[Hesi level 2 (Nsg 170)]
A client with acute appendicitis is B. Achieve a sense of control.
experiencing anxiety and loss of sleep
about missing final examination week at The experience of psychological discomfort may be as real as
college. Which outcome is most important physical pain for the client and
for the nurse to include in the plan of care? should be seen as a priority in care. Because the client is
experiencing anxiety, achieving a sense of control is a key
A. Sleeping six to eight hours. need (B) before (A, C and D) are addressed.
B. Achieve a sense of control.
C. Utilize problem solving skills.
D. Increased focus of attention.
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, [Hesi level 2 (Nsg 170)]
A 57-year-old male client is scheduled to D. "The test you are having tomorrow requires that you have
have a stress-thallium test the following nothing by mouth tonight."
morning and is NPO after midnight. At 0130,
he is agitated because he cannot eat and is Being direct and explaining to the client that the test requires
demanding food. Which response is best for him to be NPO, is the most therapeutic statement because the
the nurse to provide to this client? nurse is responding to the client's question and providing him
A) I'm sorry sir, you have a prescription for the reason why.
nothing by mouth from midnight tonight.
B) I will let you have one cracker, but that is
all you can have for the rest of tonight.
C) What did the healthcare provider tell you
about the test you are having tomorrow?
D) The test you are having tomorrow
requires that you have nothing by mouth
tonight.
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, [Hesi level 2 (Nsg 170)]
A male client who smokes two packs of B, C, D
cigarettes a day states he understands that
smoking cigarettes is contributing to the Use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana may affect sperm
difficulty that he and his wife are having in counts. Sperm count is also negatively affected by low
getting pregnant and wants to know if other testosterone levels and obesity.
factors could be contributing to their
difficulty. What information is best for the
nurse to provide? (Select all that apply.)
A.Marijuana cigarettes do not affect sperm
count.
B.Alcohol consumption can cause erectile
dysfunction.
C.Low testosterone levels affect sperm
production.
D.Cessation of smoking improves general
health and fertility.
E.Obesity has no effect on sperm
production.
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, [Hesi level 2 (Nsg 170)]
Which response by a client with a nursing C.Accepts that punishment from God is not related to illness
diagnosis of Spiritual distress indicates to
the nurse that a desired outcome measure Acceptance that her illness is not God punishing her, indicates
has been met? a desired outcome for some degree of resolution of spiritual
A.Expresses concern about the meaning distress
and importance of life.
B.Remains angry at God for the continuation
of the illness.
C.Accepts that punishment from God is not
related to illness.
D.Refuses to participate in religious rituals
that have no meaning.
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A client with acute appendicitis is B. Achieve a sense of control.
experiencing anxiety and loss of sleep
about missing final examination week at The experience of psychological discomfort may be as real as
college. Which outcome is most important physical pain for the client and
for the nurse to include in the plan of care? should be seen as a priority in care. Because the client is
experiencing anxiety, achieving a sense of control is a key
A. Sleeping six to eight hours. need (B) before (A, C and D) are addressed.
B. Achieve a sense of control.
C. Utilize problem solving skills.
D. Increased focus of attention.
4/16/2026, 4:58:38 PM 4/16/2026, 4:58:36 PM 4/16/2026, 4:58:34 PM
, [Hesi level 2 (Nsg 170)]
A 57-year-old male client is scheduled to D. "The test you are having tomorrow requires that you have
have a stress-thallium test the following nothing by mouth tonight."
morning and is NPO after midnight. At 0130,
he is agitated because he cannot eat and is Being direct and explaining to the client that the test requires
demanding food. Which response is best for him to be NPO, is the most therapeutic statement because the
the nurse to provide to this client? nurse is responding to the client's question and providing him
A) I'm sorry sir, you have a prescription for the reason why.
nothing by mouth from midnight tonight.
B) I will let you have one cracker, but that is
all you can have for the rest of tonight.
C) What did the healthcare provider tell you
about the test you are having tomorrow?
D) The test you are having tomorrow
requires that you have nothing by mouth
tonight.
4/16/2026, 4:58:38 PM 4/16/2026, 4:58:36 PM 4/16/2026, 4:58:34 PM
, [Hesi level 2 (Nsg 170)]
A male client who smokes two packs of B, C, D
cigarettes a day states he understands that
smoking cigarettes is contributing to the Use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana may affect sperm
difficulty that he and his wife are having in counts. Sperm count is also negatively affected by low
getting pregnant and wants to know if other testosterone levels and obesity.
factors could be contributing to their
difficulty. What information is best for the
nurse to provide? (Select all that apply.)
A.Marijuana cigarettes do not affect sperm
count.
B.Alcohol consumption can cause erectile
dysfunction.
C.Low testosterone levels affect sperm
production.
D.Cessation of smoking improves general
health and fertility.
E.Obesity has no effect on sperm
production.
4/16/2026, 4:58:38 PM 4/16/2026, 4:58:36 PM 4/16/2026, 4:58:34 PM
, [Hesi level 2 (Nsg 170)]
Which response by a client with a nursing C.Accepts that punishment from God is not related to illness
diagnosis of Spiritual distress indicates to
the nurse that a desired outcome measure Acceptance that her illness is not God punishing her, indicates
has been met? a desired outcome for some degree of resolution of spiritual
A.Expresses concern about the meaning distress
and importance of life.
B.Remains angry at God for the continuation
of the illness.
C.Accepts that punishment from God is not
related to illness.
D.Refuses to participate in religious rituals
that have no meaning.
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