HESI PN Practice Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
A client with dehydration is started on IV fluids. Which finding indicates improvement?
A. Dry mucous membranes
✔✔B. Increased urine output
C. Sunken eyes
D. Low blood pressure
A nurse prepares to administer insulin. What is the best site for a subcutaneous injection?
A. Deltoid muscle
✔✔B. Abdomen
C. Thigh muscle
D. Gluteus maximus
A client receiving morphine becomes drowsy and has a respiratory rate of 8. What is the nurse’s
priority action?
A. Call the provider
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,B. Reposition the client
✔✔C. Administer naloxone
D. Document and continue monitoring
A patient with hypertension asks why exercise is important.
A. It increases sodium levels
B. It raises blood pressure
✔✔C. It helps lower blood pressure and improves circulation
D. It prevents dehydration
A client with pneumonia is taught to use an incentive spirometer. What is the purpose?
A. To monitor oxygen levels
✔✔B. To improve lung expansion
C. To relieve pain
D. To promote sleep
A patient on warfarin should have which laboratory value monitored?
A. WBC count
2
,B. Hemoglobin
✔✔C. INR
D. Sodium
A client has been prescribed nitroglycerin for chest pain. How should it be taken?
A. Swallowed whole with water
✔✔B. Placed under the tongue
C. Chewed and swallowed
D. Taken only with meals
A diabetic client reports dizziness and sweating. What is the nurse’s best action?
A. Give more insulin
B. Provide water
✔✔C. Offer a fast-acting carbohydrate
D. Call the provider immediately
A postpartum client reports severe uterine cramping during breastfeeding. What should the nurse
do?
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, A. Stop breastfeeding
✔✔B. Encourage continued breastfeeding and provide analgesia
C. Apply ice packs to the breast
D. Document only
A client is prescribed digoxin. What should the nurse check before giving the dose?
A. Blood pressure
B. Respiratory rate
✔✔C. Apical pulse
D. Temperature
A client asks why they should not abruptly stop taking prednisone.
A. It will cause weight loss
✔✔B. It may lead to adrenal insufficiency
C. It lowers blood sugar
D. It increases blood pressure
A patient with COPD is receiving 4 L/min oxygen. The nurse should be most concerned about:
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Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
A client with dehydration is started on IV fluids. Which finding indicates improvement?
A. Dry mucous membranes
✔✔B. Increased urine output
C. Sunken eyes
D. Low blood pressure
A nurse prepares to administer insulin. What is the best site for a subcutaneous injection?
A. Deltoid muscle
✔✔B. Abdomen
C. Thigh muscle
D. Gluteus maximus
A client receiving morphine becomes drowsy and has a respiratory rate of 8. What is the nurse’s
priority action?
A. Call the provider
1
,B. Reposition the client
✔✔C. Administer naloxone
D. Document and continue monitoring
A patient with hypertension asks why exercise is important.
A. It increases sodium levels
B. It raises blood pressure
✔✔C. It helps lower blood pressure and improves circulation
D. It prevents dehydration
A client with pneumonia is taught to use an incentive spirometer. What is the purpose?
A. To monitor oxygen levels
✔✔B. To improve lung expansion
C. To relieve pain
D. To promote sleep
A patient on warfarin should have which laboratory value monitored?
A. WBC count
2
,B. Hemoglobin
✔✔C. INR
D. Sodium
A client has been prescribed nitroglycerin for chest pain. How should it be taken?
A. Swallowed whole with water
✔✔B. Placed under the tongue
C. Chewed and swallowed
D. Taken only with meals
A diabetic client reports dizziness and sweating. What is the nurse’s best action?
A. Give more insulin
B. Provide water
✔✔C. Offer a fast-acting carbohydrate
D. Call the provider immediately
A postpartum client reports severe uterine cramping during breastfeeding. What should the nurse
do?
3
, A. Stop breastfeeding
✔✔B. Encourage continued breastfeeding and provide analgesia
C. Apply ice packs to the breast
D. Document only
A client is prescribed digoxin. What should the nurse check before giving the dose?
A. Blood pressure
B. Respiratory rate
✔✔C. Apical pulse
D. Temperature
A client asks why they should not abruptly stop taking prednisone.
A. It will cause weight loss
✔✔B. It may lead to adrenal insufficiency
C. It lowers blood sugar
D. It increases blood pressure
A patient with COPD is receiving 4 L/min oxygen. The nurse should be most concerned about:
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