HAAD-RN

HAAD-RN practice questions, page 5 of 12, with answer review and explanations.

Question 21

The best time for the nurse to teach an anxious patient about the patient controlled analgesic (PCA) pump would be during which of the following stages of patient care?

  1. Post-operative
  2. Pre-operative
  3. Intraoperative
  4. Post anesthesia

Question 22

To maintain the airway and promote respiratory function, the best position for the nurse to place the unconscious patient in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is:

  1. Supine
  2. Lateral
  3. Trendelenberg
  4. Fowler's

Question 23

When taking routine post-operative observations on a patient who underwent an exploratory laparotomy, the nurse plans to monitor which important finding over the next hour?

  1. Serosanguinous drainage on the surgical dressing
  2. Blood pressure of 105/65 mmHg
  3. Urinary output of 20 mls in the last hour
  4. Temperature of 37.6 C

Question 24

A patient has been taking Aluminum Hydroxide daily for 3 weeks. The nurse should be alert for which of the following side effects?

  1. Constipation
  2. Flatulence
  3. Nausea
  4. Vomiting

Question 25

A patient with severe, protracted vomiting will often have what electrolyte abnormality?

  1. Decreased potassium and decreased chloride
  2. Increased sodium and decreased chloride
  3. Increased potassium and increased sodium
  4. Decreased sodium and increased chloride