{"id":120874,"date":"2023-10-01T17:59:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T17:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=120874"},"modified":"2023-10-01T17:59:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T17:59:44","slug":"hesi-med-surg-final-exam-questions-and-answers-latest-2023-2024-verified-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/01\/hesi-med-surg-final-exam-questions-and-answers-latest-2023-2024-verified-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"HESI Med Surg Final Exam Questions and Answers Latest (2023 \/ 2024) (Verified Answers)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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HESI Med Surg Final Exam Questions and Answers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. A client with a productive cough has obtained a sputum specimen
    for culture as instructed. What is the best initial nursing action?
    A. Administer the first dose of antibiotic therapy
    B. Observe the color, consistency, and amount of sputum
    C. Encourage the client to consume plenty of warm liquids
    D. Send the specimen to the lab for analysis\u2714\u2714 B. Observe the color,
    consistency, and amount of sputum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. A client is brought to the ED 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 diaphoretic. Which
    assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?
    A. Breath sounds over bilateral lung fields.
    B. Carotid pulsation during compressions
    C. Deep tendon reflexes
    D. Core body temperature\u2714\u2714 A. Breath sounds over bilateral lung fields.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    1. After a hospitalization for Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH), a client develops pontine myselinolysis. Which
      intervention should the nurse implement first?
      A. Reorient client to his room
      B. Place a patch on one eye
      C. Evaluate client’s ability to swallow
      D. Perform range of motion exercises\u2714\u2714 A. Reorient client to his room<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. A male client with heart failure (HF) calls the clinic and reports that he
      can- not put his shoes on because they are too tight. Which additional
      information should the nurse obtain?
      A.What time did he take his last medications?
      B. Has his weight changed in the last several days?
      C. Is he still able to tighten his belt buckle?
      D. How many hours did he sleep last night?\u2714\u2714 B. Has his weight
      changed in the last several days?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. An older adult woman with a long history of chronic obstructive
      pulmonary disease (COPD) is admitted with progressive shortness of
      breath and a persistent cough. She is anxious and is complaining of a dry
      mouth. Which<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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      intervention should the nurse implement?
      A. Administer a prescribed sedative
      B. Encourage client to drink water
      C. Apply a high-flow venturi mask
      D. Assist her to an upright position\u2714\u2714 D. Assist her to an upright position6. A client with a history of asthma and bronchitis arrives at the clinic
      with shortness of breath, productive cough with thickened tenacious
      mucous, and the inability to walk up a flight of stairs without experiencing
      breath- lessness. Which action is most important for the nurse to instruct
      the client about self-care?
      A. Increase the daily intake of oral fluids to liquefy secretions
      B. Avoid crowded enclosed areas to reduce pathogen exposure
      C. Call the clinic if undesirable side effects of mediations occur
      D.Teach anxiety reduction methods for feelings of suffocation\u2714\u2714 A.
      Increase the daily intake of oral fluids to liquefy secretions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. A cardiac catherterization of a client with heart disease indicates the
        following blockages\u2714\u2714 95% proximal left anterior descending (LAD), 99%
        prox- imal circumflex, and ? % proximal right coronary artery (RCA). The
        client later asks the nurse “what does all this mean for me?” What
        information should the nurse provide?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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        A. Blood supply to the heart is diminished by artherosclerotic lesions,
        which necessitate lifestyle changes.
        B. Blood vessels supplying the pumping chamber have blockages
        indicating a past heart attack.
        C.Three main arteries have major blockages, with only 1 to 5% of blood
        flow getting through to the heart muscle.
        D.The heart is not receiving enough blood, so there is a risk of heart
        failure and fluid retention.\u2714\u2714 C. Three main arteries have major
        blockages, with only 1 to 5% of blood flow getting through to the heart
        muscle.
        8.A client who weighs 175 pounds is receiving IV bolus dose of heparin 80
        units\/kg. The heparin is available in a 2 ml vial, labeled 10,000 units\/ml.
        How many ml should the nurse administer? (Enter numeric value only. If
        rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)\u2714\u2714 0.6 ml<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. What information should the nurse include in the teaching plan of a
          client diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          1 \/ 29HESI Med Surg Final Exam Questions and Answers 2 \/ 29 3 \/ 29intervention should the nurse implement?A. Administer a prescribed sedativeB. Encourage client to drink waterC. Apply a high-flow venturi maskD. Assist her to an upright position\u2714\u2714 D. Assist her to an upright position6. A client with a history of asthma and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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-120874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120874","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=120874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}