HESI Questions

A nurse provides instructions to a client who is prescribed bromocriptine for hyperpituitarism. Which statement made by the client indicates effective learning? Select all that apply.

"I should take the drug with a meal." "I should avoid the drug if I get pregnant." "I should report immediately if I experience chest pain."

What is the recommended size of the urinary catheter that can be used in a 3-year-old child?

Answer: 8 to 10 Fr

A nurse is caring for a client with heart failure. The healthcare provider prescribes a 2-gram sodium diet. What should the nurse include when explaining how a low-salt diet helps achieve a therapeutic outcome?

Answer: Allows excess tissue fluid to be excreted.

A client with a high cholesterol level says to the nurse "Why can't all the doctor just give me a medication to eliminate all the cholesterol in my body so it isn't a problem?" Which factor related to why cholesterol is important in the human body should the nurse include in a response to the patient's question?

Answer: Cellular membranes

Which is the critical factor among healthcare professionals, state agencies, and federal agencies to determine when and how to evaluate safety during a natural disaster?

Answer: Communication

The nurse is teaching a nursing student how to care for a client who underwent stereotactic radiosurgery for a pituitary adenoma. Which statement made by the student indicates effective learning?

Answer: I will monitor serum osmolarity

A client who has syphilis tells the nurse that it must have been contracted from a toilet seat. The nurse knows that this cannot be true because of what property of the causative agent of syphilis?

Answer: It is inactivated when exposed to a dry environment.

A client being treated for influenza A (H1N1) is scheduled for a CT scan. To ensure client and visitor safety during transport, the nurse should take which precaution?

Answer: Place a surgical mask on the client

The mother of a school-aged child asks the school nurse how her child got head lice. What should the nurse explain to the mother?

Answer: Transmission occurs through contact with contaminated children and objects.

Which activities can a child perform at 3 years of age? Select all that apply.

Answer: Turning doorknobs Holding crayons with fingers Eating with a spoon without rotating it

Two clients with polydipsia and polyuria arrived at the hospital. Both were having similar symptoms but were diagnosed with different types of diabetes insipidus. Which assessment finding helped to differentiate the diagnosis?

Answer: Urine Osmolarity

A client with newly diagnosed rapid-cycling bipolar disorder will be meeting with the nurse for an educational session about the pharmacological approach that is planned. Which classification of medication does the nurse expect to discuss?

Anticonvulsant medication

A nurse is completing the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) for a resident at the nursing center. What should the nurse consider while completing the RAI? Select all that apply.

Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment Protocols Utilization guidelines of the state

Which should the nurse include in the plan of care for a toddler-age client who follows a vegetarian or vegan diet?

Monitoring for hemoglobin and hematocrit

What is the priority nursing interventions during admission of a primigravida in labor?

Monitoring the fetal heart rate

A mother reports feeding her infant immediately before arriving in the emergency department. After completing the assessment, the nurse reports which finding immediately to the primary healthcare provider because it likely indicated pyloric stenosis?

Peristaltic waves that transverse the epigastrium.

Which skin damage is caused by chronic exposure to ultraviolet rays? Select all that apply.

Photoaging Wrinkling of skin

What could be the reason for cataracts in a 36-year-old client? Select all that apply.

Prolonged exposure to heat Prolonged exposure to metal powders

A client's burn wounds are scheduled to be debrided mechanically. Which equipment will the nurse prepare?

Scissors and forceps

A 7-year-old child has a moderate cognitive disability. What should the nurse suggest that the parents provide for the child?

Simple, repetitive tasks

A nurse needs to perform a postural drainage of both lung apices in a 4-year-old child. In what position should the nurse place the child?

Sitting on nurse's lap, leaning forward

At which stage of Kohlberg's theory is the child afraid of punishment?

Stage 1

The parents of a 6-year-old child with celiac disease tell the school nurse their child becomes dejected because she is not able to eat snack foods like the rest of her class and friends. What snack can the nurse recommend that is safe for the child to eat?

Tortilla chips

Which personnel can determine priorities for treatment in an emergency response plan?

Triage officer

Two clients with polydipsia and polyuria arrived at the hospital. Both were having similar symptoms but were diagnosed with different types of diabetes insipidus. Which assessment finding helped to differentiate the diagnosis?

Urine osmolarity

Which statements related to relationships with family should the nurse include in a teaching session for a school-age client and parents? Select all that apply.

