HESI PN Exit Exam Study
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
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.
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.
Guide – Practice Questions
with Verified Answers. GRADED
A+. Latest 2026/2027 Update
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.
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.
