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HESI WGU Medical Adult Health 1

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Question 1:
Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan for an adult client with hypernatremia?
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Question 2:
The healthcare provider prescribes bismuth subsalicylate, metronidazole, tetracycline, and pantoprazole for a client with H. pylori. Prior to administering the H. pylori treatment regimen, the nurse should review the client’s medication list for which medication?
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Question 3:
The nurse is admitting a client with possible tuberculosis (TB). The client is placed in a private room with airborne precautions pending diagnostic test results.
Which diagnostic test should the nurse review to confirm the diagnosis of TB?
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Question 4:

A client receives a prescription for vancomycin 500 mg IV every 8 hours.

The medication is provided in “500 mg per 100 mL of dextrose 5% in water.”. To administer the medication over an hour, the nurse should set the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Enter numerical value only.)

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Correct Answer: "100" mL/hr

Explanation

Step 1 is to determine the infusion rate. (100 mL ÷ 1 hour) = 100 mL/hr.

The final calculated answer is 100 mL/hr.


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Question 5:
The nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a group of well-educated clients who were found to be HIV positive within the last year.
The nurse should explain that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acts in which way to suppress the immune system?
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Question 6:
Which technique should the nurse use when assessing for early signs of rheumatoid arthritis?
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Question 7:
A client presents to the emergency department with muscle aches, headache, fever, and describes a recent loss of taste and smell.
The nurse obtains a nasal swab for COVID-19 testing.
Which action is most important for the nurse to take?
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Question 8:
Which information should the nurse include when giving discharge instructions to a client following a left eye cataract extraction with a lens implant?
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Question 9:
Following discharge teaching, a client with a duodenal ulcer tells the nurse of plans to eat plenty of dairy products to help coat and protect the duodenal ulcer.
Which is the best follow-up action by the nurse?
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Question 10:
Which approach is best for the nurse to use when directing a client with Huntington’s disease to the hospital cafeteria?
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