HESI EXIT 2023 STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+
A morbidly obese client is scheduled for gastric bypass surgery. The client completes the
required preoperative nutritional counseling an
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HESI EXIT 2023 STUDY QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GUARANTEED PASS | RATED A+
A morbidly obese client is scheduled for gastric bypass surgery. The client completes the
required preoperative nutritional counseling and signs the operative permit. To promote
effective discharge planning, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement? -
Answer>>> Discuss small, low fat, low sugar meal preparation techniques.
A client who was splashed with a chemical has both eyes covered with bandages. When assisting
the client with eating, which intervention should the nurse instruct the UAP to implement? -
Answer>>> Orient the client to the location of the food on the plate.
A client is admitted for an exacerbation of heart failure (HF) and is being treated with diuretics
for fluid volume excess. In planning nursing care, which interventions should the nurse include?
(Select all that apply.) - Answer>>> • Observe for evidence of hypokalemia
• Teach the client how to restrict dietary sodium
• Weight the client daily, in the morning
While changing the dressing of a client who is immobile, the nurse observes a red and swollen
wound with a moderate amount of yellow and green drainage and a foul odor. Given there is a
positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which is the most important action
for the nurse to take? - Answer>>> Administer prescribed antibiotics.
A client who has asthma receives a new prescription for a corticosteroid inhaler. The client
expresses concern about taking steroid medications. What information should the nurse provide
the client about the use of this maintenance inhaler? - Answer>>> Systemic side effects are
reduced when taken by inhalation
The healthcare provider prescribes a sedative for a client with severe hypothyroidism. The nurse
plans to contact the provider to review the safety of the prescription for the client and consults
first with the charge nurse. The charge nurse notes that the prescription is written legally and
completely. How should the charge nurse respond? - Answer>>> Assume responsibility for
discussing the concern with the provider.
In assessing a client twelve hours following transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), the
nurse observes that the urinary drainage tubing contains a large amount of clear pale pink urine
and the continuous bladder irrigation is infusing slowly. Which action should the nurse
implement? - Answer>>> Ensure that no dependent loops are present in the tubing.
Which information should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of a client with low
back pain who is taking cyclobenzaprine to control muscle spasms? - Answer>>> Use cold and
allergy medications only as directed by a healthcare provider.
A client with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is receiving a continuous intravenous heparin infusion.
The client now has tarry, black diarrhea and reports abdominal pain. Which actions should the
nurse implement? (Select all that apply) - Answer>>> • Monitor stools for presence of blood
• Auscultate bowel sounds in all quadrants
• Review last partial thromboplastin time results.
Which laboratory results should the nurse closely monitor in a client who has end-stage renal
disease (ESRD)? - Answer>>> • Serum potassium, calcium, and phosphorus.
A male client who was in a motor vehicle collision yesterday is receiving a unit of packed red
blood cells. When half of the unit is infused, the client reports lower back pain, and the nurse
observes a fine rash over his chest and back. Which intervention should the nurse implement? -
Answer>>> Replace the transfusion with normal saline
When developing a teaching plan for a client with newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetes, the nurse
should explain that an increased thirst is an early sign of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which
action should the nurse instruct the client to implement if this sign of DKA occurs? - Answer>>>
Give a dose of regular insulin as prescribed
Which information is most important to include in the teaching plan for a client who is
discharged after a thyroidectomy for Grave's disease? - Answer>>> Daily hormone replacement
will be needed for the rest of the client's life.
The nurse is planning discharge instructions for a client with type 2 diabetes who will be starting
exenatide. Which information should be included in the discharge instructions? - Answer>>>
Notify your healthcare provider if you start having abdominal pain.
Which breakfast selection should he nurse recommend for a 16-year-old with diarrhea? -
Answer>>> Oatmeal, banana, and herbal tea.
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