Practice Question
The healthcare provider prescribes ear drops to an adult client with an ear infection. Which teaching should the nurse provide?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Pull the pinna up and back to administer the drops.
Rationale:
🔷 This technique straightens the ear canal, ensuring accurate delivery of the medication.
🔷 Pulling the pinna up and back aligns the ear canal in adults for maximum penetration of the drops.
🔷 Proper positioning reduces the risk of retention or incomplete absorption of the medication.
🔷 This method helps avoid injury or contamination, unlike inserting the dropper directly.
🔷 Patient and caregiver education on this method improves home medication safety and efficacy.
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This question is from RN HESI Exit(with NGN)~2023 Exam 2 which contains 106 questions.
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A client who is one day postpartum reports to the nurse that her baby cannot latch onto the breast. The nurse observes that the client's nipples are inverted. Which action should the nurse implement?
Answer Choices:
A. Offer supplemental formula feedings.
B. Teach about the use of a breast pump.
C. Recommend using a breast shield.
D. Encourage the use of ice on the areola.
A client who is one day postpartum reports that her baby cannot latch onto the breast. The nurse observes that the client's nipples are inverted. Which action should the nurse implement?
Answer Choices:
A. Offer supplemental formula feedings.
B. Teach about the use of a breast pump.
C. Recommend using a breast shield.
D. Encourage the use of ice on the areola.
A nurse is caring for a client who underwent an appendectomy 2 days ago and now reports sudden, unbearable pain in the left great toe. The client has a medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, gouty arthritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?
Answer Choices:
A. Eat high-protein foods to achieve ideal body weight.
B. Avoid acetylsalicylic acid-containing medications.
C. Wrap joints with an elastic bandage when swollen.
D. Support joints in an extended position while resting.
A client with cirrhosis of the liver reports a 5 lb (2.3 kg) weight gain within the last week during a physical assessment. Which assessment finding correlates with the client's report?
Answer Choices:
A. Decreased bowel sounds.
B. Increased respiratory rate.
C. Increased abdominal girth.
D. Decreased level of consciousness.
The healthcare provider prescribes a placebo instead of pain medication. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
Answer Choices:
A. Tell the charge nurse about the prescribed placebo and refuse to administer it.
B. Discuss ethical concerns about placebo use with the healthcare provider.
C. Administer the placebo as prescribed when the client reports pain.
D. Inform the client that the provider prescribed a placebo instead of pain medication.
Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: HESI-Exit Exam(s)
- Domain: HESI Exit Exam(s)~2023
- Answer Choices: 4