HESI PN Exit Exam – NGN Questions and Answers (2025 Edition) –
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Complete
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1. The LPN/LVN is planning care for the a client who has fourth degree midline
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laceration that occurred during vaginal delivery of an 8 pound 10 ounce infant.
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What intervention has the highest priority?
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A. Administer Prescribed stool softener m m m
B. Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications. m m m m
C. Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution m m m m m
D. Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays: A. Administer Pre- m m m m m m m m m
scribed stool softener
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2. The LPN/LVN is palpating the right upper hypochondriac region of the
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abdomen of a client.What organ lies underneath this area.
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A. Duodenum
B. Gastric Pylorus m
C. Liver
D. Spleen: C. Liver m m
3. A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the LPN/LVN that she is 6
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weeks pregnant.Which sign is she most likely to report?
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A. Decreased sexual libido m m
B. Amenorrhea
C. Quickening
D. Nocturia: B. Amenorrhea m m
4. A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night LPN/
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LVN did not provide good care for her mother.What response should the nurse
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make?
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A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night
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B. Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manager
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C. Reassure the daughter that the mother will get better care. m m m m m m m m m
D. Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can.: A. Ask for a description of
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what happened during the night
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5. A hosptitalized toddler who is recovering from a sickle cell crisis holds a toy
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and say's "mine". According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial develop- ment,
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this child's behavior is a demonstration of which developmental stage?
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A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt. m m m m
B. Industry vs. Inferiority m m
C. intiative vs. Guilt m m
D. Trust vs. Mistrust: A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt
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6. Which action should the LPN/LVN implement in caring for a client following an
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,HESI PN Exit Exam – NGN Questions and Answers (2025 Edition) –
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Complete
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electroencephalogram (EEG)?
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A. Monitor the client's vital signs q4h
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B. Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremities
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,HESI PN Exit Exam – NGN Questions and Answers (2025 Edition) –
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Complete
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C. Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours m m m m m m m m m
D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp: D.Wash any paste from the
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client's hair and scalp
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7. The LPN/LVN is caring for a 75- year-old male client who is beginning to
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form a decubitus ulcer at the coccyx.Which intervention will be most helpful in
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preventing further development of the decubitus?
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A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein m m m m m m m m
B. Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises m m m m m m m m
C. Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
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D. Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed: A. Encourage the client to
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eat foods high in protein
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8. What is the homeostatic cellular transport mechanism that moves water
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from a hypotonic to a hypertonic fluid space?
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A. Filtration
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Active transport: C. Osmosis m m m
9. The LPN/LVN is taking blood pressure of a client admitted with a possible
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myocardial infarction.When taking the client's BP at the brachial artery, the
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nurse should place the client's arm in which position?
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A. Slightly above the level of the heart m m m m m m
B. At the level of the heart
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C. At the level of comfort for the client
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D. Below the level of the heart: B. At the level of the heart
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10. What are the final parameters that produce blood pressure? (select all that
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apply)
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A. Heart rate m
B. Stroke volume m
C. Peripheral resistance m
D. Neuroendocrine hormones m
E. Muscle tone: A. Heart rate m m m m
B.Stroke volume
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C. Peripheral resistance
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11. A client begins an antidepressant drug during the second day of hospital-
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ization. Which assessment is most important for the LPN/LVN to include in this
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client's plan of care while the client is taking the antidepressant?
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,HESI PN Exit Exam – NGN Questions and Answers (2025 Edition) –
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Complete
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A. Appetite
B. Mood
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Complete
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1. The LPN/LVN is planning care for the a client who has fourth degree midline
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laceration that occurred during vaginal delivery of an 8 pound 10 ounce infant.
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What intervention has the highest priority?
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A. Administer Prescribed stool softener m m m
B. Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications. m m m m
C. Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution m m m m m
D. Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays: A. Administer Pre- m m m m m m m m m
scribed stool softener
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2. The LPN/LVN is palpating the right upper hypochondriac region of the
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abdomen of a client.What organ lies underneath this area.
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A. Duodenum
B. Gastric Pylorus m
C. Liver
D. Spleen: C. Liver m m
3. A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the LPN/LVN that she is 6
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
weeks pregnant.Which sign is she most likely to report?
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A. Decreased sexual libido m m
B. Amenorrhea
C. Quickening
D. Nocturia: B. Amenorrhea m m
4. A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night LPN/
m m m m m m m m m m m m
LVN did not provide good care for her mother.What response should the nurse
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make?
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A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night
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B. Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manager
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C. Reassure the daughter that the mother will get better care. m m m m m m m m m
D. Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can.: A. Ask for a description of
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what happened during the night
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5. A hosptitalized toddler who is recovering from a sickle cell crisis holds a toy
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and say's "mine". According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial develop- ment,
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this child's behavior is a demonstration of which developmental stage?
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A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt. m m m m
B. Industry vs. Inferiority m m
C. intiative vs. Guilt m m
D. Trust vs. Mistrust: A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt
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6. Which action should the LPN/LVN implement in caring for a client following an
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,HESI PN Exit Exam – NGN Questions and Answers (2025 Edition) –
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Complete
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electroencephalogram (EEG)?
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A. Monitor the client's vital signs q4h
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B. Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremities
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,HESI PN Exit Exam – NGN Questions and Answers (2025 Edition) –
m m m m m m m m m m m
Complete
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C. Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours m m m m m m m m m
D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp: D.Wash any paste from the
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client's hair and scalp
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7. The LPN/LVN is caring for a 75- year-old male client who is beginning to
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form a decubitus ulcer at the coccyx.Which intervention will be most helpful in
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
preventing further development of the decubitus?
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A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein m m m m m m m m
B. Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises m m m m m m m m
C. Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
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D. Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed: A. Encourage the client to
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eat foods high in protein
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8. What is the homeostatic cellular transport mechanism that moves water
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from a hypotonic to a hypertonic fluid space?
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A. Filtration
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Active transport: C. Osmosis m m m
9. The LPN/LVN is taking blood pressure of a client admitted with a possible
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myocardial infarction.When taking the client's BP at the brachial artery, the
m m m m m m m m m m m m
nurse should place the client's arm in which position?
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A. Slightly above the level of the heart m m m m m m
B. At the level of the heart
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C. At the level of comfort for the client
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D. Below the level of the heart: B. At the level of the heart
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10. What are the final parameters that produce blood pressure? (select all that
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apply)
m
A. Heart rate m
B. Stroke volume m
C. Peripheral resistance m
D. Neuroendocrine hormones m
E. Muscle tone: A. Heart rate m m m m
B.Stroke volume
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C. Peripheral resistance
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11. A client begins an antidepressant drug during the second day of hospital-
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ization. Which assessment is most important for the LPN/LVN to include in this
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client's plan of care while the client is taking the antidepressant?
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,HESI PN Exit Exam – NGN Questions and Answers (2025 Edition) –
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Complete
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A. Appetite
B. Mood
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