Evolve- Hesi Fundamental Skills Questions and
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A client who is dying jokes about the situation even though the client is becoming sicker and
weaker. Which is the most therapeutic response by the nurse? "Does it help to joke
about your illness?"
What type of functional health pattern would the nurse explain describes values and goals?
Value-belief pattern
A client being treated for influenza A (H1N1) is scheduled for a computed tomography (CT) scan.
To ensure client and visitor safety during transport, the nurse should take which precaution?
Place a surgical mask on the client.
How can a nurse best evaluate the effectiveness of communication with a client? Client
feedback
,Nursing actions for an older adult should include health education and promotion of self-care.
Which is most important when working with an older adult client? Reinforcing the
client's strengths and promoting reminiscing
A client with a leg prosthesis and a history of syncopal episodes is being admitted to the
hospital. When formulating the plan of care for this client, the nurse should include that the
client is at risk for what? Falls
A home health nurse on a first visit checks the client's vital signs and obtains a blood sample for
an international normalized ratio (INR). After these tasks are completed, the client asks the
nurse to straighten the blankets on the bed. What is the nurse's most appropriate response?
"Of course. I want to do whatever I can for you."
Which developmental changes should be evaluated in girls around 12 years of age?
Skeletal Growth
A nurse is reviewing how a hyperglycemic client's blood glucose can be lowered. The nurse
recalls that the chemical that buffers the client's excessive acetoacetic acid is what?
Sodium bicarbonate
,What principal components are associated with a nurse's time management skill? Select all that
apply. Goal setting
Priority setting
Interruption control
On the third postoperative day after a below-the-knee amputation, a client is refusing to eat,
talk, or perform any rehabilitative activities. What is the best initial approach that the nurse
should take when interacting with this client? Acknowledge that the client's withdrawal is
an expected and necessary part of initial grieving
Which concept refers to respecting the rights of others? Open-mindedness
A client is dying. Hesitatingly, his wife says to the nurse, "I'd like to tell him how much I love him,
but I don't want to upset him." Which is the best response by the nurse? "Why don't you
share your feelings with him while you can?"
, Which fine-motor skills may be observed in an 8 to 10 month-old infant? Select all that apply.
Using pincer grasp well
Picking up small objects
Showing hand preference
An 80-year-old client is admitted to the hospital because of complications associated with
severe dehydration. The client's daughter asks the nurse how her mother could have become
dehydrated, because she is alert and able to care for herself. The nurse's best response is:
"The thirst reflex diminishes with age, and therefore the recognition of the need for fluid
is decreased."
What are the goals of care when working with families according to the family health system?
Select all that apply. To improve family health or well-being
To assist in family management of illness conditions
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A client who is dying jokes about the situation even though the client is becoming sicker and
weaker. Which is the most therapeutic response by the nurse? "Does it help to joke
about your illness?"
What type of functional health pattern would the nurse explain describes values and goals?
Value-belief pattern
A client being treated for influenza A (H1N1) is scheduled for a computed tomography (CT) scan.
To ensure client and visitor safety during transport, the nurse should take which precaution?
Place a surgical mask on the client.
How can a nurse best evaluate the effectiveness of communication with a client? Client
feedback
,Nursing actions for an older adult should include health education and promotion of self-care.
Which is most important when working with an older adult client? Reinforcing the
client's strengths and promoting reminiscing
A client with a leg prosthesis and a history of syncopal episodes is being admitted to the
hospital. When formulating the plan of care for this client, the nurse should include that the
client is at risk for what? Falls
A home health nurse on a first visit checks the client's vital signs and obtains a blood sample for
an international normalized ratio (INR). After these tasks are completed, the client asks the
nurse to straighten the blankets on the bed. What is the nurse's most appropriate response?
"Of course. I want to do whatever I can for you."
Which developmental changes should be evaluated in girls around 12 years of age?
Skeletal Growth
A nurse is reviewing how a hyperglycemic client's blood glucose can be lowered. The nurse
recalls that the chemical that buffers the client's excessive acetoacetic acid is what?
Sodium bicarbonate
,What principal components are associated with a nurse's time management skill? Select all that
apply. Goal setting
Priority setting
Interruption control
On the third postoperative day after a below-the-knee amputation, a client is refusing to eat,
talk, or perform any rehabilitative activities. What is the best initial approach that the nurse
should take when interacting with this client? Acknowledge that the client's withdrawal is
an expected and necessary part of initial grieving
Which concept refers to respecting the rights of others? Open-mindedness
A client is dying. Hesitatingly, his wife says to the nurse, "I'd like to tell him how much I love him,
but I don't want to upset him." Which is the best response by the nurse? "Why don't you
share your feelings with him while you can?"
, Which fine-motor skills may be observed in an 8 to 10 month-old infant? Select all that apply.
Using pincer grasp well
Picking up small objects
Showing hand preference
An 80-year-old client is admitted to the hospital because of complications associated with
severe dehydration. The client's daughter asks the nurse how her mother could have become
dehydrated, because she is alert and able to care for herself. The nurse's best response is:
"The thirst reflex diminishes with age, and therefore the recognition of the need for fluid
is decreased."
What are the goals of care when working with families according to the family health system?
Select all that apply. To improve family health or well-being
To assist in family management of illness conditions
