HESI PN EXIT EXAM / PN HESI EXIT EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECTANSWERS GRADED A+

HESI PN EXIT EXAM / PN HESI EXIT
EXAM 2025-2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTANSWERS GRADED A+
1) The .LPN/LVN .is .preparing .to .ambulate .a .postoperative .client .after
.cardiac .surgery. .The .nurse .plans .to .do .which .to .enable .the .client .to
.best .tolerate .the .ambulation?


1. Provide .the .client .with .a .walker.
2. Remove .the .telemetry .equipment.
3. Encourage .the .client .to .cough .and .deep .breathe.
4. Premedicate .the .client .with .an .analgesic .before .ambulating.

Correct .Answer: .4. .Premedicate .the .client .with .an .analgesic
.beforeambulating.




2) A .client .is .wearing .a .continuous .cardiac .monitor, .which
.begins .toalarm .at .the .nurse's .station. .The .nurse .sees .no
.electrocardiographic .complexes .on .the .screen. .The .nurse .should
.do .which .first?




1. Call .a .code .blue.
2. Call .the .health .care .provider.
3. Check .the .client .status .and .lead .placement.
4. Press .the .recorder .button .on .the .ECG .console.

Correct .Answer: .3. .Check .the .client .status .and .lead .placement.


3) The .LPN/LVN .in .a .medical .unit .is .caring .for .a .client .with .heart
.failure. .The .client .suddenly .develops .extreme .dyspnea,
.tachycardia, .andlung .crackles, .and .the .nurse .suspects .pulmonary
.edema. .The .nurse .immediately .notifies .the .registered .nurse .and
.expects .which .interventions .to .be .prescribed? .Select .all .that .apply.
Administering .oxygen
1. Inserting .a .Foley .catheter
2. Administering .furosemide .(Lasix)
3. Administering .morphine .sulfate .intravenously

,4. Transporting .the .client .to .the .coronary .care .unit

,5. Placing .the .client .in .a .low-Fowler's .side-lying .position

Correct .Answer:
1. Administering .oxygen
2. Inserting .a .Foley .catheter
3. Administering .furosemide .(Lasix)


4) The .nurse .is .monitoring .a .client .following .cardioversion.
.Whichobservations .should .be .of .highest .priority .to .the
.nurse?




1. Blood .pressure
2. Status .of .airway
3. Oxygen .flow .rate
4. Level .of .consciousness

Correct .Answer: .2. .Status .of .airway


5) The .nurse .is .assisting .in .caring .for .the .client .immediately
.after .insertion .of .a .permanent .demand .pacemaker .via .the .right
.subclavianvein. .The .nurse .prevents .dislodgement .of .the .pacing
.catheter .by .implementing .which .intervention?




1. Limiting .movement .and .abduction .of .the .left .arm
2. Limiting .movement .and .abduction .of .the .right .arm
3. Assisting .the .client .to .get .out .of .bed .and .ambulate .with .a .walker
4. Having .the .physical .therapist .do .active .range .of .motion .to
.the .rightarm



Correct .Answer: .2. .Limiting .movement .and .abduction .of .the .right .arm


6) A .client .diagnosed .with .thrombophlebitis .1 .day .ago .suddenly
.complains .of .chest .pain .and .shortness .of .breath, .and .the .client .is
.visibly .anxious. .The .LPN/LVN .understands .that .a .life-
threatening .complicationof .this .condition .is .which?


1. Pneumonia

, 2. Pulmonary .edema
3. Pulmonary .embolism
4. Myocardial .infarction

Correct .Answer: .3. .Pulmonary .embolism


7) A .24-year-old .man .seeks .medical .attention .for .complaints .of
.claudication .in .the .arch .of .the .foot. .The .nurse .also .notes
.superficial .thrombophlebitis .of .the .lower .leg. .The .nurse .should
.check .the .client .forwhich .next?




1. Smoking .history
2. Recent .exposure .to .allergens
3. History .of .recent .insect .bites
4. Familial .tendency .toward .peripheral .vascular

. diseaseCorrect .Answer: .1. .Smoking .history


8) The .nurse .has .reinforced .instructions .to .the .client .with
.Raynaud'sdisease .about .self-management .of .the .disease
.process. .The .nurse .determines .that .the .client .needs .further
.teaching .if .the .client .states .which?




1. "Smoking .cessation .is .very .important."
2. "Moving .to .a .warmer .climate .should .help."
3. "Sources .of .caffeine .should .be .eliminated .from .the .diet."
4. "Taking .nifedipine .(Procardia) .as .prescribed .will .decrease
.vesselspasm."



Correct .Answer: .2. ."Moving .to .a .warmer .climate .should .help."


9) A .client .with .myocardial .infarction .suddenly .becomes
.tachycardic,shows .signs .of .air .hunger, .and .begins .coughing
.frothy, .pink-tinged .sputum. .The .nurse .listens .to .breath .sounds,
.expecting .to .hear .which .breath .sounds .bilaterally?