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, NGN HESI Exit Exam
A client receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) suddenly experiences chest pain and dyspnea, and the
nurse suspects an air embolism. The nurse immediately places the client in a lateral Trendelenburg
position, on the left side. What action does the nurse take next?
Auscultating heart sounds
Clamping the intravenous catheter
Checking the client's blood pressure
Obtaining an arterial blood gas specimen –
Correct Answer :Clamping the intravenous catheter
Rationale: The nurse next clamps the intravenous catheter and notifies the primary health care
provider. The signs/symptoms of air embolism include chest pain, dyspnea, and hypoxia. Tachycardia
and hypotension will also be present, and the client will experience anxiety. The nurse will also hear a
loud churning sound on auscultation over the pericardium. The nurse immediately places the client in a
lateral Trendelenburg position, on the left side. This position prevents air from flowing into the
pulmonary veins. Although auscultating heart sounds, checking the client's blood pressure, and
obtaining an arterial blood gas specimen may be appropriate interventions, none is the next action to
take after positioning the client.
A nurse is teaching a client with left-side weakness how to walk with the use of a quad-cane. What
does the nurse ensure?
The client places the cane on the left side
The top of the cane is level with the client's waist
30-degree flexion of the client's elbow is maintained when the client is holding the cane
The client leans on the cane and places as much weight as possible on the cane when moving it
forward - Correct Answer :30-degree flexion of the client's elbow is maintained when the client is
holding the cane
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Rationale: The cane, which is placed on the unaffected side, should produce no more than 30 degrees
of flexion of the elbow. A cane may be used if a client needs minimal support for an affected leg. A
straight cane offers the least support. A hemi-cane or quad-cane provides a broader base for the cane
and therefore more support. The top of the cane should be level with the greater trochanter of the
femur
A nurse is preparing the room of a client in skeletal traction who will be admitted to the nursing unit.
Which item for use by the client does the nurse identify as most important?
Telephone
Television
Trapeze bar
Bedside commode –
Correct Answer :Trapeze bar
Rationale: The most important item for the client in skeletal traction to use is a trapeze bar. This bar is
a triangular device that hangs from a securely fastened overhead bar that is attached to the bed
frame. It allows the client to pull up with the upper extremities to raise the trunk off the bed. It is a
useful device for helping increase independence, maintain upper-body strength, and reducing the
shearing action that results when the client slides across or up and down in the bed. The client in
traction would not be allowed to get out of bed to use a bedside commode; rather, a bedpan or
fracture pan would be used. Although a telephone and a television are helpful for diversion and
maintaining social contact, they are not the most important items.
A nurse taking the vital signs of a client immediately after she has delivered a newborn notes that the
client's heart rate is 110 beats/min. What should the nurse do first?
Document the findings
Offer the client oral fluids
Recheck the heart rate in 1 hour
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Check the uterus and amount of lochia discharge –
Correct Answer :Check the uterus and amount of lochia discharge
Rationale: If tachycardia is noted, the nurse should first assess the location and firmness of the uterus
and amount of lochia. Additional assessments including blood pressure, estimated blood loss at
delivery, and hemoglobin and hematocrit determinations should be carried out. After delivery, the
normal heart rate ranges from 60 to 90 beats/min. Tachycardia may indicate excitement, fatigue,
dehydration, hypovolemia, pain, or infection. Although the nurse would document the findings, it is
most appropriate for the nurse to assess the client to determine the cause of the tachycardia. Oral
fluids are important if the client is dehydrated, but further assessment of the problem is required and
dehydration would first need to be confirmed. Rechecking the heart rate in 1 hour will delay necessary
interventions.
A client is receiving an intravenous infusion of alteplase. For which adverse effect of the medication
does the nurse monitor the client most closely?
Bleeding
Hearing loss
Decreased urine output
Increased blood pressure –
Correct Answer :Bleeding
Rationale: Alteplase is a thrombolytic agent used to dissolve existing thrombi. The nurse needs to
monitor the client most closely for bleeding. It is the most common adverse effect, and the nurse
must monitor the client for obvious or occult signs of bleeding. Hearing loss and decreased urine
output are not associated with the use of this medication. The medication may also cause a decrease
in blood pressure and an allergic reaction, denoted by a rash or wheezing.
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