HESI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 2024
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An adult male client with a history of hypertension tells
the nurse that he is tired of taking antihypertensive
medications and is going to try spiritual meditation
instead. What should be the nurse's first response?
A) It is important that you continue your medication
while learning to meditate.
B) Spiritual meditation requires a time commitment of
15 to 20 minutes daily.
C) Obtain your healthcare provider's permission
before starting meditation.
D) Complementary therapy and western medicine can
be effective for you. - ....ANSWER...A) It is
important that you continue your medication while
learning to meditate
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,The prolonged practice of meditation may lead to a
reduced need for antihypertensive medications.
However, the medications must be continued (A) while
the physiologic response to meditation is monitored. (B)
is not as important as continuing the medication. The
healthcare provider should be informed, but permission is
not required to meditate
(C). Although it is true that this complimentary therapy
might be effective (D), it is essential that the client
continue with antihypertensive medications until the
effect of meditation can be measured
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
A primary source of information for a health assessment
is the client (A). (B, C, and D) are
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,considered secondary sources about the client's health
history, but other details, such as subjective data, can
only be provided directly from the client.
The nurse is instructing a client with high cholesterol
about diet and life style modification. What comment
from the client indicates that the teaching has been
effective?
A) If I exercise at least two times weekly for one
hour, I will lower my cholesterol.
B) I need to avoid eating proteins, including red
meat.
C) I will limit my intake of beef to 4 ounces per week.
D) My blood level of low density lipoproteins needs to
increase. - ....ANSWER...C) I will limit my intake of
beef to 4 ounces per week
Limiting saturated fat from animal food sources to no
more than 4 ounces per week (C) is an important diet
modification for lowering cholesterol. To be effective in
reducing cholesterol, the client should exercise 30
minutes per day, or at least 4 to 6 times per week (A).
Red meat and all proteins do not need
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, to be eliminated (B) to lower cholesterol, but should be
restricted to lean cuts of red meat and smaller portions
(2-ounce servings). The low density lipoproteins (D)
need to decrease rather than increase
Examination of a client complaining of itching on his
right arm reveals a rash made up of multiple flat areas
of redness ranging from pinpoint to 0.5 cm in diameter.
How should the nurse record this finding?
A) Multiple vesicular areas surrounded by redness,
ranging in size from 1 mm to 0.5 cm.
B) Localized red rash comprised of flat areas,
pinpoint to 0.5 cm in diameter.
C) Several areas of red, papular lesions from
pinpoint to 0.5 cm in size.
D) Localized petechial areas, ranging in size from
pinpoint to 0.5 cm in diameter. - ....ANSWER...B)
Localized red rash comprised of flat areas, pinpoint to
0.5 cm in diameter
Macules are localized flat skin discolorations less than 1
cm in diameter. However, when recording
such a finding the nurse should describe the appearance
(B) rather than simply naming the condition. (A)
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