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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT 266 HESI PRACTICE
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-Guarantee passing score -18 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: When teaching diaphragmatic breathing to a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which information should the nurse provide?
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Place a small book or magazine on the abdomen and make it rise while inhaling deeply.Question 2: A female client is brought to the clinic by her daughter for a flu shot. She has lost significant weight since the last visit. She has poor personal hygiene and inadequate clothing for the weather. The client states that she lives alone and denies probl
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Collect further data to determine whether self-neglect is occurring.Question 3: A client is admitted for further testing to confirm sarcoidosis. Which diagnostic test provides definitive information that the nurse should report to the healthcare provider?
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Lung tissue biopsy.
Question 4: Which intervention should the nurse plan to implement when caring for a client who has just undergone a right above-the-knee amputation?
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Place a large tourniquet at the client's bedside.Question 5: A splint is prescribed for nighttime use by a client with rheumatoid arthritis. Which statement by the nurse provides the most accurate explanation for use of the splints?
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Prevention of deformities.Question 6: The nurse working on a telemetry unit finds a client unconscious and in pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VT). The client has an implanted automatic defibrillator. What action should the nurse implement?
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Shock the client with 200 joules per hospital policy.Question 7: A 58-year-old client who has been post-menopausal for five years is concerned about the risk for osteoporosis because her mother has the condition. Which information should the nurse offer?
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Calcium loss from bones can be slowed by increasing calcium intake and exercise.Question 8: A client is placed on a mechanical ventilator following a cerebral hemorrhage, and vecuronium bromide (Norcuron) 0.04 mg/kg q12 hours IV is prescribed. What is the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?
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Impaired communication related to paralysis of skeletal muscles.Question 9: How should the nurse position the electrodes for modified chest lead one (MCL I) telemetry monitoring?
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Positive polarity right chest nipple line, negative polarity left chest nipple line, ground left shoulder.Question 10: A client receiving cholestyramine (Questran) for hyperlipidemia should be evaluated for what vitamin deficiency?
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K.
Question 11: The nurse is providing dietary instructions to a 68-year-old client who is at high risk for development of coronary heart disease (CHD). Which information should the nurse include?
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Increase intake of soluble fiber to 10 to 25 grams per day.Question 12: Which postmenopausal client's complaint should the nurse refer to the healthcare provider?
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Episodes of vaginal bleeding.Question 13: Which symptoms should the nurse expect a client to exhibit who is diagnosed with a pheochromocytoma?
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Headache, diaphoresis, and palpitations.Question 14: A postmenopausal client asks the nurse why she is experiencing discomfort during intercourse. What response is best for the nurse to provide
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Estrogen deficiency causes the vaginal tissues to become dry and thinner.Question 15: A client with a completed ischemic stroke has a blood pressure of 180/90 mm Hg.Which action should the nurse implement?
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Give an antihypertensive medication.Question 16: A client who has heart failure is admitted with a serum potassium level of 2.9 mEq/L. Which action is most important for the nurse to implement?
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Initiate continuous cardiac monitoring.Question 17: In preparing a discharge plan for a 22-year-old male client diagnosed with Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans), which referral is most important?
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Smoking cessation program.
Question 18: The nurse is interviewing a male client with hypertension. Which additional medical diagnosis in the client's history presents the greatest risk for developing a cerebral vascular accident (CVA)?
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Diabetes mellitus.
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