2026 HESI PN EXIT
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,1. The practical nurse (PN) is observing a newly hired PN who is preparing to
administer a liquid medication via a client's feeding tube system using the wrong
procedure. What action should the PN take?
A. Demonstrate how to administer medication via a feeding tube.
B. Confirm that the medication is only administered once daily.
C. Determine if the medication is compatible with the solution.
D. Offer to assist in calculating the rate of flow for the mixture.
Correct Answer: A. Demonstrate how to administer medication via a feeding tube.
2. Which intervention should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce for a client with
pruritus?
A. Encourage a warm sleeping environment.
B. Keep fingernails trimmed short.
C. Discourage use of skin lubricants.
D. Do not take any type of tub bath.
Correct Answer: B. Keep fingernails trimmed short.
3. The practical nurse (PN) is reinforcing teaching to a group of evacuees in a
mass casualty center after a natural flooding disaster. Which information should
the PN include in the review? (Select all that apply.)
A. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea.
B. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions.
C. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
D. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial solutions.
Correct Answer: A. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea.
Correct Answer: B. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions.
Correct Answer: C. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
,Correct Answer: D. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions.
4. A female client with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is transferred to
a long-term care facility for physical rehabilitation. To prevent injury, which
action is most important for the practical nurse to implement?
A. Ensure the client has minimal clutter in the room.
B. Monitor the client's blood cell laboratory values.
C. Assess the client for nerve pain or paralysis.
D. Evaluate client's neurological status after exercising.
Correct Answer: A. Ensure the client has minimal clutter in the room.
5. An older male client who fell down several stairs 4-hours ago is scheduled for
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). What information should the practical nurse
(PN) obtain from the client?
A. Last time food was consumed.
B. Presence of a metal implant.
C. History of previous myelogram.
D. Allergy to iodine-based dyes.
Correct Answer: B. Presence of a metal implant.
6. What factors are important in determining the level of hypoxemia that the
child may have experienced during the submersion? Select all that apply.
A. Oxygen concentration of the ambient air.
B. Whether or not anyone witnessed the fall into the pool.
C. Temperature of water.
D. The amount of time the child was submerged.
, Correct Answer: A. Oxygen concentration of the ambient air.
Correct Answer: C. Temperature of water.
Correct Answer: D. The amount of time the child was submerged.
7. The practical nurse (PN) overhears a female client with Cushing's syndrome
telling her family in a very loud and angry voice to leave her room and not to
come back. The response by the PN is based on recognizing which common
manifestation of the syndrome.
A. Mood alterations.
B. Hearing loss.
C. Impaired cognition.
D. Memory loss.
Correct Answer: A. Mood alterations.
8. The practical nurse (PN) notices that one of the unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) working in the long term care facility consistently records subnormal
temperatures when using a tympanic thermometer. Which action should the PN
take first?
A. A Observe how UAP obtains temperatures.
B. B Return the thermometer for recalibration.
C. C Show UAP how to chart temperatures,
D. D Demonstrate how to use the equipment.
Correct Answer: A. A Observe how UAP obtains temperatures.
9. After a successful cardioversion, a male client with a new onset of atrial
fibrillation receives a prescription for an anticoagulant. What instruction should
the practical nurse (PN) reinforce with the client?
A. A Eat green leafy vegetables high in vitamin K.
B. B Use electric razor when shaving.
1000+ QUESTIONS BANK
(NGN-STYLE QUESTIONS & CASE “SCENARIOS”)
Pass the Exam with Confidence
This Document Contains:
➢ 1000+ Questions with Correct Answers
➢ Passing Score Guarantee
➢ multiple-choice format (A, B, C, D) with correct answers
➢ Next Generation NCLEX (NGN)-style.
➢ Some questions feature “case scenarios”
➢ Select All That Apply (SATA), ordering, fill-in-the-blank for dosage
,1. The practical nurse (PN) is observing a newly hired PN who is preparing to
administer a liquid medication via a client's feeding tube system using the wrong
procedure. What action should the PN take?
A. Demonstrate how to administer medication via a feeding tube.
B. Confirm that the medication is only administered once daily.
C. Determine if the medication is compatible with the solution.
D. Offer to assist in calculating the rate of flow for the mixture.
Correct Answer: A. Demonstrate how to administer medication via a feeding tube.
2. Which intervention should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce for a client with
pruritus?
A. Encourage a warm sleeping environment.
B. Keep fingernails trimmed short.
C. Discourage use of skin lubricants.
D. Do not take any type of tub bath.
Correct Answer: B. Keep fingernails trimmed short.
3. The practical nurse (PN) is reinforcing teaching to a group of evacuees in a
mass casualty center after a natural flooding disaster. Which information should
the PN include in the review? (Select all that apply.)
A. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea.
B. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions.
C. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
D. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial solutions.
Correct Answer: A. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea.
Correct Answer: B. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions.
Correct Answer: C. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
,Correct Answer: D. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial
solutions.
4. A female client with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is transferred to
a long-term care facility for physical rehabilitation. To prevent injury, which
action is most important for the practical nurse to implement?
A. Ensure the client has minimal clutter in the room.
B. Monitor the client's blood cell laboratory values.
C. Assess the client for nerve pain or paralysis.
D. Evaluate client's neurological status after exercising.
Correct Answer: A. Ensure the client has minimal clutter in the room.
5. An older male client who fell down several stairs 4-hours ago is scheduled for
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). What information should the practical nurse
(PN) obtain from the client?
A. Last time food was consumed.
B. Presence of a metal implant.
C. History of previous myelogram.
D. Allergy to iodine-based dyes.
Correct Answer: B. Presence of a metal implant.
6. What factors are important in determining the level of hypoxemia that the
child may have experienced during the submersion? Select all that apply.
A. Oxygen concentration of the ambient air.
B. Whether or not anyone witnessed the fall into the pool.
C. Temperature of water.
D. The amount of time the child was submerged.
, Correct Answer: A. Oxygen concentration of the ambient air.
Correct Answer: C. Temperature of water.
Correct Answer: D. The amount of time the child was submerged.
7. The practical nurse (PN) overhears a female client with Cushing's syndrome
telling her family in a very loud and angry voice to leave her room and not to
come back. The response by the PN is based on recognizing which common
manifestation of the syndrome.
A. Mood alterations.
B. Hearing loss.
C. Impaired cognition.
D. Memory loss.
Correct Answer: A. Mood alterations.
8. The practical nurse (PN) notices that one of the unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) working in the long term care facility consistently records subnormal
temperatures when using a tympanic thermometer. Which action should the PN
take first?
A. A Observe how UAP obtains temperatures.
B. B Return the thermometer for recalibration.
C. C Show UAP how to chart temperatures,
D. D Demonstrate how to use the equipment.
Correct Answer: A. A Observe how UAP obtains temperatures.
9. After a successful cardioversion, a male client with a new onset of atrial
fibrillation receives a prescription for an anticoagulant. What instruction should
the practical nurse (PN) reinforce with the client?
A. A Eat green leafy vegetables high in vitamin K.
B. B Use electric razor when shaving.
