HESI 101-200 Flashcards
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When performing postural drainage on a client with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which approach should the nurse use?
Explain that the client may be placed in five positions
A client presents in the emergency room with right-sided facial asymmetry. The
nurse asks the client to perform a series of movements that require use of the facial muscles. What symptoms suggest that the client has most likely experience a Bell’s palsy rather than a stroke?
Inability to close the affected eye, raise brow, or smile
The nurse is teaching a client how to perform colostomy irrigations. When
observing the client’s return demonstration, which action indicated that the client understood the teaching?
Keeps the irrigating container less than 18 inches above the stoma
The nurse should teach the client to observe which precaution while taking dronedarone?
Avoid grapefruits and its juice
A client who sustained a head injury following an automobile collision is
admitted to the hospital. The nurse include the client’s risk for developing increased intracranial pressure (ICP) in the plan of care. Which signs indicate to the nurse that ICP has increased?
Confusion and papilledema
The nurse is caring for a client receiving continuous IV fluids through a single lumen central venous catheter (CVC). Based on the CVC care bundle, which action should be completed daily to reduce the risk for infection?
Confirm the necessity for continued use of the CVC.
During an annual physical examination, an older woman’s fasting blood sugar
(FBS) is determined to be 140 mg/dl or 7.8 mmol/L (SI). Which additional finding obtained during a follow-up visit 2 weeks later is most indicative that the client has diabetes mellitus (DM)?
Repeated fasting blood sugar (FBS) is 132 mg/dl or 7.4 mmol/L (SI).
A new mother tells the nurse that she is unsure if she will be able to transition into
parenthood. What action should the nurse take?
Determine if she can ask for support from family, friend, or the baby’s father.
A client who was admitted yesterday with severe dehydration is complaining of pain a 24 gauge IV with normal saline is infusing at a rate of 150 ml/hour. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
Stop the normal saline infusion.
An elderly female is admitted because of a change in her level of sensorium.
During the evening shift, the client attempts to get out bed and falls, breaking her left hip. Buck’s skin traction is applied to the left leg while waiting for surgery. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to include in this client’s plan care?
Ensure proper alignment of the leg in traction.
An Unna boot is applied to a client with a venous stasis ulcer. One week later,
when the Unna boot is removed during a follow-up appointment, the nurse observes that the ulcer site contains bright red tissue. What action should the nurse take in response to this finding?
Document the ongoing wound healing.
At the end of a preoperative teaching session on pain management techniques, a
client starts to cry and states, “I just know I can’t handle all the pain.” What is the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?
Anxiety
The nurse note a visible prolapse of the umbilical cord after a client experiences
spontaneous rupture of the membranes during labor. What intervention should the nurse implement immediately?
Elevate the presenting part off the cord.
A client who had a right hip replacement 3 day ago is pale has diminished breath
sound over the left lower lung fields, a temperature of 100.2 F, and an oxygen saturation rate of 90%. The client is scheduled to be transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) tomorrow for rehabilitative critical pathway. Based on the client’s symptoms, what recommendation should the nurse give the healthcare provider?
Reassess readiness for SNF transfer.
A client who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) receives a prescription for metformin (Glucophage) 500 mg PO twice daily. What information should the nurse include in this client’s teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)
Recognize signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia.
Report persist polyuria to the healthcare provider.
Take Glucophage with the morning and evening meal.
The nurse is developing an educational program for older clients who are being discharged with new antihypertensive medications. The nurse should ensure that the educational materials include which characteristics? Select all that apply
Contains a list with definitions of unfamiliar terms
Uses common words with few syllables
Uses pictures to help illustrate complex ideas
During the admission assessment, the nurse auscultates heart sounds for a client with no history of cardiovascular disease. Where should the nurse listen when assessing the client’s point of maximal impulse (PMI)
This is a picture. Please reference the document
An older male adult resident of long-term care facility is hospitalized for a cardiac catheterization that occurred yesterday. Since the procedure was conducted, the client has become increasingly disoriented. The night shift nurse reports that he attempted to remove the sandbag from his femoral artery multiple times during the night. What actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
Notify the healthcare provider of the client’s change in mental status.
Include q2 hour’s reorientation in the client’s plan of care.
An older male comes to the clinic with a family member. When the nurse
attempts to take the client’s health history, he does not respond to questions in a clear manner. What action should the nurse implement first?
Assess the surroundings for noise and distractions
The nurse caring for a client with acute renal fluid (ARF) has noted that the client
has voided 800 ml of urine in 4 hours. Based on this assessment, what should the nurse anticipate that client will need?
Large amounts of fluid and electrolyte replacement.
Which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care for a child with tetanus?
Minimize the amount of stimuli in the room
Suicide precautions are initiated for a child admitted to the mental health unit
following an intentional narcotic overdose. After a visitor leaves, the nurse finds a package of cigarettes in the client’s room. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?
Remove cigarettes for the client’s room
A family member of a frail elderly adult asks the nurse about eligibility
requirements for hospice care. What information should the nurse provide? (Select all that apply.)
A client must be willing to accept palliative care, not curative care.
The healthcare provider must project that the client has 6 months or less to live.
A client with atrial fibrillation receives a new prescription for dabigatran. What
instruction should the nurse include in this client’s teaching plan?
Avoid use of nonsteroidal ant-inflammatory drugs (NSAID).