HESI/Saunders – Fundamentals Exam
Test Bank GUARANTEED PASS
A hospital nurse transcribing a health care providers
prescriptions for a client is unable to read a prescribed
dosage because the health care providers handwriting is
unclear. Which action should the nurse take?
1. Calling the health care provider
2. Asking the client about the usual dosage of the medication
3. Calling the pharmacy to ask about the usual dosage of the
prescribed medication
4. Contacting the nursing supervisor for clarification of the
health care provider's prescriptions - Correct Answers ✅1 -
It is the nurse's responsibility to follow the health care
provider's prescriptions unless the nurse believes that a
prescription is in error or would cause harm to the client. If
the nurse implements a prescription that is inaccurate and
causes harm to the client, the nurse is responsible. If a health
care provider's prescription is illegible, it is the nurse's
responsibility to clarify the prescription with the health care
provider. The nurse would contact the nursing supervisor if he
or she were unable to make contact with the health care
provider for any reason, but, because of the unclear
handwriting, asking the nursing supervisor for clarification of
the health care provider's prescription is not the best action;
the health care provider must make the prescription clear.
Calling the pharmacy to ask about the usual dosage is
incorrect, for the same reason; the health care provider must
make the prescription clear. Asking the client about the usual
dosage is incorrect, in part because the health care provider
may have changed the dosage.
, HESI/Saunders – Fundamentals Exam
Test Bank GUARANTEED PASS
A client has a prescription for an intravenous (IV) infusion of
1000 mL of 0.9% normal saline solution with 10 mEq of
potassium chloride at a rate of 100 mL/hr. The nurse obtains
an infusion control device with which to administer the
prescription and hangs the IV solution at 7 a.m. At 10 a.m.
the nurse notes that 500 mL of solution has infused. The
nurse assesses the client, checks the infusion rate, obtains a
new infusion control device, and contacts the health care
provider. The health care provider prescribes a decrease in
the rate of infusion to 50 mL/hr and orders a serum
potassium level. The potassium level is 3.5 mEq/L (3.5
mmol/L). Which information should be included.? Select all
that apply.
1. The health care provider was contacted.
2. The serum potassium level at 10:30 a.m. was 3.5 mEq/L
(3.5 mmol/L).
3. A total of 200 mL of IV fluid was accidentally infused into
the client.
4. There was 500 mL of soluti - Correct Answers ✅1, 2, & 4
- The incident report should contain the client's name, age,
and diagnosis. The report should also contain a factual
description of the incident, any injuries sustained by those
involved, and the outcome of the situation. The nurse avoids
the use of subjective data and documents objective data. The
nurse also avoids any implication that an accident occurred
or that an error was made. The statement that 200 mL of IV
fluid was accidentally infused into the client implies that an
Test Bank GUARANTEED PASS
A hospital nurse transcribing a health care providers
prescriptions for a client is unable to read a prescribed
dosage because the health care providers handwriting is
unclear. Which action should the nurse take?
1. Calling the health care provider
2. Asking the client about the usual dosage of the medication
3. Calling the pharmacy to ask about the usual dosage of the
prescribed medication
4. Contacting the nursing supervisor for clarification of the
health care provider's prescriptions - Correct Answers ✅1 -
It is the nurse's responsibility to follow the health care
provider's prescriptions unless the nurse believes that a
prescription is in error or would cause harm to the client. If
the nurse implements a prescription that is inaccurate and
causes harm to the client, the nurse is responsible. If a health
care provider's prescription is illegible, it is the nurse's
responsibility to clarify the prescription with the health care
provider. The nurse would contact the nursing supervisor if he
or she were unable to make contact with the health care
provider for any reason, but, because of the unclear
handwriting, asking the nursing supervisor for clarification of
the health care provider's prescription is not the best action;
the health care provider must make the prescription clear.
Calling the pharmacy to ask about the usual dosage is
incorrect, for the same reason; the health care provider must
make the prescription clear. Asking the client about the usual
dosage is incorrect, in part because the health care provider
may have changed the dosage.
, HESI/Saunders – Fundamentals Exam
Test Bank GUARANTEED PASS
A client has a prescription for an intravenous (IV) infusion of
1000 mL of 0.9% normal saline solution with 10 mEq of
potassium chloride at a rate of 100 mL/hr. The nurse obtains
an infusion control device with which to administer the
prescription and hangs the IV solution at 7 a.m. At 10 a.m.
the nurse notes that 500 mL of solution has infused. The
nurse assesses the client, checks the infusion rate, obtains a
new infusion control device, and contacts the health care
provider. The health care provider prescribes a decrease in
the rate of infusion to 50 mL/hr and orders a serum
potassium level. The potassium level is 3.5 mEq/L (3.5
mmol/L). Which information should be included.? Select all
that apply.
1. The health care provider was contacted.
2. The serum potassium level at 10:30 a.m. was 3.5 mEq/L
(3.5 mmol/L).
3. A total of 200 mL of IV fluid was accidentally infused into
the client.
4. There was 500 mL of soluti - Correct Answers ✅1, 2, & 4
- The incident report should contain the client's name, age,
and diagnosis. The report should also contain a factual
description of the incident, any injuries sustained by those
involved, and the outcome of the situation. The nurse avoids
the use of subjective data and documents objective data. The
nurse also avoids any implication that an accident occurred
or that an error was made. The statement that 200 mL of IV
fluid was accidentally infused into the client implies that an
