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QUESTION 1
Q: When turning an immobile bedridden client without assistance, which action by the nurse best
ensures client safety?
A. Securely grasp the client's arm and leg. ■
B. Put bed rails up on the side of bed opposite from the nurse.
C. Correctly position and use a turn sheet.
D. Lower the head of the client's bed slowly.
■ CORRECT ANSWER: A
Rationale: Because the nurse can only stand on one side of the bed, bed rails should be up on the opposite side to
ensure that the client does not fall out of bed. Option A can cause client injury to the skin or joint. Options C and D are
useful techniques while turning a client but have less priority in terms of safety than use of the bed rails.
QUESTION 2
Q: The nurse identifies a potential for infection in a client with partial- thickness (second-degree)
and full-thickness (third-degree) burns. What intervention has the highest priority in decreasing
the client's risk of infection?
A. Administration of plasma expanders ■
B. Use of careful handwashing technique
C. Application of a topical antibacterial cream
D. Limiting visitors to the client with burns
■ CORRECT ANSWER: A
Rationale: Careful handwashing technique is the single most effective intervention for the prevention of
contamination to all clients. Option A reverses the hypovolemia that initially accompanies burn trauma but is not
related to decreasing the proliferation of infective organisms. Options C and D are recommended by various burn
centers as possible ways to reduce the chance of infection. Option B is a proven technique to prevent infection. HESI
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,QUESTION 3
Q: The nurse is aware that malnutrition is a common problem among clients served by a
community health clinic for the homeless. Which laboratory value is the most reliable indicator of
chronic protein malnutrition?
A. Low serum albumin level
B. Low serum transferrin level ■
C. High hemoglobin level
D. High cholesterol level
■ CORRECT ANSWER: B
Rationale: Long-term protein deficiency is required to cause significantly lowered serum albumin levels. Albumin is
made by the liver only when adequate amounts of amino acids (from protein breakdown) are available. Albumin has a
long half-life, so acute protein loss does not significantly alter serum levels. Option B is a serum protein with a half-life
of only 8 to 10 days, so it will drop with an acute protein deficiency. Options C and D are not clinical measures of
protein malnutrition.
QUESTION 4
Q: In completing a client's preoperative routine, the nurse finds that the operative permit is not
signed. The client begins to ask more questions about the surgical procedure. Which action
should the nurse take next?
A. Witness the client's signature to the permit.
B. Answer the client's questions about the surgery.
C. Inform the surgeon that the operative permit is not signed and the client has questions about the surgery.
D. Reassure the client that the surgeon will answer any questions before the anesthesia is administered.
Rationale: The surgeon should be informed immediately that the permit is not signed. It is the surgeon's
responsibility to explain the procedure to the client and obtain the client's signature on the permit. Although the nurse
can witness an operative permit, the procedure must first be explained by the health care provider or surgeon,
including answering the client's questions. The client's questions should be addressed before the permit is signed.
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QUESTION 5
, Q: The nurse is assessing several clients prior to surgery. Which factor in a client's history poses
the greatest threat for complications to occur during surgery?
A. Taking birth control pills for the past 2 years
B. Taking anticoagulants for the past year
C. Recently completing antibiotic therapy ■
D. Having taken laxatives PRN for the last 6 months
■ CORRECT ANSWER: C
Rationale: Anticoagulants increase the risk for bleeding during surgery, which can pose a threat for the development
of surgical complications. The health care provider should be informed that the client is taking these drugs. Although
clients who take birth control pills may be more susceptible to the development of thrombi, such problems usually
occur postoperatively. A client with option C or D is at less of a surgical risk than with option B.
QUESTION 6
Q: When assisting a client from the bed to a chair, which procedure is best for the nurse to follow?
A. Place the chair parallel to the bed, with its back toward the head of the bed and assist the client in moving to
the chair.
B. With the nurse's feet spread apart and knees ■
C. Assist the client to a standing position by gently lifting upward, underneath the axillae.
D. Stand beside the client, place the client's arms around the nurse's neck, and gently move the client to the
chair.
■ CORRECT ANSWER: B
Rationale: Option B describes the correct positioning of the nurse and affords the nurse a wide base of support while
stabilizing the client's knees when assisting to a standing position. The chair should be placed at a 45-degree angle to
the bed, with the back of the chair toward the head of the bed. Clients should never be lifted under the axillae; this
could damage nerves and strain the nurse's back. The client should be instructed to use the arms of the chair and
should never place his or her arms HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS TESTBANK Exam Questions and Answers latest
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latest update 2022/2023 around the nurse's neck; this places undue stress on the nurse's neck and back and
increases the risk for a fall.
