EXIT HESI -PN Exam A Practice

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EXIT HESI -PN Exam A Practice Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A patient is scheduled for surgery and asks why they need to be NPO. What is the best nursing response?

• To make the stomach empty faster

✔✔B. To reduce the risk of aspiration during anesthesia

• Because food interferes with anesthesia
• To speed up recovery

A patient reports shortness of breath and wheezing. What should the nurse do first?

• Call the provider immediately

✔✔B. Assess respiratory status and oxygen saturation

• Sit with the patient
• Give bronchodilator without assessment

A patient is post-operative and refuses to ambulate due to pain. What is the priority nursing action? 1 / 4

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• Force the patient to walk
• Wait until the patient feels ready

✔✔C. Assess pain and provide analgesia before ambulation

• Ignore the complaint

A patient reports dizziness when standing. What is the first nursing action?

• Encourage ambulation

✔✔B. Assist the patient to sit or lie down and assess vital signs

• Give fluids immediately
• Document

A patient has a new prescription for a diuretic. What is the most important assessment before administration?

• Heart rate
• Blood glucose

✔✔C. Potassium level

• Respiratory rate
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A patient develops a rash after receiving IV antibiotics. What should the nurse do first?

• Continue the infusion
• Apply topical cream

✔✔C. Stop the infusion and notify the provider

• Document only

A patient with COPD reports increased shortness of breath and cyanosis. What is the priority nursing action?

• Sit with the patient

✔✔B. Administer prescribed oxygen and assess respiratory effort

• Encourage coughing only
• Wait for next vital signs

A patient is confused and attempting to leave the bed unassisted. What is the most appropriate intervention?✔✔A. Implement fall precautions and provide supervision

• Sedate immediately
• Tell the patient to wait 3 / 4

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• Call security

A patient reports sudden severe headache and vision changes. What is the first nursing action?

• Give analgesics
• Document only

✔✔C. Notify the provider immediately and monitor neurological status

• Sit patient in waiting area

A patient reports blood glucose of 320 mg/dL. What should the nurse do first?

• Give insulin without assessment
• Encourage fluids only

✔✔C. Assess for signs of hyperglycemia and notify provider

• Ignore reading

A patient reports numbness and tingling in the hands after starting a new medication. What is the first action?

• Tell the patient it is normal

✔✔B. Assess for signs of adverse drug reaction and notify provider

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