Exit Hesi Practice Questions &
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The practical nurse enters a male client's room to
administer routine morning medications, and the client is
on the phone. Which action is best for the PN to take?
A. Ask another nurse to go back with the medication
when the client's hung up the phone
B. Wait for the client to excuse himself from the
telephone conversation, and observe the client taking the
medication
C. Return the medication to the client's drawer on the
cart and document the client refused the dose
D. Leave the medication with the client, and let him take
it when he finishes the conversation. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔B
A client is admitted to the postoperative surgical unit with
two test tubes after a left lobectomy. The ON observed
that the chambers are set at the prescribed suction of 20
cm water pressure and tidying occurs with respirations
and bubbling. What action should the PN implement?
A. Clamp the chest tube to see if the activity stops
B. Notify the registered nurse of the malfunction
C. Maintain system integrity to promote lung reexpansion
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D. Apply a partially occlusive dressing toterm-10 chest -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
The mother of a 9-month-child who was diagnosed with
respiratory syncytial virus yesterday calls the clinic to
inquire if it will be all right to take her infant to the first
birthday party of a friend's child for the following day.
Which response should the PN provide the mother?
A. Do not expose other children as the virus is very
contagious even without direct contact
B. The child will no longer be contagious, no need to take
any further precautions
C. The child can be around other children but should wear
a mask
D. Make sure there are no children under the age of 5
months around the infected child. - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔A
The practical nurse is assisting the nurse with the
admission of a young adult female Korean exchange
student with acute abdominal pain. Although the client
has been able to easily answer questions, when asked
about sexual activity, she looks away. What action should
the PN take?
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A. Omit compelling this section of the assessment form
B. Ask her if she would like an interpreter to ask her the
question
C. Reword the question in case the client did not
understand
D. Watch the client's response when asked a different
question - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
During immediate postoperative period following a total
hip placement, which intervention is most important for
the PN to implement?
A. Encourage client to use walker or cane when
ambulating
B. Keep client's hip aligned with knees abducted
C. Teach client to sit on the side of the bed before
standing
D. Monitor urinary flow via indwelling catheter -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
A client confides to the PN that the client has been
substituting herbal supplements for high blood pressure
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instead of the prescribed medication. How should the PN
respond first?
A. Ask the client's reason for choosing to take herbs
instead of prescribed drugs
B. Reinforce that the healthcare provider prescribed the
medication for a reason
C. Have client use own words to describe complications of
high blood pressure
D. Point out the risks of not taking the herbal medications
rather than prescribed - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
The PN is assigned to administer medications in a long
term care facility. A disoriented resident has no
identification band or picture. What is the best nursing
action for the PN to take prior administering the
medications this resident?
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A. Ask a regular staff member to confirm the resident's
identity
B. Hold the medication until a family member again
C. Re-orient the resident to name, place, and situation
D. Confirm the room and bed numbers with those on the
medication record. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
Answers ( Latest 2025 )
The practical nurse enters a male client's room to
administer routine morning medications, and the client is
on the phone. Which action is best for the PN to take?
A. Ask another nurse to go back with the medication
when the client's hung up the phone
B. Wait for the client to excuse himself from the
telephone conversation, and observe the client taking the
medication
C. Return the medication to the client's drawer on the
cart and document the client refused the dose
D. Leave the medication with the client, and let him take
it when he finishes the conversation. - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔B
A client is admitted to the postoperative surgical unit with
two test tubes after a left lobectomy. The ON observed
that the chambers are set at the prescribed suction of 20
cm water pressure and tidying occurs with respirations
and bubbling. What action should the PN implement?
A. Clamp the chest tube to see if the activity stops
B. Notify the registered nurse of the malfunction
C. Maintain system integrity to promote lung reexpansion
,Exit Hesi Practice Questions &
Answers ( Latest 2025 )
D. Apply a partially occlusive dressing toterm-10 chest -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
The mother of a 9-month-child who was diagnosed with
respiratory syncytial virus yesterday calls the clinic to
inquire if it will be all right to take her infant to the first
birthday party of a friend's child for the following day.
Which response should the PN provide the mother?
A. Do not expose other children as the virus is very
contagious even without direct contact
B. The child will no longer be contagious, no need to take
any further precautions
C. The child can be around other children but should wear
a mask
D. Make sure there are no children under the age of 5
months around the infected child. - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔A
The practical nurse is assisting the nurse with the
admission of a young adult female Korean exchange
student with acute abdominal pain. Although the client
has been able to easily answer questions, when asked
about sexual activity, she looks away. What action should
the PN take?
,Exit Hesi Practice Questions &
Answers ( Latest 2025 )
A. Omit compelling this section of the assessment form
B. Ask her if she would like an interpreter to ask her the
question
C. Reword the question in case the client did not
understand
D. Watch the client's response when asked a different
question - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
During immediate postoperative period following a total
hip placement, which intervention is most important for
the PN to implement?
A. Encourage client to use walker or cane when
ambulating
B. Keep client's hip aligned with knees abducted
C. Teach client to sit on the side of the bed before
standing
D. Monitor urinary flow via indwelling catheter -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
A client confides to the PN that the client has been
substituting herbal supplements for high blood pressure
, Exit Hesi Practice Questions &
Answers ( Latest 2025 )
instead of the prescribed medication. How should the PN
respond first?
A. Ask the client's reason for choosing to take herbs
instead of prescribed drugs
B. Reinforce that the healthcare provider prescribed the
medication for a reason
C. Have client use own words to describe complications of
high blood pressure
D. Point out the risks of not taking the herbal medications
rather than prescribed - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
The PN is assigned to administer medications in a long
term care facility. A disoriented resident has no
identification band or picture. What is the best nursing
action for the PN to take prior administering the
medications this resident?
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A. Ask a regular staff member to confirm the resident's
identity
B. Hold the medication until a family member again
C. Re-orient the resident to name, place, and situation
D. Confirm the room and bed numbers with those on the
medication record. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
