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An otherwise healthy 18-month-old child with a history of febrile seizures is in the well-child clinic. Which statement by the father would indicate to the nurse that additional teaching should be done? A. "I have ibuprofen available in case it's needed." B. "My child will likely outgrow these seizures by age 5." C. "I always keep phenobarbital with me in case of a fever." D. "The most likely time for a seizure is when the fever is rising." - ANS C A 6-month-old infan...

Peds Exam 1 Which nursing role is not directly involved when providing family-centered approach to the pediatric population? 1. Advocacy 2. Case management 3. Patient education 4. Researcher - ANS 4. Researcher A nurse is working with pediatric clients in a research facility. The nurse recognizes that federal guidelines are in place that delineate which pediatrics clients must give assent for participation in research trials. Based upon the clients age, the nurse would seek assent...

Med-Surg HESI Practice Questions What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of a client who had a cataract extraction today? a. sexual activities may be resumed upon return home b. light housekeeping is permitted but avoid heavy lifting c. use a metal eye shield on operative eye during the day d. administer eye ointment before applying eye drops - ANS b. light housekeeping is permitted but avoid heavy lifting A male adult comes to the urgent care cl...

Hesi Final Study Questions: Med Surg II A nurse is caring for a client who is learning how to take care of a newly created colostomy. When observing a return demonstration of the colostomy irrigation, the nurse evaluates that more teaching is required when the client: - ANS Hangs the irrigation bag on the door clothes hook during fluid insertion Following surgery, a client asks the nurse if he or she can help measure intake and output. What is the best nursing response? - ANS Assess ...

MED SURG HESI V2 What Information should the nurse include in the teaching plan of a client diagnosed with GERD? A. Sleep without pillows B. Adjust food intake to three full meals per day with no snacks C. Minimize symptoms by wearing loose, comfortable clothing D. Avoid Participation in any aerobic exercise program - ANS C. Minimize symptoms by wearing loose, comfortable clothing After a hospitalization for SIADH, a client develops pontine myelinolysis. Which Intervention sho...

HESI Med-Surg 2023 What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of a client who had a cataract extraction today? - ANS Light housekeeping is permitted but avoid heavy lifting. A male adult comes to the urgent care clinic 5 days after being diagnosed with influenza. He is short of breath, febrile, and coughing green colored sputum. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? - ANS Obtain a sputum sample for culture. An elder male client tells ...

Med/surg II Final exam Priority action by nurse for client w/ compromised immune system? - ANS Hand hygiene Client w/ wound is worried about drainage being present, best response by nurse? - ANS Some drainage is to be expected & normal inflammatory response, if it smells foul or looks like pus that's a sign of infection Precautions for HIV patient? - ANS Standard precautions What signifies advancement of HIV to AIDS? - ANS Opportunistic infections -pneumonistic, C diff etc ...

Med Surg Test bank The nurse assesses a patient with shortness of breath for evidence of long-standing hypoxemia by inspecting: A. Chest excursion B. Spinal curvatures C. The respiratory pattern D. The fingernail and its base - ANS D. The fingernail and its base Clubbing, a sign of long-standing hypoxemia, is evidenced by an increase in the angle between the base of the nail and the fingernail to 180 degrees or more, usually accompanied by an increase in the depth, bulk, and sponginess...

HESI - Medical Surgical Nursing When describing patient education approaches, the nurse educator would explain that informal teaching is an approach that a. follows formalized plans b. has standardized content c. often occurs one-to-one d. addresses group needs - ANS C. Informal teaching is individualized one on one teaching which represents the majority of patient education done by nurses that occurs when an intervention is explained or a question is answered. Group needs are often...

Med Surg Hesi V2 Why and what should a pt with diverticulosis eat? - ANS High fiber foods(grains, beans, broccoli) and increased fluids Why? will help prevent constipation and to increase fluids which will promote hydration and maintain normal stool consistency and prevent straining What is the priority teaching for a patient recieving radiation? - ANS 1. avoid sunlight exposure of the portal site to reduce any further damage to the irradiated skin. 2. The radiation area should be...

