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HESI Nutrition Test Bank Exam ||Just Out!!!
Which of the following points should you stress to a patient's
family to minimize his risk for aspiration at home?
A. Offering the patient frequent sips of water between feedings
B. Having the patient tilt his head slightly backward when
swallowing
C. Checking the patient's cheeks for pocketed food - ANSWER-C.
Checking the patient's cheeks for pocketed food
"Pocketing" or storing food in the cheeks rather than
swallowing it is common among patients with dysphagia, and it
increases the risk of aspiration.
A nurse is monitoring the status of a client's fat emulsion (lipid)
infusion and notes that the infusion is 2 hours delay. The nurse
should do which of the following actions?
A. Adjust the infusion rate to catch up over the next hour.
B. Make sure the infusion rate is infusing at the ordered rate.
C. Increase the infusion rate to catch up over the next few
hours.
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D. Adjust the infusion rate to full blast until the solution is back
on time. - ANSWER-B. Make sure the infusion rate is infusing at
the ordered rate.
The nurse should maintain the prescribed rate of a fat emulsion
even if the infusion's time consume is behind. Options A, C, and
D are incorrect since increasing the rate will potentially cause a
fluid overload.
A nurse is preparing to hang the initial bag of the parenteral
nutrition (PN) solution via the central line of a malnourished
client. The nurse ensure the availability of which medical
equipment before hanging the solution?
A. Glucometer.
B. Dressing tray.
C. Nebulizer.
D. Infusion pump - ANSWER-D. Infusion pump
The nurse should prepare an infusion pump prior hanging a
parenteral solution. The use of an infusion pump is important to
make sure that the solution does not infuse too quickly or
delayed since the parenteral nutrition has a high glucose
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content. Option A: A glucometer is also needed since the
client's glucose level is monitored every 4 to 6 hours, but it is
not an essential item needed. Options B and C are not used
before hanging a PN solution.
A nurse is conducting a follow-up home visit to a client who has
been discharged with a parenteral nutrition(PN). Which of the
following should the nurse most closely monitor in this kind of
therapy?
A. Blood pressure and temperature.
B. Blood pressure and pulse rate.
C. Height and weight.
D. Temperature and weight. - ANSWER-D. Temperature and
weight.
The client's temperature is monitored to identify signs of
infection which is one of the complications of this therapy.
While the weight is monitored to detect hypervolemia and to
determine the effectiveness of this nutritional therapy.
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A nurse is preparing to hang a fat emulsion (lipids) and observes
some visible fat globules at the top of the solution. The nurse
ensure to do which of the following actions?
A. Take another bottle of solution.
B. Runs the bottle solution under a warm water.
C. Rolls the bottle solution gently.
D. Shake the bottle solution vigorously - ANSWER-A. Take
another bottle of solution.
The nurse should examine the bottle of fat emulsion for
separation of emulsion into layers or fat globules or the
accumulation of froth. The nurse should not hang a fat
emulsion if any of these observed and should return the
solution to the pharmacy.
A client is receiving nutrition via parenteral nutrition (PN). A
nurse assess the client for complications of the therapy and
assesses the client for which of the following signs of
hyperglycemia?
A. High-grade fever, chills, and decreased urination.
B. Fatigue, increased sweating, and heat intolerance.
HESI Nutrition Test Bank Exam ||Just Out!!!
Which of the following points should you stress to a patient's
family to minimize his risk for aspiration at home?
A. Offering the patient frequent sips of water between feedings
B. Having the patient tilt his head slightly backward when
swallowing
C. Checking the patient's cheeks for pocketed food - ANSWER-C.
Checking the patient's cheeks for pocketed food
"Pocketing" or storing food in the cheeks rather than
swallowing it is common among patients with dysphagia, and it
increases the risk of aspiration.
A nurse is monitoring the status of a client's fat emulsion (lipid)
infusion and notes that the infusion is 2 hours delay. The nurse
should do which of the following actions?
A. Adjust the infusion rate to catch up over the next hour.
B. Make sure the infusion rate is infusing at the ordered rate.
C. Increase the infusion rate to catch up over the next few
hours.
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D. Adjust the infusion rate to full blast until the solution is back
on time. - ANSWER-B. Make sure the infusion rate is infusing at
the ordered rate.
The nurse should maintain the prescribed rate of a fat emulsion
even if the infusion's time consume is behind. Options A, C, and
D are incorrect since increasing the rate will potentially cause a
fluid overload.
A nurse is preparing to hang the initial bag of the parenteral
nutrition (PN) solution via the central line of a malnourished
client. The nurse ensure the availability of which medical
equipment before hanging the solution?
A. Glucometer.
B. Dressing tray.
C. Nebulizer.
D. Infusion pump - ANSWER-D. Infusion pump
The nurse should prepare an infusion pump prior hanging a
parenteral solution. The use of an infusion pump is important to
make sure that the solution does not infuse too quickly or
delayed since the parenteral nutrition has a high glucose
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content. Option A: A glucometer is also needed since the
client's glucose level is monitored every 4 to 6 hours, but it is
not an essential item needed. Options B and C are not used
before hanging a PN solution.
A nurse is conducting a follow-up home visit to a client who has
been discharged with a parenteral nutrition(PN). Which of the
following should the nurse most closely monitor in this kind of
therapy?
A. Blood pressure and temperature.
B. Blood pressure and pulse rate.
C. Height and weight.
D. Temperature and weight. - ANSWER-D. Temperature and
weight.
The client's temperature is monitored to identify signs of
infection which is one of the complications of this therapy.
While the weight is monitored to detect hypervolemia and to
determine the effectiveness of this nutritional therapy.
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A nurse is preparing to hang a fat emulsion (lipids) and observes
some visible fat globules at the top of the solution. The nurse
ensure to do which of the following actions?
A. Take another bottle of solution.
B. Runs the bottle solution under a warm water.
C. Rolls the bottle solution gently.
D. Shake the bottle solution vigorously - ANSWER-A. Take
another bottle of solution.
The nurse should examine the bottle of fat emulsion for
separation of emulsion into layers or fat globules or the
accumulation of froth. The nurse should not hang a fat
emulsion if any of these observed and should return the
solution to the pharmacy.
A client is receiving nutrition via parenteral nutrition (PN). A
nurse assess the client for complications of the therapy and
assesses the client for which of the following signs of
hyperglycemia?
A. High-grade fever, chills, and decreased urination.
B. Fatigue, increased sweating, and heat intolerance.
