HESI LPN- Entrance Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
2 days after an abdominal hysterectomy, an elderly client with diabetes
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Mellitus Type II has a syncopal episode. Her vital signs are within normal
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|limits and her sugar is 325 mg/dL. what intervention should the nurse
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implement first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-administer regular insulin per
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sliding scale |
A 3-week-old infant is admitted for surgical repair of Pyloric Stenosis.
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What interventions should the nurse expect to implement to establish
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hydration in the immediate postoperative period? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-nipple feedings with glucose water | | | |
a 3 year-old admitted with fever of unknown (FUO) has begun vomiting
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in the past half hour. The child's temp. is 101.8F, and the last does of
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antipyretic medication was given 5 hours ago. the child has
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prescriptions of acetaminophen (Tylenol) 160 mg per 5 mL elixir or 16o
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mg suppositories PRN fever or pain. what action should the nurse take
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at this time? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-make the child NPO and hold all
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mediations until the vomiting has stopped.
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,4 hours after administration of 20U of regular insulin, the client
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becomes shaky and diaphoretic. what action should the nurse take? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-give the client crackers and milk
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a 6-month child with bronchiolitis is admitted to the hospital. In
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monitoring the respiratory status of this child, which symptom indicates
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the nurse that he is experiencing respiratory distress? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A high pitched cry. | | |
An 8-year-old recovering from a Celiac Crisis requests a bowl of cereal
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for breakfast. Which cereal should the nurse provide? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-rice
total number of confirmed pregnancies regardless of the outcome -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Gravida |
number of births after 20 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Para
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pregnant for the first time - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primigravida
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a 26 year old gravida-4, para-0 had a spontaneous abortion at 9 weeks
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gestation. at one house post dilation and curettage (D&C) the nurse
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assess the vital signs and vaginal bleeding. the client begins to cry softly.
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, how should the nurse intervene? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-express
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sorrow for the clients grief and offer to sit with her.
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A 26 year-old primigravida who delivered a 7-pound male infant 26
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hours ago tells the nurse that she is confused about when she and her
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husband can return to having sexual intercourse. What info should the
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nurse reinforce with this client? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-they can have
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intercourse when the episiotomy is healed and the lochial flow has
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stopped
36 hours after delivery, the nurse determines a clients fundus is just
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above the umbilicus and displaced to the right of midline. what action
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should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-palpate the
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bladder for distention | |
a 60 year old client with cancer of the liver is in hepatic coma and
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unresponsive. what should the nurse say to family members were | | | | | | | | | |
inquiring about the condition of their loved one? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-"Your loved ones condition is very critical, and there has | | | | | | | | | |
been no response in the last 24 hours"
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a 67 year old woman who lives alone tripped on a rug in her home and
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fractured her right hip. the nurse knows that which predisposing factor
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contributes to the occurrence of hip fractures among elderly women. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-osteoporosis resulting from hormonal changes.
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Correct Answers
2 days after an abdominal hysterectomy, an elderly client with diabetes
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Mellitus Type II has a syncopal episode. Her vital signs are within normal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|limits and her sugar is 325 mg/dL. what intervention should the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | | |
implement first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-administer regular insulin per
| | | | | | | |
sliding scale |
A 3-week-old infant is admitted for surgical repair of Pyloric Stenosis.
| | | | | | | | | | |
What interventions should the nurse expect to implement to establish
| | | | | | | | | |
hydration in the immediate postoperative period? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-nipple feedings with glucose water | | | |
a 3 year-old admitted with fever of unknown (FUO) has begun vomiting
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in the past half hour. The child's temp. is 101.8F, and the last does of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
antipyretic medication was given 5 hours ago. the child has
| | | | | | | | | |
prescriptions of acetaminophen (Tylenol) 160 mg per 5 mL elixir or 16o
| | | | | | | | | | | |
mg suppositories PRN fever or pain. what action should the nurse take
| | | | | | | | | | | |
at this time? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-make the child NPO and hold all
| | | | | | | | | | | |
mediations until the vomiting has stopped.
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,4 hours after administration of 20U of regular insulin, the client
| | | | | | | | | | |
becomes shaky and diaphoretic. what action should the nurse take? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-give the client crackers and milk
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a 6-month child with bronchiolitis is admitted to the hospital. In
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monitoring the respiratory status of this child, which symptom indicates
| | | | | | | | | |
the nurse that he is experiencing respiratory distress? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A high pitched cry. | | |
An 8-year-old recovering from a Celiac Crisis requests a bowl of cereal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
for breakfast. Which cereal should the nurse provide? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-rice
total number of confirmed pregnancies regardless of the outcome -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Gravida |
number of births after 20 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Para
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pregnant for the first time - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-primigravida
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a 26 year old gravida-4, para-0 had a spontaneous abortion at 9 weeks
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gestation. at one house post dilation and curettage (D&C) the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | |
assess the vital signs and vaginal bleeding. the client begins to cry softly.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
, how should the nurse intervene? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-express
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sorrow for the clients grief and offer to sit with her.
| | | | | | | | | |
A 26 year-old primigravida who delivered a 7-pound male infant 26
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hours ago tells the nurse that she is confused about when she and her
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husband can return to having sexual intercourse. What info should the
| | | | | | | | | | |
nurse reinforce with this client? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-they can have
| | | | | | | | | |
intercourse when the episiotomy is healed and the lochial flow has
| | | | | | | | | | |
stopped
36 hours after delivery, the nurse determines a clients fundus is just
| | | | | | | | | | | |
above the umbilicus and displaced to the right of midline. what action
| | | | | | | | | | | |
should the nurse take first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-palpate the
| | | | | | | | |
bladder for distention | |
a 60 year old client with cancer of the liver is in hepatic coma and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
unresponsive. what should the nurse say to family members were | | | | | | | | | |
inquiring about the condition of their loved one? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-"Your loved ones condition is very critical, and there has | | | | | | | | | |
been no response in the last 24 hours"
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a 67 year old woman who lives alone tripped on a rug in her home and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
fractured her right hip. the nurse knows that which predisposing factor
| | | | | | | | | | |
contributes to the occurrence of hip fractures among elderly women. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-osteoporosis resulting from hormonal changes.
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