Exit HESI Practice Questions and Actual Correct
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1. The practical nurse enters a male client's room to
ad- B minister routine morning medications,
and the client is on the phone. Which action is
best for the PN to take?
A. Ask another nurse to go back with the
medication when the client's hung up the
phone
B. Wait for the client to excuse himself from
the tele- phone conversation, and observe the
client taking the medication
C. Return the medication to the client's
drawer on the cart and document the client
refused the dose
D. Leave the medication with the client, and
let him take it when he finishes the
conversation.
2. A client is admitted to the postoperative
surgical unit C with two test tubes after a left
lobectomy. The ON observed that the
chambers are set at the prescribed suction of
20 cm water pressure and tidying occurs with
respirations and bubbling. What action should
the PN implement?
A. Clamp the chest tube to see if the activity stops
B. Notify the registered nurse of the malfunction
C.Maintain system integrity to promote lung
reexpan- sion
D.Apply a partially occlusive dressing toterm-10 chest
3. The mother of a 9-month-child who was
,Exit HESI Practice Questions and Actual Correct
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diagnosed
A with respiratory syncytial virus yesterday calls
the clin- ic to inquire if it will be all right to
take her infant
to the first birthday party of a friend's child for the
,Exit HESI Practice Questions and Actual Correct
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following day. Which response should the PN
provide the mother?
A. Do not expose other children as the virus
is very contagious even without direct
contact
B. The child will no longer be contagious, no
need to take any further precautions
C. The child can be around other children but
should wear a mask
D. Make sure there are no children under the
age of 5 months around the infected child.
4. The practical nurse is assisting the nurse with
the ad- D mission of a young adult female
Korean exchange stu- dent with acute
abdominal pain. Although the client has been
able to easily answer questions, when asked
about sexual activity, she looks away. What
action should the PN take?
A. Omit compelling this section of the
assessment form
B. Ask her if she would like an interpreter to
ask her the question
C. Reword the question in case the client did
not un- derstand
D. Watch the client's response when asked a
different question
5. During immediate postoperative period
following a
, Exit HESI Practice Questions and Actual Correct
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B total hip placement, which intervention is
most impor- tant for the PN to implement?
A. Encourage client to use walker or cane when ambu-
Answers
1. The practical nurse enters a male client's room to
ad- B minister routine morning medications,
and the client is on the phone. Which action is
best for the PN to take?
A. Ask another nurse to go back with the
medication when the client's hung up the
phone
B. Wait for the client to excuse himself from
the tele- phone conversation, and observe the
client taking the medication
C. Return the medication to the client's
drawer on the cart and document the client
refused the dose
D. Leave the medication with the client, and
let him take it when he finishes the
conversation.
2. A client is admitted to the postoperative
surgical unit C with two test tubes after a left
lobectomy. The ON observed that the
chambers are set at the prescribed suction of
20 cm water pressure and tidying occurs with
respirations and bubbling. What action should
the PN implement?
A. Clamp the chest tube to see if the activity stops
B. Notify the registered nurse of the malfunction
C.Maintain system integrity to promote lung
reexpan- sion
D.Apply a partially occlusive dressing toterm-10 chest
3. The mother of a 9-month-child who was
,Exit HESI Practice Questions and Actual Correct
Answers
diagnosed
A with respiratory syncytial virus yesterday calls
the clin- ic to inquire if it will be all right to
take her infant
to the first birthday party of a friend's child for the
,Exit HESI Practice Questions and Actual Correct
Answers
following day. Which response should the PN
provide the mother?
A. Do not expose other children as the virus
is very contagious even without direct
contact
B. The child will no longer be contagious, no
need to take any further precautions
C. The child can be around other children but
should wear a mask
D. Make sure there are no children under the
age of 5 months around the infected child.
4. The practical nurse is assisting the nurse with
the ad- D mission of a young adult female
Korean exchange stu- dent with acute
abdominal pain. Although the client has been
able to easily answer questions, when asked
about sexual activity, she looks away. What
action should the PN take?
A. Omit compelling this section of the
assessment form
B. Ask her if she would like an interpreter to
ask her the question
C. Reword the question in case the client did
not un- derstand
D. Watch the client's response when asked a
different question
5. During immediate postoperative period
following a
, Exit HESI Practice Questions and Actual Correct
Answers
B total hip placement, which intervention is
most impor- tant for the PN to implement?
A. Encourage client to use walker or cane when ambu-
