HAAD-RN

HAAD-RN practice questions, page 11 of 12, with answer review and explanations.

Question 51

The patient with iron deficiency anemia should be encouraged to eat which of the following foods high in iron?

  1. Eggs
  2. Lettuce
  3. Citrus fruits
  4. Cheese

Question 52

A patient arrived to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) complaining of pain after undergoing a right total hip arthroplasty. Which of the following should the nurse do to assess the patient's level of pain?

  1. Determine the patient's position during surgery and how long the patient was in this position
  2. Inspect the dressing, note type and amount of drainage, and insure bandage adhesive is not pulling on skin
  3. Ask anesthesiologist what type of anesthesia patient received and last dose of pain medication
  4. Note location, intensity and duration of pain and last dose and time of pain medication

Question 53

An 85-year-old man is admitted with dementia. He continuously attempts to remove his nasogastric tube. The nurse applies cloth wrist restraints as ordered. Which of the following actions by the nurse is most appropriate?

  1. Evaluate the need to restrain by observing patient's behavior once every 24 hrs
  2. Perform circulation checks to the extremities every two hours
  3. Remove the restraints when the patient is sleeping
  4. Instruct family to limit physical contact with the patient

Question 54

A patient with deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burns of the face and chest is admitted to the emergency department. The nurse must be particularly alert for:

  1. Paralytic ileus
  2. Respiratory distress
  3. Severity of pain
  4. Strong burn odor

Question 55

A patient becomes angry and threatens to leave the hospital unless the physician reviews the reason for the patient's delay in discharge. The patient has a medication order for agitation available p.m., but refuses the medication and requests a drink of orange juice instead. What should the nurse do?

  1. Secretly slip the p.r.n. medication into the orange juice and give it to the patient
  2. Give the patient the orange juice and tell the patient that a staff member is attempting to call the physician
  3. Inform the patient that staff is unable to force anyone to stay in the hospital
  4. Inform the patient that nothing can be done until the morning