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The nurse is completing the admission B. Sluggish and unequal
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assessment of a 3-year old who is pupillary responses
admitted with bacterial meningitis and
DEFINITION
hydrocephalus. Which assessment
finding is evidence that the child is
experiencing increased intracranial
pressure (ICP)?
A. Tachycardia and tachypnea
B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary
responses
C. Increased head circumference and
bulging fontanels
D. Blood pressure fluctuations and
syncope
TERM
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A client with acute pancreatitis is A. Abdominal pain
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admitted with severe, piercing abdominal decreases when lying
pain and an elevated serum amylase. supine
Which additional information is the client
DEFINITION
most likely to report to the nurse?
A. Abdominal pain decreases when lying
supine
B. Pain lasts an hour and leaves the
abdomen tender
C. Right upper quadrant pain refers to
right scapula
D. Drinks alcohol until intoxicated at least
twice weekly.
TERM
3
A child newly diagnosed with sickle cell A. Instructions about how
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anemia (SCA) is being discharged from much fluid the child
the hospital. Which information is most should drink daily
important for the nurse to provide the
DEFINITION
parents prior to discharge?
A. Instructions about how much fluid the
child should drink daily.
B. Signs of addiction to opioid pain
medications
C. Information about non-
pharmaceutical pain relief measures
D. Referral for social services for the
child and family
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To auscultate for a carotid bruit, the I placed the red dot on
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nurse places the stethoscope at what the base of the neck on
location. (Select the location on the the right side
image with a red dot).
DEFINITION
TERM
5
After receiving report on an inpatient D. The client with a bowel
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acute care unit, which client should the obstruction due to a
nurse assess first? volvulus who is
A. The client with an obstruction of the experiencing abdominal
large intestine who is experiencing rigidity
abdominal distention
DEFINITION
B. The client who had surgery yesterday
and is experiencing a paralytic ileus with
absent bowel sounds
C. The client with a small bowel
obstruction who has a nasogastric tube
that is draining greenish fluid
D. The client with a bowel obstruction
due to a volvulus who is experiencing
abdominal rigidity
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A teenager presents to the emergency D. Respiratory alkalosis
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department with palpitations after vaping
DEFINITION
at a party. The client is anxious, fearful,
and hyperventilating. The nurse
anticipates the client developing which
acid base imbalance?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Metabolic alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Respiratory alkalosis
TERM
7
A client with dyspnea is being admitted Fowlers
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to the medical unit. To best prepare for
DEFINITION
the client's arrival, the nurse should
ensure that the client's bed is in which
position?
A. Supine
B. supine; feet elevated higher than head
C. supine; head elevated higher than feet
D. Fowlers
TERM
8
The nurse is taking the blood pressure A. Frequent syncope
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measurement of a client with Parkinson's C. Flat affect
disease. Which information in the client's D. Blurred vision
admission assessment is relevant to the
DEFINITION
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Title
2024|HESI RN Exit Exam v1|2024-2025
Description
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questions and verified answers/accurate solutions|Already graded A+|Get it 100%
correct.
Import Add diagram Create from notes
1
The nurse is completing the admission B. Sluggish and unequal
Image
assessment of a 3-year old who is pupillary responses
admitted with bacterial meningitis and
DEFINITION
hydrocephalus. Which assessment
finding is evidence that the child is
experiencing increased intracranial
pressure (ICP)?
A. Tachycardia and tachypnea
B. Sluggish and unequal pupillary
responses
C. Increased head circumference and
bulging fontanels
D. Blood pressure fluctuations and
syncope
TERM
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2
A client with acute pancreatitis is A. Abdominal pain
Image
admitted with severe, piercing abdominal decreases when lying
pain and an elevated serum amylase. supine
Which additional information is the client
DEFINITION
most likely to report to the nurse?
A. Abdominal pain decreases when lying
supine
B. Pain lasts an hour and leaves the
abdomen tender
C. Right upper quadrant pain refers to
right scapula
D. Drinks alcohol until intoxicated at least
twice weekly.
TERM
3
A child newly diagnosed with sickle cell A. Instructions about how
Image
anemia (SCA) is being discharged from much fluid the child
the hospital. Which information is most should drink daily
important for the nurse to provide the
DEFINITION
parents prior to discharge?
A. Instructions about how much fluid the
child should drink daily.
B. Signs of addiction to opioid pain
medications
C. Information about non-
pharmaceutical pain relief measures
D. Referral for social services for the
child and family
TERM
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To auscultate for a carotid bruit, the I placed the red dot on
Image
nurse places the stethoscope at what the base of the neck on
location. (Select the location on the the right side
image with a red dot).
DEFINITION
TERM
5
After receiving report on an inpatient D. The client with a bowel
Image
acute care unit, which client should the obstruction due to a
nurse assess first? volvulus who is
A. The client with an obstruction of the experiencing abdominal
large intestine who is experiencing rigidity
abdominal distention
DEFINITION
B. The client who had surgery yesterday
and is experiencing a paralytic ileus with
absent bowel sounds
C. The client with a small bowel
obstruction who has a nasogastric tube
that is draining greenish fluid
D. The client with a bowel obstruction
due to a volvulus who is experiencing
abdominal rigidity
TERM
6
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A teenager presents to the emergency D. Respiratory alkalosis
Image
department with palpitations after vaping
DEFINITION
at a party. The client is anxious, fearful,
and hyperventilating. The nurse
anticipates the client developing which
acid base imbalance?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Metabolic alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Respiratory alkalosis
TERM
7
A client with dyspnea is being admitted Fowlers
Image
to the medical unit. To best prepare for
DEFINITION
the client's arrival, the nurse should
ensure that the client's bed is in which
position?
A. Supine
B. supine; feet elevated higher than head
C. supine; head elevated higher than feet
D. Fowlers
TERM
8
The nurse is taking the blood pressure A. Frequent syncope
Image
measurement of a client with Parkinson's C. Flat affect
disease. Which information in the client's D. Blurred vision
admission assessment is relevant to the
DEFINITION
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