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NGN HESI RN EXIT EXAM PRACTICE |
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Following morning care, a client with a C5 spinal cord injury who
is sitting in a wheelchair becomes flushed and complains of a
headache. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
A) Assess the clients blood pressures every 15 minutes.
B) Relieve any kinks or obstruction in the clients Foley tubing.
C) Teach the client to recognize symptoms of dysreflexia.
D) Administer a prescribed PRN dose of hydralazine. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > A) Assess the clients blood pressures every 15 minutes.
This likely dysreflexia but the BP needs to be monitored first.
Dysreflexia is an abnormal overreaction of the involuntary her
nervous system. EXP, change in heart rate, blood pressure,
diaphoretic, skin flushing, throbbing HA, confusion/anxiety
After a spider bite on the lower extremity, a client is admitted for
treatment of an infection that is spreading up the leg. Which
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admission assessment findings should the nurse report to the
healthcare provider? SATA.
A) Location of the initial IV site.
B) Swollen lymph nodes in the groin.
C) Red blood cell count.
D) White blood cell count.
E) Core body temperature. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) Swollen lymph
nodes in the groin.
D) White blood cell count.
E) Core body temperature.
What nursing intervention is particularly indicated for the second
stage of labor?
A) Assessing the fetal heart rate and patterns for signs of fetal
distress.
B) Monitoring effects of oxytocin administration to help achieve
cervical dilation.
C) Providing pain medication to increase the clients tolerance of
labor pains.
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D) Assisting the client to push effectively so that expulsion of the
fetus can be achieved. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D) Assisting the client
to push effectively so that expulsion of the fetus can be achieved.
The nurse is administering multiple prescribe vaccines to a
toddler. Which strategy should the nurse prioritized to reduce the
duration of pain?
A) Supine positioning.
B) Verbal reassurance.
C) Simultaneous injections.
D) Physical soothing. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C) Simultaneous
injections.
NGN: Dean 30, admit to the medical floor, vital signs every four
hours, regular diet, out of bed with assist.
Complete diagram with one condition, two actions, and two
parameters. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Actions: the client for a nutrition
history, encourage the client to drink
Condition: Malnutrition
Actions: ?????
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When assessing a multigravida on the first postpartum day, the
nurse finds a moderate amount of lochia rubra, with the uterus
firm, and three fingerbreadths above the umbilicus. Which action
should the nurse implement first?
A) Check for a distended bladder.
B) Review the hemoglobin to determine hemorrhage.
C) Increase IV infusion rate.
D) Massage the uterus to decrease atony. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)
Check for a distended bladder.
A client who is receiving zidovudine reports the appearance of
pinpoint, red, brown spots on the skin. Which result should the
nurse report to the healthcare provider?
A) Skin biopsy.
B) Complete blood count.
C) Allergy test.
D) Electromyography. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) Complete blood
count.
NGN HESI RN EXIT EXAM PRACTICE |
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
Following morning care, a client with a C5 spinal cord injury who
is sitting in a wheelchair becomes flushed and complains of a
headache. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
A) Assess the clients blood pressures every 15 minutes.
B) Relieve any kinks or obstruction in the clients Foley tubing.
C) Teach the client to recognize symptoms of dysreflexia.
D) Administer a prescribed PRN dose of hydralazine. - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > A) Assess the clients blood pressures every 15 minutes.
This likely dysreflexia but the BP needs to be monitored first.
Dysreflexia is an abnormal overreaction of the involuntary her
nervous system. EXP, change in heart rate, blood pressure,
diaphoretic, skin flushing, throbbing HA, confusion/anxiety
After a spider bite on the lower extremity, a client is admitted for
treatment of an infection that is spreading up the leg. Which
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admission assessment findings should the nurse report to the
healthcare provider? SATA.
A) Location of the initial IV site.
B) Swollen lymph nodes in the groin.
C) Red blood cell count.
D) White blood cell count.
E) Core body temperature. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) Swollen lymph
nodes in the groin.
D) White blood cell count.
E) Core body temperature.
What nursing intervention is particularly indicated for the second
stage of labor?
A) Assessing the fetal heart rate and patterns for signs of fetal
distress.
B) Monitoring effects of oxytocin administration to help achieve
cervical dilation.
C) Providing pain medication to increase the clients tolerance of
labor pains.
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D) Assisting the client to push effectively so that expulsion of the
fetus can be achieved. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D) Assisting the client
to push effectively so that expulsion of the fetus can be achieved.
The nurse is administering multiple prescribe vaccines to a
toddler. Which strategy should the nurse prioritized to reduce the
duration of pain?
A) Supine positioning.
B) Verbal reassurance.
C) Simultaneous injections.
D) Physical soothing. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C) Simultaneous
injections.
NGN: Dean 30, admit to the medical floor, vital signs every four
hours, regular diet, out of bed with assist.
Complete diagram with one condition, two actions, and two
parameters. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Actions: the client for a nutrition
history, encourage the client to drink
Condition: Malnutrition
Actions: ?????
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????????
When assessing a multigravida on the first postpartum day, the
nurse finds a moderate amount of lochia rubra, with the uterus
firm, and three fingerbreadths above the umbilicus. Which action
should the nurse implement first?
A) Check for a distended bladder.
B) Review the hemoglobin to determine hemorrhage.
C) Increase IV infusion rate.
D) Massage the uterus to decrease atony. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)
Check for a distended bladder.
A client who is receiving zidovudine reports the appearance of
pinpoint, red, brown spots on the skin. Which result should the
nurse report to the healthcare provider?
A) Skin biopsy.
B) Complete blood count.
C) Allergy test.
D) Electromyography. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) Complete blood
count.
