HAAD HAAD Certifications HAAD-RN Questions & Answers

• Question 81:

  Salem has Alzheimer's disease. He is agitated and repeatedly asks to go home. The most appropriate nursing intervention for him is to:

  A. Isolate him in a single room

  B. Find activities to keep him occupied

  C. Ask the physician to discharge him

  D. Administer a minor tranquillizer

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 82:

  During the initial pain assessment process, the nurse should:

  A. Perform pain relief measures

  B. Teach the patient about pain therapies

  C. Conduct a comprehensive pain assessment

  D. Provide appropriate treatment and evaluate its effect

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 83:

  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. Hypotonic

  B. Isotonic

  C. Hypertonic

  D. Colloid

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 84:

  Nursing management of the patient with external otitis includes:

  A. Irrigating the ear canal with warm saline several hours after instilling lubricating ear drops

  B. Inserting an ear wick into the external canal before instilling the ear drops to disperse the medication

  C. Teaching the patient how to instill antibiotic drops into the ear canal before swimming

  D. Instilling ear drops without the dropper touching the auricle and positioning the ear upward for 2 minutes afterwards

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 85:

  A 3-month-old infant is admitted with a diagnosis of ventricular septal defect. The physical assessment for this infant would reveal:

  A. High pitched cry

  B. Harsh heart murmur

  C. Bradycardia

  D. Hypertension

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 86:

  The nurse knows that the greatest risk for a patient with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy is:

  A. Hemorrhage leading to hypovolemic shock

  B. Strictures and scarring of the fallopian tube

  C. Adhesions and scarring from blood in the abdomen

  D. Infertility resulting from treatment with a salpingectomy

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 87:

  A trauma patient with open wounds arrives in the emergency department. The nurse would know that a tetanus injection is needed if the patient has:

  A. Only received 3 doses of tetanus toxoid

  B. Received less than 3 doses of tetanus toxoid

  C. Not had a dose of tetanus toxoid in the past 4 years

  D. Not had a dose of tetanus toxoid in the past 10 years

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 88:

  Pain management for terminally ill patients is most effective when analgesics are given:

  A. Around the clock

  B. Only when clearly needed

  C. After non-pharmacological methods fail

  D. As the patient requests them

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 89:

  A patient is admitted to a hospital with acute renal failure. The patient wakes up complaining of abdominal pain. On assessment, the nurse observes edema to the patient's ankles and distended neck veins. The patient is dyspneic with a blood pressure of 200/96 mmHg. The proper nursing diagnosis for this patient is:

  A. Deficient fluid volume related to disease process

  B. Excess fluid volume related to decreased glomerular filtration rate

  C. Knowledge deficit related to proper medication regimen

  D. Acute pain related to renal edema

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 90:

  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?

  A. Secretly slip the p.r.n. medication into the orange juice and give it to the patient

  B. Give the patient the orange juice and tell the patient that a staff member is attempting to call the physician

  C. Inform the patient that staff is unable to force anyone to stay in the hospital

  D. Inform the patient that nothing can be done until the morning

  Correct Answer: B