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IN NURSING (BSN)
HESI MEDICAL–SURGICAL NURSING EXAMINATION TEST
End-of-Semester Supplementary Examination – 2026
Academic Year: 2025/2026
A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of chronic renal failure (CRF). Which early sign of
CRF does the nurse expect to note during data collection?
A.) Restlessness
B.) Temperature of 99.8°F
C.) Pulse of 110 beats/min
D.) Blood pressure of 168/94 mm Hg
Answer: D
A nurse is assisting with data collection of a client with angina pectoris. The client reports that
the anginal pain is triggered by exercise and relieved by rest or nitroglycerin. In the client's
record, the nurse notes that the client is experiencing which situation?
A.) Stable angina
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, B.) Variant angina
C.) Unstable angina
D.) Nonanginal pain
Answer: A
A client who was exposed to cold for a prolonged period is brought to the emergency
department. The nurse, conducting an assessment of the client, notes acute frostbite of the
fingers of the left hand. Which action should the nurse take immediately?
A.) Placing the client's fingers in cold water for 15 to 20 minutes
B.) Placing the client's fingers in warm water for 15 to 20 minutes
C.) Placing the client's fingers in warm water for 5 minutes, then debriding any obvious blisters
D.) Placing the client's fingers in cold water for 10 minutes and then warm water for 10 minutes
and continuing this pattern for 1 hour
Answer: B
A client who is experiencing chest pain is brought to the emergency department by a family
member. Assessing the client, the nurse obtains a description of the client's chest pain. Which
information from the client causes the nurse to determine that the client's pain is most likely
angina?
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IN NURSING (BSN)
HESI MEDICAL–SURGICAL NURSING EXAMINATION TEST
End-of-Semester Supplementary Examination – 2026
Academic Year: 2025/2026
A nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of chronic renal failure (CRF). Which early sign of
CRF does the nurse expect to note during data collection?
A.) Restlessness
B.) Temperature of 99.8°F
C.) Pulse of 110 beats/min
D.) Blood pressure of 168/94 mm Hg
Answer: D
A nurse is assisting with data collection of a client with angina pectoris. The client reports that
the anginal pain is triggered by exercise and relieved by rest or nitroglycerin. In the client's
record, the nurse notes that the client is experiencing which situation?
A.) Stable angina
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, B.) Variant angina
C.) Unstable angina
D.) Nonanginal pain
Answer: A
A client who was exposed to cold for a prolonged period is brought to the emergency
department. The nurse, conducting an assessment of the client, notes acute frostbite of the
fingers of the left hand. Which action should the nurse take immediately?
A.) Placing the client's fingers in cold water for 15 to 20 minutes
B.) Placing the client's fingers in warm water for 15 to 20 minutes
C.) Placing the client's fingers in warm water for 5 minutes, then debriding any obvious blisters
D.) Placing the client's fingers in cold water for 10 minutes and then warm water for 10 minutes
and continuing this pattern for 1 hour
Answer: B
A client who is experiencing chest pain is brought to the emergency department by a family
member. Assessing the client, the nurse obtains a description of the client's chest pain. Which
information from the client causes the nurse to determine that the client's pain is most likely
angina?
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