkforkankelderlykclientkwithkfunctionalkincontinencekwhokliveskinkank
assistedklivingkcommunity.kThekclientkiskalert,kmildlykconfused,kandkcankselfkambulate.kWhichknursi
ngkinterventionkshouldkthekPNkimplement?k-kCORRECTkANSWERSk-
Offerkassistancekwithktoiletingkq2khours.

, Thekhealthcarekproviderkprescribeskaknewkmedication,katrovastatink(lipitor),kforkankolderkclientkwh
okarriveskatkthekclinickforkankannualkphysicalkexamination.kWhatkcommonksidekeffectkshouldkthekpr
acticalknursek(PN)kadvisekthekclientktokobservekforkwithkthiskmedication?k-kCORRECTkANSWERSk-
Headaches.



Thekpracticalknursek(PN)kiskre-
enforcingkdischargekinstructionskwithkthekfamilykofkankolderkclientkwhokwaskrecentlykadmittedkfork
ankintestinalkobstruction.kWhichkstatementkindicateskthatkthekfamilykunderstandskthekinstructions
?k-kCORRECTkANSWERSk-
Reportkabdominalkdistention,kconstipation,korkanyknauseakandkvomitingktokthekhealthkcarekprovid
er.



Ankolderkclientkaskskthekpracticalknursek(PN)khowkhekcankreducekhiskincidentskofkhemorrhoidalkflar
ekups.kWhatkinformationkshouldkthekPNkofferkthekclientktokpreventkrectalkdiscomfort?(kSelectkallkth
atkapply.)k-kCORRECTkANSWERSk-
A.kIncreasekfiberkandkliquidskinkthekdietktokhelpkpreventkconstipationkandkstraining.

C.kUsekaktherapeutickcushionkorkfrequentkrepositioningkforkperiodskofkprolongedksitting.

D.kTakekfrequentkwarmksitzkbathskandkuseknon-abrasivektissuekthatkcanktramatizektissues.

E.kEstablishkbowelkhabitskbykschedulingktimekwherekthekclientkisknotkrushedktokdefecatekdaily.



Ankolderkmalekclientkiskseekingkcounselingkaboutkhiskrecentksexualkissueskwithkhiskpartner.kWhatkis
suekshouldkthekpracticalknursekexplorekinkthiskdiscussion?k-kCORRECTkANSWERSk-
Certainkmedicationskmaykimpactksexualkfunction.



Duringkthekquarterlykevaluationskofkthekclientskinkthekassistedklivingkcommunity,kthekpracticalknurs
ek(PN)kobserveskforkfindingskofkfailurektokthrivekinkthekgeriankpopulation.kWhichkfindingskshouldkth
ekPNkdocumentkandkreportkaskmanifestationskrelatedktokfailurektokthrive?k(selctkallkthatkapply.)k-
kCORRECTkANSWERSk-A.kUnintentionalkweighkloss



B.kIncreasedkweakness.

C.kIncreasedkamountskofksleep.