HESI PN\RN COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK FINAL
EXAM 2026-2027 \NEWEST VERSION A& B WITH COMPETE
QUESTIONS & CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS\VERIFIED
100% ALREADY GRDAED A+\LATEST UPDATE \INSTANT
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1. Enalapril maleate is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which
assessment does the nurse perform as a priority before
administering the medication?
A. Checking the client's blood pressure
B. Checking the client's peripheral pulses
C. Checking the most recent potassium level
D. Checking the client's intake-and-output record for the last 24 hours
A. Checking the client's blood pressure
,2. A client is scheduled to undergo an upper gastrointestinal (GI)
series, and the nurse provides instructions to the client about the
test. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further
instruction?
A. "The test will take about 30 minutes."
B. "I need to fast for 8 hours before test."
C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the night before the test
and give myself a Fleet enema on the morning of the test."
D. "I need to take a laxative after the test is completed, because
the liquid that I'll have to drink for the test can be constipating."
C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the night before the test and
give myself a Fleet enema on the morning of the test."
3. A nurse on the evening shift checks a health care provider's
prescriptions and notes that the dose of a prescribed medication
is higher than the
normal dose. The nurse calls the health care provider's answering
service and is told that the health care provider is off for the night
and will be available in the morning. The nurse should:
A. Call the nursing supervisor
B. Ask the answering service to contact the on-call health care
provider
C. Withhold the medication until the health care provider can be
reached in the morning
D. Administer the medication but consult the health care provider
when he becomes available
B. Ask the answering service to contact the on-call health care
provider
, 4. An emergency department (ED) nurse is monitoring a client with
suspected acute myocardial infarction (MI) who is awaiting transfer to the
coronary intensive care unit. The nurse notes the sudden onset of premature
ventricular contractions (PVCs) on the monitor, checks the client's carotid
pulse, and determines that the PVCs are not resulting in perfusion. The
appropriate action by the nurse is:
A. Documenting the findings
B. Asking the ED health care provider to check the client
C. Continuing to monitor the client's cardiac status
D. Informing the client that PVCs are expected after an MI
B. Asking the ED health care provider to check the client
, 5. NPO status is imposed 8 hours before the procedure on a client
scheduled to undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at 1 p.m.
On the morning of the procedure, the nurse checks the client's
record and notes that the client routinely takes an oral
antihypertensive medication each morning. The nurse should:
A. Administer the antihypertensive with a small sip of water
B. Withhold the antihypertensive and administer it at bedtime
C. Administer the medication by way of the intravenous (IV) route
D. Hold the antihypertensive and resume its administration on the
day after the ECT
A. Administer the antihypertensive with a small sip of water
6. A client who recently underwent coronary artery bypass graft
surgery comes to the health care provider's office for a follow-
up visit. On
assessment, the client tells the nurse that he is feeling depressed.
Which response by the nurse is therapeutic?
A. "Tell me more about what you're feeling."
B. "That's a normal response after this type of surgery."
C. "It will take time, but, I promise you, you will get over this
depression."
D. "Every client who has this surgery feels the same way for about a
month."
A. "Tell me more about what you're feeling."
EXAM 2026-2027 \NEWEST VERSION A& B WITH COMPETE
QUESTIONS & CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS\VERIFIED
100% ALREADY GRDAED A+\LATEST UPDATE \INSTANT
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1. Enalapril maleate is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which
assessment does the nurse perform as a priority before
administering the medication?
A. Checking the client's blood pressure
B. Checking the client's peripheral pulses
C. Checking the most recent potassium level
D. Checking the client's intake-and-output record for the last 24 hours
A. Checking the client's blood pressure
,2. A client is scheduled to undergo an upper gastrointestinal (GI)
series, and the nurse provides instructions to the client about the
test. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further
instruction?
A. "The test will take about 30 minutes."
B. "I need to fast for 8 hours before test."
C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the night before the test
and give myself a Fleet enema on the morning of the test."
D. "I need to take a laxative after the test is completed, because
the liquid that I'll have to drink for the test can be constipating."
C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the night before the test and
give myself a Fleet enema on the morning of the test."
3. A nurse on the evening shift checks a health care provider's
prescriptions and notes that the dose of a prescribed medication
is higher than the
normal dose. The nurse calls the health care provider's answering
service and is told that the health care provider is off for the night
and will be available in the morning. The nurse should:
A. Call the nursing supervisor
B. Ask the answering service to contact the on-call health care
provider
C. Withhold the medication until the health care provider can be
reached in the morning
D. Administer the medication but consult the health care provider
when he becomes available
B. Ask the answering service to contact the on-call health care
provider
, 4. An emergency department (ED) nurse is monitoring a client with
suspected acute myocardial infarction (MI) who is awaiting transfer to the
coronary intensive care unit. The nurse notes the sudden onset of premature
ventricular contractions (PVCs) on the monitor, checks the client's carotid
pulse, and determines that the PVCs are not resulting in perfusion. The
appropriate action by the nurse is:
A. Documenting the findings
B. Asking the ED health care provider to check the client
C. Continuing to monitor the client's cardiac status
D. Informing the client that PVCs are expected after an MI
B. Asking the ED health care provider to check the client
, 5. NPO status is imposed 8 hours before the procedure on a client
scheduled to undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at 1 p.m.
On the morning of the procedure, the nurse checks the client's
record and notes that the client routinely takes an oral
antihypertensive medication each morning. The nurse should:
A. Administer the antihypertensive with a small sip of water
B. Withhold the antihypertensive and administer it at bedtime
C. Administer the medication by way of the intravenous (IV) route
D. Hold the antihypertensive and resume its administration on the
day after the ECT
A. Administer the antihypertensive with a small sip of water
6. A client who recently underwent coronary artery bypass graft
surgery comes to the health care provider's office for a follow-
up visit. On
assessment, the client tells the nurse that he is feeling depressed.
Which response by the nurse is therapeutic?
A. "Tell me more about what you're feeling."
B. "That's a normal response after this type of surgery."
C. "It will take time, but, I promise you, you will get over this
depression."
D. "Every client who has this surgery feels the same way for about a
month."
A. "Tell me more about what you're feeling."
