HESI 799 RN Exit EXAM 2024-2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS
SOLUTION A+ GRADe
, HESI 799 RN Exit EXAM 2024-2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS
SOLUTION A+ GRADe
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799 RN Exit Exam
Terms in this set (798)
Following discharge teaching, a male client with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he
will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to help coat and protect his ulcer.
What is the best follow-up action by the nurse?
a. Remind the client that it is also important to switch to
decaffeinated coffee and tea.
b. Suggest that the client also plan to eat frequent small meals to
reduce discomfort
c. Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in
milk and cream.
d. Reinforce this teaching by asking the client to list a dairy food
that he might select.Review with the client the need to avoid foods
that are rich in milk and cream
Rationale: Diets rich in milk and cream stimulate gastric acid secretion and should be
A male client with hypertension, who received new antihypertensive prescriptions at
his last visit returns to the clinic two weeks later to evaluate his blood pressure (BP).
His BP is 158/106 and he admits that he has not been taking the prescribed
medication because the drugs make him "feel bad". In explaining the need for
hypertension control, the nurse should stress that an elevated BP places the client at
a. Blindness secondary to cataracts
b. Acute kidney injury due to glomerular damage
c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
d. Heart block due to myocardial damageStroke secondary to
hemorrhage
Rationale: Stroke related to cerebral hemorrhage is major risk for uncontrolled
The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) positioning a newly
admitted client who has a seizure disorder. The client is supine and the UAP is
placing soft pillows along the side rails. What action should the nurse implement?
avoided. pathophysiological
condition? hypertension.
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a. Ensure that the UAP has placed the pillows effectively to protect
the client.
b. Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails
instead of pillows.
c. Assume responsibility for placing the pillows while the UAP
completes another task.
d. Ask the UAP to use some of the pillows to prop the client in a side
lying position.
Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails instead of pillows
Rationale: The nurse should instruct the UAP to pad the side rails with soft blankest
because the use of pillows could result in suffocation and would need to be removed at
the onset of the seizure. The nurse can delegate paddling the side rails to the UAP An
adolescent with major depressive disorder has been taking duloxetine (Cymbalta) for
the past 12 days. Which assessment finding requires immediate follow-up
a. Describes life without purpose
b. Complains of nausea and loss of appetite
c. States is often fatigued and drowsy
d. Exhibits an increase in sweating.Describes life without purpose
Rationale: Cymbalta is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor that
is known to increase the risk of suicidal thinking in adolescents and young adults with
major depressive disorder. B, C and D are side effects
A 60-year-old female client with a positive family history of ovarian cancer has
developed an abdominal mass and is being evaluated for possible ovarian cancer. Her
Papanicolau (Pap) smear results are negative. What information should the nurse
include in the client's teaching plan
a. Further evaluation involving surgery may be needed
b. A pelvic exam is also needed before cancer is ruled out
c. Pap smear evaluation should be continued every six month
d. One additional negative pap smear in six months is needed.Further evaluation
involving surgery may be needed
Rationale: An abdominal mass in a client with a family history for ovarian cancer should
be evaluated carefully
A client who recently underwent a tracheostomy is being prepared for discharge to
home. Which instructions is most important for the nurse to include in the discharge
plan?
a. Explain how to use communication tools.
b. Teach tracheal suctioning techniques
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS
SOLUTION A+ GRADe
, HESI 799 RN Exit EXAM 2024-2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100 % PASS
SOLUTION A+ GRADe
, lOMoARcPSD| 25922779
799 RN Exit Exam
Terms in this set (798)
Following discharge teaching, a male client with duodenal ulcer tells the nurse the he
will drink plenty of dairy products, such as milk, to help coat and protect his ulcer.
What is the best follow-up action by the nurse?
a. Remind the client that it is also important to switch to
decaffeinated coffee and tea.
b. Suggest that the client also plan to eat frequent small meals to
reduce discomfort
c. Review with the client the need to avoid foods that are rich in
milk and cream.
d. Reinforce this teaching by asking the client to list a dairy food
that he might select.Review with the client the need to avoid foods
that are rich in milk and cream
Rationale: Diets rich in milk and cream stimulate gastric acid secretion and should be
A male client with hypertension, who received new antihypertensive prescriptions at
his last visit returns to the clinic two weeks later to evaluate his blood pressure (BP).
His BP is 158/106 and he admits that he has not been taking the prescribed
medication because the drugs make him "feel bad". In explaining the need for
hypertension control, the nurse should stress that an elevated BP places the client at
a. Blindness secondary to cataracts
b. Acute kidney injury due to glomerular damage
c. Stroke secondary to hemorrhage
d. Heart block due to myocardial damageStroke secondary to
hemorrhage
Rationale: Stroke related to cerebral hemorrhage is major risk for uncontrolled
The nurse observes an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) positioning a newly
admitted client who has a seizure disorder. The client is supine and the UAP is
placing soft pillows along the side rails. What action should the nurse implement?
avoided. pathophysiological
condition? hypertension.
, lOMoARcPSD| 25922779
a. Ensure that the UAP has placed the pillows effectively to protect
the client.
b. Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails
instead of pillows.
c. Assume responsibility for placing the pillows while the UAP
completes another task.
d. Ask the UAP to use some of the pillows to prop the client in a side
lying position.
Instruct the UAP to obtain soft blankets to secure to the side rails instead of pillows
Rationale: The nurse should instruct the UAP to pad the side rails with soft blankest
because the use of pillows could result in suffocation and would need to be removed at
the onset of the seizure. The nurse can delegate paddling the side rails to the UAP An
adolescent with major depressive disorder has been taking duloxetine (Cymbalta) for
the past 12 days. Which assessment finding requires immediate follow-up
a. Describes life without purpose
b. Complains of nausea and loss of appetite
c. States is often fatigued and drowsy
d. Exhibits an increase in sweating.Describes life without purpose
Rationale: Cymbalta is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor that
is known to increase the risk of suicidal thinking in adolescents and young adults with
major depressive disorder. B, C and D are side effects
A 60-year-old female client with a positive family history of ovarian cancer has
developed an abdominal mass and is being evaluated for possible ovarian cancer. Her
Papanicolau (Pap) smear results are negative. What information should the nurse
include in the client's teaching plan
a. Further evaluation involving surgery may be needed
b. A pelvic exam is also needed before cancer is ruled out
c. Pap smear evaluation should be continued every six month
d. One additional negative pap smear in six months is needed.Further evaluation
involving surgery may be needed
Rationale: An abdominal mass in a client with a family history for ovarian cancer should
be evaluated carefully
A client who recently underwent a tracheostomy is being prepared for discharge to
home. Which instructions is most important for the nurse to include in the discharge
plan?
a. Explain how to use communication tools.
b. Teach tracheal suctioning techniques
