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HESI TEST BANK (2025) EXAM 2025 PRACTICE GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
When a small fire breaks out in the kitchen of a long-term care
facility, which task ismost important forthe practical nurse (PN) to
perform instead of assigning to a unlicensed assistive personnel?
a. Provide blanketsto each of the residentsfor use during evacuation
b. Identify the method for transporting and evacuating each resident
c. Close the doors to all of the residents' rooms
d. Offer comfort care and reassurance to each resident
b. Identify the method for transporting and evacuating each resident
The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client with coronary artery disease
who is admitted with intermittent chest pain. The admission laboratory
results indicate elevations in troponin I and creatine phosphokinase
myoglobulin isoenzyme (CK-MB) levels. What should the PN consider the
most significant risk for this client on the second day of admission?
a. The lab results indicate myocardial damage, and the client is at
risk for cardiac dysrhythmias
b. The client is at risk for recurrent long-term angina pain and
subsequent myocardialinfarction
c. The client is at risk for pulmonary embolism, and
lifestyle modifications need to beimplemented
d. The lab results indicate risk factors for transient ischemic attack
(TIA), and neuro-VitalSigns should be monitored
a. The lab results indicate myocardial damage, and the client is at risk for cardiac
dysrhythmias
• `The practical nurse (PN) observes hematuria in the urinary catheter
drainage tubing of aclient who is receiving intravenous heparin.
Which action should the PN implement first?
a. Obtain a urine specimen for urinalysis
b. Check the client's gums for bleeding
c. Document the finding in the client's medical record
d. Irrigate the urinary catheter with sterile normal saline
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b. Check the client's gums for bleeding
The practical nurse (PN) explainsthe 2-week dosage prescription of
prednisone to a client who has poison ivy covering multiple skin surfaces.
Whatshould the PN emphasizeabout the dosing schedule?
a. Take the prednisone with meals
b. Monitor oral temperature daily
c. Return for blood glucose monitoring in one week
d. Decrease dosage daily as prescribed
d. Decrease dosage daily as prescribed
The practical nurse (PN) is observing a clientself-administering a dose
if subcutaneousinsulin. What step of the injection technique should
the practical nurse (PN) reteach?
a. Injects air into the insulin vial to displace the dose
b. Selectsthe same site that was used for the previous injection
c. Insertsthe needle at a 90-degree angle to the skin surface
d. Uses a circular motion when applying an alcohol pad to the site
b. Selects the same site that was used for the previous injection
The practical nurse (PN) observes a newly hired unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP) who is counting a client's radial pulse as seen in
the picture. Which action should the PN take?
a. Confirm accuracy of the pulse rate obtained by the UAP
b. Instruct the UAP to report any abnormal findings
c. Remind the UAP to check the clients pulse volume
d. Demonstrate the correct pulse site to the UAP (follow the thumb for
the radial pulse,follow the pinky for the brachial)
d. Demonstrate the correct pulse site to the UAP (follow the thumb for
the radial pulse,follow the pinky for the brachial)
The birth weight of an infant delivered by a woman with gestational
diabetes is 10.1 pounds (4,581 grams). The infant is jittery and has a
heel stick glucose level of 40 mg/dL(2.2 mmol/L or SI units) 30 minutes
after birth. Based on this information, which intervention should the
practical nurse (PN) implement first?
a. Repeat the heel stick for glucose in one hour
b. Offer nipple feedings of 10% dextrose
HESI TEST BANK (2025) EXAM 2025 PRACTICE GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026 VERIFIED
When a small fire breaks out in the kitchen of a long-term care
facility, which task ismost important forthe practical nurse (PN) to
perform instead of assigning to a unlicensed assistive personnel?
a. Provide blanketsto each of the residentsfor use during evacuation
b. Identify the method for transporting and evacuating each resident
c. Close the doors to all of the residents' rooms
d. Offer comfort care and reassurance to each resident
b. Identify the method for transporting and evacuating each resident
The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client with coronary artery disease
who is admitted with intermittent chest pain. The admission laboratory
results indicate elevations in troponin I and creatine phosphokinase
myoglobulin isoenzyme (CK-MB) levels. What should the PN consider the
most significant risk for this client on the second day of admission?
a. The lab results indicate myocardial damage, and the client is at
risk for cardiac dysrhythmias
b. The client is at risk for recurrent long-term angina pain and
subsequent myocardialinfarction
c. The client is at risk for pulmonary embolism, and
lifestyle modifications need to beimplemented
d. The lab results indicate risk factors for transient ischemic attack
(TIA), and neuro-VitalSigns should be monitored
a. The lab results indicate myocardial damage, and the client is at risk for cardiac
dysrhythmias
• `The practical nurse (PN) observes hematuria in the urinary catheter
drainage tubing of aclient who is receiving intravenous heparin.
Which action should the PN implement first?
a. Obtain a urine specimen for urinalysis
b. Check the client's gums for bleeding
c. Document the finding in the client's medical record
d. Irrigate the urinary catheter with sterile normal saline
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b. Check the client's gums for bleeding
The practical nurse (PN) explainsthe 2-week dosage prescription of
prednisone to a client who has poison ivy covering multiple skin surfaces.
Whatshould the PN emphasizeabout the dosing schedule?
a. Take the prednisone with meals
b. Monitor oral temperature daily
c. Return for blood glucose monitoring in one week
d. Decrease dosage daily as prescribed
d. Decrease dosage daily as prescribed
The practical nurse (PN) is observing a clientself-administering a dose
if subcutaneousinsulin. What step of the injection technique should
the practical nurse (PN) reteach?
a. Injects air into the insulin vial to displace the dose
b. Selectsthe same site that was used for the previous injection
c. Insertsthe needle at a 90-degree angle to the skin surface
d. Uses a circular motion when applying an alcohol pad to the site
b. Selects the same site that was used for the previous injection
The practical nurse (PN) observes a newly hired unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP) who is counting a client's radial pulse as seen in
the picture. Which action should the PN take?
a. Confirm accuracy of the pulse rate obtained by the UAP
b. Instruct the UAP to report any abnormal findings
c. Remind the UAP to check the clients pulse volume
d. Demonstrate the correct pulse site to the UAP (follow the thumb for
the radial pulse,follow the pinky for the brachial)
d. Demonstrate the correct pulse site to the UAP (follow the thumb for
the radial pulse,follow the pinky for the brachial)
The birth weight of an infant delivered by a woman with gestational
diabetes is 10.1 pounds (4,581 grams). The infant is jittery and has a
heel stick glucose level of 40 mg/dL(2.2 mmol/L or SI units) 30 minutes
after birth. Based on this information, which intervention should the
practical nurse (PN) implement first?
a. Repeat the heel stick for glucose in one hour
b. Offer nipple feedings of 10% dextrose
