HESI Adult Health 2 EXAM ||VERIFIED EXAM!!|| MOST
RECENT EXAM ACTUAL COMLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ | NEWEST EXAM!!!
A client who was involved in a motor vehicle collision is
admitted with a fractured left femur which is immobilized
using a fracture traction splint in preparation for an open
reduction internal fixation (ORIF). The nurse determines
that the client's distal pulses are diminished in the left foot.
Which interventions should the nurse implement? (select
all)
a. Verify pedal pulses using a doppler pulse device
b. Evaluate the application of the splint to the left leg.
c. Offer ice chips and oral clear liquids.
d. Monitor left leg for pain, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis,
pressure
3. Administer oral antispasmodics and narcotic analgesics
- Answer-a. Verify pedal pulses using a doppler pulse
device
b. Evaluate the application of the splint to the left leg
d. Monitor left leg for pain, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis,
pressure
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The healthcare provider prescribes diagnostic tests for a
client whose chest X-ray indicates pneumonia. Which
diagnostic test should the nurse review for implementation
in the most therapeutic treatment of the pneumonia?
a. Sputum culture and sensitivity
b. Blood cultures
c. Arterial blood gases (ABG)
d. Computerized tomography (CT) of the chest - Answer-a.
Sputum culture and sensitivity
A client with a history of asthma and bronchitis arrives a
the clinic with shortness of breath, productive cough with
thickened, tenacious mucous, and the inability to walk up
a flight of stairs without experiencing breathlessness.
Which is most important for the nurses to instruct the client
about self-care?
a. Call the clinic if undesirable side effects of medications
occur
b. Avoid crowded enclosed areas to reduce pathogen
exposure
c. Increase the daily intake of oral fluids to liquefy
secretions
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d. Teach anxiety reduction methods for feelings of
suffocation - Answer-c. Increase the daily intake of oral
fluids to liquefy secretions
The home health nurse provides teaching about insulin
self injection to a client who was recently diagnosed with
diabetes mellitus. When the client begins to perform a
return demonstration of an insulin injection into the
abdomen as seen in the video, which instruction should
the nurse provide?
a. select a different injection site
b. Continue with the insulin injection
c. keep the skin flat rather than bunched
d. Lie down flat for better skin exposure - Answer-b.
Continue with the insulin injection
A nurse is caring for a client with DI. Which data warrants
the most immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. Serum sodium of 185
b. Dry skin with inelastic turgor
c. Apical rate of 110 beats per minute
d. Polyuria and excessive thirst - Answer-a. Serum sodium
of 185