This page was exported from Top Exam Collection [ http://blog.topexamcollection.com ] Export date:Fri Apr 4 14:21:23 2025 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: Passing HAAD HAAD-RN Exam Using 2024 Practice Tests [Q40-Q57] --------------------------------------------------- Passing HAAD HAAD-RN Exam Using 2024 Practice Tests HAAD-RN Study Guide Brilliant HAAD-RN Exam Dumps PDF NO.40 An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital with swollen ankles. The best way to limit edema of the feet is for the nurse to:  Restrict fluids  Apply bandages  Elevate the legs  Do passive range of motion exercises (ROM) NO.41 The nurse should place the automatic external defibrillator (AED) electrodes on the patient’s anterior chest with one electrode placed:  Below the left clavicle and one below the right nipple  On the right mid-axillary line and the other at mid-sternum  Below the right clavicle and one below the left nipple  On the mid-axillary line and one at the sternal notch NO.42 When preparing to administer a medication the nurse should first:  Ensure that the medication is on the medication cart  Determine the expiry date of the medication  Check the patient’s identification armband  Verify the physician order for accuracy NO.43 While preparing the midday medications, the nurse finds difficulty reading the label on a medicine bottle. The best action by the nurse is to:  Document that it could not be given due to difficulty in reading the label  Make out a new label with clear handwriting using adhesive tape to attach it  Ask the pharmacist to replace it with a clearly labeled bottle  Give the medication if it is similar to a bottle present on the trolley NO.44 In caring for a woman and baby day 3 postnatally, she tells you that her baby has not had a bowel action since delivery. Your appropriate response would be:  Reassure the mother that it is quite normal for a baby to not move their bowels until day 5 after a few days of milk feeding  Start a bowel chart, document all findings, and wait another 48 hours before reporting to the physician  Encourage more frequent warm baths for the neonate with gentle abdomen massages  Tell the mother that you will let the physician know, so the baby can be checked for any obstruction NO.45 A nurse has been working in a general hospital on the same medical unit for 6 years. The Behavioral Unit is desperately short staffed and the nurse is asked to work her shift in this other unit. What would be the expected response of the nurse to this request?  “I will go to the unit and hopefully the behavioral health staff members will assist me with my assignment.”  “I cannot go. I have no previous behavioral health experience. I do not want to reduce the quality of patient care.”  “I have no previous behavioral health experience. I am willing to go and help with any duties that are similar to those I perform on my unit.”  “I should not be expected to float to another unit without a proper orientation. I will fill out an incident report if I am sent there.” NO.46 The nurse should observe for which of the following symptoms in a patient who has just undergone a total thyroidectomy:  Weight gain  Depressed reflexes  Muscle spasm and twitching  Irritable behavior NO.47 A patient is ordered 75mg of pethidine which comes in an ampoule of 100mg/2ml. What would the nurse do with the remaining pethidine after drawing up the required dose?  Lock up the remaining dose in the medication cupboard to use later  Ask a fellow staff nurse to witness the disposal of the remaining drug  Use the remaining dose within 2 hours for another patient  Pour the remaining dose down the nearest sink NO.48 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:  Ignore the prisoner because he deserves to be in pain  Give the prisoner the minimum amount of pain medication ordered  Tell the prisoner to be quiet, as he is disturbing the other patients  Implement nursing interventions to relieve the prisoner’s pain NO.49 Collection urine bag should be emptied as necessary and at least every 8 – 9 hours to prevent:  Pooling of urine in the tube  Reflux of urine into the bladder  Pulling on catheter  Bacterial contamination NO.50 A 3-month-old infant is admitted with a diagnosis of ventricular septal defect. The physical assessment for this infant would reveal:  High pitched cry  Harsh heart murmur  Bradycardia  Hypertension NO.51 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?  Secretly slip the p.r.n. medication into the orange juice and give it to the patient  Give the patient the orange juice and tell the patient that a staff member is attempting to call the physician  Inform the patient that staff is unable to force anyone to stay in the hospital  Inform the patient that nothing can be done until the morning NO.52 Immediately after a craniotomy for head trauma, the nurse must monitor the drainage on the dressing. Which of the following should be reported?  Blood tinged  Straw colored  Clotted  Foul-smelling NO.53 After application of a cast in the upper extremity, the patient complains of severe pain in the affected site. Which of the following would the nurse initiate?  Administer analgesics as ordered  Assess neurovascular status  Notify his physician  Pad the edges of the cast NO.54 A 21 year old woman is being treated for injuries sustained in a car accident. The patient has a central venous pressure (CVP) line insitu. The nurse recognizes that CVP measurements:  Estimate Cardiac output  Assess myocardial workload  Determine need for fluid replacement  Determine ventilation – perfusion mismatch NO.55 A patient arrives at the emergency department with slurred speech and a right facial droop. The patient’s relative states the patient “is not himself.” Upon assessment, the nurse finds paresthesia to the right side of the body, receptive aphasia, hemianopia and altered cognitive abilities. The nurse should suspect:  A narcotic overdose  Parkinson’s disease  Alcohol withdrawal  A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) NO.56 The best example of documentation of patient teaching regarding wound care is:  “The patient was instructed about care of wound and dressing changes”  “The patient demonstrated correct technique of wound care following instruction”  “The patient and family verbalize that they understand the purposes of wound care”  “Written instructions regarding wound care and dressing changes were given to the patient” NO.57 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?  Decreased blood pressure  Increased serum albumin level  Increased urine output  Improved breathing pattern  Loading … Free HAAD-RN Test Questions Real Practice Test Questions: https://www.topexamcollection.com/HAAD-RN-vce-collection.html --------------------------------------------------- Images: https://blog.topexamcollection.com/wp-content/plugins/watu/loading.gif https://blog.topexamcollection.com/wp-content/plugins/watu/loading.gif --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2024-03-18 10:31:34 Post date GMT: 2024-03-18 10:31:34 Post modified date: 2024-03-18 10:31:34 Post modified date GMT: 2024-03-18 10:31:34