""Parents of school-age children must learn to let go of control." "Peer groups are highly influential during this stage of development." "Your child may wish to be more involved with peer activities than family activities." "When a conflict between peers and parents occurs, family values will predominate."

A registered nurse is explaining Maslow's hierarchy of needs to a nursing student, by examining different situations. Which examples mentioned by the nurse belong to the fifth level of needs? Select all that apply.

"A client wishes to become the best swimmer in the whole world" "A client tells the nurse that he or she wishes to become a successful engineer despite having dyslexia." "A client who is bedridden requests a physical therapist consultation in order to achieve maximum mobility."

A registered nurse is educating a nursing student about the process of resolving an ethical dilemma. What information should the nurse provide regarding negotiation of outcomes?

"A nurse should provide a personal point of view"

The registered nurse, as a leader, is teaching about leadership roles to a group of nurse practitioners. Which statement made by a nurse practitioner indicates effective learning?

"I should use experience and knowledge to judge reasonable risks."

The registered nurse is teaching a student nurse the points to be included while educating a client on cortisol replacement therapy about self-management. Which statement provided by the student nurse indicates the need for further teaching?

"I will advise the client to take the medication before meals."

In preparation for discharge, a client who had a total hip replacement is taught wound care by the nurse. Which statement from the client indicates a correct understanding of the nurse's instructions?

"I will inspect the incision for healing when I change the dressing."

The nurse is teaching a nursing student how to care for a client who underwent stereotactic radiosurgery for a pituitary adenoma. Which statement made by the student indicates effective learning?

"I will monitor serum osmolarity."

The nurse leader taught the student nurse the principles of quality management and quality improvement. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates ineffective learning?

"Managers define the quality."

Which parental statement indicates correct understanding of toddler actions that correspond with the preoperational stage of development? Select all that apply.

"My child is expected to use past tense verbs." "My child should begin to use two- to three-word phrases."

A nursing student is learning about Erikson's theory of psychological development. Which statement made by the client indicates the Autonomy versus Sense of Shame and Doubt stage?

"My kid has started to walk on his or her toes, with the legs wide apart."

What is true about psychosocial changes observed in adolescents? Select all that apply.

"They search for personal identity." "They develop their own ethical systems."

A nursing instructor asks a nursing student to describe the cognitive changes in toddlers. Which statement by the student indicates the need for further teaching?

"Toddlers are unable to represent objects and places with symbols."

An inadequately immunized 4-year-old client who was injured recently is found to have tetanus and admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit. The parents ask to assist with the daughter's care. What is the best response by the nurse?

"Your desire to help is understandable, but we have to avoid excessive stimuli."

A nurse provides education to a client about how to prevent constipation. The nurse concludes that the teaching is understood when the client makes which statements? Select all that apply.

-"I drink at least six glasses of water every day." -"I can include bran muffins in my breakfast daily." -"I will walk every day as part of my exercise regimen."

A client visited the primary healthcare provider complaining of inflammatory lesions of the face. The primary healthcare provider examined and confirmed it as an inflammatory disorder of the sebaceous glands. Which medications does the nurse anticipate being prescribed by the primary healthcare provider? Select all that apply.

-Clindamycin -Erthromycin

Arrange the sequence of events occurring during a fever secondary to pyrogens in chronological order.

1. Immune system response is triggered 2. The set point of the hypothalamus is raised 3. Body Temperature is increased 4. Pyrogens are destroyed 5. Heat loss response are destroyed

Arrange the order of critical thinking for an existing problem.

1. Recognizing the existing issue 2. Analyzing information about the issue 3. Evaluating the information 4. Making a conclusion

Arrange in sequential order the mechanism of action in clomiphene.

1. Secretion of gonadotropin hormone 2. Simulation of the pituitary gland 3. stimulation of the ovarian follicles 4. Maturation of follicles and ovulation

What is the appropriate blood pressure of 12-year-old client?

110/65 mm Hg

At what age, the pubertal growth spurt reaches its peak in males?

14 years

What does the nurse state the average weight of a preschooler at the age of 5 years old?

41 pounds

According to current statistics, what percentage of adolescents try marijuana by the end of high school? Record your answer using a whole number.

