Hesi PN Practice Exam and Questions
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1. The nurse is planning care for the a client who has A. Administer Prescribed
fourth degree midline laceration that occurred during stool softner
vaginal delivery of an 8 pound 10 ounce infant. What
intervention has the highest priority?
A. Administer Prescribed stool softner
B. Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications.
C. Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine invo-
lution
D. Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal
sprays.
2. The nurse is palpating the right upper hypochondriac C. Liver
region of the abdomen of a client. What organ lies
underneath this area.
A. Duodenum
B. Gastric Pylorus
C. Liver
D. Spleen
3. A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the B Amenorrhea
nurse that she is 6 weeks pregnant. Which sign is she
most likely to report?
A. Decreased sexual libido
B. Amenorrhea
C. Quickening
D. Nocturia
4. A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report A. Ask for a description
that the night nurse did not provide good care for her of what happened during
mother. What response should the nurse make? the night
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A. Ask for a description of what happened during the
night
B. Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manag-
er
C. Reassure the daughter that the mother will get
better care.
D. Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can.
5. A hosptitalized toddler who is recovering from a sick- A. Autonomy vs. Shame
le cell crisis holds a toy and say's "mine". According and doubt.
to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, this
child's behavior is a demonstration of which develop-
mental stage?
A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
B. Industry vs. Inferiority
C. intiative vs. Guilt
D. Trust vs. Mistrust
6. Which action should the nurse implement in caring for D. Wash any paste from
a client following an electroencephalogram (EEG)? the client's hair and scalp
A. Monitor the client's vital signs q4h
B. Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremi-
ties
C. Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight
hours
D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
7. The nurse is caring for a 75- year-old male client who A. Encourage the client to
is beginning to form a decubitus ulcer at the coccyx. eat foods high in protein
Which intervention will be most helpfull in preventing
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further development of the decubitus?
A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
B. Assess the client with daily range of motion exercis-
es
C. Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
D. Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed
8. What is the homeostatic cellular transport mechanism C. Osmosis
that moves water from a hypotonic to a hypertonic
fluid space?
A. Filtration
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Active transport
9. The nurse is taking blood presure of a client admitted B. At the level of the heart
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?
A. Slightly above the level of the heart
B. At the level of the heart
C. At the level of comfort for the client
D. Below the level of the heart
10. What are the final parameters that produce blood A. Heart rate
pressure? (select all that apply) B. Stroke volume
C. Peripheral resistance
A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Peripheral resistance
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D. Neuroendocring hormones
E. Muscle tone
11. A client begins an antidepressant drug during the sec- B. Mood
ond day of hospitalization. Which assessment is most
important for the nurse to include in this client's plan
of care while the client is taking the antidepressant?
A. Appetite
B. Mood
C. Withdrawl
D. Energy level
12. Based on the documentation in the medical record, A. Give the rubella vaccine
which action should the nurse implement next? subcutaneously
A. Give the rubella vaccine subcutaneously
B. Observe the mother breastfeeding her infant
C. Call the nursery for the infant's blodd type result
D. Administer Vicodin one tablet for pain
13. A client is adminitted to the hosptial with a diagnosis A. Enourage mobilization
of Pneumonia. Which intervetion should the nurse and ambulation
implement to prevent complications associated with
Pneumonia?
A. Enourage mobilization and ambulation
B. Encourage energy conservation with complete bed
rest
C. Provide humidified oxygen per nasal cannula
D. Restrict PO and intravenous fluids
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1. The nurse is planning care for the a client who has A. Administer Prescribed
fourth degree midline laceration that occurred during stool softner
vaginal delivery of an 8 pound 10 ounce infant. What
intervention has the highest priority?
A. Administer Prescribed stool softner
B. Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications.
C. Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine invo-
lution
D. Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal
sprays.
2. The nurse is palpating the right upper hypochondriac C. Liver
region of the abdomen of a client. What organ lies
underneath this area.
A. Duodenum
B. Gastric Pylorus
C. Liver
D. Spleen
3. A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the B Amenorrhea
nurse that she is 6 weeks pregnant. Which sign is she
most likely to report?
A. Decreased sexual libido
B. Amenorrhea
C. Quickening
D. Nocturia
4. A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report A. Ask for a description
that the night nurse did not provide good care for her of what happened during
mother. What response should the nurse make? the night
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A. Ask for a description of what happened during the
night
B. Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manag-
er
C. Reassure the daughter that the mother will get
better care.
D. Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can.
5. A hosptitalized toddler who is recovering from a sick- A. Autonomy vs. Shame
le cell crisis holds a toy and say's "mine". According and doubt.
to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, this
child's behavior is a demonstration of which develop-
mental stage?
A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
B. Industry vs. Inferiority
C. intiative vs. Guilt
D. Trust vs. Mistrust
6. Which action should the nurse implement in caring for D. Wash any paste from
a client following an electroencephalogram (EEG)? the client's hair and scalp
A. Monitor the client's vital signs q4h
B. Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremi-
ties
C. Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight
hours
D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
7. The nurse is caring for a 75- year-old male client who A. Encourage the client to
is beginning to form a decubitus ulcer at the coccyx. eat foods high in protein
Which intervention will be most helpfull in preventing
, Hesi PN Practice Exam and Questions
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further development of the decubitus?
A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
B. Assess the client with daily range of motion exercis-
es
C. Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
D. Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed
8. What is the homeostatic cellular transport mechanism C. Osmosis
that moves water from a hypotonic to a hypertonic
fluid space?
A. Filtration
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Active transport
9. The nurse is taking blood presure of a client admitted B. At the level of the heart
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?
A. Slightly above the level of the heart
B. At the level of the heart
C. At the level of comfort for the client
D. Below the level of the heart
10. What are the final parameters that produce blood A. Heart rate
pressure? (select all that apply) B. Stroke volume
C. Peripheral resistance
A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Peripheral resistance
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D. Neuroendocring hormones
E. Muscle tone
11. A client begins an antidepressant drug during the sec- B. Mood
ond day of hospitalization. Which assessment is most
important for the nurse to include in this client's plan
of care while the client is taking the antidepressant?
A. Appetite
B. Mood
C. Withdrawl
D. Energy level
12. Based on the documentation in the medical record, A. Give the rubella vaccine
which action should the nurse implement next? subcutaneously
A. Give the rubella vaccine subcutaneously
B. Observe the mother breastfeeding her infant
C. Call the nursery for the infant's blodd type result
D. Administer Vicodin one tablet for pain
13. A client is adminitted to the hosptial with a diagnosis A. Enourage mobilization
of Pneumonia. Which intervetion should the nurse and ambulation
implement to prevent complications associated with
Pneumonia?
A. Enourage mobilization and ambulation
B. Encourage energy conservation with complete bed
rest
C. Provide humidified oxygen per nasal cannula
D. Restrict PO and intravenous fluids
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