LVN Fundamentals Hesi Practice Quiz with Complete Answers 2023/2024

LVN Fundamentals Hesi Practice Quiz with Complete Answers 2023/2024 1. A client with cancer who has been taking opioid analgesics for two years now requires increased doses to obtain pain relief. The client expresses fear about becoming addicted to these drugs. What information should the practical nurse (PN) provide? A. Opioid use with cancer does not cause addiction. B. Addiction is easily reversed if it occurs during pain management. C. Prescribed opiates for cancer pain relief improve qualify of life. D. Opioid dosages can be tapered if a client fears addiction. - Answers C. Prescribed opiates for cancer pain relief improve qualify of life The goal of pain management for clients with cancer using opiates is to minimize pain and maintain quality of life 2. A client's indwelling urinary catheter is removed at 9:30 AM. The practical nurse (PN) assesses the client every two hours for the desire to void. Which documented assessment requires further intervention by the PN? A. 1:30 pm: unable to void. B. 5:30 pm: unable to void. C. 3:30 pm: unable to void. D. 11:30 am: unable to void. - Answers B. A client is due to void within 8 hours of catheter removal, so at 5:30 PM. Longer than 8 hours after removal, catheter reinsertion may be necessary. If the bladder is not distended, further action may not be needed 3. Which position is best for the practical nurse to place the client in during administration of a rectal suppository for constipation? A. Prone with pillows under the client's abdomen. B. Supine with the client on a bed pan. C. Left Sims' position with upper leg flexed. D. Right-side lying knee-chest position. - Answers C. Left side-lying Sims' position lessens the likelihood that the suppository or feces will be expelled, exposes the anus for visualization during insertion, and helps the client to relax the external anal sphincter