BSN HESI 266 Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Client is recovering from a transurethral prostatectomy. Which activity should be
limited until after the first postoperative visit with the healthcare provider? -
Correct answer-Drink 3L
A client with stage IV bone cancer is admitted to the hospital for a 1-10 scale.
Which intervention should the nurse implement? - Correct answer-Administer
opioid and non-opioid medications simultaneously
A client experiences an AOB incompatibility reaction after multiple blood
transfusions. Which finding should the nurse report immediately to the health care
provider?
a. low back pain and hypotension
b. rhinitis and nasal stuffiness
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,c. delayed painful rash with urticarial
d. arthritic joint changes and chronic pain - Correct answer-a. low back pain and
hypotension
ANSWER: (A) LOW BACK PAIN AND HYPOTENSTION
When conducting discharge teaching for a client
diagnosed with diverticulosis, which diet instruction should the nurse include?
a. Have small frequent meals and sit up for at least two hours after meals.
b. Eat a bland diet and avoid spicy foods.
c. Eat a high fiber diet and increase fluid intake.
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,d. Eat a soft diet with increased intake of milk and milk products - Correct answer-
c. Eat a high fiber diet and increase fluid intake.
ANSWER (C) EAT A HIGH-FIBER DIET AND INCREASE FLUID INTAKE
The nurse observes an increased number of blood clots in the drainage tubing of a
client with continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the
prostate (TURP). What is the best initial nursing action?
a. Provide additional oral fluid intake
b. Measure the client's intake and output.
c. Increase the flow of the bladder
irrigation
d. Administer a PRN dose of an antispasmodic agent - Correct answer-c. Increase
the flow of the bladder
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, irrigation
ANSWER (C) Increase the flow of the bladder irrigation
A client wit lung cancer who wears a subcutaneous morphine sulfate patch for pain
is short of breath and difficult to arouse. When performing a head
-to-toe assessment, the nurse discovers four analgesic patches on - Correct answer-
Remove all morphine patches
Coming down the basement steps, a client is brought to the emergency room X-ray
... cast, which assessment finding warrants immediate
Intervention by the nurse? - Correct answer-Right foot pale with sluggish capillary
refill
An overweight, young adult who was
recently Check finger stick glucose diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus is
admitted for a hernia repair. He tells the nurse that he is feeling very weak and
jittery.
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Answers Graded A+
Client is recovering from a transurethral prostatectomy. Which activity should be
limited until after the first postoperative visit with the healthcare provider? -
Correct answer-Drink 3L
A client with stage IV bone cancer is admitted to the hospital for a 1-10 scale.
Which intervention should the nurse implement? - Correct answer-Administer
opioid and non-opioid medications simultaneously
A client experiences an AOB incompatibility reaction after multiple blood
transfusions. Which finding should the nurse report immediately to the health care
provider?
a. low back pain and hypotension
b. rhinitis and nasal stuffiness
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,c. delayed painful rash with urticarial
d. arthritic joint changes and chronic pain - Correct answer-a. low back pain and
hypotension
ANSWER: (A) LOW BACK PAIN AND HYPOTENSTION
When conducting discharge teaching for a client
diagnosed with diverticulosis, which diet instruction should the nurse include?
a. Have small frequent meals and sit up for at least two hours after meals.
b. Eat a bland diet and avoid spicy foods.
c. Eat a high fiber diet and increase fluid intake.
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,d. Eat a soft diet with increased intake of milk and milk products - Correct answer-
c. Eat a high fiber diet and increase fluid intake.
ANSWER (C) EAT A HIGH-FIBER DIET AND INCREASE FLUID INTAKE
The nurse observes an increased number of blood clots in the drainage tubing of a
client with continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the
prostate (TURP). What is the best initial nursing action?
a. Provide additional oral fluid intake
b. Measure the client's intake and output.
c. Increase the flow of the bladder
irrigation
d. Administer a PRN dose of an antispasmodic agent - Correct answer-c. Increase
the flow of the bladder
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, irrigation
ANSWER (C) Increase the flow of the bladder irrigation
A client wit lung cancer who wears a subcutaneous morphine sulfate patch for pain
is short of breath and difficult to arouse. When performing a head
-to-toe assessment, the nurse discovers four analgesic patches on - Correct answer-
Remove all morphine patches
Coming down the basement steps, a client is brought to the emergency room X-ray
... cast, which assessment finding warrants immediate
Intervention by the nurse? - Correct answer-Right foot pale with sluggish capillary
refill
An overweight, young adult who was
recently Check finger stick glucose diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus is
admitted for a hernia repair. He tells the nurse that he is feeling very weak and
jittery.
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