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PN FUNDAMENTALS HESI EXIT TEST BANK / HESI PN
FUNDAMENTALS EXIT EXAM NEWEST 2025/ 2026
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
The healthcare provider prescribes furosemide (Lasix) 15
mg IV stat. On hand is Lasix 20 mg/2 ml. How many
milliliters should the nurse administer?
A. 1 ml.
B. 1.5 ml.
C. 1.75 ml.
D. 2 ml. - ANSWER-(B) is the correct calculation: Dosage
on hand/amount on hand = Dosage desired/x amount. 20
mg : 2 ml = 15 mg : x . 20x = 30. x = 30/20; = 1½ or 1.5
ml.
Correct Answer: B
Heparin 20,000 units in 500 ml D5W at 50 ml/hour has
been infusing for 5½ hours. How much heparin has the
client received?
A. 11,000 units.
B. 13,000 units.
C. 15,000 units.
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D. 17,000 units. - ANSWER-(A) is the correct calculation:
20,000 units/500 ml = 40 units (the amount of units in one
ml of fluid). 40 units/ml x 50 ml/hr = 2,000 units/hour
(1,000 units in 1/2 hour). 5.5 x 2,000 = 11,000 (A). OR,
multiply 5 x 2,000 and add the 1/2 hour amount of 1,000 to
reach the same conclusion = 11,000 units.
Correct Answer: A
The healthcare provider prescribes morphine sulfate 4mg
IM STAT. Morphine comes in 8 mg per ml. How many ml
should the nurse administer?
A. 0.5 ml.
B. 1 ml.
C. 1.5 ml.
D. 2 ml. - ANSWER-Using ratio and proportion:
8mg: 1ml :: 4mg:Xml
8X=4
X=0.5
Correct Answer: A
The nurse prepares a 1,000 ml IV of 5% dextrose and
water to be infused over 8 hours. The infusion set delivers
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10 drops per milliliter. The nurse should regulate the IV to
administer approximately how many drops per minute?
A. 80
B. 8
C. 21
D. 25 - ANSWER-The accepted formula for figuring drops
per minute is: amount to be infused in one hour × drop
factor/time for infusion (min)= drops per minute. Using this
formula: 1,000/8 hours = 125 ml/ hour 125 × 10 (drip
factor) = 1,250 drops in one hour. 1,250/ 60 (number of
minutes in one hour) = 20.8 or 21 gtt/min (C).
Correct Answer: C
Which action is most important for the nurse to implement
when donning sterile gloves?
A. Maintain thumb at a ninety degree angle.
B. Hold hands with fingers down while gloving.
C. Keep gloved hands above the elbows.
D. Put the glove on the dominant hand first. - ANSWER-
Gloved hands held below waist level are considered
unsterile (C). (A and B) are not essential to maintaining
asepsis. While it may be helpful to put the glove on the
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dominant hand first, it is not necessary to ensure asepsis
(D).
Correct Answer: C
A client's infusion of normal saline infiltrated earlier today,
and approximately 500 ml of saline infused into the
subcutaneous tissue. The client is now complaining of
excruciating arm pain and demanding "stronger pain
medications." What initial action is most important for the
nurse to take?
A. Ask about any past history of drug abuse or addiction.
B. Measure the pulse volume and capillary refill distal to
the infiltration.
C. Compress the infiltrated tissue to measure the degree
of edema.
D. Evaluate the extent of ecchymosis over the forearm
area. - ANSWER-Pain and diminished pulse volume (B)
are signs of compartment syndrome, which can progress
to complete loss of the peripheral pulse in the extremity.
Compartment syndrome occurs when external pressure
(usually from a cast), or internal pressure (usually from
subcutaneous infused fluid), exceeds capillary perfusion
pressure resulting in decreased blood flow to the
extremity. (A) should not be pursued until physical causes
PN FUNDAMENTALS HESI EXIT TEST BANK / HESI PN
FUNDAMENTALS EXIT EXAM NEWEST 2025/ 2026
COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
The healthcare provider prescribes furosemide (Lasix) 15
mg IV stat. On hand is Lasix 20 mg/2 ml. How many
milliliters should the nurse administer?
A. 1 ml.
B. 1.5 ml.
C. 1.75 ml.
D. 2 ml. - ANSWER-(B) is the correct calculation: Dosage
on hand/amount on hand = Dosage desired/x amount. 20
mg : 2 ml = 15 mg : x . 20x = 30. x = 30/20; = 1½ or 1.5
ml.
Correct Answer: B
Heparin 20,000 units in 500 ml D5W at 50 ml/hour has
been infusing for 5½ hours. How much heparin has the
client received?
A. 11,000 units.
B. 13,000 units.
C. 15,000 units.
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D. 17,000 units. - ANSWER-(A) is the correct calculation:
20,000 units/500 ml = 40 units (the amount of units in one
ml of fluid). 40 units/ml x 50 ml/hr = 2,000 units/hour
(1,000 units in 1/2 hour). 5.5 x 2,000 = 11,000 (A). OR,
multiply 5 x 2,000 and add the 1/2 hour amount of 1,000 to
reach the same conclusion = 11,000 units.
Correct Answer: A
The healthcare provider prescribes morphine sulfate 4mg
IM STAT. Morphine comes in 8 mg per ml. How many ml
should the nurse administer?
A. 0.5 ml.
B. 1 ml.
C. 1.5 ml.
D. 2 ml. - ANSWER-Using ratio and proportion:
8mg: 1ml :: 4mg:Xml
8X=4
X=0.5
Correct Answer: A
The nurse prepares a 1,000 ml IV of 5% dextrose and
water to be infused over 8 hours. The infusion set delivers
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10 drops per milliliter. The nurse should regulate the IV to
administer approximately how many drops per minute?
A. 80
B. 8
C. 21
D. 25 - ANSWER-The accepted formula for figuring drops
per minute is: amount to be infused in one hour × drop
factor/time for infusion (min)= drops per minute. Using this
formula: 1,000/8 hours = 125 ml/ hour 125 × 10 (drip
factor) = 1,250 drops in one hour. 1,250/ 60 (number of
minutes in one hour) = 20.8 or 21 gtt/min (C).
Correct Answer: C
Which action is most important for the nurse to implement
when donning sterile gloves?
A. Maintain thumb at a ninety degree angle.
B. Hold hands with fingers down while gloving.
C. Keep gloved hands above the elbows.
D. Put the glove on the dominant hand first. - ANSWER-
Gloved hands held below waist level are considered
unsterile (C). (A and B) are not essential to maintaining
asepsis. While it may be helpful to put the glove on the
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dominant hand first, it is not necessary to ensure asepsis
(D).
Correct Answer: C
A client's infusion of normal saline infiltrated earlier today,
and approximately 500 ml of saline infused into the
subcutaneous tissue. The client is now complaining of
excruciating arm pain and demanding "stronger pain
medications." What initial action is most important for the
nurse to take?
A. Ask about any past history of drug abuse or addiction.
B. Measure the pulse volume and capillary refill distal to
the infiltration.
C. Compress the infiltrated tissue to measure the degree
of edema.
D. Evaluate the extent of ecchymosis over the forearm
area. - ANSWER-Pain and diminished pulse volume (B)
are signs of compartment syndrome, which can progress
to complete loss of the peripheral pulse in the extremity.
Compartment syndrome occurs when external pressure
(usually from a cast), or internal pressure (usually from
subcutaneous infused fluid), exceeds capillary perfusion
pressure resulting in decreased blood flow to the
extremity. (A) should not be pursued until physical causes
