HESI RN Exit V2| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A (2024/ 2025)
QUESTION
The nurse is assessing a client who has taken haldol
... [Show More] (Haloperidol) for several months. Which of the following is a side effect of this medication and must be reported immediately to the health care provider?
A) Muscle flaccidity
B) Dystonic reaction
C) Mood swings
D) Dry, harsh cough
Answer:
B: Dystonic reaction
QUESTION
The nurse is caring for a client with renal calculi. Which health care provider order would be a priority?
A) Morphine sulfate as client controlled analgesia
B) Push oral fluids and keep vein open
C) Continuous warm compresses to the flank area
D) Intravenous antibiotics
Answer:
A: Morphine sulfate as client controlled analgesia
QUESTION
A client with angina has been instructed about the use of sublingual nitroglycerin. Which of the following statements made to the nurse indicates a need for further teaching?
A) "I will rest briefly right after taking 1 tablet."
B) "I can take 2-3 tablets at once if I have severe pain."
C) "I'll call the doctor if pain continues after 3 tablets 5 minutes apart."
D) "I understand that the medication should be kept in the dark bottle."
Answer:
B: "I can take 2-3 tablets at once if I have severe pain."
QUESTION
The nurse is teaching administration of albuterol inhalation to an adult with asthma. Which of the following demonstrates proper teaching?
A) "Use this medication at bedtime to promote rest."
B) "Discontinue the inhalation if you are dizzy."
C) "Inhale this medication after other asthma sprays."
D) "Notify the health care provider if you need the drug more often."
Answer:
D: "Notify the health care provider if you need the drug more often."
QUESTION
A hospitalized 8 month-old is receiving gentamicin (Cidomycin). In monitoring the infant for drug toxicity, the nurse should review which laboratory results first?
A) Blood urea nitrogen
B) Thyroxin levels
C) Growth hormone levels
D) Platelet counts
Answer:
A: Blood urea nitrogen
QUESTION
A client who is receiving chemotherapy through a central line is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of sepsis. Which of the following nursing interventions should receive priority?
A) Inspect all sites that may serve as entry ports for bacteria
B) Place the client in reverse isolation
C) Change the dressing over the site of the central line
D) Restrict contact with persons having known, or recent, infections
Answer:
A: Inspect all sites that may serve as entry ports for bacteria
QUESTION
The nurse is caring for a client with Parkinson's disease who has developed hallucinations. Which of the following medications that the client is receiving may have been a contributing factor?
A) L-Dopa
B) Cogentin
C) Baclofen
D) Benadryl
Answer:
A: L-Dopa
QUESTION
The nurse is caring for a child receiving albuterol (Proventil) for asthma. The parents ask the nurse why their child is receiving this medication. Which explanation is correct?
A) decrease the swelling in the airways."
* B) relax the smooth muscles in the airways."
C) reduce the secretions blocking the airways."
D) stimulate the respiratory center in the brain that control respirations."
Answer:
B: relax the smooth muscles in the airways."
QUESTION
The nurse prepares to give a one year-old child an intramuscular injection. Where is the best site for this injection?
A) Deltoid muscle
B) Ventrogluteal muscle
C) Dorsogluteal muscle
D) Vastus lateralis muscle
Answer:
D: Vastus lateralis muscle
QUESTION
The nurse is administering albuterol (Proventil) to a child with asthma. Which of the following assessments by the nurse indicate the need for an adjustment of the medication?
A) Lethargy and fatigue
B) Edema is the lower extremities
C) Apical Pulse of 112
D) Temperature of 101 degrees Fahrenheit
Answer:
C: Apical Pulse of 112
QUESTION
To which of the following nursing home residents could the nurse safely administer tricyclic antidepressants without questioning the health care provider's order?
A) An 85 year-old male with narrow-angle glaucoma
B) An African-American with benign prostatic hypertrophy
C) A 65 year-old female with mild hypertension
D) A Hispanic female with coronary artery disease
Answer:
C: A 65 year-old female with mild hypertension
QUESTION
The nurse is teaching a client about precautions with Coumadin. The nurse should instruct the client to avoid foods with excessive amounts of which nutrient
A) Calcium
B) Vitamin K
C) Iron
D) Vitamin E [Show Less]