Hesi PN Practice Exam and
Questions with verified
solutions
The nurse is planning care for the a client who has fourth degree
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midline laceration that occurred during vaginal delivery of an 8 pound
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10 ounce infant. What intervention has the highest priority?
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A. Administer Prescribed stool softner
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B. Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications.
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C. Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution
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D. Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays. - correct
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answer ✔A. Administer Prescribed stool softner
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The nurse 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
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B. Gastric Pylorus
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C. Liver
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D. Spleen - correct answer ✔C. Liver
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,A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the nurse 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
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B. Amenorrhea
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C. Quickening
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D. Nocturia - correct answer ✔B Amenorrhea
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A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night
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nurse did not provide good care for her mother. What response should
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the nurse 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.
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D. Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can. - correct
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answer ✔A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night
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A hosptitalized toddler who is recovering from a sickle cell crisis holds a
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toy and say's "mine". According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial
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development, this child's behavior is a demonstration of which
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developmental stage? ///
A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
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B. Industry vs. Inferiority
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C. intiative vs. Guilt
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,D. Trust vs. Mistrust - correct answer ✔A. Autonomy vs. Shame and
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doubt.
Which action should the nurse implement in caring for a client following
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an 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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C. Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours
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D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp - correct answer
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✔D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
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The nurse 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
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helpfull in preventing further development of the decubitus?
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A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
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B. Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises
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C. Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
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D. Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed - correct answer
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✔A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
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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
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, B. Diffusion
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C. Osmosis
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D. Active transport - correct answer ✔C. Osmosis
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The nurse is taking blood presure of a client admitted with a possible
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myocardial infarction. When taking the client's BP at the brachial artery,
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the nurse should place the client's arm in which position?
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A. Slightly above the level of the heart
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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 - correct answer ✔B. At the level of
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the heart
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What are the final parameters that produce blood pressure? (select all
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that apply)
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A. Heart rate
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B. Stroke volume
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C. Peripheral resistance
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D. Neuroendocring hormones
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E. Muscle tone - correct answer ✔A. Heart rate
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B. Stroke volume
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C. Peripheral resistance
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Questions with verified
solutions
The nurse is planning care for the a client who has fourth degree
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midline laceration that occurred during vaginal delivery of an 8 pound
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10 ounce infant. What intervention has the highest priority?
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A. Administer Prescribed stool softner
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B. Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications.
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C. Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution
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D. Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays. - correct
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answer ✔A. Administer Prescribed stool softner
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The nurse 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
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B. Gastric Pylorus
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C. Liver
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D. Spleen - correct answer ✔C. Liver
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,A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the nurse 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
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B. Amenorrhea
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C. Quickening
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D. Nocturia - correct answer ✔B Amenorrhea
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A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night
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nurse did not provide good care for her mother. What response should
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the nurse 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.
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D. Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can. - correct
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answer ✔A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night
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A hosptitalized toddler who is recovering from a sickle cell crisis holds a
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toy and say's "mine". According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial
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development, this child's behavior is a demonstration of which
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developmental stage? ///
A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
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B. Industry vs. Inferiority
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C. intiative vs. Guilt
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,D. Trust vs. Mistrust - correct answer ✔A. Autonomy vs. Shame and
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doubt.
Which action should the nurse implement in caring for a client following
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an electroencephalogram (EEG)?
/// ///
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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C. Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours
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D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp - correct answer
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✔D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
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The nurse 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
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helpfull in preventing further development of the decubitus?
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A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
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B. Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises
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C. Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
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D. Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed - correct answer
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✔A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
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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
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, B. Diffusion
///
C. Osmosis
///
D. Active transport - correct answer ✔C. Osmosis
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The nurse is taking blood presure of a client admitted with a possible
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myocardial infarction. When taking the client's BP at the brachial artery,
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the nurse should place the client's arm in which position?
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A. Slightly above the level of the heart
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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 - correct answer ✔B. At the level of
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the heart
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What are the final parameters that produce blood pressure? (select all
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that apply)
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A. Heart rate
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B. Stroke volume
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C. Peripheral resistance
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D. Neuroendocring hormones
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E. Muscle tone - correct answer ✔A. Heart rate
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B. Stroke volume
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C. Peripheral resistance
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