HESI RN Case Studies: Rheumatoid Arthritis
with Joint Arthroplasty |Questions
with100%Correct Answers
Which instruction should the nurse include when teaching Terry about the PCA
pump? - ✔️✔️"You can request additional pain medication if your pain is not
controlled with the pump."
Which intervention should the nurse implement first? - ✔️✔️Perform a
neurovascular assessment.
Which tasks can be delegated to the UAP? - ✔️✔️-Apply antiembolic hose.
-Remove the CPM machine while assisting Terry to bathe.
Which professional(s) have prescriptive authority that can provide a prescription
for a different analgesic? . - ✔️✔️-Nurse practitioner.
-Physician's assistant.
The nurse contacts the surgical physician's assistant (PA), who provides the
following verbal prescription: hydrocodone/acetominophen (Lortab) 7.5/500 mg, 2
tabs PO PRN for pain. What is the best nursing action in response to this
prescription? - ✔️✔️Repeat the verbal order back to the PA for clarification and
completeness of the order.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first? - ✔️✔️Assess Terry's vital
signs and check the surgical dressings..
Which intervention should the nurse prepare to implement? - ✔️✔️Obtain cold
packs or a cooling blanket.
Which manifestations may indicate the onset of septic shock? - ✔️✔️-Decreased
urinary output.
-Altered mental status.
The nurse notifies the healthcare provider and obtains wound and blood cultures.
Terry is started on levofloxacin 750 mg every 24 hours, a primary IV of Ringer's
with Joint Arthroplasty |Questions
with100%Correct Answers
Which instruction should the nurse include when teaching Terry about the PCA
pump? - ✔️✔️"You can request additional pain medication if your pain is not
controlled with the pump."
Which intervention should the nurse implement first? - ✔️✔️Perform a
neurovascular assessment.
Which tasks can be delegated to the UAP? - ✔️✔️-Apply antiembolic hose.
-Remove the CPM machine while assisting Terry to bathe.
Which professional(s) have prescriptive authority that can provide a prescription
for a different analgesic? . - ✔️✔️-Nurse practitioner.
-Physician's assistant.
The nurse contacts the surgical physician's assistant (PA), who provides the
following verbal prescription: hydrocodone/acetominophen (Lortab) 7.5/500 mg, 2
tabs PO PRN for pain. What is the best nursing action in response to this
prescription? - ✔️✔️Repeat the verbal order back to the PA for clarification and
completeness of the order.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first? - ✔️✔️Assess Terry's vital
signs and check the surgical dressings..
Which intervention should the nurse prepare to implement? - ✔️✔️Obtain cold
packs or a cooling blanket.
Which manifestations may indicate the onset of septic shock? - ✔️✔️-Decreased
urinary output.
-Altered mental status.
The nurse notifies the healthcare provider and obtains wound and blood cultures.
Terry is started on levofloxacin 750 mg every 24 hours, a primary IV of Ringer's
