LPN HESI Entrance Exam 2026/2027 – Elsevier Evolve
– Comprehensive Academic Readiness Assessment
for Practical/Vocational Nursing Program
Admission|Brand New Version!!
A client is using an incentive spirometer on the first
postoperative day after an inguinal Herniorrhaphy. The
nurse should re-teach the proper use of the spirometer
when the client demonstrates what action? - ANSWER-C.
Blowing forcefully into the mouthpiece
A client presents in the clinic because of generalized
swelling after a bee sting. What intervention should the
nurse implement first? - ANSWER-C. Determine
respiratory status and apply a pulse oximeter
,A client receives a new prescription for the angiotensin II
receptor antagonist losartan (Cozaar). Which client
instruction should the nurse encourage this client to
follow? - ANSWER-A. Move slowly when getting up to
prevent sudden dizziness
A client requires application of an eye shield to the right
eye. What should the nurse do in order to apply tape in
which direction to anchor the shield most effectively? -
ANSWER-B. Longitudinally from the right forehead to the
right cheek
A client returns to the postoperative unit following an open
reduction and internal fixation of a hip fracture. The
,practical nurse applies the prescribed sequential
compression devise (SCD) to both lower extremities.
(BLE). What action is important when turning the client to
a lateral position? - ANSWER-D. Observe the SCDs
continue to inflate and deflate when the client is turned
A client returns to the unit following a cardiac
catheterization with a Femoral artery Access. Which
objective criteria is most important for the nurse to obtain
immediately upon the clients return? - ANSWER-B. Pedal
pulses
A client's chief complaint is being able to swallow only
small bites of solid food and liquid's for the last 3months.
The nurse should assess the client for what additional
, information? - ANSWER-A. History of alcohol and tobacco
use
A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that
the night nurse did not provide good care for her mother.
What response should the nurse make? - ANSWER-A.
Ask for a description of what happened during the night
A client who had a lobectomy two days ago has 2 chest
tubes, each attached to a water-sealed drainage system,
Pleur-Evac. The nurse observes that in the last 8 hours
the serosanguineous fluid has diminished to output in the
drainage chamber. What is the most likely outcome of this
observation? - ANSWER-B. Change the Pleur-Evac
system and re-assess output in the empty chamber
– Comprehensive Academic Readiness Assessment
for Practical/Vocational Nursing Program
Admission|Brand New Version!!
A client is using an incentive spirometer on the first
postoperative day after an inguinal Herniorrhaphy. The
nurse should re-teach the proper use of the spirometer
when the client demonstrates what action? - ANSWER-C.
Blowing forcefully into the mouthpiece
A client presents in the clinic because of generalized
swelling after a bee sting. What intervention should the
nurse implement first? - ANSWER-C. Determine
respiratory status and apply a pulse oximeter
,A client receives a new prescription for the angiotensin II
receptor antagonist losartan (Cozaar). Which client
instruction should the nurse encourage this client to
follow? - ANSWER-A. Move slowly when getting up to
prevent sudden dizziness
A client requires application of an eye shield to the right
eye. What should the nurse do in order to apply tape in
which direction to anchor the shield most effectively? -
ANSWER-B. Longitudinally from the right forehead to the
right cheek
A client returns to the postoperative unit following an open
reduction and internal fixation of a hip fracture. The
,practical nurse applies the prescribed sequential
compression devise (SCD) to both lower extremities.
(BLE). What action is important when turning the client to
a lateral position? - ANSWER-D. Observe the SCDs
continue to inflate and deflate when the client is turned
A client returns to the unit following a cardiac
catheterization with a Femoral artery Access. Which
objective criteria is most important for the nurse to obtain
immediately upon the clients return? - ANSWER-B. Pedal
pulses
A client's chief complaint is being able to swallow only
small bites of solid food and liquid's for the last 3months.
The nurse should assess the client for what additional
, information? - ANSWER-A. History of alcohol and tobacco
use
A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that
the night nurse did not provide good care for her mother.
What response should the nurse make? - ANSWER-A.
Ask for a description of what happened during the night
A client who had a lobectomy two days ago has 2 chest
tubes, each attached to a water-sealed drainage system,
Pleur-Evac. The nurse observes that in the last 8 hours
the serosanguineous fluid has diminished to output in the
drainage chamber. What is the most likely outcome of this
observation? - ANSWER-B. Change the Pleur-Evac
system and re-assess output in the empty chamber
