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Medical Surgical HESI Exams 1/23 Cartes 2026 A+ GRA vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc
DE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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WERS (F5F9C) vc
QUESTION 1 vc
The drainage in the chest tube of a client with emphysema has changed from viscous gre
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en to clear water fluid/ Which action is best for the nurse to take?
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a. Obtain a specimen of the drainage for culture
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b. Maintain the current IV antibiotic schedule
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c. Milk the tube to remove any clots
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d. Schedule a portable Chest X-Ray per PRN protocol
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ANSWER
Maintain the current IV antibiotic schedule
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QUESTION 2 vc
The nurse is assessing a client's arteriovenous fistula. Which finding provides evidence o
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f its normal function?
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a. Ecchymotic Area
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b. Redness
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c. Pulselessness
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d. Enlarged Vein
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ANSWER
Enlarged Vein vc
QUESTION 3 vc
An adult client comes to the urgent care clinic 5 days after being diagnosed with influenz
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a. The client is short of breathe, febrile, and coughing green-
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colored sputum. Which interventions should the nurse implement first?
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a. Check his oxygen saturation level
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, b. Obtain a sputum sample for culture
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c. Auscultate bilateral lung sounds
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d. Administer an oral antipyretic
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ANSWER
Obtain a sputum sample for culture
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QUESTION 4 vc
A client recieves prescirptions for a multidrug reigmen for the treatment of tuberculosis.
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Whcih information should the nurse priortize?
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a. adherence to the regimen is imperative
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b. medications should be taken with food
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c. serum liver panels are collected regularly
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d. enhanced sun protection measures will be needed
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 5 vc
A client is recovering from a transurethral prostatectomy. Which activity should be limit
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ed until after the first post operative visit with this HCP?
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a. Driving a car
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b. eating high fiber foods
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c. kegel exercise
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d. walking around the house
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ANSWER
Driving a car vc vc
QUESTION 6 vc
The nurse assess a client being treated for herpes zoster (shngles) Which assessment sh
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ould the nurse include when evaluating the effectiveness of treatment? (SATA)
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a. heart sounds
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b. skin intergirty functional ability
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d. bowel sounds
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e. pain scale
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ANSWER
skin intergirty functional ability pain scale
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Exam Solution vc
Medical Surgical HESI Exams 1/23 Cartes 2026 A+ GRA vc vc vc vc vc vc vc vc
DE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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WERS (F5F9C) vc
QUESTION 1 vc
The drainage in the chest tube of a client with emphysema has changed from viscous gre
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en to clear water fluid/ Which action is best for the nurse to take?
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a. Obtain a specimen of the drainage for culture
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b. Maintain the current IV antibiotic schedule
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c. Milk the tube to remove any clots
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d. Schedule a portable Chest X-Ray per PRN protocol
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ANSWER
Maintain the current IV antibiotic schedule
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QUESTION 2 vc
The nurse is assessing a client's arteriovenous fistula. Which finding provides evidence o
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f its normal function?
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a. Ecchymotic Area
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b. Redness
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c. Pulselessness
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d. Enlarged Vein
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ANSWER
Enlarged Vein vc
QUESTION 3 vc
An adult client comes to the urgent care clinic 5 days after being diagnosed with influenz
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a. The client is short of breathe, febrile, and coughing green-
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colored sputum. Which interventions should the nurse implement first?
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a. Check his oxygen saturation level
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, b. Obtain a sputum sample for culture
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c. Auscultate bilateral lung sounds
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d. Administer an oral antipyretic
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ANSWER
Obtain a sputum sample for culture
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QUESTION 4 vc
A client recieves prescirptions for a multidrug reigmen for the treatment of tuberculosis.
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Whcih information should the nurse priortize?
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a. adherence to the regimen is imperative
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b. medications should be taken with food
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c. serum liver panels are collected regularly
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d. enhanced sun protection measures will be needed
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ANSWER
adherence to the regimen is imperative vc vc vc vc vc
QUESTION 5 vc
A client is recovering from a transurethral prostatectomy. Which activity should be limit
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ed until after the first post operative visit with this HCP?
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a. Driving a car
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b. eating high fiber foods
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c. kegel exercise
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d. walking around the house
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ANSWER
Driving a car vc vc
QUESTION 6 vc
The nurse assess a client being treated for herpes zoster (shngles) Which assessment sh
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ould the nurse include when evaluating the effectiveness of treatment? (SATA)
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a. heart sounds
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b. skin intergirty functional ability
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d. bowel sounds
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e. pain scale
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ANSWER
skin intergirty functional ability pain scale
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