NUR 206 - HESI REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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During a two-week postoperative follow-up home visit, a female client who had gastric bypass surgery exhibits abdominal tendernes...
NUR 206 - HESI REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
During a two-week postoperative follow-up home visit, a female client who had gastric
bypass surgery exhibits abdominal tenderness, shoulder pain, and describes feelings of
malaise. Her vital signs are: temperature 101.8°F, blood pressure 100/50, heart rate
104 beats/minute, and respirations 18 breaths/minute. Which action should the nurse
take?
a. Determine the client's current oxygen saturation rate.
b. Instruct the client to drive to the hospital for admission
c. Recheck the client's vital signs in 30 minutes
d. Have the client transported via ambulance to the hospital - ANSWER-d. Have the
client transported via ambulance to the hospital
An older man has become increasingly forgetful, frequently eats large quantities of food
from refrigerator, and cannot remember when he takes his medications. He has limited
mobility to weight-related osteoarthritis in both knees. When assisting the client's wife
with a care plan for the home, which interventions should the nurse suggest? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Request a referral for motorized wheelchair to assist with mobility.
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help strengthen muscles.
e. Post a sign on refrigerator reminding the client not to eat between meals. - ANSWER-
b. Keep a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are easily accessible.
c. Put medications into a container that organized the pills by the day and time.
d. Encourage participation in televised exercise classes to help strengthen muscles.
The school nurse is assessing heights, weights, and body mass indexed (BMI) of the
students who are entering high school. Because a majority of the students are found to
be overweight, the nurse plans to develop a program that addresses obesity in this age
population. Before initiating this program, what additional information is most important
for the nurse to obtain?
a. The history of obesity education in the community
b. The level of parental concern regarding childhood obesity
c. The demographic data for the student population
d. An activity report from the physical education department - ANSWER-a. The history
of obesity education in the community
,The epidemiological triad can be used to frame strategies for the prevention of farm
machinery injuries. Which action should the nurse take to focus on the agent?
a. Teach farm workers not to smoke around farm equipment
b. Work with legislators to mandate safe tractor design
c. Translate written vehicle instructions into picture format
d. Provide rehabilitation services to injured farm hands - ANSWER-b. Work with
legislators to mandate safe tractor design
The public health nurse is creating a plan to increase state funding for a local health
clinic. Which strategy is likely to be most effective in obtaining funding for the clinic?
a. Run the health clinic economically and advertise the services the clinic provides
b. Organize concerned citizens to write letters and telephone state representatives
c. Described to the media the valuable services provided by the community clinic
d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's value -
ANSWER-d. Engage a professional lobbyist to persuade Congress of the local clinic's
value
The nurse is documenting the medical history of a young adult male client who was
recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). He smokes 2 packs of
cigarettes daily and his father died of a heart attack at the age of 45. Which annual
screening is most important for the nurse include?
a. Peripheral neuropathy
b. Renal insufficiency
c. Retinography
d. Hyperlipidemia - ANSWER-d. Hyperlipidemia
The nurse provides teaching to a group of evacuees in a mass casualty center after a
natural flooding disaster. Which information should the nurse including in the teaching
plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Wash all fruits and vegetables thoroughly in running tap water.
b. Identify all sexual contacts since the evacuation process
c. Take all doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial solutions
e. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions - ANSWER-c. Take all
doses of prophylactic prescriptions for diarrhea
d. Clean hands using soap, clean water, or waterless antibacterial solutions
e. Drink only boiled water or bottled oral rehydration solutions
A nurse is planning a nutrition class for a group of senior citizens at a community center
and wants to emphasize the amount and types of fat in some foods versus others. What
is the best teaching method for the nurse to use?
, a. Display posters with foods and tell seniors about fat content
b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss the nutritional panel of
each product
c. Show a movie about cooking with foods that are low in fat but delicious
d. Ask each senior to bring a food for others to taste, then estimate the fat contained in
these foods - ANSWER-b. Determine foods most often eaten by this group and discuss
the nutritional panel of each product
The wife of an older adult man who has had diabetes mellitus for the past 10 years
reports to the home health nurse that her husband fell yesterday while taking his daily
walk in the neighborhood. He has a bruised hand and a small abrasion on his left knee.
The nurse assess that his neurologic vital signs are stable. To reduce risk for future
falls, which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?
a. Current blood sugar level
b. Degree of paresthesia in feet
c. Wound healing of knee abrasion
d. A1c glycosylated hemoglobin - ANSWER-b. Degree of paresthesia in feet
The home health nurse visits a young male client with AIDS who has Kaposi's sarcoma
and peripheral neuropathies. His parents, who are the care-takers, tell the nurse that
their son sleeps most of the times. The nurse assess that the client is semi-conscious
with stable vital signs, cries out in pain when turned or moved, has a Duragesic pain
patch in place, and skin lesions that are closed and dried. Which intervention should the
nurse implement?
a. Remove the Duragesic patch as directed by prescription
b. Give a complete bed bath to further assess the client
c. Discuss end-of-life decisions with the client's parents
d. Call for ambulance transportation to the hospital immediately - ANSWER-c. Discuss
end-of-life decisions with the client's parents
An adult male who has diabetes is laid off from his job of 15 years where he had health
care benefits. By law, he is provided with Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act (COBRA) benefits. What is likely to be his greatest concern in planning for his
health care during the next year?
a. Paying for his health care
b. Obtaining quality medical care
c. Selecting a primary care provider
d. Having required lab work completed - ANSWER-a. Paying for his health care
A prescription for discharge is written for an elderly female client who has asked to be
discharged to her home. The client lives alone and is able to walk 10 to 15 feet with
assistance. What action should the nurse implement first?
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