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Evolve HESI Fundamentals Practice Exam Questions and Answers 2023 A hospitalized male client is receiving nasogastric tube feedings via a small-bore tube and a continuous pump infusion. He reports that he had a bad bout of severe coughing a few minutes ago, but feels fine now. What action is best ...

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Evolve HESI Fundamentals Practice Exam Questions and Answers 2023
A hospitalized male client is receiving nasogastric tube feedings via a small-bore tube and a continuous pump infusion. He reports that he had a bad bout of severe coughing a few minutes ago, but feels fine now. What action is best for the nurse to take? - answer After clearing the tube with 30 ml of air, check the pH of fluid withdrawn from the tube.
A client is in the radiology department at 0900 when the prescription levofloxacin (Levaquin) 500 mg IV q24h is scheduled to be administered. The client returns to the unit at 1300. What is the best intervention for the nurse to implement? - answer Give the missed dose at 1300 and change the schedule to administer daily at 1300.
A client who is in hospice care complains of increasing amounts of pain. The healthcare
provider prescribes an analgesic every four hours as needed. Which action should the nurse implement? - answer Give an around-the-clock schedule for administration of analgesics.
After completing an assessment and determining that a client has a problem, which action should the nurse perform next? - answer determine the etiology of the problem
What is the most important reason for starting intravenous infusions in the upper extremities rather than the lower extremities of adults? - answer A decreased flow rate could result in the formation of a thrombosis.
The nurse notices that the mother of a 9-year-old Vietnamese child always looks at the floor when she talks to the nurse. What action should the nurse take? - answer Continue asking the mother questions about the child.
Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement for a male client who is experiencing urinary retention? - answer Assess for bladder distention.
A client who is a Jehovah's Witness is admitted to the nursing unit. Which concern should the nurse have for planning care in terms of the client's beliefs? - answer Blood transfusions are forbidden.
While instructing a male client's wife in the performance of passive range-of-motion exercises to his contracted shoulder, the nurse observes that she is holding his arm above and below the elbow. What nursing action should the nurse implement? - answer
Acknowledge that she is supporting the arm correctly. An elderly male client who is unresponsive following a cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
is receiving bolus enteral feedings though a gastrostomy tube. What is the best client position for administration of the bolus tube feedings? - answer Fowler's.
An adult male client with a history of hypertension tells the nurse that he is tired of taking antihypertensive medications and is going to try spiritual meditation instead. What should be the nurse's first response? - answer It is important that you continue your medication while learning to meditate.
A client is to receive cimetidine (Tagamet) 300 mg q6h IVPB. The preparation arrives from the pharmacy diluted in 50 ml of 0.9% NaCl. The nurse plans to administer the IVPB dose over 20 minutes. For how many ml/hr should the infusion pump be set to deliver the secondary infusion? - answer 150
The nurse is completing a mental assessment for a client who is demonstrating slow thought processes, personality changes, and emotional lability. Which area of the brain controls these neuro-cognitive functions? - answer Frontal lobe
A client is receiving a cephalosporin antibiotic IV and complains of pain and irritation at the infusion site. The nurse observes erythema, swelling, and a red streak along the vessel above the IV access site. Which action should the nurse take at this time? - answer Initiate an alternate site for the IV infusion of the medication.
A female client asks the nurse to find someone who can translate into her native language her concerns about a treatment. Which action should the nurse take? - answer Request and document the name of the certified translator.
A 73-year-old female client had a hemiarthroplasty of the left hip yesterday due to a fracture resulting from a fall. In reviewing hip precautions with the client, which instruction should the nurse include in this client's teaching plan? - answer Place a pillow between your knees while lying in bed to prevent hip dislocation.
An elderly resident of a long-term care facility is no longer able to perform self-care and is becoming progressively weaker. The resident previously requested that no resuscitative efforts be performed, and the family requests hospice care. What action should the nurse implement first? - answer Notify the healthcare provider of the family's request.
A young mother of three children complains of increased anxiety during her annual physical exam. What information should the nurse obtain first? - answer Nutritional history.
The nurse prepares a 1,000 ml IV of 5% dextrose and water to be infused over 8 hours. The infusion set delivers 10 drops per milliliter. The nurse should regulate the IV to administer approximately how many drops per minute? - answer 21

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