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BSN 215 HESI RN Specialty Dosage Calculation Exam (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions and Verified Answers |100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: A client returns to the nursing unit from surgery with a prescription for Lactated Ringer's solution 1,000 ml to be infused over 10 hours. The IV administration set delivers 60 gtts/ml. The nurse should regulate the infusion to deliver how many gtts/minute? Answer: 100 First convert hours to minutes: 10 hrs x 60 = 600 minut...

BSN 315 HESI RN Specialty Pharmacology Exam V3 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: The nurse admits a client with a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer. The client has a prescription to wear a subcutaneous morphine sulfate patch for pain. The client is short of breath and difficult to arouse. While performing a head-to-toe assessment the nurse discovers four patches on the client's body. Which action should the nurse take first? A....

BSN 315 HESI RN Specialty Pharmacology Exam V2 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: A client who is diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus receives a prescription for vancomycin. Which assessment should the nurse perform to identify a potential adverse effect? a. Whisper test. b. Romberg test. c. Tactile discrimination. d. Skin turgor. Answer: Whisper test. (Assesses hearing acuity and is related to ...

BSN 225 HESI RN Specialty Fundamentals of Nursing Exam V2 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: The home health nurse is reviewing the personal care needs of an elderly client who lives alone. Which client assessment findings indicate the need to assign an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to provide routine foot care and file the clients toenails? (Select all that apply). Answer: -Diminished visual acuity - Syncope with...

BSN 225 HESI RN Specialty Fundamentals of Nursing Exam V3 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: The nurse plans to obtain health assessment information from a primary source. Which option is a primary source for the completion of the health assessment? A. Client. B. Healthcare provider. C. A family member. D. Previous medical records. Answer: A. Client. Question: The nurse assigns an unlicensed assistive personnel (UA...

BSN 225 HESI RN Specialty Fundamentals of Nursing Exam Study Guide (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: what type of isolation is used for MRSA? Answer: contact precautions Question: what are your options for verifying a medication Answer: -asking another RN -MAR/EHR -health care providers order Question: what is the priority action when a medication error occurs? Answer: assessment of the patient. Question: how to prop...

BSN 315 HESI RN Specialty Pharmacology Exam V1 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: Which action should the nurse implement to assess the effectiveness of amlodipine? A. Measure the client's blood pressure. B A Review the client's intake and output. C Note the client's serum calcium levels. D Monitor the client's serum electrolytes. Answer: A. Measure the client's blood pressure. Question: The nurs...

BSN 215 HESI RN Specialty Dosage Calculation Exam Prep (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions and Verified Answers |100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: A healthcare provider orders 180 mg of a medication by mouth. Available are 60 mg capsules. Give __ capsules. Answer: 3 1. Use the dimensional analysis formula. X = V (vehicle)/H (on hand) × C(H)/C(D) × D/1 2. Plug in the known values and calculate. X = 1 capsule/60 mg × 180 mg/1 X= 3 capsules Question: A p...

BSN 246 HESI RN Specialty Health Assessment Exam Prep (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions and Verified Answers |100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: When assessing facial nerve function of a 96-year-old, the nurse asks the client to smile in an exaggerated manner. Which finding is most important for the nurse to further asses? Answer: Only one side of the mouth moves when smiling Question: When performing range of motion exercises on the joints of an older adult clien...

BSN 225 HESI RN Specialty Fundamentals of Nursing Exam Prep (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: The nurse has been assigned the same clients for the past 4 days. Two of the clients demand a great deal of attention, and the nurse feels anxious and angry about being given this assignment again. What action would demonstrate the most effective way for the nurse to cope with the client care assignment? A. Share complaints about th...