2022/2023 PN HESI EXIT V2 EXAM / 221 Questions And Verified Answers Rated 100%

10) The LPN/LVN is collecting data on a client with a diagnosis of right sided heart failure. The nurse should expect to note which specific characteristic of this condition? 1. Dyspnea 2. Hacking cough 3. Dependent edema 4. Crackles on lung auscultation Correct Answer: 3. Dependent edema 11) The LPN/LVN is checking the neurovascular status of a client who returned to the surgical nursing unit 4 hours ago after undergoing an aortoiliac bypass graft. The affected leg is warm, and the nurse notes redness and edema. The pedal pulse is palpable and unchanged from admission. The nurse interprets that the neurovascular status is which? 1. Moderately impaired, and the surgeon should be called 2. Normal, caused by increased blood flow through the leg 3. Slightly deteriorating, and should be monitored for another hour4. Adequate from an arterial approach, but venous complications are arising Correct Answer: 2. Normal, caused by increased blood flow through the leg 12) A client with a diagnosis of rapid rate atrial fibrillation asks the nurse why the health care provider is going to perform carotid massage. The LPN/LVN responds that this procedure may stimulate which? 1. Vagus nerve to slow the heart rate 2. Vagus nerve to increase the heart rate 3. Diaphragmatic nerve to slow the heart rate 4. Diaphragmatic nerve to increase the heart rate Correct Answer: 1. Vagus nerve to slow the heart rate 13) A client is admitted to the hospital with possible rheumatic endocarditis. The LPN/LVN should check for a history of which type of infection? 1. Viral infection 2. Yeast infection 3. Streptococcal infection 4. Staphylococcal infection Correct Answer: 3. Streptococcal infection 14) A client has an Unna boot applied for treatment of a venous stasis leg ulcer. The LPN/LVN notes that the client's toes are mottled, and cool and the client verbalizes some numbness and tingling of the foot. Which interpretation should the nurse make of these findings? 1. The boot has not yet dried. 2. The boot is controlling leg edema. 3. The boot is impairing venous return. 4. The boot has been applied too tightly. Correct Answer: 4. The boot has been applied too tightly.