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HESI PN COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
NEWEST 2025/2026.
What intervention should the practical nurse (PN) implement to meet the physiologic
integrity of a client during a manic episode of bipolar disorder?
A. Provide the client with finger foods.
B. Restrict the client's oral fluid intake.
C. Give the client low-protein, low-calorie snacks.
D. Interrupt the client's performance of rituals. - ✓✓ANSWER- A. Provide the client with
finger foods.
During the manic phase of bipolar disorder, a client is often unable to sit still long enough
to eat, so the client should be provided finger foods that can be eaten while hyperactive.
A client with bipolar disorder is being treated with cognitive therapy. Which actions should
the practical nurse (PN) implement to reenforce this treatment strategy? Select all that
apply.
A. Recommend daily physical activity.
B. Use affirmations and limit setting.
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C. Allow the client to talk continuously.
D. Report client's suicidal expressions to the therapist.
E. Encourage substituting positive thoughts for negative thoughts.
F. Reenforce relaxation techniques when experiencing negative thoughts. - ✓✓ANSWER- B.
Use affirmations and limit setting.
D. Report client's suicidal expressions to the therapist.
E. Encourage substituting positive thoughts for negative thoughts.
Clients diagnosed with bipolar disorder may experience depressive thoughts and/or
attempt suicide. Cognitive therapy sometimes produces relief from troubling symptoms
experienced by clients with bipolar disorder. Cognitive therapy allows clients to handle
"thought errors" and behaviors to stop negative thoughts.
The practical nurse (PN) is evaluating a client's self management of type 1 diabetes
mellitus (DM). Which findings provide the best parameter in the client's goals for the
prevention of long-term complications of DM?
A. Strict adherence to a diabetic diet.
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B. Participation in a regular exercise program.
C. Scheduled administration of accurate insulin doses.
D. Consistent hemoglobin A1c levels no greater than 7%. - ✓✓ANSWER- D. Consistent
hemoglobin A1c levels no greater than 7%.
For optimal diabetic control, evidence-based guidelines recommend an A1c target level no
greater than 7% for a client with DM, which is the primary goal and indicator of effective
treatment and diabetes management.
Which action should the practical nurse (PN) implement for a young girl with pulmonary
infection who is receiving chest physiotherapy?
A. Encourage to hold her breath and then cough.
B. Administer bronchodilators after the procedure.
C. Allow the child to sit in a position of choice.
D. Percuss the chest wall in a rhythmic fashion. - ✓✓ANSWER- D. Percuss the chest wall in
a rhythmic fashion.
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Thick secretions that are difficult to cough up can be loosened by tapping, or percussing,
and vibrating the chest. Percussion is carried out by cupping the hands and lightly striking
the chest wall in a rhythmic fashion over the lung segment to be drained
The practical nurse (PN) is preparing to administer erythromycin (Ilotycin) 0.5% ophthalmic
ointment to a newborn. The father asks the PN the purpose of this medication. What
rationale should the PN provide?
A. To allow the baby's eyes to focus.
B. To lubricate the baby's eyes.
C. To prevent infection in the baby's eyes.
D. Refer the father to the pediatrician. - ✓✓ANSWER- C. To prevent infection in the baby's
eyes.
Erythromycin is prescribed in the prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum caused by
Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis. The PN should explain the ointment is a
prophylactic treatment to prevent infection in the baby's eyes.
A client's cardiac telemetry reveals sinus bradycardia at 40 beats/minute. An IV dose of
atropine is given per protocol. Which finding should the practical nurse (PN) identify as a
therapeutic response?
A. A decrease in blood pressure.
B. A decrease in premature contractions.
C. An increase in heart rate.
D. An increase in sensorium. - ✓✓ANSWER- C. An increase in heart rate.
HESI PN COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+
NEWEST 2025/2026.
What intervention should the practical nurse (PN) implement to meet the physiologic
integrity of a client during a manic episode of bipolar disorder?
A. Provide the client with finger foods.
B. Restrict the client's oral fluid intake.
C. Give the client low-protein, low-calorie snacks.
D. Interrupt the client's performance of rituals. - ✓✓ANSWER- A. Provide the client with
finger foods.
During the manic phase of bipolar disorder, a client is often unable to sit still long enough
to eat, so the client should be provided finger foods that can be eaten while hyperactive.
A client with bipolar disorder is being treated with cognitive therapy. Which actions should
the practical nurse (PN) implement to reenforce this treatment strategy? Select all that
apply.
A. Recommend daily physical activity.
B. Use affirmations and limit setting.
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C. Allow the client to talk continuously.
D. Report client's suicidal expressions to the therapist.
E. Encourage substituting positive thoughts for negative thoughts.
F. Reenforce relaxation techniques when experiencing negative thoughts. - ✓✓ANSWER- B.
Use affirmations and limit setting.
D. Report client's suicidal expressions to the therapist.
E. Encourage substituting positive thoughts for negative thoughts.
Clients diagnosed with bipolar disorder may experience depressive thoughts and/or
attempt suicide. Cognitive therapy sometimes produces relief from troubling symptoms
experienced by clients with bipolar disorder. Cognitive therapy allows clients to handle
"thought errors" and behaviors to stop negative thoughts.
The practical nurse (PN) is evaluating a client's self management of type 1 diabetes
mellitus (DM). Which findings provide the best parameter in the client's goals for the
prevention of long-term complications of DM?
A. Strict adherence to a diabetic diet.
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B. Participation in a regular exercise program.
C. Scheduled administration of accurate insulin doses.
D. Consistent hemoglobin A1c levels no greater than 7%. - ✓✓ANSWER- D. Consistent
hemoglobin A1c levels no greater than 7%.
For optimal diabetic control, evidence-based guidelines recommend an A1c target level no
greater than 7% for a client with DM, which is the primary goal and indicator of effective
treatment and diabetes management.
Which action should the practical nurse (PN) implement for a young girl with pulmonary
infection who is receiving chest physiotherapy?
A. Encourage to hold her breath and then cough.
B. Administer bronchodilators after the procedure.
C. Allow the child to sit in a position of choice.
D. Percuss the chest wall in a rhythmic fashion. - ✓✓ANSWER- D. Percuss the chest wall in
a rhythmic fashion.
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Thick secretions that are difficult to cough up can be loosened by tapping, or percussing,
and vibrating the chest. Percussion is carried out by cupping the hands and lightly striking
the chest wall in a rhythmic fashion over the lung segment to be drained
The practical nurse (PN) is preparing to administer erythromycin (Ilotycin) 0.5% ophthalmic
ointment to a newborn. The father asks the PN the purpose of this medication. What
rationale should the PN provide?
A. To allow the baby's eyes to focus.
B. To lubricate the baby's eyes.
C. To prevent infection in the baby's eyes.
D. Refer the father to the pediatrician. - ✓✓ANSWER- C. To prevent infection in the baby's
eyes.
Erythromycin is prescribed in the prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum caused by
Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis. The PN should explain the ointment is a
prophylactic treatment to prevent infection in the baby's eyes.
A client's cardiac telemetry reveals sinus bradycardia at 40 beats/minute. An IV dose of
atropine is given per protocol. Which finding should the practical nurse (PN) identify as a
therapeutic response?
A. A decrease in blood pressure.
B. A decrease in premature contractions.
C. An increase in heart rate.
D. An increase in sensorium. - ✓✓ANSWER- C. An increase in heart rate.
