Hesi PN Practice Exam Questions and

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Hesi PN Practice Exam Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified

A client reports constipation for 5 days. Which food should the nurse encourage?

• White rice
• Cheese

✔✔C. Fresh pears

• Eggs

A client prescribed lisinopril develops a persistent cough. What should the nurse do?

• Advise to double the dose

✔✔B. Report the symptom to the provider

• Encourage increased fluid intake
• Suggest taking the medication at night

A nurse is providing care for a client with pressure injury on the sacrum. Which action is most important?

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✔✔B. Reposition every 2 hours

• Apply alcohol pads
• Keep head of bed elevated 90 degrees

A client is admitted with dehydration. Which assessment finding is expected?

• Bounding pulse
• Edema in lower extremities

✔✔C. Poor skin turgor

• Decreased hematocrit

A client receiving oxygen by nasal cannula at 2 L/min complains of dryness in the nose. Which nursing action is best?

• Increase flow rate to 4 L/min

✔✔B. Provide humidification

• Encourage deep breathing exercises
• Reassure the client it is normal

A nurse is caring for a client prescribed heparin infusion. Which lab should be monitored? 2 / 4

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• Hemoglobin

✔✔B. aPTT

• Platelets only

D. INR

A client reports difficulty swallowing pills. What should the nurse do?

• Crush all medications together

✔✔B. Request liquid form of medication

• Mix pills with thick pudding
• Offer more water with pills

A nurse is caring for a client with an NG tube connected to suction. Which electrolyte imbalance is most likely?

• Hyperkalemia

✔✔B. Hypokalemia

• Hypercalcemia
• Hypernatremia
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A client is scheduled for surgery and is very anxious. Which nursing action is most therapeutic?

• Tell the client not to worry
• Change the subject

✔✔C. Encourage the client to verbalize fears

• Give preoperative medication early

A nurse is reinforcing teaching about nitroglycerin. Which statement by the client indicates understanding?

• “I will take it with food to prevent nausea.”

✔✔B. “I may get a headache after taking it.”

• “I will stop taking it if I feel dizzy.”
• “I can take as many tablets as I want.”

A client with a new colostomy states, “I don’t think I can manage this.” What is the nurse’s best response?

• “You’ll get used to it soon.”

✔✔B. “Tell me what concerns you most.”

• “Many clients feel the same way.”
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