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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Hesi Leadership Exit exam combined
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EXAM CODE: NURS 6550 ACUTE CARE NP EXAM ANSWE
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RS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. 1.A nurse is performing telephone triage at the clinic office. Which client has the most ac
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ute problem and should be scheduled for the first available appointment?
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[Verified Solution]: A 21 year old with a history of a kidney transplant. Today the client reports flu-
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like symptoms with a fever of 100.4 F (38 C)
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Q2. 2.The nurse is admitting a woman who has an arteriovenous (AV) fistula in her right arm
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that is used for hemodialysis. She missed her last hemodialysis session and is experiencing sho
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rtness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. Which action should the nurse assign to the UPA
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who is working with the nurse?
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[Verified Solution]: Measure Vital Signs
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Q3. 3.The nurse should assess the client with which problem first?
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[Verified Solution]: Paresthesia secondary to an arterial occlusion
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Q4. 4.A young adult client with a brain tumor refuses further treatment and requests to be al
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lowed to die a natural death. The healthcare provides does not agree with the client's decision
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and refuses to write do-not-resuscitate instructions. Which action should the nurse take?
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[Verified Solution]: Initiate a review of the situation by the hospital's ethics committee.
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, Q5. 5.A healthcare provider notifies the nurse that new prescriptions have been written for a
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client. Which is the 1st action the nurse should implement?
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[Verified Solution]: Read all of the new prescriptions for the client written by the provider
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Q6. 6.The nurse is observing the staff provide care to a client with acquired immune deficienc
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y syndrome
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[Verified Solution]: Unlicensed assistive personnel wearing a mask to take client's blood pressure.
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Q7. 7.The nurse caring for a client with bacterial meningitis is preparing report for the onco
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ming nurse. It is most important to include which assessment finding in the report?
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[Verified Solution]: Increasing Pulse Pressure
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Q8. 8.The charge nurse notices that a respiratory therapist who has been cross-
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trained to work as a phlebotomist and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) seems to be avoidi
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ng HIV positive clients
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[Verified Solution]: Provide the employee with feedback about observed behavior
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Q9. 9.The nursing supervisor sends an unlicensed assistant personnel ( UAP) to a medical uni
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t to replace an absent UAP. When delegating the task of obtaining client's blood sugar levels u
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sing a glucometer, which action is most important for the nurse to implement?
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[Verified Solution]: Observe the UAP obtain a fingerstick glucose level using the glucometer.
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Q10. 10.The nurse manager conducts regular audits of patient care medication records and n
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otices that the amount of narcotic pain medications administered during the evening shift on a
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postsurgical unit
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[Verified Solution]: Conduct a closer examination of staff nurse's distribution of pain medication from
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Q11. 11.The smell of cigarette smoke is coming from a client's bathroom. Which action shoul
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d the nurse
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[Verified Solution]: Educate the client about the hospital smoking policy.
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