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Evolve HESI Practice 85 Questions with Verified Answers A 6-month-old infant with congestive heart failure (CHF) is receiving digoxin elixir. Which observation by the nurse warrants immediate intervention? Apical heart rate of 60. Sweating across the forehead. Doesn't suck well. Respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute. - CORRECT ANSWER Apical heart rate of 60. A heart rate of 60 (A) is much lower than normal for a 6-month-old and warrants immediate intervention. The normal heart...

a nurse is planning care for a client who has - ANSWER A nurse is monitoring a client following a thyroidectomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of hypoparathyroidism? - ANSWER Involuntary muscle spasms (occurs if the parathyroid glands are damaged or removed during a thyroidectomy. Muscle twitching and paresthesias can result due to decreased parathyroid hormone levels and calcium deficiency.) A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a c...

1. A nurse assumes a variety of roles while working with clients, which of the following describes the nurse’s role protecting the client and supporting the client’s decisions? advocate 2. A nurse is preparing to administer prescribed medication to a client to demonstrate advocacy, which action should the nurse include in the clients plan of care? a. tells the client that refusal of medication is considered noncompliance b. encourage the client to verbalize questions c. insist the clien...

NR 446 COLLAB EXAM 1 1. A nurse assumes a variety of roles while working with clients, which of the following describes the nurse’s role protecting the client and supporting the client’s decisions? advocate 2. A nurse is preparing to administer prescribed medication to a client to demonstrate advocacy, which action should the nurse include in the clients plan of care? a. tells the client that refusal of medication is considered noncompliance b. encourage the client to verbalize q...

  During the initial phase of family therapy one person is identified as “the problem”. The family therapist challenges linearity by which of the following? A Asking the children how they would fix or deal with the problem person. . B Asking the person identified as the problem to meet privately prior to the . next meeting. C Asking the person identified as the problem how they think the problem could be fixed. . D Asking how others in the family are involved in or effected by...

1. A nurse assumes a variety of roles while working with clients, which of the following describes the nurse’s role protecting the client and supporting the client’s decisions? advocate 2. A nurse is preparing to administer prescribed medication to a client to demonstrate advocacy, which action should the nurse include in the clients plan of care? a. tells the client that refusal of medication is considered noncompliance b. encourage the client to verbalize questions c. insist the clien...

  During the initial phase of family therapy one person is identified as “the problem”. The family therapist challenges linearity by which of the following? A Asking the children how they would fix or deal with the problem person. . B Asking the person identified as the problem to meet privately prior to the . next meeting. C Asking the person identified as the problem how they think the problem could be fixed. . D Asking how others in the family are involved in or effected by...

Gastrointestinal Disorders 4 Case Study 42 Acute Diverticulitis  Scena T.H., a 57-year-old stockbroker, has come to the gastroenterologist for treatment of recurrent mild to severe cramping in his abdomen and blood-streaked stool. You are the registered nurse doing his ini- tial workup. Your findings include a mildly obese man who demonstrates moderate guarding of his abdomen with both direct and rebound tenderness, especially in the left lower quadrant (LLQ). His vital signs are 1...

Monitoring for fetal position is important because the mother cannot tell you she has back pain, which is the cardinal sign of persistant posterior fetal position. Why do the regional blocks, especially epidural and caudal, often result in assisted delivery? A. inability to push effectively in 3rd stage B. inability to push effectively in 4th stage C. inability to push effectively in 1st stage D. inability to push effectively in 2nd stage D. Regional blocks, especially epidural and caudal,...

1 / 51 1 1. A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for metformin extended release tablets. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? I will avoid crushing this medication I'll switch to a lactosefree formula 2. A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving enteral feeding via an NG tube. The client has developed hyperosmolar dehydration. Which of the following ac- tions should the nurse take when administering the cl...