Hesi PN Practice Exam and Questions
and Answers (latest Update 2024)
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
,Hesi PN Practice Exam and Questions
and Answers (latest Update 2024)
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
,Hesi PN Practice Exam and Questions
and Answers (latest Update 2024)
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
, Hesi PN Practice Exam and Questions
and Answers (latest Update 2024)
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
and Answers (latest Update 2024)
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
,Hesi PN Practice Exam and Questions
and Answers (latest Update 2024)
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
,Hesi PN Practice Exam and Questions
and Answers (latest Update 2024)
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
, Hesi PN Practice Exam and Questions
and Answers (latest Update 2024)
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
