2024 Complete Answers Comp Exit HESI Exam 1 – 2 | Guaranteed A+ Actual Questions and Answers, Complete 100%
2024 Complete Answers Comp Exit HESI Exam 1
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- If a child has a contagious respiratory disease, what needs to be done?:
Answer:
-Place the child on airborne/droplet isolation precaution - What supplies are needed to discontinue (D/C) a saline lock?:
Answer:
-Clean gloves
-Sterile gauze
-Tape
-Antiseptic swab - What do you need to do prior to and after discontinuing a saline lock?:
Answer:
-Assess site for infection
-Hand hygiene - What do you need to be aware of for normal aging and fatigue?:
Answer:
Allow adequate time for rest periods - Describe scoliosis.:
Answer:
An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine - Scoliosis commonly occurs at what age and to what sex of people?:
Answer:
Any age; adolescent girls - List the manifestations of scoliosis.:
Answer:
-Unequal hip & shoulder heights
-Scapular & rib prominence
-Posterior rib hump
- How would you assess for scoliosis?:
Answer:
-Routine screening: bending forward at the waist with arms and head hanging
downward
-Radiographs: confirms diagnosis - How does a patient need to be positioned after having a total hip replacement?:
Answer:
-Post-op abduction with a splint, abduction pillow, immobilizer, or a brace
-Log roll to reposition patient
-Keep patient at 30-45 degree fowler - How many mL can be given sub-Q?:
Answer:
No more than 1 mL - How many mL can be given IM in the deltoid?:
Answer:
1 mL - How many mL can be given IM in the ventral gluteal muscle?:
Answer:
3 mL - How many mL can be given IM in the vastus lateralis muscle?:
Answer:
3 mL - What is important to consider for a patient with a hip fracture or repair?:
Answer:
-Factors contributing to hip fractures are:
-Increased risk of falls
-Inability to correct a postural imbalance
-Inadequacy of local tissue
-Underlying skeletal weakness
-Decreased vision and hearing
-Decreased reflexes
-Orthostatic hypotension - How can a nurse prevent hip fractures?:
Answer:
-Remove loose rugs
-Avoid unsteady/uneven surfaces
-Wear properly fitted shoes
-Correctly use assistive devices - Describe how to do a sterile (asepsis) dressing change.:
Answer: - Set up sterile field
- Wear clean gloves and assess wound
- Wear sterile gloves and cleanse the wound from inner (dirty) to outer (clean)
- Dry with sterile gauze
- Cover wound with appropriate sized dry sterile dressing
- Secure dressing with tape
- Document
- Describe how you can break sterile fields.:
Answer:
-Sterile objects touch clean objects
-Sterile field out of range of vision
-Prolonged exposure to air currents
-Contact with wet contaminated surfaces
-Contact with 1 inch border of sterile field
-Hands below the waist
-Reaching over sterile field
- Is any part of the sterile field considered to be unsterile?:
Answer:
-The 1 inch border of the drape
-Bottom of the drape - With acute kidney injury, what do you need to be aware of and what
documentation would you include?:
Answer:
-Blood pressure abnormalities (HTN)
-Hemoturia
-Pain (bladder cancer)
-Potassium levels (cardiac problems)
-Glomerulonephritis
-Dysuria - What is the time frame you have to give medications in the facility?:
Answer:
With in 30 minute of their scheduled time
-no earlier than 30 min beforehand
-no later than 30 min afterwards - Is there a difference in time frame for medication administration for
long-term care and acute care? If so, then how long?:
Answer:
Yes, some long-term care facilities allow administration as long as 60 min before
or 60 min after the scheduled time - What do “PC” and “AC” mean with medication passes?:
Answer:
PC = after meals
AC = before meals - What can the nurse teach the patient to avoid constipation?:
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2024 Complete Answers Comp Exit HESI Exam 2
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- Describe how to do oral hygiene on a conscious patient.:
Answer:
If possible, have the patient brush teeth themselves - Describe how to do oral hygiene on an unconscious patient.:
Answer:
-Turn patient to side (side-lying position)
-Place towel under patient’s face
-Carefully separate patient’s side
-Clean inner & outer tooth surfaces. Swab the roof of the mouth and inside the
cheeks with brush/tongue blade/toothette - What’s the normal value for potassium (K+)?:
Answer:
3.5-4.5 mEq/L - What’s the normal value for hemoglobin (Hgb)?:
Answer:
12-18 g/dL - What’s the normal value for platelets?:
Answer:
150,000 – 400,000/mm3 - What’s the normal value for WBCs?:
Answer:
5,000 – 10,000/mm3 - Describe how to use a Yankauer suction?:
Answer:
-Suction along buccal (cheeks)
-NEVER put it down the pharynx
- Describe how to do hand hygiene.:
Answer:
1) Inspect hands for visible soiling, breaks, or cuts
2) Adjust water to appropriate temperature and force
3) Wet hands & wrists under running water, always keeping hands lower than
elbows
4) Lather hands with liquid soap
5) Wash hands thoroughly with a firm, circular motion and friction on back of
hands, palms, and wrists. Wash each finger individually, paying special attention to
areas between fingers and knuckles by interlacing fingers and thumbs and moving
hands back and forth, causing friction
6) Wash hands 15 – 30 seconds (sing happy birthday song)
7) Rinse wrists and hands completely, again keeping hands lower than elbows
8) Dry hands thoroughly with paper towels - Where do you take a foley catheter after insertion for a female?:
Answer:
Inner aspect of the thigh - What does RACE stand for in regards to a fire?:
Answer:
Rescue, Alarm, Confine,
Evacuate/Extinguish - What class of medication is bisacodyl (Dulcolax):
Answer:
Laxative (stool softener) - When would bisacodyl (Dulcolax) by contraindicated?:
Answer:
Bowel obstruction
- What foods are high in vitamin K?:
Answer:
-Green leafy vegetables
-Meats
-Avocados
-Bananas
-Fish
-Tomatoes
-Potatoes
-Oranges
-Strawberries - Patient is to receive 1000 mL of NS over 4 hours. IV set drop rate is 15. How
many drops per minute will you set the drip rate for?:
Answer:
63 gtt/min
(1000/4(60)) x 15 - Patient has 1000 mL running at 125 mL/hr. Doctor orders penicillin
6,000,000 units in 100 mL to run over 30 minutes. The IV set has a drop rate of - How many drops per minute will you set the drip rate at?:
Answer:
67 gtt/min
(100/30) x 20 - How many milliliters can you administer for a Sub-Q injection?:
Answer:
1 mL - How many milliliters can you administer in the deltoid?:
Answer:
1 mL - How many milliliters can you administer in a large muscle?:
Answer:
3 mL - How do you teach a patient to use a cane?:
Answer:
1) Hold cane 4-6 inches to side of foot
2) Hold cane in the hand on the unaffected (stronger) side
3) Move the cane at the same time as the affected leg - What needs to be done for a needlestick?:
Answer:
-NEVER recap needles
-Follow proper disposal of needles into sharps containers
-If punctured by a needlestick, report it and have labs done immediately - What do you monitor an IV site for?:
Answer:
-Allergic reactions
-Red streaking along vein
-Warmth
-Initial, date, and time - How long does an IV stay in before having to change it?:
Answer:
72 hours - What can the nurse assign to the UAP?:
Answer:
Tasks that don’t require critical thinking - What food sources are high in protein for a vegetarian?:
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