CRITICAL CARE HESI PRACTICE Q PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ c.
Answer: Which ethnic group has a greater incidence of osteoporosis
due to musculoskeletal differences?
a. Irish Americans
b. African Americans
c. Chinese Americans
d. Egyptian Americans
◉ a.
Answer: The preschool-age client is learning sociocultural mores.
What should this imply to the nurse regarding this client?
a. The child is developing a conscience.
,b. The child is learning about gender roles.
c. The child is developing a sense of security.
d. The child is learning about the political process.
◉ c.
Answer: A client who has a hemoglobin of 6 gm/dL (60 mmol/L) is
refusing blood because of religious reasons. What is the most
appropriate action by the nurse?
a. Call the chaplain to convince the client to receive the blood
transfusion.
b. Discuss the case with coworkers.
c. Notify the primary healthcare provider of the client's refusal of
blood products.
d. Explain to the client that they will die without the blood
transfusion.
◉ b.
,Answer: Obesity in children is an ever-worsening problem. What
concept should a nurse consider when caring for school-aged
children who are obese?
a. Enjoyment of specific foods is inherited.
b. There are familial influences on childhood eating habits.
c. Childhood obesity is usually not a predictor of adult obesity.
d. Children with obese parents are destined to become obese
themselves.
◉ d.
Answer: After determining that the nurses on the psychiatric unit
are uncomfortable caring for clients who are from different cultures
than their own, the nurse manager establishes a unit goal that by the
next annual review the unit will have achieved what?
a. Increased cultural sensitivity
b. Decreased cultural imposition
, c. Decreased cultural dissonance
d. Increased cultural competence
◉ a.
Answer: A client who only speaks Spanish is being cared for at a
hospital in which nursing personnel only speak English. What
communication technique would be appropriate for the nurse to use
when discussing healthcare decisions with the client?
a. Contact an interpreter provided by the hospital.
b. Contact the client's family member to translate for the client.
c. Communicate with the client using Spanish phrases the nurse
learned in a college course.
d. Communicate with the client with the use of a hospital-approved
Spanish dictionary.
◉ b.
Answer: During a routine checkup a patient reports concerns over
weight gain despite trying juice cleanses and other trend diets. The
nurse records the patient's weight and BMI at a healthy range, but
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ c.
Answer: Which ethnic group has a greater incidence of osteoporosis
due to musculoskeletal differences?
a. Irish Americans
b. African Americans
c. Chinese Americans
d. Egyptian Americans
◉ a.
Answer: The preschool-age client is learning sociocultural mores.
What should this imply to the nurse regarding this client?
a. The child is developing a conscience.
,b. The child is learning about gender roles.
c. The child is developing a sense of security.
d. The child is learning about the political process.
◉ c.
Answer: A client who has a hemoglobin of 6 gm/dL (60 mmol/L) is
refusing blood because of religious reasons. What is the most
appropriate action by the nurse?
a. Call the chaplain to convince the client to receive the blood
transfusion.
b. Discuss the case with coworkers.
c. Notify the primary healthcare provider of the client's refusal of
blood products.
d. Explain to the client that they will die without the blood
transfusion.
◉ b.
,Answer: Obesity in children is an ever-worsening problem. What
concept should a nurse consider when caring for school-aged
children who are obese?
a. Enjoyment of specific foods is inherited.
b. There are familial influences on childhood eating habits.
c. Childhood obesity is usually not a predictor of adult obesity.
d. Children with obese parents are destined to become obese
themselves.
◉ d.
Answer: After determining that the nurses on the psychiatric unit
are uncomfortable caring for clients who are from different cultures
than their own, the nurse manager establishes a unit goal that by the
next annual review the unit will have achieved what?
a. Increased cultural sensitivity
b. Decreased cultural imposition
, c. Decreased cultural dissonance
d. Increased cultural competence
◉ a.
Answer: A client who only speaks Spanish is being cared for at a
hospital in which nursing personnel only speak English. What
communication technique would be appropriate for the nurse to use
when discussing healthcare decisions with the client?
a. Contact an interpreter provided by the hospital.
b. Contact the client's family member to translate for the client.
c. Communicate with the client using Spanish phrases the nurse
learned in a college course.
d. Communicate with the client with the use of a hospital-approved
Spanish dictionary.
◉ b.
Answer: During a routine checkup a patient reports concerns over
weight gain despite trying juice cleanses and other trend diets. The
nurse records the patient's weight and BMI at a healthy range, but