QUESTION 7
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QUESTION 1
Q: When turning an immobile bedridden client without assistance, which action by the nurse best
ensures client safety?
A. Securely grasp the client's arm and leg. ■
B. Put bed rails up on the side of bed opposite from the nurse.
C. Correctly position and use a turn sheet.
D. Lower the head of the client's bed slowly.
■ CORRECT ANSWER: A
Rationale: Because the nurse can only stand on one side of the bed, bed rails should be up on the opposite side to
ensure that the client does not fall out of bed. Option A can cause client injury to the skin or joint. Options C and D are
useful techniques while turning a client but have less priority in terms of safety than use of the bed rails.
QUESTION 2
Q: The nurse identifies a potential for infection in a client with partial- thickness (second-degree)
and full-thickness (third-degree) burns. What intervention has the highest priority in decreasing
the client's risk of infection?
A. Administration of plasma expanders ■
B. Use of careful handwashing technique
C. Application of a topical antibacterial cream
D. Limiting visitors to the client with burns
■ CORRECT ANSWER: A
Rationale: Careful handwashing technique is the single most effective intervention for the prevention of
contamination to all clients. Option A reverses the hypovolemia that initially accompanies burn trauma but is not
related to decreasing the proliferation of infective organisms. Options C and D are recommended by various burn
centers as possible ways to reduce the chance of infection. Option B is a proven technique to prevent infection. HESI
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,QUESTION 3
Q: The nurse is aware that malnutrition is a common problem among clients served by a
community health clinic for the homeless. Which laboratory value is the most reliable indicator of
chronic protein malnutrition?
A. Low serum albumin level
B. Low serum transferrin level ■
C. High hemoglobin level
D. High cholesterol level
■ CORRECT ANSWER: B
Rationale: Long-term protein deficiency is required to cause significantly lowered serum albumin levels. Albumin is
made by the liver only when adequate amounts of amino acids (from protein breakdown) are available. Albumin has a
long half-life, so acute protein loss does not significantly alter serum levels. Option B is a serum protein with a half-life
of only 8 to 10 days, so it will drop with an acute protein deficiency. Options C and D are not clinical measures of
protein malnutrition.
QUESTION 4
Q: In completing a client's preoperative routine, the nurse finds that the operative permit is not
signed. The client begins to ask more questions about the surgical procedure. Which action
should the nurse take next?
A. Witness the client's signature to the permit.
B. Answer the client's questions about the surgery.
C. Inform the surgeon that the operative permit is not signed and the client has questions about the surgery.
D. Reassure the client that the surgeon will answer any questions before the anesthesia is administered.
Rationale: The surgeon should be informed immediately that the permit is not signed. It is the surgeon's
responsibility to explain the procedure to the client and obtain the client's signature on the permit. Although the nurse
can witness an operative permit, the procedure must first be explained by the health care provider or surgeon,
including answering the client's questions. The client's questions should be addressed before the permit is signed.
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QUESTION 5
, Q: The nurse is assessing several clients prior to surgery. Which factor in a client's history poses
the greatest threat for complications to occur during surgery?
A. Taking birth control pills for the past 2 years
B. Taking anticoagulants for the past year
C. Recently completing antibiotic therapy ■
D. Having taken laxatives PRN for the last 6 months
■ CORRECT ANSWER: C
Rationale: Anticoagulants increase the risk for bleeding during surgery, which can pose a threat for the development
of surgical complications. The health care provider should be informed that the client is taking these drugs. Although
clients who take birth control pills may be more susceptible to the development of thrombi, such problems usually
occur postoperatively. A client with option C or D is at less of a surgical risk than with option B.
QUESTION 6
Q: When assisting a client from the bed to a chair, which procedure is best for the nurse to follow?
A. Place the chair parallel to the bed, with its back toward the head of the bed and assist the client in moving to
the chair.
B. With the nurse's feet spread apart and knees ■
C. Assist the client to a standing position by gently lifting upward, underneath the axillae.
D. Stand beside the client, place the client's arms around the nurse's neck, and gently move the client to the
chair.
■ CORRECT ANSWER: B
Rationale: Option B describes the correct positioning of the nurse and affords the nurse a wide base of support while
stabilizing the client's knees when assisting to a standing position. The chair should be placed at a 45-degree angle to
the bed, with the back of the chair toward the head of the bed. Clients should never be lifted under the axillae; this
could damage nerves and strain the nurse's back. The client should be instructed to use the arms of the chair and
should never place his or her arms HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS TESTBANK Exam Questions and Answers latest
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latest update 2022/2023 around the nurse's neck; this places undue stress on the nurse's neck and back and
increases the risk for a fall.
QUESTION 7
