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HESI PN PRACTICE EXAM | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
An adult female client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with
diagnosis of major depression. After 2 weeks of antidepressant
medication therapy, the nurse notices the client has more energy,
is giving her belongings away to her visitors, and is in an overall
better mood. Which intervention is best for the nurse to
implement?
A. Tell the client to keep her belongings because she will need
them at discharge
B. Ask the client if she has had any recent thoughts of harming
herself
C. Reassure the client that the antidepressant drugs are
apparently effective
D. Support the client by telling her what wonderful progress she
is making. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Ask the client if she has had any
recent thoughts of harming herself
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A nurse is assisting a client from the bathroom back to bed
following a minor surgical procedure. The client, still not fully
alert, reports feeling nauseated and begins to vomit. What is the
first action the nurse should take?
A. Place a cool rag on the client's head
B. Suction the client's oral cavity
C. Provide the client an emesis basin
D. Place the client in a side-laying position - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D.
Place the client in a side-laying position
In assisting a client perform pursed lip breathing, the nurse
should ensure that the client performs which action?
A. Inhale through the nose with the mouth closed and exhale
through pursed lips
B. Inhale through pursed lips then exhale with the mouth held
open
C. Inhale through pursed lips and then exhale through the nose
with the mouth closed
D. Inhale through the mouth puff the cheeks and exhale through
pursed lips - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Inhale through the nose with he
mouth closed and exhale through pursed lips
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A 3 year-old admitted with fever of unknown origin (FUO) has
begun vomiting in the past half hour. The child's temperature is
101.80 F, and the last dose of antipyretic medication was given 5
hours ago. The child has prescriptions of acetaminophen
(Tylenol) 160 MG per 5 mL elixir or 160 mg suppositories PRN
fever or pain. What action should the nurse take at this time?
A. Make the child NPO and hold all medications untill the
vomiting has stopped
B. Give acetaminophen elixir to ensure the child's cooperation
with swallowing
C. Notify the healthcare provider that the child's fever has
become dangerously high
D. Use an acetaminophen suppository for the fever since the
child is vomiting - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Make the child NPO and
hold all medications untill the vomiting has stopped
A client is having Radical Masectomy. What is the position of
choice during the immediate postoperative period?
A. Side-lying on the operative side with the bed flat
B. Supine with the arm on the operative side in a dependent
position
C. Semi-Fowler's position with the arm on the operative side
elevated
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D. Sim's position with the arm on the operative side in a
dependent position - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Semi-Fowler's position
with the arm on the operative side elevated
The nurse assesses the perineum of a client 12 hours after a
normal vaginal delivery and finds that she has Perineal
Hematomas. The nurse should prepare for which treatment?
A. Heat lamp three times per day
B. Insertion of vaginal packing
C. Cold packs to the perineum
D. Operative excision of the hematomas - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C.
Cold packs to the perineum
A client at 28 weeks gestation is admitted to the antepartum unit
and is being treated for preterm labor. She has a prescription for
brethine (Terbutaline) 250 micrograms subcutaneously q4h. The
medication is available for injection in 1 mg per ML vials. How
many mL should the nurse administer?
A. 0.025
B. 0.0025
C. 0.25
D. 25.0 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. 0.25
HESI PN PRACTICE EXAM | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
An adult female client is admitted to the psychiatric unit with
diagnosis of major depression. After 2 weeks of antidepressant
medication therapy, the nurse notices the client has more energy,
is giving her belongings away to her visitors, and is in an overall
better mood. Which intervention is best for the nurse to
implement?
A. Tell the client to keep her belongings because she will need
them at discharge
B. Ask the client if she has had any recent thoughts of harming
herself
C. Reassure the client that the antidepressant drugs are
apparently effective
D. Support the client by telling her what wonderful progress she
is making. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. Ask the client if she has had any
recent thoughts of harming herself
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A nurse is assisting a client from the bathroom back to bed
following a minor surgical procedure. The client, still not fully
alert, reports feeling nauseated and begins to vomit. What is the
first action the nurse should take?
A. Place a cool rag on the client's head
B. Suction the client's oral cavity
C. Provide the client an emesis basin
D. Place the client in a side-laying position - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D.
Place the client in a side-laying position
In assisting a client perform pursed lip breathing, the nurse
should ensure that the client performs which action?
A. Inhale through the nose with the mouth closed and exhale
through pursed lips
B. Inhale through pursed lips then exhale with the mouth held
open
C. Inhale through pursed lips and then exhale through the nose
with the mouth closed
D. Inhale through the mouth puff the cheeks and exhale through
pursed lips - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Inhale through the nose with he
mouth closed and exhale through pursed lips
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A 3 year-old admitted with fever of unknown origin (FUO) has
begun vomiting in the past half hour. The child's temperature is
101.80 F, and the last dose of antipyretic medication was given 5
hours ago. The child has prescriptions of acetaminophen
(Tylenol) 160 MG per 5 mL elixir or 160 mg suppositories PRN
fever or pain. What action should the nurse take at this time?
A. Make the child NPO and hold all medications untill the
vomiting has stopped
B. Give acetaminophen elixir to ensure the child's cooperation
with swallowing
C. Notify the healthcare provider that the child's fever has
become dangerously high
D. Use an acetaminophen suppository for the fever since the
child is vomiting - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. Make the child NPO and
hold all medications untill the vomiting has stopped
A client is having Radical Masectomy. What is the position of
choice during the immediate postoperative period?
A. Side-lying on the operative side with the bed flat
B. Supine with the arm on the operative side in a dependent
position
C. Semi-Fowler's position with the arm on the operative side
elevated
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D. Sim's position with the arm on the operative side in a
dependent position - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Semi-Fowler's position
with the arm on the operative side elevated
The nurse assesses the perineum of a client 12 hours after a
normal vaginal delivery and finds that she has Perineal
Hematomas. The nurse should prepare for which treatment?
A. Heat lamp three times per day
B. Insertion of vaginal packing
C. Cold packs to the perineum
D. Operative excision of the hematomas - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C.
Cold packs to the perineum
A client at 28 weeks gestation is admitted to the antepartum unit
and is being treated for preterm labor. She has a prescription for
brethine (Terbutaline) 250 micrograms subcutaneously q4h. The
medication is available for injection in 1 mg per ML vials. How
many mL should the nurse administer?
A. 0.025
B. 0.0025
C. 0.25
D. 25.0 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. 0.25
