NURS 6550 acute care NP EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE!!!!

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Hesi Leadership Exit exam combined 2026 A+ GRADE
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ERS (CC6D5) zm




QUESTION 1 zm




1.A nurse is performing telephone triage at the clinic office. Which client has the most
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acute problem and should be scheduled for the first available appointment?
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ANSWER

A 21 year old with a history of a kidney transplant. Today the client reports flu-
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like symptoms with a fever of 100.4 F (38 C)
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QUESTION 2 zm




2.The nurse is admitting a woman who has an arteriovenous (AV) fistula in her right
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arm that is used for hemodialysis. She missed her last hemodialysis session and is ex
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periencing shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat. Which action should the nu
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rse assign to the UPA who is working with the nurse?
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ANSWER

Measure Vital Signs zm zm




QUESTION 3 zm




3.The nurse should assess the client with which problem first?
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ANSWER

Paresthesia secondary to an arterial occlusion
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QUESTION 4 zm




4.A young adult client with a brain tumor refuses further treatment and requests to b
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e allowed to die a natural death. The healthcare provides does not agree with the clie
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,nt's decision and refuses to write do-not-
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resuscitate instructions. Which action should the nurse take?
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ANSWER

Initiate a review of the situation by the hospital's ethics committee.
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QUESTION 5 zm




5.A healthcare provider notifies the nurse that new prescriptions have been written fo
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r a client. Which is the 1st action the nurse should implement?
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ANSWER

Read all of the new prescriptions for the client written by the provider
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QUESTION 6 zm




6.The nurse is observing the staff provide care to a client with acquired immune defic
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ANSWER

Unlicensed assistive personnel wearing a mask to take client's blood pressure.
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QUESTION 7 zm




7.The nurse caring for a client with bacterial meningitis is preparing report for the on
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coming nurse. It is most important to include which assessment finding in the report?
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ANSWER

Increasing Pulse Pressure zm zm




QUESTION 8 zm




8.The charge nurse notices that a respiratory therapist who has been cross-
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trained to work as a phlebotomist and unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) seems to
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be avoiding HIV positive clients
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ANSWER

Provide the employee with feedback about observed behavior
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QUESTION 9 zm




9.The nursing supervisor sends an unlicensed assistant personnel ( UAP) to a medical
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unit to replace an absent UAP. When delegating the task of obtaining client's blood su
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, gar levels using a glucometer, which action is most important for the nurse to implem
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ent?
ANSWER

Observe the UAP obtain a fingerstick glucose level using the glucometer.
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QUESTION 10 zm




10.The nurse manager conducts regular audits of patient care medication records and
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notices that the amount of narcotic pain medications administered during the evening
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shift on a postsurgical unit
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ANSWER

Conduct a closer examination of staff nurse's distribution of pain medication from evening shift
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QUESTION 11 zm




11.The smell of cigarette smoke is coming from a client's bathroom. Which action sho
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uld the nurse
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ANSWER

Educate the client about the hospital smoking policy.
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QUESTION 12 zm




12.The practical nurse (PN) reports to the charge nurse that the transparent dressing
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covering a single lumen central venous catheter inserted in the subclavian vein of a cl
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ient has come loose and the insertion site is inflamed. Which action should the charge
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ANSWER

Confirm the findings of the PN while securing the transparent dressing and notify the healthcare pro
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QUESTION 13 zm




13.At 0200 the nurse phones the healthcare provider to request a PRN medication for
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ma client who is unable to sleep. The healthcare provider is awakened and gives the n
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urse a prescription for four times the normal dosage. When questioned by the nurse,
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the healthcare provider responds in a sleepy
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ANSWER

Call the healthcare or back, and report that the dosage prescribed is our times the normal dosage.
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