HESI LPN Comprehensive Exit EXAM:
Questions and Answers 2025|2026
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108- A nurse working the evening shift is helping clients get ready for
sleep. A female client with mania is hyperactive and pacing the hallway.
The appropriate nursing action is to:
A. Stay with the client and observe her behavior
B. Take the client to the bathroom and provide her with a warm bath
C. Tell the client that it is time for sleep and that she needs to go to her
room
D. Tell the client that other clients are trying to sleep and that she is
being disruptive - correct answer-B. Take the client to the bathroom and
provide her with a warm bath
109 -Colchicine has been prescribed for a client with a diagnosis of
gout, and the nurse provides information to the client about the
medication. Which statement by the client indicates to the nurse that
the client understands the information?
,A. "I need to limit my intake of fluids while I'm taking this medication."
B. "I need to stop the medication and call my doctor if I have severe
diarrhea." Correct
C. "I can expect skin redness and a rash when I take this medication."
D. "I may get a burning feeling in my throat, but it's normal and will go
away." - correct answer-B. "I need to stop the medication and call my
doctor if I have severe diarrhea."
110 -A client is admitted to the nursing unit with a diagnosis of avoidant
personality disorder. Which of the following behaviors is a characteristic
of the disorder?
A. Neediness
B. Perfectionism
C. Preoccupation with details
D. Hypersensitivity to negative evaluation - correct answer-D.
Hypersensitivity to negative evaluation
111 -A female client admitted to the mental health unit tells the nurse
that she cannot leave the house without checking to be sure that she
has shut off the coffee maker and unplugged her curling iron. The client
,states that she even leaves the house, gets into her car, and then has to
go back into the house to check these appliances again and that these
behaviors are interfering with her work and social commitments. With
which of the following anxiety disorders does the nurse associate this
client's symptoms?
A. Agoraphobia
B. Avoidant personality disorder
C. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
D. Dependent personality disorder - correct answer-C. Obsessive-
compulsive disorder
112 -A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client admitted to the
nursing unit with a diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder. On which
characteristic of the disorder does the nurse base the plan of care?
A. Inflexible and rigid
B. Self-sacrificing and submissive
C. Highly critical of self and others
D. Projecting blame, possibly becoming hostile - correct answer-D.
Projecting blame, possibly becoming hostile
, 113 -A client on the mental health unit says to the nurse, "Everything is
contaminated." The client scrubs her hands if she is forced to touch any
object. While planning care, the nurse remembers that compulsive
behavior:
A. Temporarily eases anxiety in the client
B. Is an attempt on the client's part to punish herself
C. Is an attempt on the client's part to seek the attention of others
D. Is a response by the client to voices telling her that everything is
contaminated and that she must engage in this behavior - correct
answer-A. Temporarily eases anxiety in the client
114 -A male client arrives at the emergency department and reports to
the nurse, "I woke up this morning and couldn't move my arms." He
also tells the nurse that he works in a factory and witnessed an accident
3 weeks ago in which a fellow employee's hands were severed by a
machine. What is the priority response by the nurse?
A. Assessing the client for organic causes of loss of arm movement
B. Calling the crisis intervention team and asking them to assess the
client
Questions and Answers 2025|2026
verified graded A+ already passed!
108- A nurse working the evening shift is helping clients get ready for
sleep. A female client with mania is hyperactive and pacing the hallway.
The appropriate nursing action is to:
A. Stay with the client and observe her behavior
B. Take the client to the bathroom and provide her with a warm bath
C. Tell the client that it is time for sleep and that she needs to go to her
room
D. Tell the client that other clients are trying to sleep and that she is
being disruptive - correct answer-B. Take the client to the bathroom and
provide her with a warm bath
109 -Colchicine has been prescribed for a client with a diagnosis of
gout, and the nurse provides information to the client about the
medication. Which statement by the client indicates to the nurse that
the client understands the information?
,A. "I need to limit my intake of fluids while I'm taking this medication."
B. "I need to stop the medication and call my doctor if I have severe
diarrhea." Correct
C. "I can expect skin redness and a rash when I take this medication."
D. "I may get a burning feeling in my throat, but it's normal and will go
away." - correct answer-B. "I need to stop the medication and call my
doctor if I have severe diarrhea."
110 -A client is admitted to the nursing unit with a diagnosis of avoidant
personality disorder. Which of the following behaviors is a characteristic
of the disorder?
A. Neediness
B. Perfectionism
C. Preoccupation with details
D. Hypersensitivity to negative evaluation - correct answer-D.
Hypersensitivity to negative evaluation
111 -A female client admitted to the mental health unit tells the nurse
that she cannot leave the house without checking to be sure that she
has shut off the coffee maker and unplugged her curling iron. The client
,states that she even leaves the house, gets into her car, and then has to
go back into the house to check these appliances again and that these
behaviors are interfering with her work and social commitments. With
which of the following anxiety disorders does the nurse associate this
client's symptoms?
A. Agoraphobia
B. Avoidant personality disorder
C. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
D. Dependent personality disorder - correct answer-C. Obsessive-
compulsive disorder
112 -A nurse is developing a plan of care for a client admitted to the
nursing unit with a diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder. On which
characteristic of the disorder does the nurse base the plan of care?
A. Inflexible and rigid
B. Self-sacrificing and submissive
C. Highly critical of self and others
D. Projecting blame, possibly becoming hostile - correct answer-D.
Projecting blame, possibly becoming hostile
, 113 -A client on the mental health unit says to the nurse, "Everything is
contaminated." The client scrubs her hands if she is forced to touch any
object. While planning care, the nurse remembers that compulsive
behavior:
A. Temporarily eases anxiety in the client
B. Is an attempt on the client's part to punish herself
C. Is an attempt on the client's part to seek the attention of others
D. Is a response by the client to voices telling her that everything is
contaminated and that she must engage in this behavior - correct
answer-A. Temporarily eases anxiety in the client
114 -A male client arrives at the emergency department and reports to
the nurse, "I woke up this morning and couldn't move my arms." He
also tells the nurse that he works in a factory and witnessed an accident
3 weeks ago in which a fellow employee's hands were severed by a
machine. What is the priority response by the nurse?
A. Assessing the client for organic causes of loss of arm movement
B. Calling the crisis intervention team and asking them to assess the
client
