HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXAM SPRING NEWEST WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (GRADED A+)
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HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS
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HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS
HESI RN FUNDAMENTALS EXAM SPRING NEWEST 2024
2025 WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (GRADED A+)
A client is admitted to the hospital for an adrenalectomy. The
nurse is providing postoperative care before the client's
replacement steroid therapy is regulated fully....
A client is admitted to the hospital for an adrenalectomy. The
nurse is providing postoperative care before the client's
replacement steroid therapy is regulated fully. The nurse should
monitor the client for which complication? - ANSWER-
Hypotension
What therapeutic effect does the nurse expect to identify when
mannitol is administered parenterally to a client with cerebral
edema? - ANSWER-Decreased intracranial pressure
A healthcare provider prescribes furosemide for a client with
hypervolemia. The nurse recalls that furosemide exerts its effects
in what part of the renal system? - ANSWER-Loop of Henle
A client is undergoing diagnostic testing to determine if the client
has myasthenia gravis. The nurse understands that the test that is
most specific for determining the presence of this disease is
what? - ANSWER-Edrophonium chloride test
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A client is receiving doxorubicin as part of a chemotherapy
protocol. The nurse should assess the client for which major life-
threatening side effect of doxorubicin? - ANSWER-Cardiotoxicity
A client with Hodgkin disease is placed on an ABVD combination
chemotherapy regimen. Because doxorubicin is part of this
therapy, what education will the nurse provide about this drug? -
ANSWER-Expect urine to turn red for a few days after taking this
drug.
While awaiting surgery, a client with a long history of Crohn
disease is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) on an
outpatient basis. The nurse teaches the client that TPN helps to
prepare for surgery by which process? - ANSWER-Decreasing
fecal bulk
A nurse is providing discharge instructions about digoxin. Which
response should a nurse include as a reason for a client to
withhold the digoxin? - ANSWER-Blurred vision
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A client with rheumatoid arthritis has been given a prescription for
acetylsalicylic acid. The client asks the nurse, "What kind of drug
is acetylsalicylic acid?" The nurse recalls that this drug has which
property? - ANSWER-Analgesic
Which relationship does the nurse consider reflective of the
relationship of naloxone to morphine sulfate? - ANSWER-
Protamine sulfate to heparin
A client newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is receiving
glyburide and asks the nurse how this drug works. What
mechanism of action does the nurse provide? - ANSWER-
Stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin
A client with rheumatoid arthritis asks the nurse why it is
necessary to inject hydrocortisone into the knee joint. What
reason should the nurse include in a response to this question? -
ANSWER-Reduce inflammation
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A client is receiving combination chemotherapy for treatment of
metastatic carcinoma. For which systemic side effect should the
nurse monitor the client? - ANSWER-Leukopenia
A client who is taking rifampin tells the nurse, "My urine looks
orange." What action will the nurse take? - ANSWER-Explain this
is expected.
The nurse is caring for a client who is receiving azathioprine,
cyclosporine, and prednisone before receiving a kidney
transplant. What does the nurse identify as the purpose of these
drugs? - ANSWER-Reduce antibody production
A nurse concludes that the simvastatin being administered to a
client is effective. A decrease in what clinical finding supports this
conclusion? - ANSWER-Triglycerides
A client with myasthenia gravis has been receiving neostigmine
and asks about its action. What information about its action
should the nurse consider when formulating a response? -
ANSWER-Blocks the action of cholinesterase
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