HESI FUNDAMENTALS All Chapters Questions with accurate answers, Latest updates. Chapters 1- chapter 58. Rated A

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HESI FUNDAMENTALS All Chapters Questions with accurate answers, Latest updates. Chapters 1- chapter 58. Rated A Chapter 1 1. A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nur... se. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.) a. Home health care b. Rehabilitation facilities c. Diagnostic centers d. Skilled nursing facilities e. Oncology centers 2. A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms should the nurse include as federally funded? (Select all that apply.) a. Preferred provider organization (PPO) b. Medicare c. Long-term care insurance d. Exclusive provider organization (EPO) lOMoARcPSD|499 043 4 e. Medicaid 3. A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health care strategy? a. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits. b. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who have obesity. c. Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity. d. Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity. 4. A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing boards? a. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis. b. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations. c. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities. d. Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients. 5. A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should the nurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.) a. Intensive care unit b. Oncology treatment center c. Burn center d. Cardiac rehabilitation e. Home health care Chapter 2 1. A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. For which of the following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (Select all that apply.) a. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home. b. A client asks about community resources available for older adults. c. A client states, <I would like to have my child baptized before surgery.= d. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge. e. A client states, <I do not understand how to use a nebulizer.= lOMoARcPSD|499 043 4 2. A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the following members of the interprofessional care team? a. Social worker b. Certified nursing assistant c. Registered dietitian d. Occupational therapist 3. A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain managements. Which of the following members of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the medication?s effects? (Select all that apply.) a. Provider b. Certified nursing assistant c. Pharmacist d. Registered nurse e. Respiratory therapist 4. A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the following members of the interprofessional care team? a. Social worker b. Certified nursing assistant c. Occupational therapist d. Speech-language pathologist 5. A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When providing examples of the types of tasks CNAs can perform, which of the following client activities should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.) a. Bathing b. Ambulating c. Toileting d. Determining pain level e. Measuring vital signs Chapter 3 lOMoARcPSD|499 043 4 1. A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages of the coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client?s choice is an example of which of the following ethical principles? a. Fidelity b. Autonomy c. Justice d. Nonmaleficence 2. A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles? a. Fidelity b. Autonomy c. Justice d. Beneficence 3. A nurse is instructing a group of newly license nurses about the responsibilities organ donation and procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications, the newly licensed nurses should understand that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles? a. Fidelity b. Autonomy c. Justice d. Nonmaleficence 4. A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the client?s advanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which of the following ethical principles? a. Fidelity b. Autonomy c. Justice d. Nonmaleficence 5. A nurse is instructing a group of newly licensed nurses how to know and what to expect when ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations should the newly licensed nurses identify as an ethical dilemma? lOMoARcPSD|499 043 4 a. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit demonstrates signs of chemical impairment. b. A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesn?t stay in bed, she will have to apply restraints. c. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings for their father, who is terminally ill. d. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name their partner on their durable power of attorney form. Chapter 4 1. A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using the urinal properly. The AP tells the client that diapers will be used next time the urinal is used improperly. Which of the following torts is the AP committing? a. Assault b. Battery c. False imprisonment d. Invasion of privacy 2. A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse, <I am leaving the hospital this morning whether the doctor discharges me or not.= The nurse believes that this is not in the client?s best interest, and prepares to administer a PRN sedative medication the client has not requested along with the scheduled morning medication. Which of the following types of tort is the nurse about to commit? a. Assault b. False imprisonment c. Negligence d. Breach of confidentiality 3. A nurse in a surgeon?s office is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is scheduled for surgery the following week. The client tells the nurse that <I plan to prepare my advance directives before I come to the hospital.