2024 NGN HESI PN EXIT V7 EXAM
with 75 Questions and Answers (Verified Revised Full Exam)
1. 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
ANS: A. Administer Pre- scribed stool softener
2. 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
ANS: C. Liver
,3. 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
ANS: B. Amenorrhea
4. 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.
ANS: A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night
5. 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 develop- ment, 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
ANS: A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt
,6. 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
ANS: D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
7. 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
ANS: A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
8. 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
ANS: C. Osmosis
9. 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?
with 75 Questions and Answers (Verified Revised Full Exam)
1. 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
ANS: A. Administer Pre- scribed stool softener
2. 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
ANS: C. Liver
,3. 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
ANS: B. Amenorrhea
4. 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.
ANS: A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night
5. 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 develop- ment, 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
ANS: A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt
,6. 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
ANS: D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
7. 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
ANS: A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
8. 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
ANS: C. Osmosis
9. 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?
