HESI PN EXIT EXAM-REAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS-V1 2023 RETAKE

1. At the end of a 12-hour shift the PN observes the urine in a client’s drainage. What action

should the PN take next?

Note the most recent white blood count

2. Thirty minutes after receiving IV morphine, a postoperative male client continue to rate

his pain...what action should the PN implement first?

Implement complementary pain relief methods

3. The PN is assisting a female client to obtain a voided specimen for uri. .meatus. Which

intervention is performed next?

Initiate the urine stream

4. An 8-year old is placed in 90-90 traction for a fractured femur that resulted from. .further

action by the PN?

Weights are touching the foot of the bed

5. The PN is reviewing diet instructions with a female client who has hyper. .she has

increased her intakes of protein and calories. What action should the PN take?

Encourage the client to continue the dietary changes she has made

6. The PN reviews the procedure for measuring fluid intake and output glomerulonephritis

and is

Preparing for discharge from the hospital. What... -why the fluid measurements need

to be recoded

7. The nurse is changing the dressing on a client’s wound. The nurse understands which of

the following symptoms indicate a wound infection?

Redness over 1 cm wide on per wound skin and tenderness

8. The nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who is going home with a

tracheostomy tube. Which of the following is the MOST important part of the teaching

plan?

The family of a client should know what to do in a case of emergency, i.e.: clogged

tracheostomy tube and how to suction the client.

9. A 64-year-old male client comes to the provider’s office and complains of both legs

hurting him when he walks a few blocks in his neighborhood. He states “When I sit down

for a while, the pain eases off, but if I start walking a few blocks more, the pain comes

back. The nurse recognizes this symptom may be related to peripheral vascular disease

and is called what?

Intermittent claudication

10. A narrowing and hardening of the arteries is called:

Arteriosclerosis

11. A client has clusters of small vesicles over the thoracic region and describes severe pain

and itching of the affected areas. Herpes zoster is diagnosed, and the client will be

treated with which of these medications?

Acyclovir (Zorivax)

12. When administrating oxygen to clients with conditions such as emphysema, it is

important for the nurse to remember which one of the following facts as most important

The drive to breathe may be dependent on low levels of oxygen in the blood

13. The nurse is preparing to instruct the client with pneumonia on managing the disease

after discharge from the hospital. Which of the following is consistent with appropriate

discharge planning for this client?

Take all medications until they are finished, as ordered by MD