HESI LPN-ADN HESI ENTRANCE EXAM
tformin
before53a53procedure53?53-53ANS5324-4853hours53Normal53potassium53levels53-
53ANS533.5-553What53hap pen
when53your53potassium53level53is53above53a53553?53-
(2024/2025)MOBILITY EXAMS (A+ GRADED 100%
53ANS53Hypernatermia53,53dsythrimas53in53the53heart
VERIFIED
1. The53LPN/LVN53is53preparing53to53ambulate53a53postoperative53client
53after53cardiac53surgery.53The53nurse53plans53to53do53which53to53ena
ble53the53client53to53best53tolerate53the53ambulation?
1. Provide53the53 client53with53a53walker.
2. Remove53the53telemetry53equipment.
3. Encourage53the53client53to53cough53and53deep53breathe.
4. Premedicate53the53client53with53an53analgesic53before53ambulating.
2. A53client53is53wearing53a53continuous53cardiac53monitor,53which53begins53
to53alarm53at53the53nurse's53station.53The53nurse53sees53no53electrocardi
ographic53complexes53on53the53screen.53The53nurse53should53do53which53
first?
a. Call53a53code53blue.
b. Call5 3 the5 3 health5 3 care5 3 provider.
c. Check53the53client53status53and53lead53placement.
d. Press53the53recorder53button53on53the53ECG53console.
3. 3)53The53LPN/LVN53in53a53medical53unit53is53caring53for53a53client53wit
h53heart53failure.53The53client53suddenly53develops53extreme53dyspne
a,53tachycardia,53and53lung53crackles,53and53the53nurse53suspects53pu
lmonary53edema.53The53nurse53immediately53notifies53the53registere
d53nurse53and53expects53which53interventions53to53be53prescribed?53S
elect53all53that53apply.
a.5 3 Administering5 3 oxyge
n53b.
Inserting53a53Foley53cathe
c. ter
Administering53furosemide53(Lasix)
d. Administering53morphine53sulfate53intravenously
e. Transporting53the53client53to53the53coronary53care53unit
f. Placing53the53client53in53a53low-Fowler's53side-lying53position
4. The53nurse53is53monitoring53a53client53following53cardioversion.
pg.531
,EXAM53(MOBILITY53EXAMS)53A+53GRADED53100%53VERIFIED53How53long53should53Me
tformin 53Which
before53a 53observations
53procedure 53should
53?53-53ANS 5324-48 be
5353 53of53
hours 53highest priority5353to
Normal5353potassium 53th53-
levels
53ANS53e 53nurse?
3.5-5 53What53hap
penwhen53your53potassium53level53is53above53a53553?53-
a. Blood5353
53ANS53Hypernatermia pressure
,53dsythrimas53in53the53heart
b. Status53of53airway
c. Oxygen53flow53rate
d. Level53 of53 consciousness
pg.532
,EXAM53(MOBILITY53EXAMS)53A+53GRADED53100%53VERIFIED53How53long53should53Me
tformin
before53a53procedure53?53-53ANS5324-4853hours53Normal53potassium53levels53-
53ANS533.5-553What53hap pen
when53your53potassium53level53is53above53a53553?53-
53ANS53Hypernatermia53,53dsythrimas53in53the53heart
5. The53nurse53is53assisting53in53caring53for53the53client53immediately
after53insertion53of53a53permanent53demand53pacemaker53via53the53right
pg.533
, EXAM53(MOBILITY53EXAMS)53A+53GRADED53100%53VERIFIED53How53long53should53Me
tformin
before53a53procedure53?53-53ANS5324-4853hours53Normal53potassium53levels53-
53ANS533.5-553What53hap pen
when53your53potassium53level53is53above53a53553?53-
53ANS53Hypernatermia53,53dsythrimas53in53the53heart
subclavian53vein.53The53nurse53prevents53dislodgement53of53the53
pacing53catheter53by53implementing53which53intervention?
a. Limiting53movement53and53abduction53of53the53left53arm
b. Limiting53movement53and53abduction53of53the53right53arm
c. Assisting53the53client53to53get53out53of53bed53and53ambulat
e53with53a53walker534.53Having53the53physical53therapist53d
o53active53range53of53motion53to53the53right53arm
6. A53client53diagnosed53with53thrombophlebitis53153day53ago53sudde
nly53complains53of53chest53pain53and53shortness53of53breath,53and5
3the53client53is53visibly53anxious.53The53LPN/LVN53understands53th
at53a53life-
threatening53complication53of53this53condition53is53which?
a. Pneumonia
b. Pulmonary53edema
c. Pulmonary5 3 embolism
d. Myocardial5 3 infarction
7. A5324-year-
old53man53seeks53medical53attention53for53complaints53of53claudicati
on53in53the53arch53of53the53foot.53The53nurse53also53notes53superficial
53thrombophlebitis 53of53the53lower53leg.53The53nurse53should53check53t
he53client53for53which53next?
a. Smoking5 3 history
b. Recent53exposure53to53allergens
c. History53of53recent53insect53bites
d. Familial53tendency53toward53peripheral53vascular53disease
8. The53nurse53has53reinforced53instructions53to53the53client53w
ith53Raynaud's53disease53about53self-
management53of53the53disease53process.53The53nurse53deter
mines53that53the53client53needs53further53teaching53if53the53c
lient53states53which?
a. "Smoking53 cessation53 is53 very53 important."
b. "Moving53to53a53warmer53climate53should53help."
c. "Sources53of53caffeine53should53be53eliminated53from53the53diet."
4.53"Taking53nifedipine53(Procardia)53as53prescribed53will5
3decrease53vessel53spasm."
9. A53client53with53myocardial53infarction53suddenly53becomes53tachyc
pg.534