HESI EXIT EXAMVERSION 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022

The practical nurse (PN) performs a random blood glucose test for a client with a history of hypoglycemia and complains of dizziness. After test completion, which action should the PN perform first? Return to Overview 100% Correct Blam! Let's review your results from 2/3/2022 at 10:22 pm PST Correct Remove gloves and wash hands. Document results and actions in the medical record. Rationale Disposal of the lancet and test strip (C) prevents the transmission of bloodborne pathogens and is the priority. (A, B, and D) should follow, implementing sharps precautions. Regarding client confidentiality, what information represents the correct understanding by the practical nurse of the guidelines set forth by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)? Rationale The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act of 1996 (HIPPA) establishes that records with protected health information (PHI) must be stored in a secured place. The other options are not part of the HIPPA act. Which action should the practical nurse (PN) implement to provide a sense of control to a toddler who is hospitalized? Dispose of lancet and test strip in proper receptacle. Discuss the test results with the client. Only clients can pick up their prescriptions at a pharmacy. Past medical records for clients should be stored in a secured place. Computers that access client information cannot be in the public part of a nursing station. Whiteboards with a list of client names are prohibited in areas that the public can see. Put a cover over the child's crib. Rationale Routines are important to toddlers and give the child a sense of control, so following the child's usual routines during hospitalization should be implemented as much as possible. Which interventions should the practical nurse (PN) implement in the postoperative period for a client who had surgery for cancer of the oral cavity? (Select all that apply.) Select all that apply Rationale Postoperative problems related to excision of a cancerous lesion in the oval cavity include the risk for infection, delayed wound healing in the oral mucosa, and gustatory deficits, if the client's tongue is resected or biopsied. Meticulous oral hygiene reduces oral flora and minimizes the risk for infection. Monitoring daily weight provides information about the client's need for supplemental NGT feedings to improve nutritional intake for healing and recovery. Observing for temporary or permanent loss of taste may indicate trauma of the tongue and glossopharyngeal nerve. Ask parents to stay with the child. Assign the same nurses to care for the child. Follow the child's usual routines for feeding and bedtime. Provide meticulous oral hygiene. Advise the client to avoid straining at stool. Obtain daily weights to determine need for NGT feedings. Observe for temporary or permanent loss of taste. Monitor for gastric indigestion. Which intervention is most impo