MedSurg HESI Practice Exam 3 2024

what does RN do after seizure - - check for apnea episodes pt walking w/ a walk with elbows flexed - this is normal, proceed pt w/ diabetes, HTN, who has a severe HA and blurred vission what to assess - - asess BP low K+ [2.5] - - check apical pulse RN cannot get PMI, what to do - - turn to left side pt on levothyroxine, has goiter.. what to assess for - - check for hyperthyroidism symptoms [heart palpitations] medication dosage reduced, reason? - - level is 2.5 [too elevated] PUD pt, has heartburn, will give protonix and carafate.. RN action? - proceed normally pt with cholelithiasis, jaundice, and bile duct obstruction-- what to inform the MD - - distended rigid abd pt w/ sliding hernia, what should RN do - - prevent reflux 2 different patients experiencing pain, what to do? - - assess level of pain priority meds during AM shift - - abx what to report immediately - - cyanosis of nail beds suctioning nasopharyx, initial O2 is 94, 94% after suctioning what to do? - -continue suctioning insert flowmeter into wall, hear a loud hissing noise, RN action - reinsert flowmeter because there is an airleak parkinsons, mask like face- what else to assess? - -dysphagua right sided strok, what to notify about neuro symptoms - - if pupils are ipsilaterlas left ventricular HF, what to assess - - basilar crackles in lower lobes vesicular breath sounds at base of lungs - - this is normal, continue with assessment thoracic region assessment, what is a normal finding - - no tenderness how to assess for a carotid bruit - - put bell on carotid artery abd assessment cardiovascular - - auscultate abd for bruits skeletal traction wants independence - - place trapeze on the bed pt with a stroke with a big mirror in the room - - watch self dressing pt with total hip replacement,how to move them - - abductor pillow between legs pt w/ cushings syndrome just had an elective laparascopic surgery, what to check? - pulse rate and rhythm