HESI PN Exit Exam Questions
and Answers
Subcutaneous insulin injection technique - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The PN should
reteach the client to rotate the injection site to a site other than the same
one used for the previous dose.
Counting radial pulse - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The index and middle finger should
be aligned with the thumb for radial pulse assessment.
Infant birth weight with gestational diabetes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The birth
weight of an infant delivered by a woman with gestational diabetes is 10.1
pounds (4,581 grams).
,Heel stick glucose level - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The heel stick glucose level is 40
mg/dL (2.2 mmol/L) 30 minutes after birth.
Total intake calculation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Total intake = 1480 mL, calculated
from 8 oz broth, 4 oz apple juice, 4 oz gelatin, 1 banana, and 1 liter of IV
fluid.
Medication administration in unlabeled syringe - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The PN
should explain their discomfort with administering medication from an
unlabeled syringe.
UAP assignment of care - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The scope of practice of UAP
includes personal care such as bowel and bladder care including intake
and output measurements.
Intervention for pruritis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Keep fingernails trimmed short to
minimize excoriation from scratching the pruritic area.
Presbycusis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Age-related hearing loss, especially high
frequencies.
Cefazolin - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An antibiotic prescribed for infections, dosed
500 mg IM.
,Reconstitution - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Mixing a powdered medication with a
solvent for use.
Buck's traction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A type of skeletal traction used for limb
immobilization.
Myocardial damage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Heart tissue injury indicated by
elevated troponin levels.
Cardiac dysrhythmias - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal heart rhythms that can
occur post-myocardial infarction.
Hematuria - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Presence of blood in urine, often requiring
investigation.
Prednisone - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A corticosteroid used for inflammation and
immune response.
Status epilepticus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A prolonged seizure requiring
immediate medical intervention.
Filgrastim - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A medication that stimulates white blood cell
production.
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, Neutropenia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Low white blood cell count, increasing
infection risk.
NSAIDs - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, risk for GI
bleeding.
Polyethylene glycol - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A laxative used to cleanse the bowel
before procedures.
Troponin I - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cardiac biomarker indicating myocardial injury.
CK-MB - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Creatine kinase-MB, a marker for heart muscle
damage.
Gastrointestinal bleeding - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Potential side effect of NSAIDs
requiring monitoring.
Urinalysis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Test to analyze urine for abnormalities or
infections.
Analgesic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Medication used to relieve pain.
Dosing schedule - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Timing and amount of medication to be
administered.
and Answers
Subcutaneous insulin injection technique - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The PN should
reteach the client to rotate the injection site to a site other than the same
one used for the previous dose.
Counting radial pulse - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The index and middle finger should
be aligned with the thumb for radial pulse assessment.
Infant birth weight with gestational diabetes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The birth
weight of an infant delivered by a woman with gestational diabetes is 10.1
pounds (4,581 grams).
,Heel stick glucose level - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The heel stick glucose level is 40
mg/dL (2.2 mmol/L) 30 minutes after birth.
Total intake calculation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Total intake = 1480 mL, calculated
from 8 oz broth, 4 oz apple juice, 4 oz gelatin, 1 banana, and 1 liter of IV
fluid.
Medication administration in unlabeled syringe - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The PN
should explain their discomfort with administering medication from an
unlabeled syringe.
UAP assignment of care - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The scope of practice of UAP
includes personal care such as bowel and bladder care including intake
and output measurements.
Intervention for pruritis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Keep fingernails trimmed short to
minimize excoriation from scratching the pruritic area.
Presbycusis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Age-related hearing loss, especially high
frequencies.
Cefazolin - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An antibiotic prescribed for infections, dosed
500 mg IM.
,Reconstitution - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Mixing a powdered medication with a
solvent for use.
Buck's traction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A type of skeletal traction used for limb
immobilization.
Myocardial damage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Heart tissue injury indicated by
elevated troponin levels.
Cardiac dysrhythmias - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Abnormal heart rhythms that can
occur post-myocardial infarction.
Hematuria - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Presence of blood in urine, often requiring
investigation.
Prednisone - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A corticosteroid used for inflammation and
immune response.
Status epilepticus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A prolonged seizure requiring
immediate medical intervention.
Filgrastim - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A medication that stimulates white blood cell
production.
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, Neutropenia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Low white blood cell count, increasing
infection risk.
NSAIDs - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, risk for GI
bleeding.
Polyethylene glycol - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A laxative used to cleanse the bowel
before procedures.
Troponin I - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cardiac biomarker indicating myocardial injury.
CK-MB - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Creatine kinase-MB, a marker for heart muscle
damage.
Gastrointestinal bleeding - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Potential side effect of NSAIDs
requiring monitoring.
Urinalysis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Test to analyze urine for abnormalities or
infections.
Analgesic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Medication used to relieve pain.
Dosing schedule - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Timing and amount of medication to be
administered.
