NUR 160 HESI Exam Test Questions
What position should the patient be in for a catheter insertion? -
Correct Answer ✔️✔️Dorsal recumbent or supine with thighs
abducted
Which hand do we hold the penis when inserting a catheter? -
Correct Answer ✔️✔️Non- dominant hand, holding it at a 60
to 90 degree angle
How do we measure an NG tube for a pt? - Correct Answer ✔️✔
️-Tip of the nose to the earlobe then xiphoid process
-We choose which nostril we will use for the placement of the NG
tube by pressing on each nostril (one at a time) and seeing which
nostril the patient can breathe out of.
For post-op patients, what intervention would we use for identifying
any possible complications (tissue integrity)? - Correct Answer ✔
, ️✔️Getting vital signs (if the bp drop, HR increases, urine output
decreases) looking for hemorrhaging fluid loss.
** REMEMBER** - Correct Answer ✔️✔️The older pt is always
prioritized
What electrolytes should we monitor more closely? - Correct Answer
✔️✔️Potassium and Sodium
checking for cyanosis in a patient who has a darker skin tone -
Correct Answer ✔️✔️check the lips and mucous membranes
to see if they are dusky in color
how to accurately assess a client's baseline BP during a routine health
exam - Correct Answer ✔️✔️measure the pressure in each arm
while the client sits with the arm supported at heart level. (seated or
supine)
advancing oral intake from NPO - Correct Answer ✔️✔️ice
chips or water first then advance to a clear liquid and up.
What position should the patient be in for a catheter insertion? -
Correct Answer ✔️✔️Dorsal recumbent or supine with thighs
abducted
Which hand do we hold the penis when inserting a catheter? -
Correct Answer ✔️✔️Non- dominant hand, holding it at a 60
to 90 degree angle
How do we measure an NG tube for a pt? - Correct Answer ✔️✔
️-Tip of the nose to the earlobe then xiphoid process
-We choose which nostril we will use for the placement of the NG
tube by pressing on each nostril (one at a time) and seeing which
nostril the patient can breathe out of.
For post-op patients, what intervention would we use for identifying
any possible complications (tissue integrity)? - Correct Answer ✔
, ️✔️Getting vital signs (if the bp drop, HR increases, urine output
decreases) looking for hemorrhaging fluid loss.
** REMEMBER** - Correct Answer ✔️✔️The older pt is always
prioritized
What electrolytes should we monitor more closely? - Correct Answer
✔️✔️Potassium and Sodium
checking for cyanosis in a patient who has a darker skin tone -
Correct Answer ✔️✔️check the lips and mucous membranes
to see if they are dusky in color
how to accurately assess a client's baseline BP during a routine health
exam - Correct Answer ✔️✔️measure the pressure in each arm
while the client sits with the arm supported at heart level. (seated or
supine)
advancing oral intake from NPO - Correct Answer ✔️✔️ice
chips or water first then advance to a clear liquid and up.
