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HESI PN Exit exam
Total Questions : 150
Showing 10 questions, Sign in for moreThe practical nurse (PN) is assisting with preparation of a client for fecal diversion surgery. While inserting an indwelling urinary catheter, the client asks if the surgical opening will be visible.
Which action should the PN implement?
For the past six hours, a postoperative male client has refused pain medication because he believed that he could "tough it out." When an opioid analgesic is administered, the client has difficulty obtaining a satisfactory level of comfort.
Which action is best for the practical nurse (PN) to use in assisting this client to deal with his pain?
A 15-year-old adolescent male with a mild mental disability is hospitalized for minor surgery and tells the practical nurse (PN), "Wow! You have big breasts."
Which response is best for the PN to provide?
The practical nurse (PN) is reviewing a client's recent ophthalmic screening test results. Findings of optic neuropathy, loss of peripheral vision, and increased intraocular pressure are consistent with which medical condition?
A client who is at full-term gestation is in active labor and complains of a cramp in her leg.
Which intervention should the practical nurse (PN) implement?
The practical nurse (PN) palpates a client's radial pulse and notes that the pulse disappears when light pressure is applied.
How should the PN document this finding?
The practical nurse (PN) is making a home visit to an older male adult who was recently diagnosed with Herpes zoster (shingles). The client reports the onset of severe burning pain along the right side of his trunk.
What action should the PN take?
The practical nurse (PN) is providing care for a client who is ordered nothing by mouth (NPO) after a small bowel resection. The client's nasogastric (NG) tube is connected to low intermitent suction. The client reports dizziness and tingling in digits.
Which assessment finding by the PN should be reported to the healthcare provider?
A client in the psychiatric unit's dayroom is becoming agitated, talking incessantly, and starting to yell and swear at the other clients.
Which action should the practical nurse (PN) implement first?
The practical nurse (PN) is preparing for shift change.
Which task has the highest priority and should be completed first?
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