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2021-HESI EXIT EXAM QUESTION COMPILATION LATEST WITH EABORATIONS

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Enalapril maleate is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which assessment does the nurse perform as a priority before administering the medication? A. Checking the client's blood pressure Correct B.... Checking the client's peripheral pulses C. Checking the most recent potassium level D. Checking the client's intake-and-output record for the last 24A client is scheduled to undergo an upper gastrointestinal (GI) series, and the nurse provides instructions to the client about the test. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further instruction? A. "The test will take about 30 minutes." B. "I need to fast for 8 hours before the test." Incorrect C. "I need to drink citrate of magnesia the night before the test and give myself a Fleet enema on the morning of the test." Correct D. "I need to take a laxative after the test is completed, because the liquid that I’ll have to drink for the test can be constipating."A nurse on the evening shift checks a health care provider's prescriptions and notes that the dose of a prescribed medication is higher than the normal dose. The nurse calls the health care provider's answering service and is told that the health care provider is off for the night and will be available in the morning. The nurse should: A. Call the nursing supervisor B. Ask the answering service to contact the on-call health care provider Correct C. Withhold the medication until the health care provider can be reached in the morning D. Administer the medication but consult the health care provider when he becomes available Rationale: The nurse has a duty to protRNPNEXIT HESIHESIEXITHESI EXIT20212020LATESTNURSING EXAMNURSINGPNRN [Show More]

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