Hesi pn med surg practice - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

These are all practice questions for the 2023 Med/Surg HESI. All the explanations listed are found in Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing, Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, Eleventh Edition by Harding, Kwong, Roberts, Hagler, and Reinisch. • A nurse is caring for a client w diabetes insipidus. Which data warrants the most immediate intervention by the nurse? ◦ Serum sodium of 185 ‣ Normal range of sodium is 135-145 • Textbook pg 1148 ◦ “Diabetes insipidus is cause...

HESI MHESI MED SURG / MED SURG 55 QUESTIONS RN V1 (MOST ANSWER(S)) 1. A patient with a history of hypertension treated with a diuretic and an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor arrives in the emergency department complaining of a severe headache and nausea and has a blood pressure (BP) of 238/118 mm Hg. Which question should the nurse ask to follow up on these findings? a. “Have you recently taken any antihistamines?” b. “Have you consistently taken your medications?” ...

HESI RN MEd SURG practice test A client who has a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum returns to the unit after a bronchoscopy. What nursing interventions should be implemented in the immediate post-procedural period? Keep the client on bed rest for eight hours. Check vital signs every 15 minutes for two hours. Allow the client nothing by mouth until the gag reflex returns. Encourage fluid intake to promote elimination of the contrast media. - Allow the client nothing by mouth until ...

Med Surg Hesi and study guide 1. A client with a productive cough has obtained a sputum specimen for culture as instructed. What is the best initial nursing action? Observe the color, consistenc y, and amount of sputum. 2. A client is brought to the Emergency Department by ambulance in cardiac arrest with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in progress. The client is intubated and is receiving 100% oxygen per self-inflating (ambu) bag. The nurse determines that the client is cyanotic, cold, and ...

HESI MED SURG EXIT EXAM V1QUESTIONS & ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023 Answers on page 55 onwards with explanations Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. While assessing a client with diabetes mellitus, the nurse observes an absence of hair growth on the client's legs. What additional assessment provides further data to support this finding? a. Palpate for the presence of femoral pulses bilaterally. b. Assess for the presence of a p...

HESI Med Surg Exit Exam V1 2023 (Answers at the end of document) 1. While assessing a client with diabetes mellitus, the nurse observes an absence of hair growth on the client's legs. What additional assessment provides further data to support this finding? a. Palpate for the presence of femoral pulses bilaterally. b. Assess for the presence of a positive Homan's sign. c. Observe the appearance of the skin on the client's legs. d. Watch the client's posture and balance during ambulati...

HESI MED SURG EXIT EXAM V1QUESTIONS & ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023 Answers on page 55 onwards with explanations Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. While assessing a client with diabetes mellitus, the nurse observes an absence of hair growth on the client's legs. What additional assessment provides further data to support this finding? a. Palpate for the presence of femoral pulses bilaterally. b. Assess for the presence of a p...

1. A primigravid client at 26 weeks' gestation asks the nurse what causes heartburn during pregnancy. The nurse should explain to the client that heartburn during pregnancy is usually caused by which of the following? 1. Increased peristaltic action during pregnancy. 2. Displacement of the stomach by the diaphragm. 3. Decreased secretion of hydrochloric acid. 4. Backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus. correct answers:4. Backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus. 2. A cli...

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HESI Med Surg Exit Exam (Version 1) Q&As TEST 1 Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. While assessing a client with diabetes mellitus, the nurse observes an absence of hair growth on the client's legs. What additional assessment provides further data to support this finding? a. Palpate for the presence of femoral pulses bilaterally. b. Assess for the presence of a positive Homan's sign. c. Observe the ap...