HAAD-RN Questions and Answers

Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal include:

A patient with duodenal peptic ulcer would describe his pain as:

Order: Compazine 8 mg IM stat. Drug availablE.10 mg/ 2mL in vial.

How many mLs would you give?

A patient with a history of angina pectoris arrives in emergency complaining of headache, visual disturbances and feeling dizzy. Your nursing assessment also notes he looks flushed, is perspiring perfusely and is experiencing palpitations. You should suspect:

Extrapyramidal adverse effects and symptoms are most often associated with which of the following drug classes?

An 84-year-old man has arthritis and is admitted for a severely edematous knee. The physician orders heat packs every 2 hours and you feel this order may worsen the tissue congestion. An appropriate nursing action would be:

A registered nurse delegates care to a practical nurse. The person most responsible for the safe performance of the care is the:

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:

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?

A patient with allergic rhinitis reports severe nasal congestion, sneezing, and watery eyes at various times of the year. To teach the patient to control these symptoms the nurse advises the patient to:

The administration of which of the following types of parenteral fluids would result in a lowering of the osmotic pressure and cause the fluid to move into the cells?

A patient on diuretics has had vomiting and diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the following is this patient most at risk for developing?

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?

Which of the following laboratory blood values is expected to be decreased in hepatic dysfunction?

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:

To promote accuracy of self-monitoring blood glucose by patients the nurse should:

A patient with deep partial-thickness and full-thickness burns of the face and chest is admitted to the emergency department. The nurse must be particularly alert for: