Hesi PN Practice Exam and

Hesi PN Practice Exam and Questions 2024/25 The nurse 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?

• Administer Prescribed stool softner
• Administer prescribed PRN sleep medications.
• Encourage breastfeeding to promote uterine involution
• Encourage use of prescribed analgesic perineal sprays. - ANSWER
• Administer Prescribed stool softner

The nurse is palpating the right upper hypochondriac region of the abdomen of a client. What organ lies underneath this area.

• Duodenum 1 / 4

• Gastric Pylorus
• Liver
• Spleen - ANSWER C. Liver

A client comes to the antepartal clinic and tells the nurse that she is 6 weeks pregnant. Which sign is she most likely to report?

• Decreased sexual libido
• Amenorrhea
• Quickening
• Nocturia - ANSWER B Amenorrhea

A client's daughter phones the charge nurse to report that the night nurse did not provide good care for her mother. What response should the nurse make?

• Ask for a description of what happened during the night
• Tell the daughter to talk to the unit's nurse manager 2 / 4

• Reassure the daughter that the mother will get better care.
• Explain that all the staff are doing the best they can. - ANSWER
• Ask for a description of what happened during the night

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?

• Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt.
• Industry vs. Inferiority
• intiative vs. Guilt
• Trust vs. Mistrust - ANSWER A. Autonomy vs. Shame and

doubt.Which action should the nurse implement in caring for a client following an electroencephalogram (EEG)?

• Monitor the client's vital signs q4h 3 / 4

• Assess for sensation in the client's lower extremities
• Instruct the client to maintain bed rest for eight hours
• Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp - ANSWER D.

Wash any paste from the client's hair and scalp The nurse 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 helpfull in preventing further development of the decubitus?

• Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein
• Assess the client with daily range of motion exercises
• Teach the family how to perform sterile wound care
• Ensure the IV fluids are administered as prescribed - ANSWER
• Encourage the client to eat foods high in protein

What is the homeostatic cellular transport mechanism that moves water from a hypotonic to a hypertonic fluid space?

• / 4