HESI EXIT PN PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026|GRADED A+|
GUARANTEED SUCCESS! | HESI PN (2026
NEW!!)
Which task could the PN safely delegate to the UAP?
A. Oral feeding of a two-year old child after application of a hip spica cast
B. Assessment of the placement and latency of a NG tube
C. Participation in staff rounds to record notes regarding client goals
D. Evaluation of a client's incisional pain following narcotic administration - A
An adult client is undergoing weekly external radiation treatments for breast
cancer. Upon arrival at the outpatient clinic for a scheduled treatment, the client
reports increasing fatigue to the PN who is taking the client's vital signs. What
action should the PN implement?
A. Notify the HCP or charge nurse immediately
B. Offer to reschedule the treatment for the following week
C. Plan to monitor the client's vital signs every 30 minutes
D. Reinforce the need for extra rest periods and plenty of sleep - D
The PN prepares to provide wound care. In what order should the PN implement
these steps. (Place in correct oder.)
A. Don procedure gloves
B. Remove the dressing
,C. Apply prescribed medications to the wound
D. Don a pair of sterile gloves - A,B,D,C
Based on the principle of asepsis, the PN should consider which situation to be
sterile?
A. A one-inch border around the edges of a sterile field set up in the operating room
B. A sterile glove the PN thinks might have touched her hair
A. A wrapped, unopened sterile 4x4 gauze pad placed on a damp table top
B. An open sterile Foley catheter lit set up on a table at the PN's waist level - A
The practical nurse enters a male client's room to administer routine morning
medications, and the client is on the phone. Which action is best for the PN to
take?
A. Ask another nurse to go back with the medication when the client's hung up the
phone
B. Wait for the client to excuse himself from the telephone conversation, and
observe the client taking the medication
C. Return the medication to the client's drawer on the cart and document the client
refused the dose
D. Leave the medication with the client, and let him take it when he finishes the
conversation. - B
A client is admitted to the postoperative surgical unit with two test tubes after a left
lobectomy. The ON observed that the chambers are set at the prescribed suction of
20 cm water pressure and tidying occurs with respirations and bubbling. What
action should the PN implement?
,A. Clamp the chest tube to see if the activity stops
B. Notify the registered nurse of the malfunction
C. Maintain system integrity to promote lung reexpansion
D. Apply a partially occlusive dressing toterm-10 chest - C
The mother of a 9-month-child who was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus
yesterday calls the clinic to inquire if it will be all right to take her infant to the first
birthday party of a friend's child for the following day. Which response should the
PN provide the mother?
A. Do not expose other children as the virus is very contagious even without direct
contact
B. The child will no longer be contagious, no need to take any further precautions
C. The child can be around other children but should wear a mask
D. Make sure there are no children under the age of 5 months around the infected
child. - A
, The practical nurse is assisting the nurse with the admission of a young adult
female Korean exchange student with acute abdominal pain. Although the client
has been able to easily answer questions, when asked about sexual activity, she
looks away. What action should the PN take?
A. Omit compelling this section of the assessment form
B. Ask her if she would like an interpreter to ask her the question
C. Reword the question in case the client did not understand
D. Watch the client's response when asked a different question - D
During immediate postoperative period following a total hip placement, which
intervention is most important for the PN to implement?
A. Encourage client to use walker or cane when ambulating
B. Keep client's hip aligned with knees abducted
C. Teach client to sit on the side of the bed before standing
D. Monitor urinary flow via indwelling catheter - B
A client confides to the PN that the client has been substituting herbal supplements
for high blood pressure instead of the prescribed medication. How should the PN
respond first?
A. Ask the client's reason for choosing to take herbs instead of prescribed drugs
B. Reinforce that the healthcare provider prescribed the medication for a reason
C. Have client use own words to describe complications of high blood pressure
D. Point out the risks of not taking the herbal medications rather than prescribed - A
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026|GRADED A+|
GUARANTEED SUCCESS! | HESI PN (2026
NEW!!)
Which task could the PN safely delegate to the UAP?
A. Oral feeding of a two-year old child after application of a hip spica cast
B. Assessment of the placement and latency of a NG tube
C. Participation in staff rounds to record notes regarding client goals
D. Evaluation of a client's incisional pain following narcotic administration - A
An adult client is undergoing weekly external radiation treatments for breast
cancer. Upon arrival at the outpatient clinic for a scheduled treatment, the client
reports increasing fatigue to the PN who is taking the client's vital signs. What
action should the PN implement?
A. Notify the HCP or charge nurse immediately
B. Offer to reschedule the treatment for the following week
C. Plan to monitor the client's vital signs every 30 minutes
D. Reinforce the need for extra rest periods and plenty of sleep - D
The PN prepares to provide wound care. In what order should the PN implement
these steps. (Place in correct oder.)
A. Don procedure gloves
B. Remove the dressing
,C. Apply prescribed medications to the wound
D. Don a pair of sterile gloves - A,B,D,C
Based on the principle of asepsis, the PN should consider which situation to be
sterile?
A. A one-inch border around the edges of a sterile field set up in the operating room
B. A sterile glove the PN thinks might have touched her hair
A. A wrapped, unopened sterile 4x4 gauze pad placed on a damp table top
B. An open sterile Foley catheter lit set up on a table at the PN's waist level - A
The practical nurse enters a male client's room to administer routine morning
medications, and the client is on the phone. Which action is best for the PN to
take?
A. Ask another nurse to go back with the medication when the client's hung up the
phone
B. Wait for the client to excuse himself from the telephone conversation, and
observe the client taking the medication
C. Return the medication to the client's drawer on the cart and document the client
refused the dose
D. Leave the medication with the client, and let him take it when he finishes the
conversation. - B
A client is admitted to the postoperative surgical unit with two test tubes after a left
lobectomy. The ON observed that the chambers are set at the prescribed suction of
20 cm water pressure and tidying occurs with respirations and bubbling. What
action should the PN implement?
,A. Clamp the chest tube to see if the activity stops
B. Notify the registered nurse of the malfunction
C. Maintain system integrity to promote lung reexpansion
D. Apply a partially occlusive dressing toterm-10 chest - C
The mother of a 9-month-child who was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus
yesterday calls the clinic to inquire if it will be all right to take her infant to the first
birthday party of a friend's child for the following day. Which response should the
PN provide the mother?
A. Do not expose other children as the virus is very contagious even without direct
contact
B. The child will no longer be contagious, no need to take any further precautions
C. The child can be around other children but should wear a mask
D. Make sure there are no children under the age of 5 months around the infected
child. - A
, The practical nurse is assisting the nurse with the admission of a young adult
female Korean exchange student with acute abdominal pain. Although the client
has been able to easily answer questions, when asked about sexual activity, she
looks away. What action should the PN take?
A. Omit compelling this section of the assessment form
B. Ask her if she would like an interpreter to ask her the question
C. Reword the question in case the client did not understand
D. Watch the client's response when asked a different question - D
During immediate postoperative period following a total hip placement, which
intervention is most important for the PN to implement?
A. Encourage client to use walker or cane when ambulating
B. Keep client's hip aligned with knees abducted
C. Teach client to sit on the side of the bed before standing
D. Monitor urinary flow via indwelling catheter - B
A client confides to the PN that the client has been substituting herbal supplements
for high blood pressure instead of the prescribed medication. How should the PN
respond first?
A. Ask the client's reason for choosing to take herbs instead of prescribed drugs
B. Reinforce that the healthcare provider prescribed the medication for a reason
C. Have client use own words to describe complications of high blood pressure
D. Point out the risks of not taking the herbal medications rather than prescribed - A
