Hesi PN Practice Exam Full Package With Questions and Answers 100% A+

Hesi PN Practice Exam Full Package With Questions and Answers 100% A+ The nurse is planning care for the a client who has fourth degree midline laceration that occurred during vaginal delivery of an 8 pound 10 ounce infant. What intervention has the highest priority? A. Administer Prescribed stool softner B. Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications. C. Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution D. Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Administer Prescribed stool softner The nurse is palpating the right upper hypochondriac region of the abdomen of a client. What organ lies underneath this area. A. Duodenum B. Gastric Pylorus C. Liver D. Spleen - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Liver A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the nurse that she is 6 weeks pregnant. Which sign is she most likely to report? A. Decreased sexual libido B. Amenorrhea C. Quickening D. Nocturia - CORRECT ANSWER-B Amenorrhea A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night nurse did not provide good care for her mother. What response should the nurse make? A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night B. Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manager C. Reassure the daughter that the mother will get better care. D. Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night A hosptitalized toddler who is recovering from a sickle cell crisis holds a toy and say's "mine". According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, this child's behavior is a demonstration of which developmental stage? A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt. B. Industry vs. Inferiority C. intiative vs. Guilt D. Trust vs. Mistrust - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt. Which action should the nurse implement in caring for a client following an electroencephalogram (EEG)? A. Monitor the client's vital signs q4h B. Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremities C. Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp The nurse is caring for a 75- year-old male client who is beginning to form a decubitus ulcer at the coccyx. Which intervention will be most helpfull in preventing further development of the decubitus? A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein B. Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises C. Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care D. Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein What is the homeostatic cellular transport mechanism that moves water from a hypotonic to a hypertonic fluid space? A. Filtration B. Diffusion C. Osmosis D. Active transport - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Osmosis The nurse is taking blood presure of a client admitted with a possible myocardial infarction. When taking the client's BP at the brachial artery, the nurse should place the client's arm in which position? A. Slightly above the level of the heart B. At the level of the heart C. At the level of comfort for the client D. Below the level of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER-B. At the level of the heart What are the final parameters that produce blood pressure? (select all that apply) A. Heart rate B. Stroke volume C. Peripheral resistance D. Neuroendocring hormones E. Muscle tone - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Heart rate B. Stroke volume C. Peripheral resistance A client begins an antidepressant drug during the second day of hospitalization. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan of care while the client is taking the antidepressant? A. Appetite B. Mood C. Withdrawl D. Energy level - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Mood Based on the documentation in the medical record, which action should the nurse implement next? A. Give the rubella vaccine subcutaneously B. Observe the mother breastfeeding her infant C. Call the nursery for the infant's blodd type result D. Administer Vicodin one tablet for pain - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Give the rubella vaccine subcutaneously A client is adminitted to the hosptial with a diagnosis of Pneumonia. Which intervetion should the nurse implement to prevent complications associated with Pneumonia? A. Enourage mobilization and ambulation B. Encourage energy conservation with complete bed rest C. Provide humidified oxygen per nasal cannula D. Restrict PO and intravenous fluids - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Enourage mobilization and ambulation The practical nurse is preparing to administer a prescription for cefazolin (kefzol) 600 mg IM every 6 hours. The available vial is labeled, "Cefazolin (Kefzol) 1 gram and the instrutions for reconsittution, "For IM use add 2ml sterile water for injection. Total volume after reconstruction = 2.5 ml. "when reconstituded, how many milligrams are in each mil of solutions (Enter numeric value only) - CORRECT ANSWER-15 Which nursing activity is within the scope of practice for the practical nurse? A. Complete an admission assessment in the normal newborn nursery. B. Discontinue a central venous catheter that has become dislodged C. Observe a client rotate the subcutaneous site for an insulin pump D. Monitor a continous narcotic epidural for a postoperative client - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Observe a client rotate the subcutaneous site for an insulin pump After morning dressing changes are completed, a male client who has paraplegia contaminates his ischial decubiti dressing with a diarrheal stool. What activity is best for the nurse to assign to the unlicensed assistive personnel? A. Identify the need for additional supplies to provide an extra dressing change B. Provide perianal care and collect clean linens for the dressing change C. Document the diarrhea that necessitates an additional dressing change D. Position the client for access to the decubiti sties and remove dressings - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Provide perianal care and collect clean linens for the dressing change The nurse is planning to evaluate the effectiveness of several drugs administered by different routes. Arrage the routes of administration in the order from fastest to slowest rate of absorption. Subcutaenous Intravenous Intramuscular Sublingual Oral - CORRECT ANSWER-Intravenous, sublingual, intramuscular, subcutaneous, oral. A 26-year-old gravida 4, para 0 had a spontaneous abortion at 9 weeks gestation. At one-house post dilation and curettage (D&C) the nurse assess the vital signs and vaginal bleeding. The client begins to cry softly. How should the nurse intervene? A. Offer to call the social worker to discuss the possiblity of abortion B. Reassure the client that the infertility specialist can help C. Express sorrow for the client's grief and offer to sit with her D. Chart the vital signs and amount of vaginal bleeding - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Express sorrow for the client's grief and offer to sit with her