49%

While performing diagnostic tests on a client with a urinary tract infection, the nurse documents the urine creatinine value as 0.9 mg/dL and serum creatinine level as 1.0 mg/dL. The volume of urine collected is 100 mL/min. What is the creatinine clearance of the client? Record your answer using a whole number. __________________

90

The nurse leader is teaching about the role of followers to the nursing staff. Which statement made by the nursing staff is true regarding the followers' traits? Select all that apply.

A follower demonstrates collaborative behavior in daily practice. A follower cooperates with the leader and peers to reach the team goal

Three days after the application of a spica cast a toddler has a temperature of 101.4 F. Which clinical finding does the nurse anticipate?

A foul odor from the cast

A nurse is preparing to discharge a school-aged child who has undergone splenectomy for B-thalassemia (cooley anemia). What information should the discharge teaching include?

A high fever should be reported to the child's healthcare provider

A nursing student is evaluating different examples of quality and performance improvement. Which situation should the nurse consider to be an example of quality improvement?

A team of nurses identifies the possible reasons for the delays of client admission into special units.

Which gastrointestinal (GI) change may be found in the client with burn injuries?

Abdominal distention

Which treatment should the nurse prepare to administer when providing care to a toddler-age client who presents after an accidental overdose of aspirin?

Activated charcoal

When working with a client who is in an alcohol detoxification program, what nursing action is most important?

Address the client's holistic needs.

The nurse manager monitors employees' performance and takes punitive action when necessary. What could be the expected organizational outcomes in this type of leadership? Select all that apply.

Adherence to deadlines Limited job satisfaction Low-to-stable levels of commitment

A client has acute tubulointerstitial renal disease and experiencing fluid and electrolyte imbalance. The client is confused and complains of nausea and muscle weakness. What does the nurse anticipate will be prescribed to help correct the electrolyte imbalance associated with this diagnosis?

Administer a cation-exchange resin

When assigning a task, the delegator should understand the delegatee's personal values and align them with the organizational values. Which task can be achieved from this delegation?

Affirming

Which of Gardner's tasks of leadership describes assisting the staff in interpreting organizational principles?

Affirming values

A client's relative asks the nurse what a cataract is. Which explanation should the nurse provide?

An opacity of the lens

Which of these behaviors will a nurse need to explain while counseling the parents of a 2-year-old child? Select all that apply.

Animism Egocentrism

A primary healthcare provider prescribes a low-sodium, high-potassium diet for client with Cushing Syndrome. Which explanation should the nurse provide to the client about the need to follow this diet?

Answer: "Excessive aldosterone and cortisone cause retention of sodium and loss of potassium."

The nurse provides instructions to a client who is prescribed bromocriptine for hyperpituitarism. Which statement made by the client indicates effective learning? Select all that apply.

Answer: "I should take the drug with a meal." "I should avoid the drug if I get pregnant." "I should report immediately if I experience chest pain."

The registered nurse is teaching a student nurse the points to be included while educating a client on cortisol replacement therapy about self-management. Which statement provided by the student nurse indicates the need for further teaching?

Answer: "I will advise the client to take the medication before meals."

What are the instances when an adult can give consent for medical treatment? Select all that apply.

Any guardian for the adult's ward Any parent for the adult's unemancipated minor Any adult for the treatment of his or her minor brother or sister (if an emergency and parents are not present)

A client has a pulse deficit. Which documentation by the nurse supports this finding?

Apical pulse 86 and radial pulse 78 indicating pulse deficit of 8.

A parent of a healthy 8-month-old infant asks a nurse which purred foods and type of milk are most appropriate at this age. What should the nurse suggest?

Applesauce, carrots, chicken and formula

A client comes to the primary provider with reports of pain due to an insect bite on the hand. The primary healthcare provider notices swelling at the site of insect bite. What insect bites cause this condition? Select all that apply.

Bees Wasps

A client is scheduled for discharge following surgery. The medical record indicates that the client has not had a bowel movement since before surgery, which was 4 days ago. During the hospital stay, the client received a stool softener daily and an oral laxative the day before discharge. Which one of the prescribed medications should the nurse administer to ensure a bowel movement prior to discharge?

Bisacodyl 10-mg suppository *A bisacodyl suppository should produce results before the client leaves the facility. He already had a stool softener and a laxative that did not produce results.

Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding about the mechanism of action for maraviroc?

Blocks the C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) receptor on CD4+ T cells

What would the nurse describe as a similarity between the growth and development of toddlers and preschoolers?

Both gain 5 to 7 pounds a year

Which factor can elevate the oxygen saturation during an assessment?

