HESI Exit PN Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
While providing oral care for a client who is unconscious, the nurse positions the client laterally and uses
a basin to collect secretions. Which intervention is best for the nurse to implement? - Answer-Provide a
Yankauer tip for oral suction (oral suction being placed on the buccal area).
At the patient's room the doctor tells the nurse to trim the toenails of the DM patient's toes. What will
you do? - Answer-Advise the doctor about the facility's policy.
Mastectomy incision is healing well but patient refuses to look at the incision site. What will be your
intervention? - Answer-It is ok not to look at it, I am available for you when you are ready for it.
A college student states that his roommate is hearing voices that says "Kill, kill, kill", what should be the
intervention? - Answer-Ask the client "are you planning to obey the voices?"
Which task could the nurse safely delegate to a UAP? - Answer-Oral feeding of a two-year-old child after
the application of a hip spica cast.
, In monitoring a child with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, the nurse observes that the child is exhibiting
Kussmaul respiration. What additional finding is suspected - Answer-fruity odor breath.
The nurse concludes that the client is developing pulmonary edema after observing - Answer-cough
with pink frothy sputum.
a client with hypertension complains of a persistent, dry cough. the PN should tell the client that this is a
common side effect of which daily medication? - Answer-Quinapril
The HCP gives a pregnant women a prescription for one prenatal vitamin with iron daily, and tells her
that she needs to increase foods in her diet because her hemoglobin is 8.2 grams/dL. When a list of iron
rich foods is given to the client, She tells the PN that she is vegetarian and does not eat anything that
"bleeds." Which instruction should the PN provide? Select All That Apply
A. Take two prenatal vitamins with iron daily
B. Increase green leafy vegetables in the diet
C. Oatmeal is a good choice for breakfast
D. Add lentils and black beans to soup
E. Eat red meat just until the anemia is resolved - Answer--B. Increase green leafy vegetables in the diet
-C. Oatmeal is a good choice for breakfast
-D. Add lentils and black beans to soup
The practical nurse is caring for a client whose urine drug screen is positive for cocaine, Which behavior
is this client likely to exhibit during cocaine withdrawal?
A. Elevated energy level
B. Euphoria
C. High self-esteem
D. Powerful craving for more - Answer-D. Powerful craving for more
Correct Answers
While providing oral care for a client who is unconscious, the nurse positions the client laterally and uses
a basin to collect secretions. Which intervention is best for the nurse to implement? - Answer-Provide a
Yankauer tip for oral suction (oral suction being placed on the buccal area).
At the patient's room the doctor tells the nurse to trim the toenails of the DM patient's toes. What will
you do? - Answer-Advise the doctor about the facility's policy.
Mastectomy incision is healing well but patient refuses to look at the incision site. What will be your
intervention? - Answer-It is ok not to look at it, I am available for you when you are ready for it.
A college student states that his roommate is hearing voices that says "Kill, kill, kill", what should be the
intervention? - Answer-Ask the client "are you planning to obey the voices?"
Which task could the nurse safely delegate to a UAP? - Answer-Oral feeding of a two-year-old child after
the application of a hip spica cast.
, In monitoring a child with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, the nurse observes that the child is exhibiting
Kussmaul respiration. What additional finding is suspected - Answer-fruity odor breath.
The nurse concludes that the client is developing pulmonary edema after observing - Answer-cough
with pink frothy sputum.
a client with hypertension complains of a persistent, dry cough. the PN should tell the client that this is a
common side effect of which daily medication? - Answer-Quinapril
The HCP gives a pregnant women a prescription for one prenatal vitamin with iron daily, and tells her
that she needs to increase foods in her diet because her hemoglobin is 8.2 grams/dL. When a list of iron
rich foods is given to the client, She tells the PN that she is vegetarian and does not eat anything that
"bleeds." Which instruction should the PN provide? Select All That Apply
A. Take two prenatal vitamins with iron daily
B. Increase green leafy vegetables in the diet
C. Oatmeal is a good choice for breakfast
D. Add lentils and black beans to soup
E. Eat red meat just until the anemia is resolved - Answer--B. Increase green leafy vegetables in the diet
-C. Oatmeal is a good choice for breakfast
-D. Add lentils and black beans to soup
The practical nurse is caring for a client whose urine drug screen is positive for cocaine, Which behavior
is this client likely to exhibit during cocaine withdrawal?
A. Elevated energy level
B. Euphoria
C. High self-esteem
D. Powerful craving for more - Answer-D. Powerful craving for more
