Nursing Test Bank Practice
Practice HESI LPN Specialty Med Surg Proctored Exam Practice Questions. Review each answer with explanations when available.
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The practical nurse (PN) is assisting a client who is performing peritoneal dialysis catheter self-care before being discharged home. Which behavior indicates that the client needs additional teaching?
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A client has a PRN prescription for a nasal cannula at 2 to 3 L/minute. The client is wearing a nasal cannula at 2 L/minute and asks the practical nurse (PN) if it can be removed. Which client data is most important for the PN to obtain before responding to the client?
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A client is diagnosed with a seizure disorder and is completing testing before discharge from the healthcare facility. What information should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce to avoid the incidence of seizure episodes? Select all that apply.
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A client is recovering from a transurethral prostatectomy. Which activity should the practical nurse (PN) reinforce with the client to limit until after the first postoperative visit?
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A client is receiving a unit of packed red blood cells (PRBCs). Which is the first action the practical nurse (PN) should take if the client begins to shake and reports feelings of nausea and vomiting?
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Four hours after rhinoplasty, a client is swallowing repeatedly. Which priority action should the practical nurse (PN) take?
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An obese client is admitted for treatment of kidney stones. Which action by the practical nurse (PN) takes priority?
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A client with a history of a right radical mastectomy arrives on the postoperative unit following surgical repair of a fractured left radius and application of a short arm cast. Which action should the practical nurse implement while obtaining the client's blood pressure (BP)?
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A client with breast cancer who received chemotherapy two weeks ago returns to the clinic for follow-up. Which priority follow-up assessment should the practical nurse (PN) anticipate for this client?
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The practical nurse (PN) is assisting with blood pressure measurement for adults at a community health fair. Which blood pressure measurement requires the most immediate action by the PN?
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A female client with asthma arrives at the clinic with severe seasonal allergy congestion. On review of the client's current medication list, the practical nurse (PN) notices the client is taking tiotropium bromide and albuterol inhalation for asthma, as well as oral contraceptive ethinyl estradiol/norethindrone. The client receives new prescriptions for hydrocortisone and pseudoephedrine to treat the allergy symptoms. Which medication(s) should the PN reinforce as having the potential to increase the client's blood pressure?
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The practical nurse (PN) is assisting a client who is performing peritoneal dialysis catheter self-care before being discharged home. Which behavior indicates that the client needs additional teaching?
Select one answer.
A client who received a renal transplant two weeks ago is experiencing a rapid and sudden decrease in urine output in the catheter. Which assessment(s) should the practical nurse (PN) complete before notifying the charge nurse? Select all that apply.
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