PN HESI FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS
1. Which assessment should the practical nurse (PN) make to best evaluate
client's fluid status?: Daily body weight
2.The practical nurse (PN) is changing a postoperative dressing for a client with a
horizontal lower abdominal incision. What method should the PN use to remove the
tape from the dressing?: Remove all four sides by moving to the center of
the incision.
3. A male client ho is 2 days postoperative for exploratory abdominal surgery is
ambulating in the hall with the practical nurse (PN). The client tells the PN, "I think
something in my incision just let go." Which action should the PN implement first?:
Assist the client to a supine position.
4.An older client who is unable to swallow is receiving continuous NGT feed- ing.
Before administering medications through the NGT, what action should the practical
nurse implement?: Flush the feeding tube with water.
, 5.Which action should the practical nurse implement to help a male client cope with
his fear as he approaches death?: Hold the client's hand and tell him he is no
alone.
6.The practical nurse is giving oral care to an older female client with tender gums that
bleed easily because of a medication she is taking. What interven- tion should the PN
implement?: Obtain a soft-bristle brush for the client.
7.The practical nurse is caring for a client who is admitted with influenza and
vomiting for 3 days. The clients skin turbot is poor and oral mucous membranes are
dry. Which finding is most important for the PN to report to the charge nurse?:
Hypotension and tachycardia
8.Which food should the practical nurse recommend for a client to increase the
dietary intake of potassium?: Baked potatoes
9.When irrigating the external ear canals of an older adult client, which action should
the PN use to soften dry cerumen for removal?: Instill mineral oil in the external
auditory canal overnight before irrigation.
10. An older female state the medication tablet brought in a cup looks different fro
the tablet that she takes at home. Which action should the practical nurse take
Check the written prescription to verify the medication
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS
1. Which assessment should the practical nurse (PN) make to best evaluate
client's fluid status?: Daily body weight
2.The practical nurse (PN) is changing a postoperative dressing for a client with a
horizontal lower abdominal incision. What method should the PN use to remove the
tape from the dressing?: Remove all four sides by moving to the center of
the incision.
3. A male client ho is 2 days postoperative for exploratory abdominal surgery is
ambulating in the hall with the practical nurse (PN). The client tells the PN, "I think
something in my incision just let go." Which action should the PN implement first?:
Assist the client to a supine position.
4.An older client who is unable to swallow is receiving continuous NGT feed- ing.
Before administering medications through the NGT, what action should the practical
nurse implement?: Flush the feeding tube with water.
, 5.Which action should the practical nurse implement to help a male client cope with
his fear as he approaches death?: Hold the client's hand and tell him he is no
alone.
6.The practical nurse is giving oral care to an older female client with tender gums that
bleed easily because of a medication she is taking. What interven- tion should the PN
implement?: Obtain a soft-bristle brush for the client.
7.The practical nurse is caring for a client who is admitted with influenza and
vomiting for 3 days. The clients skin turbot is poor and oral mucous membranes are
dry. Which finding is most important for the PN to report to the charge nurse?:
Hypotension and tachycardia
8.Which food should the practical nurse recommend for a client to increase the
dietary intake of potassium?: Baked potatoes
9.When irrigating the external ear canals of an older adult client, which action should
the PN use to soften dry cerumen for removal?: Instill mineral oil in the external
auditory canal overnight before irrigation.
10. An older female state the medication tablet brought in a cup looks different fro
the tablet that she takes at home. Which action should the practical nurse take
Check the written prescription to verify the medication