= Which of the following statements mad by the client should indicate to the nurse an understanding of advance directives? a. <I?d rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it has to be my wife.= b. <I know they won?t go ahead with the surgery unless I prepare these forms.= c. <I plan to write that I don?t want them to keep me on a breathing machine.= d. <I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in at the hospital.= lOMoARcPSD|499 043 4 4. A nurse is caring for a client who is about to undergo an elective surgical procedure. The nurse should take which of the following actions regarding informed consent? (Select all that apply.) a. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client?s consent. b. Witness the client?s signature on the consent form. c. Explain the risks and benefits of the procedure. d. Describe the consequences of choosing not to have the surgery. e. Tell the client about alternatives to having the surgery. 5. A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when another nurse on the unit seemed drowsy and unable to focus on the issue at hand. Today, the nurse was found asleep in a chair in the break room not during a break time. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Alert the American Nurses Association. b. Fill out an incident report. c. Report the observations to the nurse manager on the unit. d. Leave the nurse alone to sleep. Chapter 5 1. A nurse is preparing information for a change-of-shift report. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the report? a. Input and output for the shift b. Blood pressure from the previous day c. Bone scan scheduled for today. d. Medication routine from the medication administration record 2. A nurse manager is discussing the HIPAA Privacy Rule with a group of newly hired nurses during orientation. Which of the following information should the nurse manager include? (Select all that apply.) a. A single electronic record passwords is provided for nurse on the same unit. b. Family members should provide a code prior to receiving client health information. c. Communication of client information can occur at the nurses? station. d. A client can request copy of their medical record. e. A nurse can photocopy a client?s medical record for transfer to another facility. 3. A charge nurse is reviewing documentation with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following legal guidelines sold be followed when documenting in a client?s record? (Select all that apply.) lOMoARcPSD|499 043 4 a. Cover errors with correction fluid and write in the correct information. b. Put the date and time on all entries. c. Document objective data, leaving out opinions. d. Use as many abbreviations as possible. e. Wait until the end of the shift to document. 4. A nurse is discussing occurrences that require completion of an incident report with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.) a. Medication error b. Needlesticks c. Conflict with provider and nursing staff d. Omission of prescription e. Missed specimen collection of a prescribed laboratory test 5. A nurse is receiving a provider?s prescription by telephone for morphine for a client who is reporting moderate to severe pain. Which of the following nursing actions are appropriate? (Select all that apply.) a. Repeat the details of the prescription back to the provider. b. Have another nurse listen to the telephone prescription. c. Obtain the provider?s signature on the proscription within 24 hr. d. Decline the verbal prescription because it is not an emergency situation. e. Tell the charge nurse that the provider has prescribed morphine by telephone. Chapter 6 1. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit has received change-of-shift report and will care for four clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? a. Updating the plan of care for a client who is postoperative b. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk using a quad cane c. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence d. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure injury 2. A nurse manager is assigning care of a client who is being admitted from the PACU following thoracic surgery. The nurse manager should assign the client to which of the following staff members? a. Charge nurse b. Registered nurse (RN) c. Practical nurse (PN) d. Assistive personnel (AP) lOMoARcPSD|499 043 4 3. A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following information should the nurse share with the AP? (Select all that apply.) a. The roommate ambulates independently. b. The client ambulates wearing slippers over antiembolic stockings. c. The client uses a front-wheeled walker when ambulating. d. The client had pain medication 30 min ago. e. The client is allergic to codeine. 4. A charge nurse is assigning client care for four clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to a PN? a. Creating a plan of care for a client who is recovering following a stroke. b. Assessing a pressure injury on a client who is on bed rest. c. Providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia. d. Teaching a client who has asthma to use a metered-dose inhaler. 