HAAD-RN

HAAD-RN practice questions, page 8 of 12, with answer review and explanations.

Question 36

The police bring a prisoner into the emergency department who is in severe pain. When the nurse is assigned to this patient, the nurse should:

  1. Ignore the prisoner because he deserves to be in pain
  2. Give the prisoner the minimum amount of pain medication ordered
  3. Tell the prisoner to be quiet, as he is disturbing the other patients
  4. Implement nursing interventions to relieve the prisoner's pain

Question 37

Order: 1000 ml of D5W to run for 12 hours. Using a micro drip set calculate the drops per minute (gtts/min):

  1. 20 gtts/min
  2. 45 gtts/min
  3. 60 gtts/min
  4. 83 gtts/min

Question 38

The nurse is preparing teaching plans for several patients. The nurse should recognize which of the following patients is at greatest risk for fluid and electrolyte imbalance?

  1. A 2-year-old patient who is receiving gastrostomy feedings
  2. A 20-year-old patient with a sigmoid colostomy
  3. A 40-year-old patient who is 3 days post-operative with an ileostomy
  4. A 60-year-old patient who is 8 hours post-renal arteriography

Question 39

The patient with liver cirrhosis receives 100 ml of 25% serum albumin intravenously. Which of the following findings would best indicate that the albumin is having its desired effect?

  1. Decreased blood pressure
  2. Increased serum albumin level
  3. Increased urine output
  4. Improved breathing pattern

Question 40

The apical pulse can be best auscultated at the:

  1. Left 2nd intercostal space lateral to the mid clavicular line
  2. Left 2nd intercostal space at the left sternal border
  3. Left 5th intercostal space at the mid clavicular line
  4. Left 5th intercostal space at the mid axillary line