{"id":115978,"date":"2023-08-25T05:57:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T05:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=115978"},"modified":"2023-08-25T05:57:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T05:57:20","slug":"med-surg-1-hesi-exam-questions-and-answers-2023-verified-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/25\/med-surg-1-hesi-exam-questions-and-answers-2023-verified-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Med Surg 1 HESI Exam Questions and Answers 2023 (Verified Answers)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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HESI Med Surg 1 Exam Questions and Answers
2023 (Verified Answers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The nurse obtains a fingerstick glucose level utilizing bedside
    lancet\/glu- cose meter equipment from a client with prescribed sliding scale
    insulin proto- col. The meter indicates 56 mg\/dl (3.12 mmol\/l). At this time
    which intervention should the nurse implement first?
    A. Collect a blood specimen by venipuncture to send to the laboratory
    for serum glucose analysis.
    B. Prepare the prescribed dose of rapid acting insulin from the sliding
    scale instructions.
    C. Give the client six ounces of non-diet carbonated soda and instruct to
    drink it entirely.
    D. Document the glucose reading in the electronic medical record as the
    only action needed. ANS C<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. To achieve maximum mobility and independence for a client with
    multiple sclerosis (MS), which intervention is most important for the nurse
    to imple- ment?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    A. Provide a walker for ambulation
    B. Frequently assist the client to the bathroom
    C. Apply alternating patches over eyes
    D.Teach strengthening exercises ANS D<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. A client is admitted to the hospital with symptoms consistent with a
      right hemisphere stroke. Which neurovascular assessment requires
      immediate in- tervention by the nurse?
      A. Pupillary changes to ipsilateral dilation
      B. Orientation to person and place only
      C. Left- sided drooping and dysphagia
      D. Unequal bilateral hand grip strengths ANS C<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The nurse is teaching a client with glomerulonephritis about self care.
      Which dietary recommendations should the nurse encourage the client to
      follow?
      A. Limit oral fluid intake to 500 ml per day
      B. Restrict protein intake by limiting meats and other high-protein foods
      C. Increase intake of potassium-rich foods such as bananas and cantaloupe.D. Increase intake of high fiber foods such as bran cereal ANS B<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. The nurse is caring for a client with Herpes zoster who reports painful,
      red, blisters that align from the back along the chest’s curvature to the<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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      anterior chest. Which intervention is the highest priority for the nurse?
      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      1 \/ 13HESI Med Surg 1 Exam Questions and Answers2023 (Verified Answers) 2 \/ 13A. Provide a walker for ambulationB. Frequently assist the client to the bathroomC. Apply alternating patches over eyesD.Teach strengthening exercises ANS D 3 \/ 13anterior chest. Which intervention is the highest priority for the nurse?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115978\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}