Hesi exit 5 - 160 Questions with correct answers

Suicide precautions are initiated for a child admitted to the mental health unit following an intentional narcotic overdose. After a visitor leaves, the nurse finds a package of cigarettes in the client's room. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement? - correct answer Remove cigarettes for the client's room A family member of a frail elderly adult asks the nurse about eligibility requirements for hospice care. What information should the nurse provide? (Select all that apply.) A.)A client must be willing to accept palliative care, not curative care. B.)The healthcare provider must project that the client has 6 months or less to live. C.)The client must be diagnosed with clinical depression D.)The client must be of sound mind - correct answer A,B A client with atrial fibrillation receives a new prescription for dabigatran. What instruction should the nurse include in this client's teaching plan? - correct answer Avoid use of nonsteroidal ant-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). An infant who is admitted for surgical repair of a ventricular septal defect (VSD) is irritable and diaphoretic with jugular vein distention. Which prescription should the nurse administer first? - correct answer Digoxin The nursing staff on a medical unit includes a registered nurse (RN), practical nurse (PN), and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which task should the charge nurse assign to the RN? - correct answer Supervise a newly hired graduate nurse during an admission assessment. While teaching a young male adult to use an inhaler for his newly diagnosed asthma, the client stares into the distance and appears to be concentrating on something other than the lesson the nurse is presenting. What action should the nurse take? - correct answer Ask the client what he is thinking about at his time.