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Additional HESI Fundamentals Recommended Sets (Latest 2024 _ 2025 UPDATES STUDY) Exam Reviews _ Questions and Verified Answers _ 100% Correct _ Grade A Additional HESI Fundamentals Recommended Sets B - -Two hours before a client's scheduled surgery, the nurse is completing the preoperative checklist. Which information requires the most immediate action by the nurse? A. Surgical consent form is not signed B. Preoperative serum potassium level is 2.8 mEq/L (2.8mmol/L) C.Preoperative ches...

A client seen in the ambulatory care clinic has ascites and slight jaundice. The nurse should assess the client for a history of chronic use of which medication? 1. Ibuprofen 2. Ranitidine 3. Acetaminophen 4. Acetylsalicylic acid - 3 ~ Acetaminophen is a potentially hepatotoxic medication. Use of this medication and other hepatotoxic agents should be investigated whenever a client presents with signs and symptoms compatible with liver disease (such as ascites and jaundice). Hepatotoxici...

A nurse is assisting with the development of a plan of care to manage pain for a client who has herpes zoster with lesions on the lower extremities. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? Keep bed linens o of the affected areas. Position a heat lamp over the lower extremities. Apply warm, moist compresses to the affected areas. Initiate droplet isolation precautions. - Keep bed linens o of the affected areas. A nurse in an orthopedic clinic is r...

1. Upper GI Tract Dysphagia – Difficulty swallowing. Major concern for older adult & victims of stroke. Has trouble swallowing liquids or solids, coughs after eating or drinking, speech difficulty (dysphonia) • Barium Swallow – Swallows radioactive dye that shows areas of dysfunction. • Endoscopic Evaluation TX = Thickened liquids/foods. Elevate HOB 30-45 degrees. 2. Lower GI Tract Obstruction – Poop can’t go forward . ABG: HCO3 up, pH up = metabolic alkalosis •...

NU202 Exam 4 (ATI - Book) (Latest UPDATES STUDY) Exam Reviews Questions and Verified Answers 100 Correct Grade A NU202 Exam 4 (ATI/Book) Study online at 1. A nurse is teaching a client who has a pressure injury on their leg about proper nutrition to facilitate wound healing. Which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? a. "I should consume a diet high in carbohydrates." b. "I should increase my protein intake." c. "I should inclu...

A nurse is teaching a client with lower extremity weakness how to use a 4-point crutch gait. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A. "Support the majority of your weight on the axillae." B. "Keep your elbows extended." C. "Bear weight on both of your legs." D. "Move both crutches forward at the same time." - C. "Bear weight on both of your legs." A nurse is monitoring a client's laboratory results. Which of the follow...

ATI comprehensive predictor STUDY (Latest UPDATES STUDY) Exam Reviews Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct Grade A ATI comprehensive predictor STUDY (Latest UPDATES STUDY) Exam Reviews Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct Grade A - ADLs - bathing - grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o swallow precautions) - positioning - bed making - specimen collection - I&O - VS (stable clients - -What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)? C - -A nurse on a med su...

When preparing a client for a scheduled colonoscopy, the nurse should tell the client that this procedure will involve: a) placing the client on a full-liquid diet 48 hours before the procedure. b) administering an antibiotic to decrease the risk of infection. c) cleansing the bowel with laxatives or enemas. d) administering meperidine IM to prevent pain during the procedure. - cleansing the bowel with laxatives or enemas. The nurse caring for a patient with diverticulitis is preparing to...

A nurse is caring for a client who is 3 days postoperative following a total right hip arthroplasty. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Use a traction boot to keep the client's right leg internally rotated. Have the client sit in a reclining chair when out of bed. Maintain abduction of the client's right leg while in bed. Encourage the client to perform passive range-of-motion exercises. - Maintain abduction of the client's right leg while in bed. A nurse is ca...

EMT-Anatomy and Physiology questions and answers well illustrated. Anatomical Position - correct answers.Standing, facing forward, palms out Supine - correct face up on back Prone - correct face down on stomach Lateral Recumbent - correct on either left or right side Fowler - correct d, back elevated 45-60 degrees Trendelenburg - correct on back with legs elevated higher than head Anterior - correct d the front Posterior - correct d the back Sup...