Hesi Rn Exit (Exam 2024/2025 Passed) Questions And Verified Answers 2024

An 86 year-old nursing home resident who has decreased mental status is hospitalized with pneumonic infiltrates in the right lower lobe. When the nurse assists the client with a clear liquid diet, the client begins to cough. What should the nurse do next? A) Add a thickening agent to the fluids B) Check the client's gag reflex C) Feed the client only solid foods D) Increase the rate of intravenous fluids {Ans: B) Check the client's gag reflex}While teaching a client about their medications, the client asks how long it will take before the effects of lithium take place. What is the best response of the nurse? A) Immediately B) Several days C) 2 weeks D) 1 month {Ans: C) 2 weeks}A nurse is to present information about Chinese folk medicine to a group of student nurses. Based on this cultural belief, the nurse would explain that illness is attributed to the A) Yang, the positive force that represents light, warmth, and fullness B) Yin, the negative force that represents darkness, cold, and emptiness C) Use of improper hot foods, herbs and plants D) A failure to keep life in balance with nature and others {Ans: B)