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Page 1 of 103NGN HESI Med-Surg Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+ latest update 2024/2025 ||Complete Guide
Which assessment is most important for the nurse to perform on a client
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f who is hospitalized for Guillain-Barre syndrome that is rapidly
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f progressing?
Respiratory effort. f
Unsteady gait. f
Intensity of pain. f f
Ability to eat. f f
Guillain-Barre syndrome causes paralysis or weakness that typically starts
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at the feet and progresses upwards. As the condition progresses, the nurse
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f must ensure that the client is able to breathe effectively.
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Heuther, Understanding Pathophysiology, 6th ed. p. 412
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A male client comes into the clinic with a history of penile discharge
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f with painful, burning urination. Which action should the nurse
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implement?
• Collect a culture of the penile discharge.
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• Palpate the inguinal lymph nodes gently.
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• Observe for scrotal swelling and redness.
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• Express the discharge to determine color.
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Penile discharge with painful urination is commonly associated with
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f gonorrhea. The nurse should collect a culture of the penile discharge to
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f determine the cause of these symptoms. The cause must be determined or
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f confirmed through culture to identify the organism and ensure effective
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f treatment.
Jarvis Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 6th
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A client with history of atrial fibrillation is admitted to the telemetry unit
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f with suddenf
onset of shortness of breath. The nurse observes a new irregular heart
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f rhythm and should perform which assessment at this time?
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• Check for a pulse deficit. f f f f
• Palpate the apical impulse. f f f
• Inspect jugular vein pulse. f f f
• Examine for a carotid bruit. f f f f
A client with a past history of atrial fibrillation may return to that
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f rhythm. Any signs of atrial fibrillation, such as sudden onset shortness
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f of breath, requires further investigation. The nurse should assess this
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f client for a pulse deficit because this condition occurs with atrial
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f fibrillation.
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