HESI CAT Exam LATEST UPDAITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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HESI: CAT Exam LATEST UPDATE WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

Question: 44. A 22-year-old is involved in a motor vehicle collision and the spinal cord is
severed at the second cervical spine (C-2). What is the most likely outcome of this injury? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Death at the scene of the accident due to respiratory arrest




Question: A nurse plans to call the healthcare provider to report an 0600 serum potassium
level of 2 mEq/L, but the charge nurse tells the nurse that the healthcare provider does not like
to receive early morning calls and will make rounds later in the morning. What

action should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Disregard the advice of the charge nurse
and contact the healthcare provider immediately to report the laboratory value




Question: The nurse should carefully assess the client with which urinary problem for fluid
volume deficit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Polyuria




Question: What nursing intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care for a client
following a bone marrow aspiration? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Use of a compression dressing for
firm pressure to the site




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Question: An outcome for treatment of peripheral vascular disease is, "The client will have
decreased venous congestion". What client behavior would indicate to the nurse that this
outcome has been met? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Avoids prolonged sitting or standing




Question: When assessing a client, the nurse notices a pulsation below the umbilicus. Upon
auscultation of the area, a "swishing" sound is detected. Based on these findings, what
additional assessment should the nurse perform? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Measure the blood
pressure




Question: An alert and oriented client requiring droplet precautions is placed in a private room
at the end of the hallway. Several days later, the nurse finds that the client is restless and
anxious. What action should the nurse implement? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Encourage family
members to maintain a regular visitation schedule




Question: An estrogen preparation is prescribed for a client with prostate cancer. The nurse
should instruct the client to seek immediate medical attention if what condition should
develop? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Pain in the calves of the legs




Question: A client with carpal tunnel syndrome is in the out-patient surgical unit after an
endoscopic carpal tunnel release. What instructions should the nurse provide the client
regarding postoperative care? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Elevate the hand above the heart




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Question: Which client should the nurse assess first? A client with - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔An
inguinal hernia who has developed abdominal distention and fever in the last 8 hours




Question: A client with a chest tube develops sepsis and dyspnea. Based on findings in the
client's medical record, which prescription should the nurse implement first? Click on each chart
tab for additional information. Please be sure to scroll to the bottom right corner of each tab to
view all information contained in the client's medical record.) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Initiate ..




Question: The nurse is teaching a client with COPD about health promotion activities. What is
the most important advice the nurse should give this client? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔"If you
have not already done so, quit smoking"




Question: A client at 38-weeks gestation complains of abdominal pain. The nurse notes that
her abdomen is rigid. What is the probable cause of these findings? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Abruptio placenta




Question: The nurse assess the perineum of a client who is complaining of perineal pain 6
hours after a normal delivery, and finds that the client has small perineal (vulvar) hematomas.
Based on this assessment finding, which treatment should the nurse implement? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Apply cold packs to the perineum




Question: Family members of a client who is in hospice care discuss with the nurse their fears
that their loved one's death will be painful. Which intervention should the nurse implement? -


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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Provide teaching about available pain control options that might be
helpful




Question: Which nurse's behavior is a breach of client confidentiality according to the Health
Insurance Portable Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Takes home
a daily report sheet with the information of the team's client's




Question: The nurse is assessing a client following hemodialysis. What finding indicates that an
expected outcome of dialysis was achieved? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Decrease in BP




Question: 61. The nurse is performing a routine well-child exam on a 5-year-old. While
palpating the lymph nodes, the nurse feels several 0.5 cm nodes in the cervical area that are
round, mobile, non-tender, and non-warm to the touch. What do these findings most likely
represent? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔An expected finding for a well child of this age




Question: A client with acute renal failure has many complications. The nurse recognizes what
finding as a sign of an immediate life-threatening situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔An
increased serum potassium concentration




Question: The nurse completes the Leopold maneuvers for a primipara who is admitted in
active labor and determines that the fetus in the right sacral anterior (RSA) position. On which
quadrants should the nurse place the external fetal heart transducer? (Click the




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