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HESI LPN · HESI LPN Fundamentals of Nursing · HESI Provide Basic Patient Care Following Direction of Nursing Staff

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Question 1 of 5

To control bleeding, a nursing assistant should

A. Use her bare hands to stop it

B. Lower the wound below the heart

C. Hold a thick pad or clean cloth against the wound and press down hard

D. Apply light pressure with a Band-aid

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Apply light pressure with a Band-aid

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is initiating a 24-hour urine collection for a patient at home. What will be the first thing the nurse will ask the patient to do at the beginning of the specimen collection?

A. Void and discard the urine.

B. Begin the collection at a specific time.

C. Add the first voiding to the specimen.

D. Keep the urine warm during collection.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Void and discard the urine.

Question 3 of 5

What describes a provision of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974?

A. Employers must provide cooking facilities.

B. Employers must provide first aid facilities.

C. Employers must provide fully, flood lit car parking facilities.

D. Employers must provide a calm, quiet work environment.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Employers must provide first aid facilities.

Question 4 of 5

The capnograph waveform shown above was obtained from a patient undergoing hip surgery in the lateral position. Which of the following BEST explains the findings between point A and point B?

A. Excessive tidal volume

B. Incompetent expiratory valve

C. Patient position

D. Obstructed endotracheal tube

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Patient position

Question 5 of 5

Before a nursing assistant leaves a dirty utility room, what must she do to avoid transferring pathogens to other areas of the facility?

A. Change her gloves

B. Disinfect any equipment she has used

C. Wash her hands

D. Close the door securely

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Wash her hands

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