HESI MID CURRICULAR

HESI MID CURRICULAR what does RN do after seizure - CORRECT ANSWER - check for apnea episodes pt walking w/ a walk with elbows flexed - CORRECT ANSWER this is normal, proceed pt w/ diabetes, HTN, who has a severe HA and blurred vission what to assess - CORRECT ANSWER - asess BP low K+ [2.5] - CORRECT ANSWER - check apical pulse RN cannot get PMI, what to do - CORRECT ANSWER - turn to left side pt on levothyroxine, has goiter.. what to assess for - CORRECT ANSWER - check for hyperthyroidism symptoms [heart palpitations] medication dosage reduced, reason? - CORRECT ANSWER - level is 2.5 [too elevated] PUD pt, has heartburn, will give protonix and carafate.. RN action? - CORRECT ANSWER proceed normally pt with cholelithiasis, jaundice, and bile duct obstruction-- what to inform the MD - CORRECT ANSWER - distended rigid abd pt w/ sliding hernia, what should RN do - CORRECT ANSWER - prevent reflux