Carbon monoxide

The nurse is caring for a client before, during and immediately after surgery. Which type of care is provided to the client?

Care that supports homeostatic regulation

Which healthcare team member is familiar with all the needs of any individual client?

Charge nurse

The postpartum nurse has just received report on four clients. Which client should the nurse evaluate first?

Client who vaginally delivered a 9-lb (4082 g) baby 1 hour ago.

What is the most important skill of the nurse leader?

Clinical care coordinator

A staff nurse is called into work because the organization is experiencing an internal disaster. What should the nurse expect when he/she arrives at work?

Fire in the information technology department

The nurse assessing a client with bipolar disorder. While reviewing the laboratory reports, the nurse finds the client's lithium levels are 1.3 mEg/L. Which nursing intervention would be appropriate in this client?

Continuing to administer the drug

The nurse is creating a dietary plan for a client with cholecystitis who has been placed on a modified diet. Which will be most appropriate to include in the client's dietary plan?

Correct Answer: Decrease fat intake to avoid stimulation of the choleocystokinin mechanism for bile release

Which teaching points, supported by current evidence, should the nurse include in a teaching session to the parents of a toddler-age client related to poison prevention? Select all that apply.

Correct administration of drugs Safe storage of toxic substances Strategies for effective discipline

A staff nurse is called into work because the organization is experiencing an internal disaster. What should the nurse expect when she/he arrives at work?

Fire in the information technology department

Which initiatives for leaders and managers are set forth in the Institute of Medicine's core relevance report "The Future of Nursing?" Select all that apply.

Created state coalitions focused on nursing Provided a framework for considering how nurses could determine staffing requirements

Which integumentary change is associated with delayed wound healing in a client?

Deceased call division

A client has a right lobectomy to remove a cancerous lesion. After the surgery, the nurse monitors the client for the most life-threatening complication, which is what?

Decreased cardiac output because of mediastinal shift

Which infection is caused due to fungus?

Dermatophytosis

A nurse is planning to teach a school-aged child with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes about self-care. After an assessment of what the child knows about diabetes, what is the next nursing intervention?

Developing a sequence of goals with the child and parents.

What steps would the nurse explain are to be followed for preventing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in hospital staff during a mass causality event? Select all that apply.

Drinking plenty of water Encouraging co-wrokers Monitoring each other's stress level

A client has a history of GERD. Why should the nurse monitor the client for clinical manifestation of heart disease?

Esophageal pain may imitate the symptoms of a heart attack

The nurse is caring for a client who has attempted suicide. What is the most desirable short-term client outcome during this crisis situation?

Establishing a no-suicide contract

What type of healthcare does a person who is "worried well" require? Select all that apply.

Evaluation Reassurance Preventive treatment

The echoviruses can cause which diseases in clients? Slect all that apply.

Gastroenteritis Aseptic meningitis

Which antiinfective agent may lead to blindness if not used correctly by the client in prescribed amounts?

Gentamicin

Which principal components are associated with a nurse's time management skill? Select all that apply.

Goal setting Priority setting Interruption control

When having a discussion with a home health nurse, a client states that drinking is a problem. What is the nurse's initial response when the client ask for help?

Having the client call Alcoholics Anonymous to find out the schedule of local meetings.

A client is admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of cancer of the thyroid, and a thyroidectomy is scheduled. What is important for the nurse to consider when caring for this client during postoperative period?

Hoarseness and airway obstruction may result from laryngeal nerve damage.

Which type of breathing pattern alteration is manifested with hypercarbia?

Hypoventilation

Which clinical finding occurs due to thinning of the subcutaneous layer?

Increased risk for hypothermia

An infant is found to have developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) 6 weeks after birth. The parents ask a nurse at the clinic why their infant must be restrained in a harness at such an early age. How should the nurse respond?

Infants' hip joints are cartilaginous, allowing molding of the acetabulum

The nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about case management. What should the nurse explain as being the goal of case management?

Integrate care with cost-effective approaches

Which actions make the nurse a transformational leader?

Introducing a vision for the future nurses

Which component of skin maintains optimal barrier function?

Keratin

A nurse manager proposes to change a protocol regarding the care of postoperative clients. However, the nursing staff openly expresses their resistance to the change and wants to continue with the original protocol. Which behavioral pattern in response to change best describes the nursing staff?