Med Surg 2021 Hesi practice questions The nurse is assessing a 48-year-old client with a history of smoking during a routine clinic visit. The client, who exercises regularly, reports having pain in the calf during exercise that disappears at rest. Which of the following findings requires further evaluation? 1. Heart rate 57 bpm. 2. SpO2 of 94% on room air. 3. Blood pressure 134/82. 4. Ankle-brachial index of 0.65. - 4 An Ankle-Brachial Index of 0.65 suggests moderate arterial vas...

Med-Surg HESI Remediation Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) which is commonly used for muscle strains and aches. Which should the nurse recognize as a serious side effect of ibuprofen? A: Nephrotoxicity. B: Xerostomia. C: Hallucination. D: Convulsions. - ANS A: Nephrotoxicity Rationale: Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and inflammation. NSAIDs have nephrotoxic effects and should be avoided in patients wit...

Virtual ATI Med-Surg Set A nurse is administering packed red blood cells to a client. What should the nurse do if a transfusion reaction is suspected? - ANS Stop the infusion. A nurse is caring for a client with skeletal traction following a fracture. How and when should skeletal pin care be provided? - ANS One cotton swab with chlorhexidine is designated for each pin for pin care to be done once a shift. A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a client newly diagnosed with con...

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Med Surg V2 PN HESI 1. A primigravid client at 26 weeks' gestation asks the nurse what causes heartburn during pregnancy. The nurse should explain to the client that heartburn during pregnancy is usually caused by which of the following? 1. Increased peristaltic action during pregnancy. 2. Displacement of the stomach by the diaphragm. 3. Decreased secretion of hydrochloric acid. 4. Backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus. - ANS 4. Backflow of stomach contents into the eso...

Med-Surg II HESI Exam - set one The nurse is completing a health assessment of a 42-year-old female with suspected Graves' Disease. The nurse should assess this client for: 1. anorexia 2. tachycardia 3. weight gain 4. cold skin - ANS 2. tachycardia Graves' disease, the most common type of thyrotoxicosis, is a state of hypermetabolism. The increased metabolic rate generates heat and produces tachycardia and fine muscle tremors. Anorexia is associated with hypothyroidism. Loss ...

LETRS Unit 1 Assessment b. The Three Cueing Systems model omits or obscures the role of phonology. - ANS What is one important distinction between the Four-Part Processing Model for Word Recognition and the Three Cueing Systems model? a. The Four-Part Processing Model emphasizes visual processes. b. The Three Cueing Systems model omits or obscures the role of phonology. c. The Three Cueing Systems model emphasizes the role of phonology. d. The Three Cueing Systems model omits sem...

LETRS Unit 1 Assessment b. The Three Cueing Systems model omits or obscures the role of phonology. - ANS What is one important distinction between the Four-Part Processing Model for Word Recognition and the Three Cueing Systems model? a. The Four-Part Processing Model emphasizes visual processes. b. The Three Cueing Systems model omits or obscures the role of phonology. c. The Three Cueing Systems model emphasizes the role of phonology. d. The Three Cueing Systems model omits sema...

Fundamentals of Nursing: Chapter 1 Test 1. The first practicing nurse epidemiologist was a. Florence Nightingale. b. Mildred Montag. c. Clara Barton. d. Mary Agnes Snively - ANS a. Florence Nightingale 2. The American Red Cross was founded by a. Florence Nightingale. b. Harriet Tubman. c. Clara Barton. d. Mary Mahoney. - ANS c. Clara Barton 3. Nurses working in the Henry Street Settlement in 1893 were among the first nurses to demonstrate autonomy in practice. This was ...

Fundamentals Unit 1 Test Bank Which organization is preparing future nurses to have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) of evidence-based practices necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the health care systems within which they work? a. The Joint Commission b. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) c. The National Database of Nursing Quality Improvement (NDNQI) d. The Agency for Health care Research and Quality (AHRQ) - ANS Quality and Safet...