lOMoARcPSD|9896269
NUR104 HESI Fundamentals Practice
Exam
Nursing Foundations (Fortis College)
Downloaded by PHati FRENCH
,StuDocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university
Downloaded by PHati FRENCH
, NUR104 HESI Fundamentals Practice Exam
The nurse observes that a male client has removed the covering form
an ice pack applied to his knee. What action should the nurse take
first?
Answer: Observe the appearance of the skin under the ice pack.
The nurse mixes 50mg of Nipride in 250ml of D5W and plans to administer
the solution at a rate of 5mcg/kg/min to a client weighing 182lbs. Using a
drip factor of 60gtt/ml, how many drops per min should the client receive?
Answer:
124gtt/min lbs
to kg
182/2.2 = 82.73kg
Dosage for the client
5mcg X 82.73 =413mcg/min
mcg / ml
250/50000mcg =200 mcg/ml
2.07ml/min with a drip factor of
60gtt/ml 60 x 2.07
=124.28gtt/min
A healthcare provider prescribes an IV infusion of 1000ml of Ringer's Lactate
with 30 units of Pitocin to run in over 4hrs for a client who has just delivered
a 10lbs infant via cesarean section. The tubing has been changed to a
20gtt/ml administration set. The nurse plans to set the flow rate to how many
gtt/min?
Answer: 83 gtt/min
20gtt/ml x 1000 ml/4hrs x 1hr/60mins = 83gtt/min
Which assessment data provides the most accurate determination of proper
placement of a nasogastric tube?
Answer: Chest x-ray obtained after insertion
Downloaded by PHati FRENCH
NUR104 HESI Fundamentals Practice
Exam
Nursing Foundations (Fortis College)
Downloaded by PHati FRENCH
,StuDocu is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university
Downloaded by PHati FRENCH
, NUR104 HESI Fundamentals Practice Exam
The nurse observes that a male client has removed the covering form
an ice pack applied to his knee. What action should the nurse take
first?
Answer: Observe the appearance of the skin under the ice pack.
The nurse mixes 50mg of Nipride in 250ml of D5W and plans to administer
the solution at a rate of 5mcg/kg/min to a client weighing 182lbs. Using a
drip factor of 60gtt/ml, how many drops per min should the client receive?
Answer:
124gtt/min lbs
to kg
182/2.2 = 82.73kg
Dosage for the client
5mcg X 82.73 =413mcg/min
mcg / ml
250/50000mcg =200 mcg/ml
2.07ml/min with a drip factor of
60gtt/ml 60 x 2.07
=124.28gtt/min
A healthcare provider prescribes an IV infusion of 1000ml of Ringer's Lactate
with 30 units of Pitocin to run in over 4hrs for a client who has just delivered
a 10lbs infant via cesarean section. The tubing has been changed to a
20gtt/ml administration set. The nurse plans to set the flow rate to how many
gtt/min?
Answer: 83 gtt/min
20gtt/ml x 1000 ml/4hrs x 1hr/60mins = 83gtt/min
Which assessment data provides the most accurate determination of proper
placement of a nasogastric tube?
Answer: Chest x-ray obtained after insertion
Downloaded by PHati FRENCH