Laggards

Which hormonal deficiency causes breast atrophy in female clients ?

Luteinizing hormone

A registered nurse is teaching a nursing student about various developmental theories. What points mentioned by the registered nurse are accurate? Select all that apply.

Moral development theory attempts to define how moral reasoning matures in an individual. Developmental theory provides a basis for nurses to assess and understand a client's responses. Cognitive development focuses on rational thinking processes that include changes in children, adolescents, and adults to perform intellectual operations.

Which adverse effect is least likely to occur in a client who is prescribed clozapine?

Myocarditis

A nurse is caring for preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. The nurse knows that these infants are at risk for intestinal obstruction associated with what?

Necrotizing enterocolitis

A nurse manager is evaluating the effectiveness of a disaster drill during which nurses were sent from their usual assignments to the emergency department. Which criterion should be used for the nurse manager to evaluate care during the disaster drill?

Nurse-to-client ratio on units

What are physiologic symptoms assessed in a client with sleep deprivation? Select all that apply.

Ptosis and blurred vision Decreased auditory alertness

A nurse is admitting a 2-year-old toddler who ingested half a bottle of aspirin tablets to the emergency department. What is the origin of the metabolic acidosis caused by aspirin toxicity?

Rapid absorption of salicylate

The nurse cares for an unconscious client who underwent head surgery. Which site would be best used to monitor body temperature?

Rectal

Which nursing practice is associated with the self-regulation skill?

Reflecting on one's own experience

Which statement is true regarding the functions of kidney hormones?

Renin raises blood pressure because of angiotensin and aldosterone secretion.

Litigation resulting from improper restraint use is a common nursing legal issue. A nursing student is listing points related to the use of restraints. Which factor needs correction?

Restraints can be used anytime without a written order from the healthcare provider.

Which topical immunomodulator is used to treat a client with atopic dermatitis?

Tacrolimus

Which statement regarding Roy's theory of nursing needs correcting?

The Roy adaptation models views the environment as an adaptive system.

Which of these statements regarding adolescents are true? Select all that apply.

The United States has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy Anorexia nervosa and bulimia are two eating disorders found in adolescents.

After assessing a 5-year-old, a nurse suspects that the child is a victim of physical neglect. Which findings support the nurse's suspicion? Select all that apply.

The child has malnutrition The child has poor hygiene

Which feature is characteristic of a risk nursing diagnosis?

The diagnosis does not have related factors.

Which statement is true regarding varicoceles?

Varicoceles cause an elongation of the veins of the spermatic cord

Which step in the research process is similar to the assessment step of the nursing process?

identifying the problem

A client who sustained a head injury reports bland taste of food. Upon examination, the nurse finds that there is loss of taste perception from the anterior two-thirds region of the tongue. What is the origin of the involved nerve?

inferior pons

The home health nurse provides education to a client with cancer of the tongue who will begin gastrostomy feedings at home. Which statement by the client indicates teaching by the nurse is effective?

"Before I start the procedure, I will measure the residual volume."

On the first postoperative evening after a lumbar laminectomy, a client states "My feet are as numb as they were before the operation." Which is the nurse's best response?

"Continue to let me know how you feel. It often takes time before this feeling subsides."

While caring for a client who had an accident, the nurse suspects injury to the frontal lobe. Which statements by the client may support the nurse's conclusion? Select all that apply.

"I am unable to play the piano" "I am unable to move my eyes." "I am unable to concentrate on anything."

Which questions should the delegator assess to determine the right task? Select all that apply.

"Is the task legally appropriate to delegate?" "Is the task appropriate to delegate based on institutional polices and procedures?"

A client who had an above-the-knee amputation (AKA) has a pressure dressing on the end of the residual limb. The client asks "Why do I have to have this tight dressing on my leg?" Which answer by the nurse is correct?

"It decreases the swelling of the area."

The nurse concludes that a client with glaucoma needs education when the client makes which statement?

"It is dangerous for me to use sedatives." Sedatives have no effect on intraocular pressure

What are the responsibilities of a nurse manager when leading a case-management system? Select all that apply.

Assessing the quality improvement constantly Coordinating communication among all systems Educating the staff of other departments about nursing care management (NCM)

A nurse is counselling a parent about the changes a toddler may exhibit after the death of a family member. What should the nurse include in the counselling? Select all that apply?

Answer: "The toddler may have bowel or bladder disturbances." "The toddler may express changes in sleeping patterns."

