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CTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT nv nv nv nv
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL A nv nv nv nv nv
NSWERED {55 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ | BR nv nv nv nv nv nv nv nv nv
AND NEW! nv
An 18-year- n v
old female client who was released 3 weeks ago following t
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wo months of treatments for anorexia returns to the HCP offi
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ce for a follow-
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up visit. Which statement indicates to the PN that the client is
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recovering and coping after treatment for anorexia nervous?
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1. "If I don't go to college scholarship my parents will be v
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ery disappointed in me"
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2. "My parents attempt to smother me, but I will not allow t
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hem to make my decisions." nv nv nv n v
3. "I know that I am fat and I plan to lose at least ten
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more pounds." nv
4. "I will not binge eat, vomit after I eat, or take laxatives
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or diuretics." -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > "I will not binge eat, vomit after I eat, or
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take laxatives or diuretics."
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The PN on a pediatric unit takes two 8-year-
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olds to the playroom. Which activity would be most appropriat
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e for the PN to plan for the children?
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ng, cutting, and pasting
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watching an educational program on television nv nv nv nv nv
playing doctor and nurse - nv nv nv nv
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Selecting a board game?
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A homeless female client who is admitted for suicidal ideatio
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n reports feeling tired, frightened, and depressed. She tells th
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e PN that she has only had about 4 hours of sleep in the p
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ast 2 days while living on the streets. Which action is most i
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mportant for the PN to implement in the first 24 hours after t
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he clients admission?
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1. Encourage interaction with peers nv nv nv
3. Begin planning for the clients discharge
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4. allow the client to sleep nv nv nv nv
5. begin group activity - nv nv nv
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > allow the client to sleep ?
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The practical nurse is evaluating the response of a client with
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psoriasis to a topical steroid medication. Which finding shoul
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d the PN report to the charge nurse as an indication of possib
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le local infection?
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1. White lesions on psoriasis skin surface
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2. broken veins where medication is used nv nv nv nv nv
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4. stretch mark where psoriasis is treated nv nv nv nv nv nv - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
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White lesions on psoriasis skin surface
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A client with schizophrenia is taking aripipazole, an atypical a
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ntipsychotic. Which intervention should the PN implement to n v n v n v n v n v n v n v nv
monitor for an adrenergic antagonistic side effect that commo
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nly occurs with atypical antipsychotic agents?
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Measure lying and standing blood pressure for hypotension ob
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serve the client for hallucinatory behaviors
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review documentation for abnormal involuntary movements
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obtain the clients fear stick glucose level - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
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Measure lying and standing blood pressure for hypotension?
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The PN is caring for a client admitted with a diagnosis of He
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rpes zoster (shingles). The client has draining lesions and rep
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orts that the affected area is painful. Which action should th
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e PN take first?
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Measure the clients temperature nv nv nv
apply cool wet compresses to the lesions
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initiate contact isolation precautions -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > initiate contact isolation precautions
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HESI PN EXIT EXAM WITH NGN 2025/2026 A nv nv nv nv nv nv nv
CTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT nv nv nv nv
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL A nv nv nv nv nv
NSWERED {55 Q & A} ALREADY GRADED A+ | BR nv nv nv nv nv nv nv nv nv
AND NEW! nv
An 18-year- n v
old female client who was released 3 weeks ago following t
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wo months of treatments for anorexia returns to the HCP offi
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ce for a follow-
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up visit. Which statement indicates to the PN that the client is
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recovering and coping after treatment for anorexia nervous?
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1. "If I don't go to college scholarship my parents will be v
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ery disappointed in me"
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2. "My parents attempt to smother me, but I will not allow t
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hem to make my decisions." nv nv nv n v
3. "I know that I am fat and I plan to lose at least ten
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more pounds." nv
4. "I will not binge eat, vomit after I eat, or take laxatives
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or diuretics." -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > "I will not binge eat, vomit after I eat, or
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take laxatives or diuretics."
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The PN on a pediatric unit takes two 8-year-
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olds to the playroom. Which activity would be most appropriat
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e for the PN to plan for the children?
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Selecting a board game colori n v n v n v nv
ng, cutting, and pasting
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watching an educational program on television nv nv nv nv nv
playing doctor and nurse - nv nv nv nv
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Selecting a board game?
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A homeless female client who is admitted for suicidal ideatio
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n reports feeling tired, frightened, and depressed. She tells th
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e PN that she has only had about 4 hours of sleep in the p
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ast 2 days while living on the streets. Which action is most i
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mportant for the PN to implement in the first 24 hours after t
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he clients admission?
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1. Encourage interaction with peers nv nv nv
3. Begin planning for the clients discharge
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4. allow the client to sleep nv nv nv nv
5. begin group activity - nv nv nv
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > allow the client to sleep ?
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The practical nurse is evaluating the response of a client with
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psoriasis to a topical steroid medication. Which finding shoul
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d the PN report to the charge nurse as an indication of possib
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le local infection?
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1. White lesions on psoriasis skin surface
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2. broken veins where medication is used nv nv nv nv nv
3. itching on the skin areas with psoriasis nv nv nv nv nv nv
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4. stretch mark where psoriasis is treated nv nv nv nv nv nv - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
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White lesions on psoriasis skin surface
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A client with schizophrenia is taking aripipazole, an atypical a
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ntipsychotic. Which intervention should the PN implement to n v n v n v n v n v n v n v nv
monitor for an adrenergic antagonistic side effect that commo
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nly occurs with atypical antipsychotic agents?
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Measure lying and standing blood pressure for hypotension ob
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serve the client for hallucinatory behaviors
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review documentation for abnormal involuntary movements
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obtain the clients fear stick glucose level - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
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Measure lying and standing blood pressure for hypotension?
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The PN is caring for a client admitted with a diagnosis of He
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rpes zoster (shingles). The client has draining lesions and rep
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orts that the affected area is painful. Which action should th
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e PN take first?
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Measure the clients temperature nv nv nv
apply cool wet compresses to the lesions
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initiate contact isolation precautions -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > initiate contact isolation precautions
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