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HESI PN EXIT EXAM PN Exit
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HESI PN EXIT EXAM
PN Exit
1) The LPN/LVN is planning care for the a client who has fourth degree
midline laceration that occurred during vaginal delivery of an 8 pound 10
ounce infant. What intervention has the highest priority?
A. Administer Prescribed stool softener
B. Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications.
C. Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution
D. Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays.
Correct Answer: A. Administer Prescribed stool softener
2) The LPN/LVN is palpating the right upper hypochondriac region of the
abdomen of a client. What organ lies underneath this area.
A. Duodenum
B. Gastric Pylorus
C. Liver
D. Spleen
Correct Answer: C. Liver
3) A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the LPN/LVN that she is
6 weeks pregnant. Which sign is she most likely to report?
A. Decreased sexual libido
B. Amenorrhea
C. Quickening
D. Nocturia
Correct Answer: B. Amenorrhea
,4) A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night
LPN/ LVN did not provide good care for her mother. What response
should the nurse make?
A. Ask for a description of what happened during the night
B. Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manager
C. Reassure the daughter that the mother will get better care.
D. Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can.
Correct Answer: A. Ask for a description of what happened during the
night
5) A hosptitalized toddler who is recovering from a sickle cell crisis holds a
toy and say's "mine". According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial
development, this child's behavior is a demonstration of which
developmental stage?
A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
B. Industry vs. Inferiority
C. intiative vs. Guilt
D. Trust vs. Mistrust
Correct Answer: A. Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
6) Which action should the LPN/LVN implement in caring for a
client following an electroencephalogram (EEG)?
A. Monitor the client's vital signs q4h
B. Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremities
C. Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours
D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
Correct Answer: D. Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp
7) The LPN/LVN is caring for a 75- year-old male client who is beginning to
form a decubitus ulcer at the coccyx. Which intervention will be most helpful
in preventing further development of the decubitus?
A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
B. Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises
,C. Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
D. Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed
Correct Answer: A. Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
8) What is the homeostatic cellular transport mechanism that moves
water from a hypotonic to a hypertonic fluid space?
A. Filtration
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Active transport
Correct Answer: C. Osmosis
9) The LPN/LVN is taking blood pressure of a client admitted with a
possible myocardial infarction. When taking the client's BP at the brachial
artery, the nurse should place the client's arm in which position?
A. Slightly above the level of the heart
B. At the level of the heart
C. At the level of comfort for the client
D. Below the level of the heart
Correct Answer: B. At the level of the heart
10)What are the final parameters that produce blood pressure? (select all
that apply)
A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Peripheral resistance
D. Neuroendocring hormones
E. Muscle tone
Correct Answer:
A. Heart rate
B. Stroke volume
C. Peripheral resistance
, 11)A client begins an antidepressant drug during the second day of
hospitalization. Which assessment is most important for the LPN/LVN to
include in this client's plan of care while the client is taking the antidepressant?
A. Appetite
B. Mood
C. Withdrawal
D. Energy level
Correct Answer: B. Mood
12)Based on the documentation in the medical record, which action
should the LPN/LVN implement next?
A. Give the rubella vaccine subcutaneously
B. Observe the mother breastfeeding her infant
C. Call the nursery for the infant's blood type result
D. Administer Vicodin one tablet for pain
Correct Answer: Give the rubella vaccine subcutaneously
13)A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of Pneumonia.
Which intervention should the LPN/LVN implement to prevent
complications associated with Pneumonia?
A. Encourage mobilization and ambulation
B. Encourage energy conservation with complete bed rest
C. Provide humidified oxygen per nasal cannula
D. Restrict PO and intravenous fluids
Correct Answer: Enourage mobilization and ambulation
14)The practical nurse is preparing to administer a prescription for
cefazolin (kefzol) 600 mg IM every 6 hours. The available vial is labeled,
"Cefazolin (Kefzol) 1 gram and the instrutions for reconsittution, "For IM
use add 2ml sterile water for injection. Total volume after reconstruction
=
2.5 ml. "when reconstituded, how many milligrams are in each mil of
solutions (Enter numeric value only)
Correct Answer:15
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