Hesi Leadership Exit exam Version 2 Completely Solved (Graded A+)

1.A nurse is performing telephone triage at the clinic office. Which client has the most acute problem and should be scheduled for the first available appointment? - ANSWER A 21 year old with a history of a kidney transplant. Today the client reports flu-like symptoms with a fever of 100.4 F (38 C) 2.The nurse is admitting a woman who has an arteriovenous (AV) fistula in her right arm that is used for hemodialysis. She missed her last hemodialysis session and is experiencing shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. Which action should the nurse assign to the UPA who is working with the nurse? - ANSWER Measure Vital Signs 3.The nurse should assess the client with which problem first? - ANSWER Paresthesia secondary to an arterial occlusion 4.A young adult client with a brain tumor refuses further treatment and requests to be allowed to die a natural death. The healthcare provides does not agree with the client's decision and refuses to write do-not-resuscitate instructions. Which action should the nurse take? - ANSWER Initiate a review of the situation by the hospital's ethics committee. 5.A healthcare provider notifies the nurse that new prescriptions have been written for a client. Which is the 1st action the nurse should implement? - ANSWER Read all of the new prescriptions for the client written by the provider 6.The nurse is observing the staff provide care to a client with acquired immune deficiency syndrome - ANSWER Unlicensed assistive personnel wearing a mask to take client's blood pressure. 7.The nurse caring for a client with bacterial meningitis is preparing report for the oncoming nurse. It is most important to include which assessment finding in the report? - ANSWER Increasing Pulse Pressure 8.The charge nurse notices that a respiratory therapist who has been cross-trained to work as a phlebotomist and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) seems to be avoiding HIV positive clients - ANSWER Provide the employee with feedback about observed behavior 9.The nursing supervisor sends an unlicensed assistant personnel ( UAP) to a medical unit to replace an absent UAP. When delegating the task of obtaining client's blood sugar levels using a glucometer, which action is most important for the nurse to implement? - ANSWER Observe the UAP obtain a fingerstick glucose level using the glucometer. 10.The nurse manager conducts regular audits of patient care medication records and notices that the amount of narcotic pain medications administered during the evening shift on a postsurgical unit - ANSWER Conduct a closer examination of staff nurse's distribution of pain medication from evening shift 11.The smell of cigarette smoke is coming from a client's bathroom. Which action should the nurse - ANSWER Educate the client about the hospital smoking policy. 12.The practical nurse (PN) reports to the charge nurse that the transparent dressing covering a single lumen central venous cat