HESI PN Practice Questions and

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

A client with dehydration is started on IV fluids. Which finding indicates improvement?

• Dry mucous membranes

✔✔B. Increased urine output

• Sunken eyes
• Low blood pressure

A nurse prepares to administer insulin. What is the best site for a subcutaneous injection?

• Deltoid muscle

✔✔B. Abdomen

• Thigh muscle
• Gluteus maximus

A client receiving morphine becomes drowsy and has a respiratory rate of 8. What is the nurse’s priority action?

• Call the provider 1 / 4

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• Reposition the client

✔✔C. Administer naloxone

• Document and continue monitoring

A patient with hypertension asks why exercise is important.

• It increases sodium levels
• It raises blood pressure

✔✔C. It helps lower blood pressure and improves circulation

• It prevents dehydration

A client with pneumonia is taught to use an incentive spirometer. What is the purpose?

• To monitor oxygen levels

✔✔B. To improve lung expansion

• To relieve pain
• To promote sleep

A patient on warfarin should have which laboratory value monitored?

• WBC count 2 / 4

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• Hemoglobin

✔✔C. INR

• Sodium

A client has been prescribed nitroglycerin for chest pain. How should it be taken?

• Swallowed whole with water

✔✔B. Placed under the tongue

• Chewed and swallowed
• Taken only with meals

A diabetic client reports dizziness and sweating. What is the nurse’s best action?

• Give more insulin
• Provide water

✔✔C. Offer a fast-acting carbohydrate

• Call the provider immediately

A postpartum client reports severe uterine cramping during breastfeeding. What should the nurse do? 3 / 4

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• Stop breastfeeding

✔✔B. Encourage continued breastfeeding and provide analgesia

• Apply ice packs to the breast
• Document only

A client is prescribed digoxin. What should the nurse check before giving the dose?

• Blood pressure
• Respiratory rate

✔✔C. Apical pulse

• Temperature

A client asks why they should not abruptly stop taking prednisone.

• It will cause weight loss

✔✔B. It may lead to adrenal insufficiency

• It lowers blood sugar
• It increases blood pressure

A patient with COPD is receiving 4 L/min oxygen. The nurse should be most concerned about:

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