PN HESI A Series Of Questions And Correct Answers With
Verified Solutions Grade A+.
Thyroidectomy patient with hoarse voice - ANSWER: Tell the charge nurse
What would you expect with a patient with hip replacement cast? - ANSWER:
Decreased HGB
If you are taking out the NG tube and your patient starts gagging, what would you
do? - ANSWER: Continue removing the NG tube
Something with a chamber of 15mL - ANSWER: Choose the option to add 5mL to
make it 20mL
Nurse that has four patients - ANSWER: Pick the patient trying to get up (NOT liver
biopsy patient)
Know where the injection site is on the ass - ANSWER: Side top, where the dimple
is
Patient wants to be DNR - ANSWER: Tell the physician of the clients wishes
Parkinsons - ANSWER: Give levodopa
Patient comes in with TB, UTI, nurse looks at prescription and patient complains of
tinnitus, which drugs are you going to question? - ANSWER: Gentamicin
Foods that contain Vitamin K SATA - ANSWER: Spinach & broccoli
Listening to the sounds of the lungs - ANSWER: Give albuterol
Cleaning wound that has a drain, how does the PN cleanse that wound - ANSWER:
Cleaning from the most drainage to the least
, Husband of a patient is screaming, what stage is he experiencing? - ANSWER:
Anger
Coumadin question that is increasing - ANSWER: Just administer the next dose-
5mg.
Rationale: It says in the doctors order to give 2mg on the first day on 5 on the rest.
Don't get confused with Heparin's INR which will show that it's increasing because
thats normal
Incentive spirometer that shows they need more teaching - ANSWER: Patient who is
blowing INTO it
Catheter question about vulture sensitivity - ANSWER: Use sterile syringe and get
urine from the port near the catheter
Thrombocytopenic patient - ANSWER: Move all clutter out of the environment
Correct way to inject insulin (in order) - ANSWER: Sit the client up right, clean with
swab, pinch, release, and then inject
Newborn baby, why is there yellow drainage? - ANSWER: they get antibiotic eye
drops when they are first born
Thyroid patient receiving synthroid (Levothyroxine) - ANSWER: Monitor for
palpitations
How do you know if your patient has jaundice? - ANSWER: Observe
Teenager being admitted to psycho unit, prior to leaving the room, what do you do? -
ANSWER: Ask her if she has suicidal tendencies
Malpractice question - which of these protect you? - ANSWER: Code of ethics
Verified Solutions Grade A+.
Thyroidectomy patient with hoarse voice - ANSWER: Tell the charge nurse
What would you expect with a patient with hip replacement cast? - ANSWER:
Decreased HGB
If you are taking out the NG tube and your patient starts gagging, what would you
do? - ANSWER: Continue removing the NG tube
Something with a chamber of 15mL - ANSWER: Choose the option to add 5mL to
make it 20mL
Nurse that has four patients - ANSWER: Pick the patient trying to get up (NOT liver
biopsy patient)
Know where the injection site is on the ass - ANSWER: Side top, where the dimple
is
Patient wants to be DNR - ANSWER: Tell the physician of the clients wishes
Parkinsons - ANSWER: Give levodopa
Patient comes in with TB, UTI, nurse looks at prescription and patient complains of
tinnitus, which drugs are you going to question? - ANSWER: Gentamicin
Foods that contain Vitamin K SATA - ANSWER: Spinach & broccoli
Listening to the sounds of the lungs - ANSWER: Give albuterol
Cleaning wound that has a drain, how does the PN cleanse that wound - ANSWER:
Cleaning from the most drainage to the least
, Husband of a patient is screaming, what stage is he experiencing? - ANSWER:
Anger
Coumadin question that is increasing - ANSWER: Just administer the next dose-
5mg.
Rationale: It says in the doctors order to give 2mg on the first day on 5 on the rest.
Don't get confused with Heparin's INR which will show that it's increasing because
thats normal
Incentive spirometer that shows they need more teaching - ANSWER: Patient who is
blowing INTO it
Catheter question about vulture sensitivity - ANSWER: Use sterile syringe and get
urine from the port near the catheter
Thrombocytopenic patient - ANSWER: Move all clutter out of the environment
Correct way to inject insulin (in order) - ANSWER: Sit the client up right, clean with
swab, pinch, release, and then inject
Newborn baby, why is there yellow drainage? - ANSWER: they get antibiotic eye
drops when they are first born
Thyroid patient receiving synthroid (Levothyroxine) - ANSWER: Monitor for
palpitations
How do you know if your patient has jaundice? - ANSWER: Observe
Teenager being admitted to psycho unit, prior to leaving the room, what do you do? -
ANSWER: Ask her if she has suicidal tendencies
Malpractice question - which of these protect you? - ANSWER: Code of ethics
