{"id":119061,"date":"2023-09-08T18:48:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=119061"},"modified":"2023-09-08T18:48:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:48:47","slug":"hesi-med-surg-iii-final-exam-5-sets-of-final-exams-qs-as-2023-2024-verified-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/08\/hesi-med-surg-iii-final-exam-5-sets-of-final-exams-qs-as-2023-2024-verified-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"HESI Med Surg III Final Exam (5 Sets of Final Exam\u2019s) Qs &amp; As (2023 \/ 2024) (Verified Answers)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>HESI Med Surg III Final Exam<br>(5 Sets of Final Exam\u2019s)<br>HESI Med Surg III Final Exam Set 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The nurse is providing care to an older adult patient who is<br>experiencing bradycardia. When educating the patient about this disorder,<br>which age-re- lated cardiovascular change should the nurse include\u2714\u2714<br>Reduced number of pacemaker cells in the SA node<br>Rationale: A reduced number of pacemaker cells in the SA node<br>causes the maximum heart rate to decrease with age, leading to<br>bradycardia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nurse is providing care to an older adult patient who is diagnosed<br>with congestive heart failure (CHF). When educating the patient about this<br>disor- der, which age-related cardiovascular change should the nurse<br>include\u2714\u2714 In- creased size of the left atrium<br>Rationale: Left atrial enlargement causes a fourth heart sound to be<br>auscultated and is also responsible for an increased risk for<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>hypertension and congestive heart failure (CHF).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>The nurse is providing care to an older adult patient who is diagnosed<br>with atrial fibrillation. When educating the patient about this disorder,<br>which age-related cardiovascular change should the nurse include\u2714\u2714<br>1 \/<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuvia.com Stuvia.com &#8211; The Marketplace Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Buy and Sell your Study Material<br>Decreased cardiac responsiveness to beta-adrenergic stimuli<br>Rationale: Decreased cardiac responsiveness to beta-adrenergic<br>stimuli increases the risk for arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, and<br>reduced heart rate control when exposed to stressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Which electrolyte imbalance should the nurse monitor an older adult<br>patient for due to impaired renal diluting capacity and concentrating<br>abili- ty\u2714\u2714 Hyponatremia<br>Rationale: Sodium imbalances occur due to impaired renal diluting<br>capacity and concentrating ability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which clinical manifestation does the nurse anticipate when providing<br>care to an older adult patient diagnosed with failure to thrive (FTT)\u2714\u2714<br>Skin that loses elasticity with poor turgor<br>Rationale: Dehydration, manifested with decreased elasticity and<br>turgor of the skin, supports the diagnosis of FTT.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nurse is providing care to a patient who is diagnosed with acute<br>respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Which clinical manifestation does<br>the<br>2 \/<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><br>nurse anticipate for this patient who is experiencing hypoxia as a result<br>of the ARDS diagnosis\u2714\u2714 Dyspnea<br>Rationale: Dyspnea is a clinical manifestation that patients<br>experiencing hypoxia secondary to ARDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"7\">\n<li>The nurse is providing care to a patient with an infected leg wound. The<br>patient is exhibiting symptoms of a systemic infection and is receiving<br>intravenous antibiotics. The patient states to the nurse, &#8220;I am having<br>trouble breathing.&#8221; Based on this data, which does the nurse suspect the<br>patient is experiencing\u2714\u2714 Acute respiratory distress syndrome<br>Rationale: Sepsis is the most common cause of acute respiratory<br>distress syn- drome (ARDS). The patient has a systemic infection,<br>which is sepsis, and is complaining that it is getting hard to breathe.<br>The nurse should suspect the patient is developing acute respiratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A patient with a respiratory rate of eight breaths per minute has an<br>oxygen saturation of 82%. Which nursing diagnosis is a priority for this<br>patient\u2714\u2714 Im- paired Spontaneous Ventilation<br>Rationale: A priority nursing diagnosis for a patient with a respiratory<br>rate of eight breaths per minutes and an oxygen saturation of 82% is<br>Impaired Spontaneous Ventilation. If the current pattern continues<br>without intervention, the patient could experience respiratory arrest.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is being<br>3 \/<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HESI Med Surg III Final Exam(5 Sets of Final Exam\u2019s)HESI Med Surg III Final Exam Set 1 hypertension and congestive heart failure (CHF). 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