HESI (NCLEX-PN) Exam – Remediation Elimination

NCLEX-PN Remediation Elimination

•             A male client reports dysuria, nocturia, and difficulty starting the urinary stream. A

cystoscopy and biopsy of the prostate gland have been scheduled. After the procedure the client reports an inability to void. What should the nurse do?

•             A nurse is obtaining a health history from the mother of a 15-month-old toddler with celiac disease. The nurse expects the mother to indicate what about her toddler?

•             A client with an ileal conduit is being prepared for discharge. As part of the discharge teaching, what does the nurse instruct the client to do?

•             A client is scheduled for a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Which statement made by the client most indicates the need for further preoperative teaching?

•             A health care provider prescribes bisacodyl (Dulcolax) for a client with cardiac disease. The nurse explains to the client that this drug acts by doing what?

•             A male client with a brain attack (cerebrovascular accident) has regained control of bowel movements but still is incontinent of urine. To help reestablish bladder control, the nurse should encourage the client to do what?

•             A nurse is caring for a client with a T-tube after an open cholecystectomy. What specificaction should the nurse include in the plan of care?

•             A four-year-old child with a new colostomy is to be discharged in several days. What should the nurse teach the parents about their child’s home care?

•             A nurse is assessing a client with hypothyroidism. Which clinical manifestations should the nurse expect the client to exhibit? Select all that apply.

•             A client is scheduled for ligation of hemorrhoids. Which diet does the nurse expect to be prescribed in preparation for this surgery?

•             A client who had a transurethral resection of the prostate is transferred to the postanesthesia care unit with an intravenous (IV) line and a urinary retention catheter. For which major complication is it most important for the nurse to assess during the immediate postoperative period?

•             A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing urinary incontinence. The client has an involuntary loss of small amounts (25 to 35 mL) of urine from an overdistended bladder. What should this should be documented in the medical record as?

•             After an abdominal hysterectomy the client returns to the unit with an indwelling catheter. The nurse notes that the urine in the client’s collection bag has become increasingly sanguineous. What complication does the nurse suspect?

•             Which interventions should the nurse anticipate will be prescribed initially for a client who had a hemorrhoidectomy? Select all that apply.

•             A client with cancer of the prostate requests the urinal at frequent intervals but either does not void or voids in very small amounts. What does the nurse conclude is most likely the causative factor?