2025 HESI PN Fundamentals Exam Study Guide & Practice Questions | 2025
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1. The single most Hand hygiene
effective way to
stop the spread of
infection
2. Reducing the num- Medical asepsis
ber of organisms
in an environment
(ex. Cleaning the
tub with disinfec-
tant before giving
a bath)
3. Breaks the chain of Sterilization
infection at its var-
ious links of reser-
voir and the portal
of exit (removes all
organisms
4. Standard Precau- The principle of infection control that considers every clients blood and body
tions are: fluid infections
5. When should you 1. before and after touching a resident
wash your hands? 2. after using the toilet
3. when arriving to work
4. before and after gloving
5. after touching contaminated items
6. after nose-blowing, sneezing or coughing
7. before and after eating
6. Why should you Water flows from the least contaminated to the most contaminated
hold your hands
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lower than your
forearms while
handwashing?
7. What breaks the handwashing
chain of infection?
8. What is a hospi- Nosocomial infections
tal acquired infec-
tions called?
9. Where are the Pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry, new
phases of infec- host
tion?
10. When is a patient Within the first 24 hours and 24 hours after starting medication
most contagious?
11. Wear gown, gloves Caring for a contagious person (ex. C-ditt)
and educate the
family when?
12. Standard Precau- Group of safety measures performed to prevent the transmission of pathogens
tions are: found in the blood and body fluids (ex. Performing hand hygiene, wearing
appropriate PPE if exposure is possible & using cough etiquette)
13. isolation precau- Placing an infectious patient in a private room with a private toilet and equip-
tions are: ment breaks the chain of infection the portal exit
14. Droplet precau- Use when in close contact with respiratory or mucous membrane secretions
tions
15. Proper way to re- Grasp the neckline to remove
move a gown?
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16. Always use what A disinfectant (ex. bathtub, bedside tables)
to clean areas that
are used by multi-
ple patients?
17. How often should A minimum of every morning and evening
a person cares be
done?
18. Morning routine Assisting with bath, toileting, oral care, hair care, dressing, bedding
cares include?
19. HS (Night Cares) Assist to prepare for sleep, assist with toileting, otter fluids if allowed, straighten
include? room, dim lights, back massage, dressing & bedding
20. How often should every 2 hours
oral cares and
repositioning be
done on an unre-
sponsive patient?
21. When and why Back rubs should be done during skin care to improve venous circulation and
should back ribs promote relaxation (also done before bed & during a bed bath, remember
be given? dying pts also)
22. Ted stockings are Thromboembolic (antiembolism) stockings
also called what?
23. What are TED Prevention of boycotts, and reduce swelling and edema
stockings used
for?
24. They work by providing venous circulation to the heart
LPN Nursing Prep
1. The single most Hand hygiene
effective way to
stop the spread of
infection
2. Reducing the num- Medical asepsis
ber of organisms
in an environment
(ex. Cleaning the
tub with disinfec-
tant before giving
a bath)
3. Breaks the chain of Sterilization
infection at its var-
ious links of reser-
voir and the portal
of exit (removes all
organisms
4. Standard Precau- The principle of infection control that considers every clients blood and body
tions are: fluid infections
5. When should you 1. before and after touching a resident
wash your hands? 2. after using the toilet
3. when arriving to work
4. before and after gloving
5. after touching contaminated items
6. after nose-blowing, sneezing or coughing
7. before and after eating
6. Why should you Water flows from the least contaminated to the most contaminated
hold your hands
, 2025 HESI PN Fundamentals Exam Study Guide & Practice Questions | 2025
LPN Nursing Prep
lower than your
forearms while
handwashing?
7. What breaks the handwashing
chain of infection?
8. What is a hospi- Nosocomial infections
tal acquired infec-
tions called?
9. Where are the Pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry, new
phases of infec- host
tion?
10. When is a patient Within the first 24 hours and 24 hours after starting medication
most contagious?
11. Wear gown, gloves Caring for a contagious person (ex. C-ditt)
and educate the
family when?
12. Standard Precau- Group of safety measures performed to prevent the transmission of pathogens
tions are: found in the blood and body fluids (ex. Performing hand hygiene, wearing
appropriate PPE if exposure is possible & using cough etiquette)
13. isolation precau- Placing an infectious patient in a private room with a private toilet and equip-
tions are: ment breaks the chain of infection the portal exit
14. Droplet precau- Use when in close contact with respiratory or mucous membrane secretions
tions
15. Proper way to re- Grasp the neckline to remove
move a gown?
, 2025 HESI PN Fundamentals Exam Study Guide & Practice Questions | 2025
LPN Nursing Prep
16. Always use what A disinfectant (ex. bathtub, bedside tables)
to clean areas that
are used by multi-
ple patients?
17. How often should A minimum of every morning and evening
a person cares be
done?
18. Morning routine Assisting with bath, toileting, oral care, hair care, dressing, bedding
cares include?
19. HS (Night Cares) Assist to prepare for sleep, assist with toileting, otter fluids if allowed, straighten
include? room, dim lights, back massage, dressing & bedding
20. How often should every 2 hours
oral cares and
repositioning be
done on an unre-
sponsive patient?
21. When and why Back rubs should be done during skin care to improve venous circulation and
should back ribs promote relaxation (also done before bed & during a bed bath, remember
be given? dying pts also)
22. Ted stockings are Thromboembolic (antiembolism) stockings
also called what?
23. What are TED Prevention of boycotts, and reduce swelling and edema
stockings used
for?
24. They work by providing venous circulation to the heart
