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NUR COMMUNITY HESI Exit Exam Questions and
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2022/2023
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1.)The practical nurse enters a male client's room to administer routine morning
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medications, and the client is on the phone. Which action is best for the PN to take?
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Wait for the client to excuse himself from the telephone conversation and observe
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the client taking the medication.
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1. A client is admitted to the postoperative surgical unit with two test tubes after a
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left lobectomy. The ON observed that the chambers are set at the prescribed
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suction of 20 cm water pressure and tidying occurs with respirations and bubbling.
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What action should the PN implement?
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Maintain system integrity to promote lung expansion.
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2. The mother of a 9-month-child who was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial
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virus yesterday calls the clinic to inquire if it will be all right to take her infant to
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the first birthday party of a friend's child for the following day. Which response
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should the PN provide the mother?
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Do not expose other children as the virus is very contagious even without direct
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contact.
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3. The practical nurse is assisting the nurse with the admission of a young adult
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female Korean exchange student with acute abdominal pain. Although the client
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has been able to easily answer questions, when asked about sexual activity, she
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looks away. What action should the PN take?
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Watch the client's response when asked a different question.
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4. During immediate postoperative period following a total hip placement, which
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intervention is most important for the PN to implement?
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Keep client's hip aligned with knees abducted.
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5. A client confides to the PN that the client has been substituting herbal
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supplements for high blood pressure instead of the prescribed medication. How
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should the PN respond first?
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Ask the client's reason for choosing to take herbs instead of prescribed drugs.
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6. The PN is assigned to administer medications in a long-term care facility. A
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disoriented resident has no identification band or picture. What is the best
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nursing action for the PN to take prior administering the medications this
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resident? term-14
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Confirm the room and bed numbers with those on the medication record.
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7. An adult client who weighs 150 pounds has partial-thickness and full-thickness
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burns over 40% of the body from a house fire. After admission, which observation
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is most important for the practical nurse to report immediately?
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Urinary Output of 20ml/hr.
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8. A 12-year-old child is receiving a blood transfusion per infusion pump and
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begins to complain of "itchy" skin 15 minutes after the unit of blood is started. The
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child appears flushed. What action should the practical nurse take first?
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Stop the transfusion.
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9. A PN is competing a focused assessment of an older adult's skin. The PN notes
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a crusted 0.7 cm lesion on the client's forehead. Which action should the PN take
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in response to this finding?
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Apply a warm compress to remove the crusted area.
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10. While taking the vital signs of an older male client who takes psychotropic
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medications, the PN notes that he has uncontrollable hand movements and is
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excessively blinking his eyes. Which information in the client's medical record
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should the PN review?
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History of Parkinson's disease.
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11. The PN is caring for an elderly female client who tells the PN, "When I
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sneeze, I wet my pants." After discussing the client's complaint with the charge
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nurse, the PN plans to reinforce teaching that the client has received about the
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importance of Kegel exercises. What muscles are involved in these exercises?
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Pelvic floor muscles.
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12. While providing oral care for a client who is unconscious, the nurse
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positions the client laterally and uses a basin to collect secretions. Which
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intervention is best for the nurse to implement?
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Use oral swabs with normal saline.
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13. The practical nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel are providing care for
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a client who exhibits signs of neglect syndrome following a stroke affecting the
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right hemisphere. What action should the PN implement?
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Demonstrate to the UAP how to approach the client from the client's left side.
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14. After administering pantoprazole to a client with gastroesophageal reflux
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disorder (GERD), which statement by the client indicates to the practical nurse
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that the medication is producing the desired effect?
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After eating my meal, I did not experience any heartburn.
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15. During the last 30 days, an elderly client has exhibited a progressively
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decreasing appetite, is spending increasing amounts of daytime hours in bed and
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refuses to participate in planned daytime activities. Which action should the
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practical nurse take?
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