Med-Surg HESI Test Questions 2024/2025 and All Answers Verified Correct
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Med-Surg HESI Test Questions 2024/2025
and All Answers Verified Correct
A female client with a nasogastric tube attached to low suction states that she is nauseated. The
nurse assesses that there has been no drainage through the nasogastric tube in the last 2 hours.
Which action should the nurs...
Med-Surg HESI Test Questions 2024/2025
and All Answers Verified Correct
A female client with a nasogastric tube attached to low suction states that she is nauseated. The
nurse assesses that there has been no drainage through the nasogastric tube in the last 2 hours.
Which action should the nurse take first? - answer✔✔Reposition the client on her side. The
priority is to determined if the tube is functioning correctly, which would relieve the client's
nausea. The least invasive intervention is to reposition the client (B), should be attempted first,
followed by (A & C) if these are unsuccessful then (D).
When assigning clients on a medical-surgical floor to a RN and a LPN, it is best for the charge
nurse to assign which client to the LPN?
A. A child with bacterial meningitis with recent seizures.
B. An older adult client with pneumonia and viral meningitis.
C. A female client in isolation wiht meningococcal meningitis.
D. A male client 1 day post-op after drainage of a brain abscess. - answer✔✔B. Is the most
stable. A, C, D have an increased risk for elevated ICP.
Which description of symptoms is characteristic of a client diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia
(tic douloureux)?
A. Tinnitus, vertigo, and hearing difficulties.
B. Sudden, stabbing, severe pain over the lip and chin.
C. Unilateral facial weakness and paralysis.
D. Difficulty in talking, chewing, and swallowing. - answer✔✔B. Trigeminal neuralgia is
characterized by paroxysms of pain, similar to an electric shock, in the area innervated by one or
more branches of the trigeminal nerve.
A. Characteristic of Meniere's
C. Characteristic of Bell palsey
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D. Characteristic of disorders of the hypoglossal (12th cranial nerve)
Which abnormal lab finding indicates that a client with diabetes needs further evaluation for
diabetic nephropathy?
A. Hypokalemia
B. Microalbuminauria
C. Elevated serum lipids
D. Ketonuria - answer✔✔B. Microalbuminuria is the earliest sign of nephropathy and indicates
the need for follow-up evaluation. Hyperkalemia (A) is associated with end stage renal disease
caused by diabetic nephropathy. (C) may be elevated in end stage renal disease. (D) may signal
the onset of DKA.
An older male client comes to the geriatric screening clinic complaining of pain in his left calf.
The nurse notices a reddened area on the calf of his right leg that is warm to touch and the nurse
suspects that the client may have thrombophlebitis. Which addition assessment is most important
for the nurse to perform?
A. Measure calf circumference.
B. Auscultate the client's breath sounds.
C. Observe for ecchymosis and petechiae.
D. Obtain the client's blood pressure. - answer✔✔B. Since the client may have a pulmonary
embolus secondary to the thrombophlebitis.
A. Would support the nurses assessment.
C. Least helpful since bruising is not associated with thrombophlebitis.
D. Less important then auscultation.
The nurse know that a client taking diuretics must be assessed for the development of
hypokalemia, and that hypokalemia will create changes in the client's normal ECG tracing.
Which ECG change would be an expected finding in the client with hypokalemia?
A. Tall, spiked T waves
B. A prolonged QT interval
C. A widening QRS complex
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D. Presence of a U wave - answer✔✔D. A U wave is a positive deflection following the T wave
and is often present with hypokalemia. A, B, C indicate hyperkalemia.
An older client is admitted with a diagnosis of bacterial pneumonia. The nurse's assessment of
the client will most likely reveal which S/SX?
A. Leukocytosis and febrile.
B. Polycythemia and crackles.
C. Pharyngitis and sputum production.
D. Confusion and tachycardia. - answer✔✔D. The onset of pneumonia is the older may be
signaled by general deterioration, confusion, increased heart rate or increased respiratory rate.
(A, B, C) are often absent in the older with bacterial pneumonia.
The nurse observes ventricular fibrillation on telemetry and upon entering the clients bathroom
finds the client unconscious on the floor. What intervention should the nurse implement first?
A. Administer an antidysrhythmic medication.
B. Start cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
C. Defibrillate the client at 200 joules.
D. Assess the client's pulse oximetry. - answer✔✔B. Ventricular fibrillation is a life-threatening
dysrhythmia and CPR should be started immediately. A & C are appropriate but B is the priority.
D does not address the seriousness of the situation.
An older female client with dementia is transferred from a long term care unit to an acute care
unit. The client's children express concern that their mother's confusion is worsening. How
should the nurse respond?
A. "It is to be expected that older people will experience progressive confusion."
B. "Confusion in an older person often follows relocation to new surroundings."
C. "The dementia is progressing rapidly, but we will do everything we can to keep your mother
safe."
D. "The acute care staff is not as experienced as the long-term care staff at dealing with
dementia." - answer✔✔B. Relocation often results in confusion among older clients and is
stressful to clients of all ages. (A) is an inaccurate stereotype. (C) is most likely false there are
many factors that cause increased temporary confusion. (D) may be true but does not offer the
family a sense of security about the care.
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The nurse plans to help an 18-year-old developmentally disabled female client ambulate on the
first postoperative day. When the nurse tells her it is time to get out of bed, the client becomes
angry and yells at the nurse. "Get out of here! I'll get up when I'm ready." Which response should
the nurse provide?
A. "Your healthcare provider has prescribed ambulation on the first postoperative day."
B. "You must ambulate to avoid serious complications that are much more painful."
C. "I know how you feel; you're angry about having to do this, but it is required."
D. "I'll be back in 30 minutes to help you get out of bed and walk around the room." -
answer✔✔D. Returning in 30 minutes provides a cooling off period, is firm, direct,
nonthreatening, and avoids argument with the client. B is threatening. C. assumes what the client
is feeling. A. avoids the nurse's responsibility to ambulate the client.
The nurse is performing hourly neurological check for a client with a head injury. Which new
assessment finding warrants the most immediate intervention by the nurse?
A. A unilateral pupil that is dilated and nonreactive to light.
B. Client cries out when awakened by a verbal stimulus.
C. Client demonstrates a loss of memory to the events leading up to the injury.
D. Onset of nausea, headache, and vertigo. - answer✔✔A. Any changes in pupil size and
reactivity is an indication of increasing ICP and should be reported immediately. (B) is normal
for being awakened. (C & D) are common manifestations of head injury and less of an
immediacy than (A).
A male client with arterial peripheral vascular disease (PVD) complains of pain in his feet.
Which instruction should the nurse give to the UPA to quickly relieve the client's pain?
A. Help the client to dangle his legs.
B. Apply compression stockings.
C. Assist with passive leg exercises.
D. Ambulate three times daily. - answer✔✔A. A client who has arterial PVD may benefit from a
dependent position which can be achieved by dangling by improving blood flow and relieving
pain. (B) is indicated for venous insufficiency and (C) is indicated for bed rest. (D) is indicated
to facilitate collateral circulation and may improve long term complaints of pain.
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