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HESI RN · HESI Fundamentals of Nursing · Introduction to Professional Nursing

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Question 1 of 5

Nurses make decisions in their practice every day. Which of the following are potential errors in this decision-making process? Select all that apply.

A. placing emphasis on the last data received
B. avoiding information contrary to ones opinion
C. selecting alternatives to maintain status quo
D. being predisposed to multiple solutions

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: selecting alternatives to maintain status quo

Question 2 of 5

The registered nurse on a busy telemetry floor is delegating tasks to an unlicensed assistive person (UAP). Which task is appropriate for the UAP to complete?

A. Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter.
B. Taking an order over the telephone from a physician.
C. Bathing a combative client.
D. Assessing a client's wound.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Bathing a combative client.

Question 3 of 5

A patient is receiving heparin therapy as part of the treatment for a pulmonary embolism. The nurse monitors the results of which laboratory test to check the drug‘s effectiveness?

A. Bleeding times
B. Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
C. Prothrombin time/international normalized ratio (PT/INR)
D. Vitamin K levels

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)

Question 4 of 5

What phrase best describes the science of nursing?

A. application of clinical skills
B. body of nursing knowledge
C. holistic patient care
D. art of individualized nursing

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: body of nursing knowledge

Question 5 of 5

The nurse obtains a health history from an older adult with a prosthetic mitral valve who has symptoms of infective endocarditis (IE). Which question by the nurse helps identify a risk factor for IE?

A. “Do you have a history of a heart attack?”
B. “Is there a family history of endocarditis?”
C. “Have you had any recent immunizations?”
D. “Have you had dental work done recently?”

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: “Have you had dental work done recently?”

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