HESI EXIT 2023 Questions & Correct Answers/ Graded A+

A morbidly obese client is scheduled for gastric bypass surgery. The client completes the required preoperative nutritional counseling and signs the operative permit. To promote effective discharge planning, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement? : Discuss small, low fat, low sugar meal preparation techniques. A client who was splashed with a chemical has both eyes covered with bandages. When assisting the client with eating, which intervention should the nurse instruct the UAP to implement? : Orient the client to the location of the food on the plate. A client is admitted for an exacerbation of heart failure (HF) and is being treated with diuretics for fluid volume excess. In planning nursing care, which interventions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.) : • Observe for evidence of hypokalemia • Teach the client how to restrict dietary sodium • Weight the client daily, in the morning 2 While changing the dressing of a client who is immobile, the nurse observes a red and swollen wound with a moderate amount of yellow and green drainage and a foul odor. Given there is a positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which is the most important action for the nurse to take? : Administer prescribed antibiotics. A client who has asthma receives a new prescription for a corticosteroid inhaler. The client expresses concern about taking steroid medications. What information should the nurse provide the client about the use of this maintenance inhaler? : Systemic side effects are reduced when taken by inhalation The healthcare provider prescribes a sedative for a client with severe hypothyroidism. The nurse plans to contact the provider to review the safety of the prescription for the client and consults first with the charge nurse. The charge nurse notes that the prescription is written legally and completely. How should the charge nurse respond? : Assume responsibility for discussing the concern with the provider.