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HESI RN EXIT EXAM LEGACY V1-Questions&Answers
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HESI RN LEGACY EXIT EXAM V1QUESTIONS&ANSWERS
, 1. The nurse is caring for a pre-adolescent client in skeletal Dunlop traction. Which
nursing intervention is appropriate for this child?
A) Make certain the child is maintained in correct body alignment.
2. The nurse is assessing a healthy child at the 2 year check up. Which of the following
should the nurse report immediately to the health care provider?
A) Height and weight percentiles vary widely
3. The parents of a 2 year-old child report that he has been holding his breath whenever
he has temper tantrums. What is the best action by the nurse?
C) Advise the parents to ignore breath holding because breathing will begin as a reflex
4. The nurse is assessing a client in the emergency room. Which statement suggests that
the problem is acute angina?
A) "My pain is deep in my chest behind my sternum."
5. Enalapril maleate (Vasotec) is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which assessment does the
nurse perform as a priority before administering the medication?
A. Checking the client's blood pressure
6. A client is scheduled to undergo an upper gastrointestinal (GI) series, and the nurse provides
instructions to the client about the test. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further
instruction?
C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the night before the test and give myself a Fleet enema on
the morning of the test."
7. 2-A nurse on the evening shift checks a physician's prescriptions and notes that the dose of a
prescribed medication is higher than the normal dose. The nurse calls the physician's answering
service and is told that the physician is off for the night and will be available in the morning. The
nurse should:
B. Ask the answering service to contact the on-call physician
8. An emergency department (ED) nurse is monitoring a client with suspected acute myocardial
infarction (MI) who is awaiting transfer to the coronary intensive care unit. The nurse notes the
sudden onset of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) on the monitor, checks the client's carotid
pulse, and determines that the PVCs are not resulting in perfusion. The appropriate action by the
nurse is:
B. Asking the ED physician to check the client Correct
9. NPO status is imposed 8 hours before the procedure on a client scheduled to undergo
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at 1 p.m. On the morning of the procedure, the nurse checks the
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