HESI PN EXIT EXAM BANK 2025/2026
\ NCLEX NGN STYLE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
AND STUDY GUIDE |EXPERT
VERIFIED
|LATEST UPDATE
The nurse is caring for a child receiving chest
physiotherapy (CPT). Which of the
following actions by the nurse would be appropriate?
A) Schedule the therapy thirty minutes after meals
B) Teach the child not to cough during the treatment
C) Confine the percussion to the rib cage area
D) Place the child in a prone position for the therapy -
....ANSWER...C) Confine the percussion to the rib cage
area
Why is it important for the nurse to monitor blood
pressure in clients receiving antipsychotic drugs?
A) Orthostatic hypotension is a common side effect
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,B) Most antipsychotic drugs cause elevated blood pressure
C) This provides information on the amount of sodium
allowed in the diet
D) It will indicate the need to institute anti parkinsonian
drugs - ....ANSWER...A) Orthostatic hypotension is a
common side effect
The nurse is teaching the client to select foods rich in
potassium to help prevent digitalis toxicity. Which choice
indicates the client understands dietary needs?
A) Three apricots
B) Medium banana
C) Naval orange
D) Baked potato - ....ANSWER...D) Baked potato
An 86 year-old nursing home resident who has decreased
mental status is hospitalized with pneumonic infiltrates in
the right lower lobe. When the nurse assists the client with
a clear liquid diet, the client begins to cough. What should
the nurse do next?
A) Add a thickening agent to the fluids
B) Check the client's gag reflex
C) Feed the client only solid foods
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,D) Increase the rate of intravenous fluids -
....ANSWER...B) Check the client's gag reflex
The nurse is planning care for a client with a CVA. Which
of the following measures planned by the nurse would be
most effective in preventing skin breakdown?
A) Place client in the wheelchair for four hours each day
B) Pad the bony prominence
C) Reposition every two hours
D) Massage reddened bony prominence - ....ANSWER...C)
Reposition every two hours
A nurse is assessing several clients in a long term health
care facility. Which client is at highest risk for
development of decubitus ulcers?
A) A 79 year-old malnourished client on bed rest
B) An obese client who uses a wheelchair
C) A client who had 3 incontinent diarrhea stools
D) An 80 year-old ambulatory diabetic client -
....ANSWER...C) A client who had 3 incontinent diarrhea
stools
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, Constipation is one of the most frequent complaints of
elders. When assessing this problem, which action should
be the nurse's priority?
A) Obtain a complete blood count
B) Obtain a health and dietary history
C) Refer to a provider for a physical examination
D) Measure height and weight - ....ANSWER...B) Obtain
a health and dietary history
After a client has an enteral feeding tube inserted, the
most accurate method for verification of placement is
A) Abdominal x-ray
B) Auscultation
C) Flushing tube with saline
D) Aspiration for gastric contents - ....ANSWER...A)
Abdominal x-ray
A client was just taken off the ventilator after surgery and
has a nasogastric tube draining bile colored liquids. Which
nursing measure will provide the most comfort to the
client?A) Allow the client to melt ice chips in the mouth
B) Provide mints to freshen the breath
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\ NCLEX NGN STYLE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
AND STUDY GUIDE |EXPERT
VERIFIED
|LATEST UPDATE
The nurse is caring for a child receiving chest
physiotherapy (CPT). Which of the
following actions by the nurse would be appropriate?
A) Schedule the therapy thirty minutes after meals
B) Teach the child not to cough during the treatment
C) Confine the percussion to the rib cage area
D) Place the child in a prone position for the therapy -
....ANSWER...C) Confine the percussion to the rib cage
area
Why is it important for the nurse to monitor blood
pressure in clients receiving antipsychotic drugs?
A) Orthostatic hypotension is a common side effect
1
,B) Most antipsychotic drugs cause elevated blood pressure
C) This provides information on the amount of sodium
allowed in the diet
D) It will indicate the need to institute anti parkinsonian
drugs - ....ANSWER...A) Orthostatic hypotension is a
common side effect
The nurse is teaching the client to select foods rich in
potassium to help prevent digitalis toxicity. Which choice
indicates the client understands dietary needs?
A) Three apricots
B) Medium banana
C) Naval orange
D) Baked potato - ....ANSWER...D) Baked potato
An 86 year-old nursing home resident who has decreased
mental status is hospitalized with pneumonic infiltrates in
the right lower lobe. When the nurse assists the client with
a clear liquid diet, the client begins to cough. What should
the nurse do next?
A) Add a thickening agent to the fluids
B) Check the client's gag reflex
C) Feed the client only solid foods
2
,D) Increase the rate of intravenous fluids -
....ANSWER...B) Check the client's gag reflex
The nurse is planning care for a client with a CVA. Which
of the following measures planned by the nurse would be
most effective in preventing skin breakdown?
A) Place client in the wheelchair for four hours each day
B) Pad the bony prominence
C) Reposition every two hours
D) Massage reddened bony prominence - ....ANSWER...C)
Reposition every two hours
A nurse is assessing several clients in a long term health
care facility. Which client is at highest risk for
development of decubitus ulcers?
A) A 79 year-old malnourished client on bed rest
B) An obese client who uses a wheelchair
C) A client who had 3 incontinent diarrhea stools
D) An 80 year-old ambulatory diabetic client -
....ANSWER...C) A client who had 3 incontinent diarrhea
stools
3
, Constipation is one of the most frequent complaints of
elders. When assessing this problem, which action should
be the nurse's priority?
A) Obtain a complete blood count
B) Obtain a health and dietary history
C) Refer to a provider for a physical examination
D) Measure height and weight - ....ANSWER...B) Obtain
a health and dietary history
After a client has an enteral feeding tube inserted, the
most accurate method for verification of placement is
A) Abdominal x-ray
B) Auscultation
C) Flushing tube with saline
D) Aspiration for gastric contents - ....ANSWER...A)
Abdominal x-ray
A client was just taken off the ventilator after surgery and
has a nasogastric tube draining bile colored liquids. Which
nursing measure will provide the most comfort to the
client?A) Allow the client to melt ice chips in the mouth
B) Provide mints to freshen the breath
4