A client with GERD is being treated with dietary management. The client states, "I like to have a glass of juice everyday." Which juice will the nurse recommend?

Answer: Apple Juice

A client comes to the primary healthcare provider with reports of pain due to an insect bite. The primary healthcare provider notices swelling at the site of the insect bite. Which insect bites may cause this condition? Select all that apply.

Answer: Bees Wasps

A client has a right upper lobectomy to remove a cancerous lesion. After the surgery, the nurse monitors the client for the most life-threatening complication, which is what?

Answer: Decreased cardiac output because of mediastinal shift.

Oxygen therapy is prescribed for a client being cared for in the coronary care unit. The nurse implements safety precautions. Which information should the nurse consider when planning for this client?

Answer: Oxygen supports combustion

A nurse is teaching a parent how to prevent accidents while caring for a 6-month-old infant. What ability should be emphasized with regard to the infant's motor development?

Answer: Rolls over

What are the roles and responsibilities of a senior nurse leader while implementing strategies for improving the quality of the organization? Select all that apply.

Setting priorities for staff effectiveness and client health outcomes Providing support systems for staff who have been involved in a sentinel event Building infrastructure, providing resources, and removing barriers for improvement

Which medications prescribed to a client after a kidney transplant surgery may require the client to visit a dentist? Select all that apply.

Everolimus Cyclosporine

A client has the diagnosis of histrionic personality disorder. Which behavior should the nurse expect when assessing this client?

Extroverted and dramatic

A nurse is teaching a 15-year-old adolescent with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes about self-care. What is the primary long-term goal this nurse and client should agree on?

Maintaining normoglycemia

Which form of discipline should the nurse recommend for the parents of a toddler-age client who has an easy temperament?

Making sustained eye contact

What are the important points to be considered when imparting practical knowledge to nursing students about preventing complications in the hospital? Select all that apply.

Nursing students should never be assigned any tasks they are unprepared for. Nursing students can work as nursing assistants or nurse's aides when not attending classes. Nursing students should notify the nursing supervisor in case they are delegated tasks they are not prepared for.

The registered nurse instructs a student nurse to perform an action as a community volunteer. Which action should the student nurse perform as a community volunteer?

Organizing individuals in the community to develop healthcare delivery

A nurse is about to perform a wound irrigation on a client who had a left hemispheric stroke 1 year ago. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to perform before beginning the irrigation?

Pain

Which benign tumor forms on the surface of the client's epithelium?

Papilloma

A 15-year-old with cystic fibrosis (CF) is admitted with a respiratory infection. The nurse determines that the adolescent is cyanotic, has a barrel-shaped chest, and is in the 10th percentile for both height and weight. What is the priority nursing intervention?

Performing postural drainage

Which period of Piaget's theory explains self-consciousness in an adolescent?

Period IV

A client has relocated to New York city for work. The client is unable to continue the practice of walking for 30 minutes daily and exercising five days a week. Which stage of the transtheoretical model of health behavior change is the client experiencing?

Precontemplation

A nurse educates a group of parents about how to teach their children to safety cross roads and walk in parking lots. Which age group of the children in the nurse referring to?

Preschoolers

The laboratory values of a client with a new diagnosis of cancer of the esophagus incudes a hemoglobin of 7 g/dl, hemocrit of 25% and red blood cell count of 2.5 million. Which priority goal should the nurse add to the plan of care?

The client will demonstrate improved nutrition.

According to Erikson's theory of psychological development, which should the nurse include in the plan of care for a young adult client who is hospitalized?

The importance of having support from the client's significant other

What characteristics develop in an adolescent according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development? Select all that apply.

The individual develops the ability to reason with respect to possibilities. The individual demonstrates feelings and behaviors characterized by self-consciousness.

The nurse is teaching the client about wound healing. Which feature is associated with the "maturation phase" of normal wound healing?

The scar is firm and inelastic on palpation

Which treatment is beneficial for a client with muscle spasm?

Thermotherapy

Lithium therapy is initiated for a client diagnosed with manic episodes. Laboratory shows that the client's lithium level is 1.2 mEq/L. Why would the healthcare provider reduce the client's lithium dosage?

To maintain the serum drug level.

An adolescent girl who participated in unprotected intercourse requires an emergency contraception. Which drugs could be prescribed? Select all that apply.

Uliprestel Levonorgestrel