HAAD-RN

HAAD-RN practice questions, page 7 of 12, with answer review and explanations.

Question 31

When caring for a patient with hepatic encephalopathy the nurse may carry out the following orders: give enemas, provide a low protein diet, and limit physical activities. These measures are performed to:

  1. Minimize edema
  2. Decrease portal pressure
  3. Reduce hyperkalemia
  4. Decrease serum ammonia

Question 32

Collection urine bag should be emptied as necessary and at least every 8 - 9 hours to prevent:

  1. Pooling of urine in the tube
  2. Reflux of urine into the bladder
  3. Pulling on catheter
  4. Bacterial contamination

Question 33

The nurse teaches a patient recovering from a total hip replacement that it is important to avoid:

  1. Putting a pillow between the legs while sleeping
  2. Sitting with the legs crossed
  3. Abduction exercises of the affected leg
  4. Bearing weight exercises on the affected leg for 6 weeks

Question 34

Which of the following actions is the most appropriate when the nurse is responding to a patient during a tonic-clonic seizure?

  1. Restrain the patient
  2. Protect the patient from harm
  3. Minimize noise and light stimulus
  4. Apply oxygen by mask or nasal cannula

Question 35

The nurse should suspect that a patient has bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract when the color of the patient's stool is:

  1. Yellow
  2. Black
  3. Clay
  4. Red