HESI PN Fundamentals Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
A nurse is caring for a client with a fever. Which intervention will help lower body temperature?
A. Provide warm blankets
B. Offer hot fluids
✔✔C. Encourage cool oral fluids
D. Increase room temperature
A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection. The preferred site for an adult is
the:
A. Deltoid
✔✔B. Ventrogluteal
C. Dorsogluteal
D. Forearm
A client asks why they must take antibiotics for the full prescribed time. The nurse’s best
response is:
1
,A. “It prevents future colds.”
B. “It helps you recover faster.”
✔✔C. “It ensures all bacteria are destroyed and prevents resistance.”
D. “It reduces medication costs.”
When removing PPE after providing care to a client in isolation, which item should be removed
first?
✔✔A. Gloves
B. Gown
C. Goggles
D. Mask
A nurse is assisting a client with oral care who is unconscious. The safest position is:
A. Supine with chin up
B. Side-lying with head tilted back
✔✔C. Side-lying with head slightly down
D. Prone with chin down
2
,A nurse is caring for a client with diarrhea. Which food is best to recommend?
A. Spicy chili
B. Fresh cabbage
✔✔C. Bananas and toast
D. Greasy fried food
A nurse is transferring a client from bed to chair. The nurse should:
A. Hold the client under the arms
B. Keep feet close together
✔✔C. Use a wide base of support
D. Twist at the waist
A nurse is teaching about the use of incentive spirometry after surgery. The nurse should instruct
the client to:
A. Breathe out forcefully into the device
B. Use it once per shift
✔✔C. Inhale slowly and deeply through the device
D. Use it only if feeling short of breath
3
, A nurse notices smoke in a client’s room. The first action should be to:
A. Call housekeeping
✔✔B. Move the client to safety
C. Call the fire department
D. Turn off the oxygen
A nurse is checking a client’s IV site and notes redness and swelling. The priority action is to:
A. Speed up the infusion
✔✔B. Stop the infusion
C. Apply a warm compress without stopping
D. Flush the IV line
A nurse is caring for a client receiving oxygen by nasal cannula. The nurse should check for:
A. Ear drainage
✔✔B. Skin irritation behind the ears
C. Bleeding gums
D. Swelling of the legs
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
A nurse is caring for a client with a fever. Which intervention will help lower body temperature?
A. Provide warm blankets
B. Offer hot fluids
✔✔C. Encourage cool oral fluids
D. Increase room temperature
A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection. The preferred site for an adult is
the:
A. Deltoid
✔✔B. Ventrogluteal
C. Dorsogluteal
D. Forearm
A client asks why they must take antibiotics for the full prescribed time. The nurse’s best
response is:
1
,A. “It prevents future colds.”
B. “It helps you recover faster.”
✔✔C. “It ensures all bacteria are destroyed and prevents resistance.”
D. “It reduces medication costs.”
When removing PPE after providing care to a client in isolation, which item should be removed
first?
✔✔A. Gloves
B. Gown
C. Goggles
D. Mask
A nurse is assisting a client with oral care who is unconscious. The safest position is:
A. Supine with chin up
B. Side-lying with head tilted back
✔✔C. Side-lying with head slightly down
D. Prone with chin down
2
,A nurse is caring for a client with diarrhea. Which food is best to recommend?
A. Spicy chili
B. Fresh cabbage
✔✔C. Bananas and toast
D. Greasy fried food
A nurse is transferring a client from bed to chair. The nurse should:
A. Hold the client under the arms
B. Keep feet close together
✔✔C. Use a wide base of support
D. Twist at the waist
A nurse is teaching about the use of incentive spirometry after surgery. The nurse should instruct
the client to:
A. Breathe out forcefully into the device
B. Use it once per shift
✔✔C. Inhale slowly and deeply through the device
D. Use it only if feeling short of breath
3
, A nurse notices smoke in a client’s room. The first action should be to:
A. Call housekeeping
✔✔B. Move the client to safety
C. Call the fire department
D. Turn off the oxygen
A nurse is checking a client’s IV site and notes redness and swelling. The priority action is to:
A. Speed up the infusion
✔✔B. Stop the infusion
C. Apply a warm compress without stopping
D. Flush the IV line
A nurse is caring for a client receiving oxygen by nasal cannula. The nurse should check for:
A. Ear drainage
✔✔B. Skin irritation behind the ears
C. Bleeding gums
D. Swelling of the legs
4
