PN HESI EXIT
CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
2026-2027 UPDATE EXAM
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,PN HESI EXIT EXAM: CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING AND CLINICAL PRACTICE 2026-2027 UPDATE EXAM
Call a code blue.
Call the health care provider.
Check the client status and lead placement.
Press the recorder button on the ECG console.
Correct Answer: 3. Check the client status and lead placement. ✔✔
The LPN/LVN in a medical unit is caring for a client with heart failure. The client suddenly develops extreme
dyspnea, tachycardia, and lung crackles, and the nurse suspects pulmonary edema. The nurse immediately
notifies the registered nurse and expects which interventions to be prescribed? Select all that apply.
A client diagnosed with thrombophlebitis 1 day ago suddenly complains of chest pain and shortness of breath,
and the client is visibly anxious. The LPN/LVN understands that a life-threatening complication of this
condition is which?
Pneumonia
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolism
Myocardial infarction
Correct Answer: 3. Pulmonary embolism ✔✔
A 24-year-old man seeks medical attention for complaints of claudication in the arch of the foot. The nurse also
notes superficial thrombophlebitis of the lower leg. The nurse should check the client for which next?
Smoking history
Recent exposure to allergens
History of recent insect bites
Familial tendency toward peripheral vascular disease
Correct Answer: 1. Smoking history ✔✔
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The nurse has reinforced instructions to the client with Raynaud's disease about self-management of the disease
process. The nurse determines that the client needs further teaching if the client states which?
"Smoking cessation is very important."
"Moving to a warmer climate should help."
"Sources of caffeine should be eliminated from the diet."
Dyspnea
Hacking cough
Dependent edema
Crackles on lung auscultation
Correct Answer: 3. Dependent edema ✔✔
The LPN/LVN is checking the neurovascular status of a client who returned to the surgical nursing unit 4 hours
ago after undergoing an aortoiliac bypass graft. The affected leg is warm, and the nurse notes redness and
edema. The pedal pulse is palpable and unchanged from admission. The nurse interprets that the neurovascular
status is which?
Moderately impaired, and the surgeon should be called
Normal, caused by increased blood flow through the leg
Diaphragmatic nerve to increase the heart rate
Correct Answer: 1. Vagus nerve to slow the heart rate ✔✔
A client is admitted to the hospital with possible rheumatic endocarditis. The LPN/LVN should check for a
history of which type of infection?
Viral infection
Yeast infection
Streptococcal infection
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Staphylococcal infection
Correct Answer: 3. Streptococcal infection ✔✔
A client has an Unna boot applied for treatment of a venous stasis leg ulcer. The LPN/LVN notes that the
client's toes are mottled, and cool and the client verbalizes some numbness and tingling of the foot. Which
interpretation should the nurse make of these findings?
The boot has not yet dried.
The boot is controlling leg edema.
The boot is impairing venous return.
The boot has been applied too tightly.
Correct Answer: 4. The boot has been applied too tightly. ✔✔
A client with angina complains that the anginal pain is prolonged and severe and occurs at the same time each
day, most often in the morning. On further data collection, the nurse notes that the pain occurs in the absence of
precipitating factors. How should the LPN/LVN best describe this type of anginal pain?
Stable angina
Variant angina
Unstable angina
Nonanginal pain
Correct Answer: 2. Variant angina ✔✔
The LPN/LVN is monitoring a client with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Which finding is probably
unrelated to the AAA?
Pulsatile abdominal mass
Hyperactive bowel sounds in the area
Systolic bruit over the area of the mass
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CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
2026-2027 UPDATE EXAM
Actual Questions and Answers
100% Guarantee Pass
This Exam contains:
➢ 93 Questions and Answers
➢ 100% Guarantee Pass
➢ Multiple-Choice (A-D).
➢ Each Question Includes The Correct Answer
➢ Expert-Verified explanation
,PN HESI EXIT EXAM: CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING AND CLINICAL PRACTICE 2026-2027 UPDATE EXAM
Call a code blue.
Call the health care provider.
Check the client status and lead placement.
Press the recorder button on the ECG console.
Correct Answer: 3. Check the client status and lead placement. ✔✔
The LPN/LVN in a medical unit is caring for a client with heart failure. The client suddenly develops extreme
dyspnea, tachycardia, and lung crackles, and the nurse suspects pulmonary edema. The nurse immediately
notifies the registered nurse and expects which interventions to be prescribed? Select all that apply.
A client diagnosed with thrombophlebitis 1 day ago suddenly complains of chest pain and shortness of breath,
and the client is visibly anxious. The LPN/LVN understands that a life-threatening complication of this
condition is which?
Pneumonia
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolism
Myocardial infarction
Correct Answer: 3. Pulmonary embolism ✔✔
A 24-year-old man seeks medical attention for complaints of claudication in the arch of the foot. The nurse also
notes superficial thrombophlebitis of the lower leg. The nurse should check the client for which next?
Smoking history
Recent exposure to allergens
History of recent insect bites
Familial tendency toward peripheral vascular disease
Correct Answer: 1. Smoking history ✔✔
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,PN HESI EXIT EXAM: CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING AND CLINICAL PRACTICE 2026-2027 UPDATE EXAM
The nurse has reinforced instructions to the client with Raynaud's disease about self-management of the disease
process. The nurse determines that the client needs further teaching if the client states which?
"Smoking cessation is very important."
"Moving to a warmer climate should help."
"Sources of caffeine should be eliminated from the diet."
Dyspnea
Hacking cough
Dependent edema
Crackles on lung auscultation
Correct Answer: 3. Dependent edema ✔✔
The LPN/LVN is checking the neurovascular status of a client who returned to the surgical nursing unit 4 hours
ago after undergoing an aortoiliac bypass graft. The affected leg is warm, and the nurse notes redness and
edema. The pedal pulse is palpable and unchanged from admission. The nurse interprets that the neurovascular
status is which?
Moderately impaired, and the surgeon should be called
Normal, caused by increased blood flow through the leg
Diaphragmatic nerve to increase the heart rate
Correct Answer: 1. Vagus nerve to slow the heart rate ✔✔
A client is admitted to the hospital with possible rheumatic endocarditis. The LPN/LVN should check for a
history of which type of infection?
Viral infection
Yeast infection
Streptococcal infection
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Staphylococcal infection
Correct Answer: 3. Streptococcal infection ✔✔
A client has an Unna boot applied for treatment of a venous stasis leg ulcer. The LPN/LVN notes that the
client's toes are mottled, and cool and the client verbalizes some numbness and tingling of the foot. Which
interpretation should the nurse make of these findings?
The boot has not yet dried.
The boot is controlling leg edema.
The boot is impairing venous return.
The boot has been applied too tightly.
Correct Answer: 4. The boot has been applied too tightly. ✔✔
A client with angina complains that the anginal pain is prolonged and severe and occurs at the same time each
day, most often in the morning. On further data collection, the nurse notes that the pain occurs in the absence of
precipitating factors. How should the LPN/LVN best describe this type of anginal pain?
Stable angina
Variant angina
Unstable angina
Nonanginal pain
Correct Answer: 2. Variant angina ✔✔
The LPN/LVN is monitoring a client with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Which finding is probably
unrelated to the AAA?
Pulsatile abdominal mass
Hyperactive bowel sounds in the area
Systolic bruit over the area of the mass
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