HESI PN MED SURG EXIT EXAM / MED SURG HESI PN
LATEST EXAM 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK
140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Overview:
This exam prep resource focuses on the core areas of medical-surgical nursing, including
cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, musculoskeletal, neurological, and
integumentary systems. It also emphasizes pharmacology, patient safety, prioritization, and
delegation. Each question is paired with detailed rationales to reinforce learning and enhance
test-taking strategies.
Key Features:
140 Medical-Surgical HESI PN exam questions.
Verified answers with comprehensive rationales.
Reflects the latest 2025–2026 exam guidelines and content standards.
Covers major body systems, pharmacology, and clinical judgment.
Includes prioritization, safety, and delegation practice.
Purpose:
To prepare PN students for success on the HESI PN Medical-Surgical Exit Exam.
To strengthen knowledge of med-surg nursing concepts and interventions.
To improve test-taking confidence through realistic practice questions.
To identify and address knowledge gaps before the actual exam.
Recommended For:
Practical Nursing (PN) students preparing for the HESI Med-Surg Exit Exam.
Nursing students seeking detailed rationales for deeper understanding.
Learners aiming to strengthen test-taking strategies in medical-surgical nursing.
Educators looking for reliable, verified test bank resources.
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?
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
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.
A. Duodenum
B. Gastric Pylorus
C. Liver
D. Spleen
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?
A. Decreased sexual libido
B. Amenorrhea
C. Quickening
D. Nocturia
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? 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.
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
A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt
Which action should the LPN/LVN 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
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?
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
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
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? 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
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. Neuroendocrine hormones
E. Muscle tone
A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
LATEST EXAM 2025-2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK
140 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Overview:
This exam prep resource focuses on the core areas of medical-surgical nursing, including
cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, musculoskeletal, neurological, and
integumentary systems. It also emphasizes pharmacology, patient safety, prioritization, and
delegation. Each question is paired with detailed rationales to reinforce learning and enhance
test-taking strategies.
Key Features:
140 Medical-Surgical HESI PN exam questions.
Verified answers with comprehensive rationales.
Reflects the latest 2025–2026 exam guidelines and content standards.
Covers major body systems, pharmacology, and clinical judgment.
Includes prioritization, safety, and delegation practice.
Purpose:
To prepare PN students for success on the HESI PN Medical-Surgical Exit Exam.
To strengthen knowledge of med-surg nursing concepts and interventions.
To improve test-taking confidence through realistic practice questions.
To identify and address knowledge gaps before the actual exam.
Recommended For:
Practical Nursing (PN) students preparing for the HESI Med-Surg Exit Exam.
Nursing students seeking detailed rationales for deeper understanding.
Learners aiming to strengthen test-taking strategies in medical-surgical nursing.
Educators looking for reliable, verified test bank resources.
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?
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
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.
A. Duodenum
B. Gastric Pylorus
C. Liver
D. Spleen
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?
A. Decreased sexual libido
B. Amenorrhea
C. Quickening
D. Nocturia
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? 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.
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
A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt
Which action should the LPN/LVN 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
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?
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
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
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? 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
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. Neuroendocrine hormones
E. Muscle tone
A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
