NGN HESI EXIT EXAM 2024 WITH 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
The nurse is feeding an older adult who was admitted with aspiration pneumonia. The pt is weak and begins coughing while attempting to drink through a straw. Which intervention should the nurse implement? - ANSWER✔✔Teach coughing and deep breathing exercises The nurse is teaching the pt about home care after surgery for an ileal conduit placement. When reviewing the information, which statement should the nurse recognize as needing additional education? - ANSWER✔✔Empty the pouch when it is half full.A 12 week gestation is admitted to the antepartum unit with a dx of hyperemesis gravidarum. Which action is most important for the nurse to implement? - ANSWER✔✔initiate prescribed IV fluids A pt with dyspnea is being admitted to the medical unit. To best prepare for the pt arrival, the nurse should ensure that the pt bed is in which position? - ANSWER✔✔Picture with the bed sitting up A pt who is scheduled for a bronchoscopy in the morning is anxious and asking the nurse numerous questions about the procedure. In preparing the pt for the procedure, which intervention has the highest priority? - ANSWER✔✔Instruct pt to write down questions While caring for a pt post operative dressing, the nurse observes purulent drainage at the wound. Before reporting this finding to the provider, the nurse should review which of the pt lab values? - ANSWER✔✔culture for sensitive organisms A pt with a lower respiratory tract infection receives a prescription for ciprofloxacin 500mg PO every 12hrs. When the client requests an afternoon snack, which dietary choice should the nurse provide? - ANSWER✔✔Cinnamon apple sauce An older male reporting abd pain is admitted from a facility. It has been 7 days since his last BM and his abd is distended, and he just vomited 150ml of dark brown emesis. In what order should the nurse implement these interventions? - ANSWER✔✔Send emesis to lab 1 / 2
Elevate HOB complete focused assessment offers PRN pain meds A patient who recently received a prescription for ramelteon to treat sleep deprivation reports experiencing several side effects since taking the med. Which side effect should the nurse report to the healthcare provider? - ANSWER✔✔Somnambulism A pt is scheduled for a spiral CT scan with contrast to evaluate for pulmonary embolism. Which information in the client's history requires follow up by the nurse? - ANSWER✔✔take metformin for type
- diabetes
- / 2
The nurse should withhold which medication if the client's serum potassium level is 6.2 mEq/? - ANSWER✔✔Spironolactone A nurse receives a report on a pt who is four hours post-total abdominal hysterectomy. The previous nurse reports that it was necessary to change the client's perineal pad hourly and that it is again saturated. The previous nurse also reports that the client's urinary output has decreased. Which action should the nurse implement first? - ANSWER✔✔Assess for weakness or dizziness A pt who is admitted for primary hypothyroidism has early signs of myxedema coma. In assessing the pt, in which sequence should the nurse complete these actions? - ANSWER✔✔-Observe breathing patterns -assess blood pressure -measure body temp -palpate for pedal edema The nurse is taking the blood pressure measurement of a client with Parkinson's disease. Which information in the admission assessment is relevant to the nurse's plan for taking the blood pressure reading? SATA - ANSWER✔✔Blurred Vision Flat Affect