HESI PN EXIT EXAM
VERSION 3,NEWEST
VERSION
COMLPETE 160
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
ANSWERS.
• The LPN/LVN 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?
• Administer Prescribed stool softener
• Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications.
• Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution
• Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays.
Correct Answer: A. Administer Prescribed stool softener
• The LPN/LVN is palpating the right upper hypochondriac region of
the abdomen of a client. What organ lies underneath this area.
• Duodenum
• Gastric Pylorus
• Liver
• Spleen
Correct Answer: C. Liver
,• A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the LPN/LVN that
she is 6 weeks pregnant. Which sign is she most likely to report?
• Decreased sexual libido
• Amenorrhea
• Quickening
• Nocturia
Correct Answer: B. Amenorrhea
• A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night
LPN/ LVN did not provide good care for her mother. What response
should the nurse make?
• Ask for a description of what happened during the night
• Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manager
• Reassure the daughter that the mother will get better care.
• 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?
• Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
• Industry vs. Inferiority
• intiative vs. Guilt
• Trust vs. Mistrust
Correct Answer: A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
,• Which action should the LPN/LVN implement in caring
for a client following an electroencephalogram (EEG)?
• Monitor the client's vital signs q4h
• Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremities
• Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours
• Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
Correct Answer: D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
• The LPN/LVN 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
helpful in preventing further development of the decubitus?
• Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
• Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises
• Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
• 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?
• Filtration
• Diffusion
• Osmosis
• Active transport
Correct Answer: C. Osmosis
, • The LPN/LVN is taking blood pressure 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?
• Slightly above the level of the heart
• At the level of the heart
• At the level of comfort for the client
• 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)
• Heart rate
• Stroke volume
• Peripheral resistance
• Neuroendocring hormones
• Muscle tone
Correct Answer:
• Heart rate
• Stroke volume
• Peripheral resistance
• A client begins an antidepressant drug during the second day of
hospitalization. Which assessment is most important for the LPN/LVN
to include in this client's plan of care while the client is taking the
antidepressant?
• Appetite
• Mood
VERSION 3,NEWEST
VERSION
COMLPETE 160
QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
ANSWERS.
• The LPN/LVN 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?
• Administer Prescribed stool softener
• Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications.
• Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution
• Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays.
Correct Answer: A. Administer Prescribed stool softener
• The LPN/LVN is palpating the right upper hypochondriac region of
the abdomen of a client. What organ lies underneath this area.
• Duodenum
• Gastric Pylorus
• Liver
• Spleen
Correct Answer: C. Liver
,• A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the LPN/LVN that
she is 6 weeks pregnant. Which sign is she most likely to report?
• Decreased sexual libido
• Amenorrhea
• Quickening
• Nocturia
Correct Answer: B. Amenorrhea
• A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night
LPN/ LVN did not provide good care for her mother. What response
should the nurse make?
• Ask for a description of what happened during the night
• Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manager
• Reassure the daughter that the mother will get better care.
• 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?
• Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
• Industry vs. Inferiority
• intiative vs. Guilt
• Trust vs. Mistrust
Correct Answer: A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
,• Which action should the LPN/LVN implement in caring
for a client following an electroencephalogram (EEG)?
• Monitor the client's vital signs q4h
• Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremities
• Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours
• Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
Correct Answer: D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
• The LPN/LVN 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
helpful in preventing further development of the decubitus?
• Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
• Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises
• Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
• 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?
• Filtration
• Diffusion
• Osmosis
• Active transport
Correct Answer: C. Osmosis
, • The LPN/LVN is taking blood pressure 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?
• Slightly above the level of the heart
• At the level of the heart
• At the level of comfort for the client
• 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)
• Heart rate
• Stroke volume
• Peripheral resistance
• Neuroendocring hormones
• Muscle tone
Correct Answer:
• Heart rate
• Stroke volume
• Peripheral resistance
• A client begins an antidepressant drug during the second day of
hospitalization. Which assessment is most important for the LPN/LVN
to include in this client's plan of care while the client is taking the
antidepressant?
• Appetite
• Mood
