MED SURG 2 HESI BOARD EVALUATION
2026 GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● The nurse is taking a history of a newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetic
who is beginning treatment. Which subjective information is most
important for the nurse to note? Answer: An allergy to sulfa drugs.
● An 81-year-old male client has emphysema. He lives at home with his
cat and manages self-care with no difficulty. When making a home visit,
the nurse notices that his tongue is somewhat cracked and his eyeballs
are sunken into his head. What nursing intervention is indicated?
Answer: Help the client to determine ways to increase his fluid intake.
● A client has a staging procedure for cancer of the breast and ask the
nurse which type of breast cancer has the poorest prognosis. Which
information should the nurse offer the client? Answer: Inflammatory
with peau d'orange.
● Small bowel obstruction is a condition characterized by which
finding? Answer: Severe fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
● A client is admitted to the medical intensive care unit with a diagnosis
of myocardial infarction. The client's history indicates the infarction
,occurred ten hours ago. Which laboratory test result would the nurse
expect this client to exhibit? Answer: Elevated CK-MB.
● The nurse is planning care for a client with newly diagnosed diabetes
mellitus that requires insulin. Which assessment should the nurse
identify before beginning the teaching session? Answer: Willingness of
the client to learn the injection sites.
● What is the correct procedure for performing an opthalmoscopic
examination on a client's right retina? Answer: From a distance of 12 to
15 inches and slightly to the side, shine the light into the client's pupil.
● The nurse assesses a client with advanced cirrhosis of the liver for
signs of hepatic encephalopathy. Which finding would the nurse
consider an indication of progressive hepatic encephalopathy? Answer:
Difficulty in handwriting.
● Which symptoms should the nurse expect a client to exhibit who is
diagnosed with a pheochromocytoma? Answer: Headache, diaphoresis,
and palpitations.
● A client's susceptibility to ulcerative colitis is most likely due to which
aspect in the client's history? Answer: Jewish European ancestry.
, ● During assessment of a client with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS), which finding should the nurse identify when planning care for
this client? Answer: Muscle weakness.
● A client is placed on a mechanical ventilator following a cerebral
hemorrhage, and vecuronium bromide (Norcuron) 0.04 mg/kg q12 hours
IV is prescribed. What is the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?
Answer: Impaired communication related to paralysis of skeletal
muscles.
● The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of Parkinson's disease
for the past 5 years. What symptoms would this client most likely
exhibit? Answer: Shuffling gait, masklike facial expression, and tremors
of the head.
● Which intervention should the nurse plan to implement when caring
for a client who has just undergone a right above-the-knee amputation?
Answer: Place a large tourniquet at the client's bedside.
● A client has taken steroids for 12 years to help manage chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When making a home visit,
which nursing function is of greatest importance to this client? Assess
the client's Answer: temperature.
● Two days postoperative, a male client reports aching pain in his left
leg. The nurse assesses redness and warmth on the lower left calf. What
2026 GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● The nurse is taking a history of a newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetic
who is beginning treatment. Which subjective information is most
important for the nurse to note? Answer: An allergy to sulfa drugs.
● An 81-year-old male client has emphysema. He lives at home with his
cat and manages self-care with no difficulty. When making a home visit,
the nurse notices that his tongue is somewhat cracked and his eyeballs
are sunken into his head. What nursing intervention is indicated?
Answer: Help the client to determine ways to increase his fluid intake.
● A client has a staging procedure for cancer of the breast and ask the
nurse which type of breast cancer has the poorest prognosis. Which
information should the nurse offer the client? Answer: Inflammatory
with peau d'orange.
● Small bowel obstruction is a condition characterized by which
finding? Answer: Severe fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
● A client is admitted to the medical intensive care unit with a diagnosis
of myocardial infarction. The client's history indicates the infarction
,occurred ten hours ago. Which laboratory test result would the nurse
expect this client to exhibit? Answer: Elevated CK-MB.
● The nurse is planning care for a client with newly diagnosed diabetes
mellitus that requires insulin. Which assessment should the nurse
identify before beginning the teaching session? Answer: Willingness of
the client to learn the injection sites.
● What is the correct procedure for performing an opthalmoscopic
examination on a client's right retina? Answer: From a distance of 12 to
15 inches and slightly to the side, shine the light into the client's pupil.
● The nurse assesses a client with advanced cirrhosis of the liver for
signs of hepatic encephalopathy. Which finding would the nurse
consider an indication of progressive hepatic encephalopathy? Answer:
Difficulty in handwriting.
● Which symptoms should the nurse expect a client to exhibit who is
diagnosed with a pheochromocytoma? Answer: Headache, diaphoresis,
and palpitations.
● A client's susceptibility to ulcerative colitis is most likely due to which
aspect in the client's history? Answer: Jewish European ancestry.
, ● During assessment of a client with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS), which finding should the nurse identify when planning care for
this client? Answer: Muscle weakness.
● A client is placed on a mechanical ventilator following a cerebral
hemorrhage, and vecuronium bromide (Norcuron) 0.04 mg/kg q12 hours
IV is prescribed. What is the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?
Answer: Impaired communication related to paralysis of skeletal
muscles.
● The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of Parkinson's disease
for the past 5 years. What symptoms would this client most likely
exhibit? Answer: Shuffling gait, masklike facial expression, and tremors
of the head.
● Which intervention should the nurse plan to implement when caring
for a client who has just undergone a right above-the-knee amputation?
Answer: Place a large tourniquet at the client's bedside.
● A client has taken steroids for 12 years to help manage chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When making a home visit,
which nursing function is of greatest importance to this client? Assess
the client's Answer: temperature.
● Two days postoperative, a male client reports aching pain in his left
leg. The nurse assesses redness and warmth on the lower left calf. What
