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2023 HESI EXIT V2 (NURSE HERO
REVIEW) 2026 REVISED AND
UPDATED VERSION
• A client is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization using a
radiopaque dye. The LPN/LVN checks which most critical item before
the procedure?
a. Intake and output
b. Height and weight
c. Peripheral pulse rates
d. Prior reaction to contrast media
• A client is scheduled for a dipyridamole thallium scan. The
LPN/ LVN should check to make sure that the client has not
consumed which substance before the procedure?
a. Caffeine
b. Fatty meal
c. Excess sugar
d. Milk products
• An ambulatory clinic nurse is interviewing a client who is
complaining of flulike symptoms. The client suddenly develops
chest pain. Which question best assists the nurse to discriminate
pain caused by a non-Cardiac problem?
a. "Can you describe the pain to me?"
b. "Have you ever had this pain before?"
c. "Does the pain get worse when you breathe in?"
• A client with myocardial infarction (MI) has been transferred
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from the coronary care unit (CCU) to the general medical unit with
cardiac monitoring via telemetry. The nurse assisting in caring for
the client expects to note which type of activity prescribed?
a. Strict bed rest for 24 hours
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b. Bathroom privileges and self-care activities
c. Unrestricted activities because the client is monitored
d. Unsupervised hallway ambulation with distances less than
200 feet
• The LPN/LVN is preparing to care for a client who will be
arriving from the recovery room after an above-the-knee
amputation. The nurse ensures that which priority item is available
for emergency use?
a. Surgical tourniquet
b. Dry sterile dressings
c. Incentive spirometer
d. Over-the-bed trapeze
• A client is diagnosed with thrombophlebitis. The nurse
should tell the client that which prescription is indicated?
a. Bed rest, with bathroom privileges only
b. Bed rest, keeping the affected extremity flat
c. Bed rest, with elevation of the affected extremity
d. Bed rest, with the affected extremity in a dependent
position
• A client returns to the nursing unit after an above knee
amputation of the right leg. In which position should the nurse place
the client?
a. Prone with the head on a pillow
b. With the foot of the bed elevated
c. Reverse Trendelenburg's position
d. With the residual limb flat on the bed
• The LPN/LVN is collecting data from a client about
medications being taken, and the client tells the nurse that he is
taking herbal supplements for the treatment of varicose veins. The
nurse understands that the client is most likely taking which?
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a. Bilberry
b. Ginseng
c. Feverfew
d. Evening primrose
25. The LPN/LVN is planning to reinforce instructions to a client with
peripheral arterial disease about measures to limit disease
progression. The nurse should include which items on a list of
suggestions to be given to the client? Select all that apply.
a. Wear elastic stockings.
b. Be careful not to injure the legs or feet.
c. Use a heating pad on the legs to aid vasodilation.
d. Walk each day to increase circulation to the legs.
e. Cut down on the amount of fats consumed in the diet.
• A client is at risk for developing disseminated intravascular
coagulopathy (DIC). The LPN/LVN should become concerned with
which fibrinogen level?
a. 90 mg/dL
b. 190 mg/dL
c. 290 mg/dL
d. 390 mg/dL
• The LPN/LVN is preparing to ambulate a postoperative client after
cardiac surgery. The nurse plans to do which to enable the client to
best tolerate the ambulation?
1. Provide the client with a walker.
2. Remove the telemetry equipment.
3. Encourage the client to cough and deep breathe.
4. Premedicate the client with an analgesic before ambulating.
• A client is wearing a continuous cardiac monitor, which begins to alarm
at the nurse's station. The nurse sees no electrocardiographic
complexes on the screen. The nurse should do which first?
a. Call a code blue.
2023 HESI EXIT V2 (NURSE HERO
REVIEW) 2026 REVISED AND
UPDATED VERSION
• A client is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization using a
radiopaque dye. The LPN/LVN checks which most critical item before
the procedure?
a. Intake and output
b. Height and weight
c. Peripheral pulse rates
d. Prior reaction to contrast media
• A client is scheduled for a dipyridamole thallium scan. The
LPN/ LVN should check to make sure that the client has not
consumed which substance before the procedure?
a. Caffeine
b. Fatty meal
c. Excess sugar
d. Milk products
• An ambulatory clinic nurse is interviewing a client who is
complaining of flulike symptoms. The client suddenly develops
chest pain. Which question best assists the nurse to discriminate
pain caused by a non-Cardiac problem?
a. "Can you describe the pain to me?"
b. "Have you ever had this pain before?"
c. "Does the pain get worse when you breathe in?"
• A client with myocardial infarction (MI) has been transferred
,2
from the coronary care unit (CCU) to the general medical unit with
cardiac monitoring via telemetry. The nurse assisting in caring for
the client expects to note which type of activity prescribed?
a. Strict bed rest for 24 hours
,3
b. Bathroom privileges and self-care activities
c. Unrestricted activities because the client is monitored
d. Unsupervised hallway ambulation with distances less than
200 feet
• The LPN/LVN is preparing to care for a client who will be
arriving from the recovery room after an above-the-knee
amputation. The nurse ensures that which priority item is available
for emergency use?
a. Surgical tourniquet
b. Dry sterile dressings
c. Incentive spirometer
d. Over-the-bed trapeze
• A client is diagnosed with thrombophlebitis. The nurse
should tell the client that which prescription is indicated?
a. Bed rest, with bathroom privileges only
b. Bed rest, keeping the affected extremity flat
c. Bed rest, with elevation of the affected extremity
d. Bed rest, with the affected extremity in a dependent
position
• A client returns to the nursing unit after an above knee
amputation of the right leg. In which position should the nurse place
the client?
a. Prone with the head on a pillow
b. With the foot of the bed elevated
c. Reverse Trendelenburg's position
d. With the residual limb flat on the bed
• The LPN/LVN is collecting data from a client about
medications being taken, and the client tells the nurse that he is
taking herbal supplements for the treatment of varicose veins. The
nurse understands that the client is most likely taking which?
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a. Bilberry
b. Ginseng
c. Feverfew
d. Evening primrose
25. The LPN/LVN is planning to reinforce instructions to a client with
peripheral arterial disease about measures to limit disease
progression. The nurse should include which items on a list of
suggestions to be given to the client? Select all that apply.
a. Wear elastic stockings.
b. Be careful not to injure the legs or feet.
c. Use a heating pad on the legs to aid vasodilation.
d. Walk each day to increase circulation to the legs.
e. Cut down on the amount of fats consumed in the diet.
• A client is at risk for developing disseminated intravascular
coagulopathy (DIC). The LPN/LVN should become concerned with
which fibrinogen level?
a. 90 mg/dL
b. 190 mg/dL
c. 290 mg/dL
d. 390 mg/dL
• The LPN/LVN is preparing to ambulate a postoperative client after
cardiac surgery. The nurse plans to do which to enable the client to
best tolerate the ambulation?
1. Provide the client with a walker.
2. Remove the telemetry equipment.
3. Encourage the client to cough and deep breathe.
4. Premedicate the client with an analgesic before ambulating.
• A client is wearing a continuous cardiac monitor, which begins to alarm
at the nurse's station. The nurse sees no electrocardiographic
complexes on the screen. The nurse should do which first?
a. Call a code blue.
