HESI EXIT CAT EXAM 3/ HESI COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING 2023-2024 (COMPLETE 160 QUESTIONS AND ANS

HESI EXIT CAT EXAM 3/ HESI COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING 2023-2024 (COMPLETE 160 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

An adult client being admitted to the psychiatric unit with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder arrives in an elated state. What is the best room assignment the nurse can make for this client?

[Correct Ans: - A quiet room away from the nurse's station.

The community mental health nurse is planning to visit four clients with schizophrenia. Which client should the nurse see first?

[Correct Ans: - A mother who took her children from school because aliens were after them.

A female client, the mother of two small children, appears depressed after learning from her healthcare provider that she has multiple sclerosis. Which nursing intervention should the nurse implement first?

[Correct Ans: - Sit quietly with the client and answer questions she may ask.

Which statement by a client with emphysema indicates the best understanding of the purpose of pulmonary function testing?

[Correct Ans: - "It will measure how well my lungs are working."

An adolescent male client is admitted to the hospital. Based on Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, which nursing intervention best assists this adolescent's adjustment to his hospital stay?

[Correct Ans: - Invite him to participate in the evening group activity.

Which individual may legally sign an informed consent?

[Correct Ans: - A 16-year-old mother for her new-born.

The nurse working on a psychiatric unit is concerned about providing ethical and legally defensible care for clients on the unit. Which occurrence is an indication that a client's civil rights are being violated?

[Correct Ans: - refused to take an oral psychiatric medication is administered the same medication as an IM injection.

Which statement by the mother of a toddler girl indicates to the nurse that scheduled vaccine should not be administered?

[Correct Ans: - "Her throat closed up so bad she couldn't breathe the last time she got this shot."

Thirty-six hours after delivery, the nurse assesses a client's fundus just above the umbilicus and displaced to the right of the midline. What actions should the nurse take first?

[Correct Ans: - Palpate the bladder for distention.

A hospitalized 81-year-old female client has numerous complaints and uses  her call button often to summon staff to help her with activities that she is capable of performing for herself. Which plan might be most beneficial in dealing with this client?

[Correct Ans: - Check on the client at designated time intervals and let the client know when the nurse will return.

When giving a cooling bath to reduce the fever of a 3-year-old child, which action should the nurse include?

[Correct Ans: - Pour tepid water over the child's back and chest.

The nurse determines that a client has a potential (high risk) problem. What is important for the nurse to do when planning care?

[Correct Ans: - Direct nursing actions toward reducing risk factors.

The nurse notes that the influenza immunization rates are much lower for certain demographic groups than for others. Which intervention is likely to be most useful in increasing the rates of immunization in these lower immunization groups?

[Correct Ans: - Designated clinics conveniently located in target neighborhoods.

The first time a male client stands at the bedside following a total hip replacement, he reports severe pain in his left calf. What intervention should the nurse take first?

[Correct Ans: - Return the client to bed and assess the lower extremities.