HESI PN Comprehensive Exam 3 REAL EXAM 2023
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What intervention should the
practical nurse (PN)
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to meet the physiologic
integrity of a client during a
manic episode of bipolar
disorder?
A. Provide the client with finger
foods.
B.Restrict the client's oral fluid
intake.
C. Give the client low-protein,
low-calorie snacks.
D. Interrupt the client's
performance of rituals.
A. Provide the client with finger foods.
During the manic phase of bipolar disorder, a client
is often unable to sit still long enough to eat, so the
client should be provided finger foods that can be
eaten while hyperactive.
A client with bipolar disorder is
being treated with cognitive
therapy. Which actions should
the practical nurse (PN)
implement to reenforce this
treatment strategy? Select all
that apply.
A. Recommend daily physical
activity.
B. Use affirmations and limit
setting.
C. Allow the client to talk
continuously.
D. Report client's suicidal
expressions to the therapist.
E. Encourage substituting
positive thoughts for negative
thoughts.
F. Reenforce relaxation
techniques when experiencing
negative thoughts.
B. Use affirmations and limit setting.
D. Report client's suicidal expressions to the
therapist.
E. Encourage substituting positive thoughts for
negative thoughts.
Clients diagnosed with bipolar disorder may
experience depressive thoughts and/or attempt
suicide. Cognitive therapy sometimes produces
relief from troubling symptoms experienced by
clients with bipolar disorder. Cognitive therapy
allows clients to handle "thought errors" and
behaviors to stop negative thoughts.
The practical nurse (PN) is
evaluating a client's self
management of type 1 diabetes
mellitus (DM). Which findings
provide the best parameter in
the client's goals for the
prevention of long-term
complications of DM?
D. Consistent hemoglobin A1c levels no greater than
7%.
For optimal diabetic control, evidence-based
guidelines recommend an A1c target level no
greater than 7% for a client with DM, which is the
primary goal and indicator of effective treatment
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