5. A nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation. Which of the following are components of the five rights of delegation? (Select all that apply.) a. Right place b. Right supervision and evaluation c. Right direction and communication d. Right documentation e. Right circumstances Chapter 7 1. By the second postoperative day, a client has not achieved satisfactory pain relief. Based on this evaluation, which of the following actions should the nurse take, according to the nursing process? a. Reassess the client to determine the reasons for inadequate pain relief. b. Wait to see whether the pain lessens during the next 24 hr. c. Change the plan of care to provide different pain relief interventions. d. Teach the client about the plan of care for managing the pain. 2. A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse care for a client who reports pain. The nurse checked the client?s MAR and noted the last dose of pain medication was 6 hr ago. The prescription reads every 4 hr PRN for pain. The nurse administered the medication and checked with the client 40 lOMoARcPSD|499 043 4 min later, when the client reported improvement. The newly licensed nurse left out which of the following steps of the nursing process? a. Assessment b. Planning c. Intervention d. Evaluation 3. A charge nurse is reviewing the steps of the nursing process with a group of nurses. Which of the following data should the charge nurse identify as objective data? (Select all that apply.) a. Respiratory rate is 22/min with even, unlabored respirations. b. The client?s partner states, <They said they hurt after walking about 10 minutes.= c. The client?s pain rating is 3 on a scale of 0 to 10 d. The client?s skin is pink, warm, and dry. e. The assistive personnel reports that the client walked with a limp. 4. A charge nurse is talking with a newly licensed nurse and is reviewing nursing interventions that do not require a provider?s prescription. Which of the following interventions should the charge nurse include? a. Writing a prescription for morphine sulfate as needed for pain b. Inserting a nasogastric (NG) tube to relieve gastric distention c. Showing a client how to use progressive muscle relaxation d. Performing a daily bath after the evening meal e. Repositioning a client every 2 hr to reduce pressure injury risk 5. A nurse is discussing the nursing process with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse should the nurse identify as appropriate for the planning step of the nursing process? a. <I will determine the most important client problems that we should address.= b. <I will review the past medical history on the client?s record to get more information.= c. <I will carry out the new prescriptions from the provider.= d. <I will ask the client if their nausea has resolved.= Chapter 8 1. A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative following an inguinal hernia repair. The client is tolerating clear liquid well, has active bowel sounds, and is expressing a desire for <real food.= The lOMoARcPSD|499 043 4 nurse tells the client <I will call the surgeon and ask for a change in diet.= The surgeon hears the nurse?s report and prescribes a full liquid diet. The nurse used which of the following levels of critical thinking? a. Basic b. Commitment c. Complex d. Integrity 2. A nurse receives a prescription for an antibiotic for a client who has cellulitis. The nurse checks the client?s medical record, discovers that the client is allergic to the antibiotic, and call the provider to request a prescription for a different antibiotic. Which of the following critical thinking attitudes did the nurse demonstrate? a. Fairness b. Responsibility c. Risk-taking d. Creativity 3. A newly licensed nurse is considering strategies to improve critical thinking. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.) a. Find a mentor. b. Use a journal to write about the outcomes of clinical judgments. c. Review articles about evidence-based practice. d. Limit consultations with other professionals involved in a client?s care. e. Make quick decisions when unsure about a client?s needs. 4. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for antihypertensive medication. Prior to administering the medication, the nurse uses an electronic database to gather information about the medication and the effects it might have on this client. Which of the following components of critical thinking is the nurse using when he reviews the medication information? a. Knowledge b. Experience c. Intuition d. Competence 5. A nurse uses a head-to-toe approach to conduct a physical assessment of a client who will undergo surgery the following week. Which of the following critical thinking did the nurse demonstrate? lOMoARcPSD|499 043 4 a. Confidence b. Perseverance c. Integrity d. Discipline Chapter 9 1. A nurse is performing an admission assessment for an older adult client. After gathering the assessment data and performing the review od systems, which of the following actions is a priority for the nurse? a. Orient the client to their room. b. Conduct a client care conference. c. Review medical prescriptions. d. Develop a plan of care. 2. A nurse is admitting a client who has acute cholecystitis to a medical-surgical unit. Which of the following actions are essential steps of the admission procedure? (Select all that apply.) a. Explain the roles of other care delivery staff. b. Begin discharge planning. c. Inform the client that advance directives are required for hospital admission. d. Document the client?s wishes about organ donation. e. Introduce the client to their roommate. 3. A nurse is caring for a client who had a stroke and is scheduled for transfer to a rehabilitation center. Which of the following tasks are the responsibility of the nurse at the transferring facility? (Select all that apply.) a. Ensure that the client has possession of their valuables. b. Confirm that the rehabilitation center has a room available at the time of transfer. c. Assess how the client tolerates the transfer. d. Give a verbal transfer report via telephone. e. Complete a transfer form for the receiving facility. 4. A nurse is preparing the discharge summary for a client who has had knee arthroplasty and is going home. Which of the following information about the client should the nurse include in the discharge summary? (Select all that apply.) a. Advance directive status. b. Follow-up care [Show More]

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