HESI PN Practice Questions (With 100% correct answers)

The nurse is planning care for 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 for this client? a) administer prescribed stool softener b) administer prescribed PRN sleep medications c) encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution d) encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays correct answers a) administer prescribed stool softener 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 answers 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 answers 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 manage c) reassure the daughter that the mother will get better care correct answers a) ask for a description of what happened during the night A hospitalized 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) initiative vs. guilt d) trust vs. mistrust correct answers a) autonomy vs. shame and doubt