HESI RN Exam 3 2024

The nurse assumes care of a postoperative adult client with diabetes mellitus and learns that the client has a current blood glucose level of 720 mg. When assessing the client what is the priority? A. Assess for vital signs of fluid volume deficit. B. Observe wound drainage characteristics. C. Measure the level of acute pain. D. Determine when the client last ate. - A. Assess for vital signs of fluid volume deficit. A male client tells the nurse that he is concerned that he may have a stomach ulcer because he is experiencing heartburn and a dull gnawing pain. Which is the *best* response by the nurse? A. Encourage the client to obtain a complete physical exam since these symptoms are consistent with an ulcer. B. Assure the client that his symptoms may only reflect reflux, since ulcer pain is not relieved with food. C. Instruct the client that these mild symptoms can generally be controlled with changes in his diet. D. Advise the client that he needs to seek immediate medical evaluation and treatment for these symptoms. - A. Encourage the client to obtain a complete physical exam since these symptoms are consistent with an ulcer. A male client with stomach cancer returns to the unit following a total gastrectomy. He has a nasogastric tube to suction and is receiving Lactated Ringer' IV. One hour after admission to the unit, the nurse notes 300 mL of blood in the suction canister, the client's heart rate is 155 beats/minute. In addition to reporting the findings to the surgeon, which action should the nurse implement *first?* A. Measure and document the client's urinary output. B. Request the client's reserved unit of packed red blood cells. C. Prepare for the placement of central venous catheter. D. Increase the infusion rate of Lactated Ringer's solution. - D. Increase the infusion rate of Lactated Ringer's solution. A heparin infusion is prescribed for a client who weighs 220 pounds. After administering a bolus dose of 80 units/kg the nurse calculates infusion rate for the heparin solution at 18 units/kg/hour. The available solution is Heparin Sodium 25,000 Units in 5% Dextrose Injection 250 mL. The nurse should program the infusion pump to how many mL/hour? - 18 An adult male who fell 20 feet from the roof of his home has multiple injuries, including a right pneumothorax. Chest tubes were inserted in the emergency department prior to his transfer to the intensive care unit (ICU). The nurse notes that the suction control chamber is bubbling at the -10 cm H2O mark with fluctuation in the water seal, and over the past hour 75 mL of bright red blood is measured in the collection chamber. Which intervention should the nurse implement? A. Add sterile water to the suction control chamber B. Give blood from the collection chamber as autotransfusion C. Manipulate blood in tubing to drain into the chamber D. Increase wall suction to eliminate fluctuation in water seal - A. Add sterile water to the suction control chamber. An adult male was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer three weeks ago. His wife approaches the nurse and asks how she will know that her husband's death is imminent because their two adult children want to be there when he dies. Which is the *best* response by the nurse? A. Gather information regarding how long it will take for the children to arrive B. Explain that the client will start to lose consciousness and the body systems will slow down. C. Reassure the spouse that the healthcare provider will notify when to call the children. D. Offer to discuss the client's health status with each of the adult children. - B. Explain that the client will start to lose consciousness and the body systems will slow down. The charge nurse of a critical carry unit is informed at the beginning of the shift that lesss than the optical number of registered nurses will be working that shift and planning assignments which client should receive the most care hours by registered nurse (RN)? A. 48 year olds marathon runner with a central venous catheter who is experiencing nausea and vomiting due to electrolyte disturbance following a race B. 34 year old admitted today after an emergency appendectomy who has a peripheral intravenous catheter and a Foley catheter C. 63-year-old chain smoker admitted with chronic bronchitis who is receiving oxygen via nasal cannula and has a saline-locked peripheral intravenous catheter D. An 82-year-old's client with Alzheimer's disease and newly fractured femur who has a Foley catheter and soft wrist restraint supplied - D. An 82-year-old's client with Alzheimer's disease and newly fractured femur who has a Foley catheter and soft wrist restraint supplied The nurse is preparing a dose of 60 mcg of teriparatide. The medication is labeled "750 mg/2.4 mL." How many mL should the nurse administer? - 0.2 In caring for a client with Cushing's syndrome which serum laboratory value is most important for the nurse to monitor? A. Creatinine B. Lactate C. Glucose D. Hemoglobin - C. Glucose A client who received hemodialysis yesterday is experiencing a blood pressure of 200/100 mmHg, heart rate 110 beats/minute, and respiratory rate 36 breaths/minute. The client is manifesting shortness of breath bilateral 2+ pedal edema in an oxygen saturation on a room air of 89% which action should the nurse take first? A. Ele