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Hesi PN Practice Exam / 270 Questions AND ANSWERS GRADED A 2023/2024 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? A. Administer Prescribed ...

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Hesi PN Practice Exam / 270 Questions
AND ANSWERS GRADED A 2023/2024

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?


A. Administer Prescribed stool softner
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 softner


The nurse 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


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?

,A. Decreased sexual libido
B. Amenorrhea
C. Quickening
D. Nocturia - CORRECT 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?


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


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.


Which action should the nurse 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


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?


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


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

, The nurse is taking blood presure 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


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


A client begins an antidepressant drug during the second day of hospitalization.
Which assessment is most important for the nurse to include in this client's plan
of care while the client is taking the antidepressant?


A. Appetite
B. Mood
C. Withdrawl

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