IMPROVED EXIT HESI FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

IMPROVED EXIT HESI FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS The practical nurse enters a male client's room to administer routine morning medications, and the client is on the phone. Which action is best for the PN to take? A. Ask another nurse to go back with the medication when the client's hung up the phone B. Wait for the client to excuse himself from the telephone conversation, and observe the client taking the medication C. Return the medication to the client's drawer on the cart and document the client refused the dose D. Leave the medication with the client, and let him take it when he finishes the conversation. - CORRECT ANSWER -B A client is admitted to the postoperative surgical unit with two test tubes after a left lobectomy. The ON observed that the chambers are set at the prescribed suction of 20 cm water pressure and tidying occurs with respirations and bubbling. What action should the PN implement? A. Clamp the chest tube to see if the activity stops B. Notify the registered nurse of the malfunction C. Maintain system integrity to promote lung reexpansion D. Apply a partially occlusive dressing toterm-10 chest - CORRECT ANSWER -C The mother of a 9-month-child who was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus yesterday calls the clinic to inquire if it will be all right to take her infant to the first birthday party of a friend's child for the following day. Which response should the PN provide the mother? A. Do not expose other children as the virus is very contagious even without direct contact B. The child will no longer be contagious, no need to take any further precautions C. The child can be around other children but should wear a mask D. Make sure there are no children under the age of 5 months around the infected child. - CORRECT ANSWER -A The practical nurse is assisting the nurse with the admission of a young adult female Korean exchange student with acute abdominal pain. Although the client has been able to easily answer questions, when asked about sexual activity, she looks away. What action should the PN take? A. Omit compelling this section of the assessment form B. Ask her if she would like an interpreter to ask her the question C. Reword the question in case the client did not understand D. Watch the client's response when asked a different question - CORRECT ANSWER -D During immediate postoperative period following a total hip placement, which intervention is most important for the PN to implement? A. Encourage client to use walker or cane when ambulating B. Keep client's hip aligned with knees abducted C. Teach client to sit on the side of the bed before standing D. Monitor urinary flow via indwelling catheter - CORRECT ANSWER -B A client confides to the PN that the client has been substituting herbal supplements for high blood pressure instead of the prescribed medication. How should the PN respond first?