HESI Comprehensive Exit Exam
quations and answers. Summer 20221.NPO status is imposed 8 hours before the procedure on a client scheduled to undergo
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at 1 p.m. On the morning of the proced
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HESI Comprehensive Exit Exam
quations and answers. Summer 20221.NPO status is imposed 8 hours before the procedure on a client scheduled to undergo
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at 1 p.m. On the morning of the procedure, the nurse checks the client's
record and notes that the client routinely takes an oral antihypertensive medication each morning. The
nurse should:
A. Administer the antihypertensive with a small sip of water
B. Withhold the antihypertensive and administer it at bedtime
C. Administer the medication by way of the intravenous (IV) route
D. Hold the antihypertensive and resume its administration on the day after the ECT - Ans-A. Administer
the antihypertensive with a small sip of water
1 A client who recently underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery comes to the physician's office
for a follow-up visit. On assessment, the client tells the nurse that he is feeling depressed. Which
response by the nurse is therapeutic?
A. "Tell me more about what you're feeling."
B. "That's a normal response after this type of surgery."
C. "It will take time, but, I promise you, you will get over this depression."
D. "Every client who has this surgery feels the same way for about a month." - Ans-A. "Tell me more
about what you're feeling."
3 A client in labor experiences spontaneous rupture of the membranes. The nurse immediately counts
the fetal heart rate (FHR) for 1 full minute and then checks the amniotic fluid. The nurse notes that the
fluid is yellow and has a strong odor. Which of the following actions should be the nurse's priority?
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