BSN 315 HESI V1
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Answers|2025
Update|100%
Correct.
, A client is scheduled for a spiral computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast to
evaluate for PE. Which information in the client's history requires follow up by the
nurse? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Takes metformin hydrochloride for type 2 DM.
A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon, reports feeling
increasingly depressed. Which action should the nurse implement? - CORRECT
ANSWERS -Notify the healthcare provider of the findings immediately.
Before administering the initial dose of sumatriptan succinate to a client with a migraine
headache. It is most important to determine if the client's history includes which
problem? - CORRECT ANSWERS -CAD
A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV) every 12
hours which is to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains ciprofloxacin 400 mg in
dextrose 5%in water (D5W) 200mL. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the
infusion pump to deliver? - CORRECT ANSWERS -200
Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client it is most important for the nurse to
perform which assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Determine the frequency and
consistency of bowel movements.
Hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine sodium is prescribed for a client with
hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report which symptom because it
indicates that the client is taking too much of the hormonal agent levothyroxine sodium?
- CORRECT ANSWERS -Restlessness
A male client reports to the nurse that he is experiencing gastrointestinal distress from a
high dose of a corticosteroid and is planning to stop taking the medication. In response
to the client's statement which nursing action is most important for the nurse to
implement? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Advise the client that medication should be
gradually stopped rather than abruptly.
A client is receiving pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic drops for glaucoma. The client
calls the clinic nurse and reports difficulty seeing at night. Which explanation should the
nurse provide? - CORRECT ANSWERS -The eye drops slow pupil response to
accommodate for darkness
A client is receiving rifampin an antitubercular medication. Which statement by this
client should prompt the nurse to notify the healthcare provider of a potential problem? -
CORRECT ANSWERS -Reports that the sclera are yellow.
Which action should the nurse implement to assess the effectiveness of the Calcium
channel blocker amlodipine? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Measure the client's BP.
A male client has been receiving the antibiotic gentamicin sulfate IV piggyback every 12
hours for several days. Which observation by the nurse indicates that the client may be
Questions and
Answers|2025
Update|100%
Correct.
, A client is scheduled for a spiral computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast to
evaluate for PE. Which information in the client's history requires follow up by the
nurse? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Takes metformin hydrochloride for type 2 DM.
A client diagnosed with MS who self-administers beta 1 a interferon, reports feeling
increasingly depressed. Which action should the nurse implement? - CORRECT
ANSWERS -Notify the healthcare provider of the findings immediately.
Before administering the initial dose of sumatriptan succinate to a client with a migraine
headache. It is most important to determine if the client's history includes which
problem? - CORRECT ANSWERS -CAD
A client receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 400 mg intravenously (IV) every 12
hours which is to be infused over an hour. The IV bag contains ciprofloxacin 400 mg in
dextrose 5%in water (D5W) 200mL. How many mL/hr should the nurse program the
infusion pump to deliver? - CORRECT ANSWERS -200
Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client it is most important for the nurse to
perform which assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Determine the frequency and
consistency of bowel movements.
Hormone replacement therapy with levothyroxine sodium is prescribed for a client with
hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report which symptom because it
indicates that the client is taking too much of the hormonal agent levothyroxine sodium?
- CORRECT ANSWERS -Restlessness
A male client reports to the nurse that he is experiencing gastrointestinal distress from a
high dose of a corticosteroid and is planning to stop taking the medication. In response
to the client's statement which nursing action is most important for the nurse to
implement? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Advise the client that medication should be
gradually stopped rather than abruptly.
A client is receiving pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic drops for glaucoma. The client
calls the clinic nurse and reports difficulty seeing at night. Which explanation should the
nurse provide? - CORRECT ANSWERS -The eye drops slow pupil response to
accommodate for darkness
A client is receiving rifampin an antitubercular medication. Which statement by this
client should prompt the nurse to notify the healthcare provider of a potential problem? -
CORRECT ANSWERS -Reports that the sclera are yellow.
Which action should the nurse implement to assess the effectiveness of the Calcium
channel blocker amlodipine? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Measure the client's BP.
A male client has been receiving the antibiotic gentamicin sulfate IV piggyback every 12
hours for several days. Which observation by the nurse indicates that the client may be
