HESI PN EXIT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. Subcutaneous insulin injection technique
Answer The PN should reteach the client to rotate the injection site to a site other than the same
one used for the previous dose.
2. Counting radial pulse
Answer The index and middle finger should be aligned with the thumb for radial pulse assessment.
3. Infant birth weight with gestational diabetes
Answer The birth weight of an infant delivered by a woman with gestational diabetes is 10.1
pounds (4,581 grams).
4. Heel stick glucose level
Answer The heel stick glucose level is 40 mg/dL (2.2 mmol/L) 30 minutes after birth.
5. Total intake calculation
Answer Total intake = 1480 mL, calculated from 8 oz broth, 4 oz apple juice, 4 oz gelatin, 1 banana, and 1
,liter of IV fluid.
6. Medication administration in unlabeled syringe
Answer The PN should explain their discomfort with administering medication from an unlabeled
syringe.
7. UAP assignment of care
Answer The scope of practice of UAP includes personal care such as bowel and bladder care including intake
and output measurements.
8. Intervention for pruritis
Answer Keep fingernails trimmed short to minimize excoriation from scratching the pruritic area.
9. Presbycusis
Answer Age-related hearing loss, especially high frequencies.
10. Cefazolin
Answer An antibiotic prescribed for infections, dosed 500 mg IM.
11. Reconstitution
Answer Mixing a powdered medication with a solvent for use.
,12. Buck's traction
Answer A type of skeletal traction used for limb immobilization.
13. Myocardial damage
Answer Heart tissue injury indicated by elevated troponin levels.
14. Cardiac dysrhythmias
Answer Abnormal heart rhythms that can occur post-myocardial infarction.
15. Hematuria
Answer Presence of blood in urine, often requiring investigation.
16. Prednisone
Answer A corticosteroid used for inflammation and immune response.
17. Status epilepticus
Answer A prolonged seizure requiring immediate medical intervention.
18. Filgrastim
Answer A medication that stimulates white blood cell production.
19. Neutropenia
, Answer Low white blood cell count, increasing infection risk.
20. NSAIDs
Answer Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, risk for GI bleeding.
21. Polyethylene glycol
Answer A laxative used to cleanse the bowel before procedures.
22. Troponin I
Answer Cardiac biomarker indicating myocardial injury.
23. CK-MB
Answer Creatine kinase-MB, a marker for heart muscle damage.
24. Gastrointestinal bleeding
Answer Potential side ettect of NSAIDs requiring monitoring.
25. Urinalysis
Answer Test to analyze urine for abnormalities or infections.
ANSWERS
1. Subcutaneous insulin injection technique
Answer The PN should reteach the client to rotate the injection site to a site other than the same
one used for the previous dose.
2. Counting radial pulse
Answer The index and middle finger should be aligned with the thumb for radial pulse assessment.
3. Infant birth weight with gestational diabetes
Answer The birth weight of an infant delivered by a woman with gestational diabetes is 10.1
pounds (4,581 grams).
4. Heel stick glucose level
Answer The heel stick glucose level is 40 mg/dL (2.2 mmol/L) 30 minutes after birth.
5. Total intake calculation
Answer Total intake = 1480 mL, calculated from 8 oz broth, 4 oz apple juice, 4 oz gelatin, 1 banana, and 1
,liter of IV fluid.
6. Medication administration in unlabeled syringe
Answer The PN should explain their discomfort with administering medication from an unlabeled
syringe.
7. UAP assignment of care
Answer The scope of practice of UAP includes personal care such as bowel and bladder care including intake
and output measurements.
8. Intervention for pruritis
Answer Keep fingernails trimmed short to minimize excoriation from scratching the pruritic area.
9. Presbycusis
Answer Age-related hearing loss, especially high frequencies.
10. Cefazolin
Answer An antibiotic prescribed for infections, dosed 500 mg IM.
11. Reconstitution
Answer Mixing a powdered medication with a solvent for use.
,12. Buck's traction
Answer A type of skeletal traction used for limb immobilization.
13. Myocardial damage
Answer Heart tissue injury indicated by elevated troponin levels.
14. Cardiac dysrhythmias
Answer Abnormal heart rhythms that can occur post-myocardial infarction.
15. Hematuria
Answer Presence of blood in urine, often requiring investigation.
16. Prednisone
Answer A corticosteroid used for inflammation and immune response.
17. Status epilepticus
Answer A prolonged seizure requiring immediate medical intervention.
18. Filgrastim
Answer A medication that stimulates white blood cell production.
19. Neutropenia
, Answer Low white blood cell count, increasing infection risk.
20. NSAIDs
Answer Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, risk for GI bleeding.
21. Polyethylene glycol
Answer A laxative used to cleanse the bowel before procedures.
22. Troponin I
Answer Cardiac biomarker indicating myocardial injury.
23. CK-MB
Answer Creatine kinase-MB, a marker for heart muscle damage.
24. Gastrointestinal bleeding
Answer Potential side ettect of NSAIDs requiring monitoring.
25. Urinalysis
Answer Test to analyze urine for abnormalities or infections.
