HESI PN EXIT ACTUAL EXAMINATION TEST
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Glomerulonephritis and hematuria
Answer: Presents with urine color changes due to hematuria,
proteinuria and renal dysfunction that causes fluid retention edema
and hypertension without or without oliguria. The typical motivator
for the parents to seek medical help for a child is hematuria.
◉ What intervention should the PN use to help decrease the stress
of a pediatric client?
Answer: Common fears of toddlers include the loss of parents and
fear of strangers. Allowing the child to be held by the primary
caregiver is likely to help reduce the child's stress.
◉ Medication and photosensitivity
Answer: Medications that cause photosensitivity increase sensitivity
to sun light. The client should be reminded to protect skin from
sunlight.
◉ A persistent dry cough is a side effect of what drug(s)?
Answer: A persistent dry cough is a side effect of the
antihypertensive agent quinapril, an angiotensin- Converting
enzyme (ACE Inhibitor).
, ◉ What should the PN monitor in a client who is on antibiotics?
Answer: The PN should monitor the clients WBC and the presence of
specific microorganisms in sputum and their sensitivity to the anti-
infective is determined by the sputum culture and sensitivity
analysis.
◉ How should the PN determine which client to see first?
Answer: When deciding which client to assess first, the priority is
the client who is at highest risk for rapid deterioration due to
cardiac dysfunction and hypoxia.
◉ The legal standard of care applied in nursing malpractice cases is
Answer: What a reasonably prudent nurse would have done under
similar circumstances.
◉ What is a PNs scope of practice limited to?
Answer: The PN's scope of practice is limited to demonstrations,
explanations, and reinforcement of teaching to clients.
◉ Professionalism on the hospital unit floor
Answer: Professionalism respects the boundaries of self, the
profession and others. The best action for the peer nurse to do is
stop the inappropriate behavior in the amicable manner and
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Glomerulonephritis and hematuria
Answer: Presents with urine color changes due to hematuria,
proteinuria and renal dysfunction that causes fluid retention edema
and hypertension without or without oliguria. The typical motivator
for the parents to seek medical help for a child is hematuria.
◉ What intervention should the PN use to help decrease the stress
of a pediatric client?
Answer: Common fears of toddlers include the loss of parents and
fear of strangers. Allowing the child to be held by the primary
caregiver is likely to help reduce the child's stress.
◉ Medication and photosensitivity
Answer: Medications that cause photosensitivity increase sensitivity
to sun light. The client should be reminded to protect skin from
sunlight.
◉ A persistent dry cough is a side effect of what drug(s)?
Answer: A persistent dry cough is a side effect of the
antihypertensive agent quinapril, an angiotensin- Converting
enzyme (ACE Inhibitor).
, ◉ What should the PN monitor in a client who is on antibiotics?
Answer: The PN should monitor the clients WBC and the presence of
specific microorganisms in sputum and their sensitivity to the anti-
infective is determined by the sputum culture and sensitivity
analysis.
◉ How should the PN determine which client to see first?
Answer: When deciding which client to assess first, the priority is
the client who is at highest risk for rapid deterioration due to
cardiac dysfunction and hypoxia.
◉ The legal standard of care applied in nursing malpractice cases is
Answer: What a reasonably prudent nurse would have done under
similar circumstances.
◉ What is a PNs scope of practice limited to?
Answer: The PN's scope of practice is limited to demonstrations,
explanations, and reinforcement of teaching to clients.
◉ Professionalism on the hospital unit floor
Answer: Professionalism respects the boundaries of self, the
profession and others. The best action for the peer nurse to do is
stop the inappropriate behavior in the amicable manner and
