Hesi Medical Surgical 2024 – 55
Exam Review Questions and
Answers 100% Pass | Graded A+
David Mungai [Date] [Course title]
,Hesi Medical Surgical 2024 – 55
Exam Review Questions and
Answers 100% Pass | Graded
A+
1 of 55
After taking orlistat (Xenical) for one week a femela client tells the
home health nurse that she is experiencing increasingly frequent oily
stools and flatus. What action should the nurse take?
a. obtain stool specimen to evaluate for occult blood and fat content
b. instruct the client to increase her intake of saturated fats over the next
week
c. ask the client to describe her dietary intake history for the last several
days
d. advice the client to stop taking the drug and contact the healthcare
provider
ANS: C
2 of 55
What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan
of a client who had a cataract extraction today?
a. Sexual activities may be resumed upon return home
b. Light housekeeping is permitted but avoid heavy lifting
c. Use a metal eye shield on operative eye during the day
d. Administer eye ointment before applying eye drops
ANS: B
3 of 55
, A male adult comes to the urgent care clinic 5 days after being diagnose
with influenza. He is short of breath, febrile, and coughing green colored
sputum. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
a. Obtain a sputum sample for culture
b. Check his oxygen saturation level
c. Administer an oral antipyretic
d. Auscultate bilateral lung sound
ANS: A
4 0f 55
An elder male client tells the nurse that he is loosing sleep because he
has to get up several times at night to go to the bathroom that he has
trouble starting his urinary stream and that he does not feel like his
bladder is ever completely empty. Which intervention should the nurse
implement?
a. collect a urine specimen for culture analysis
b. obtain a fingerstick blood glucose level
c. palpate the bladder above the symphysis pubis
d. review the client fluid intake
ANS: C
5 of 55
An adult client is admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and a
urinary tract infection (UTI) Prescriptions for intravenous antibiotics and
insulin infusion are initiated. Which serum laboratory value warrants the
most immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. blood ph of 7.30
b. glucose of 350 mg /dl
c. white blood cell count of 15000mm
d. potassium of 2.5 meq/l
ANS: D
Exam Review Questions and
Answers 100% Pass | Graded A+
David Mungai [Date] [Course title]
,Hesi Medical Surgical 2024 – 55
Exam Review Questions and
Answers 100% Pass | Graded
A+
1 of 55
After taking orlistat (Xenical) for one week a femela client tells the
home health nurse that she is experiencing increasingly frequent oily
stools and flatus. What action should the nurse take?
a. obtain stool specimen to evaluate for occult blood and fat content
b. instruct the client to increase her intake of saturated fats over the next
week
c. ask the client to describe her dietary intake history for the last several
days
d. advice the client to stop taking the drug and contact the healthcare
provider
ANS: C
2 of 55
What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan
of a client who had a cataract extraction today?
a. Sexual activities may be resumed upon return home
b. Light housekeeping is permitted but avoid heavy lifting
c. Use a metal eye shield on operative eye during the day
d. Administer eye ointment before applying eye drops
ANS: B
3 of 55
, A male adult comes to the urgent care clinic 5 days after being diagnose
with influenza. He is short of breath, febrile, and coughing green colored
sputum. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
a. Obtain a sputum sample for culture
b. Check his oxygen saturation level
c. Administer an oral antipyretic
d. Auscultate bilateral lung sound
ANS: A
4 0f 55
An elder male client tells the nurse that he is loosing sleep because he
has to get up several times at night to go to the bathroom that he has
trouble starting his urinary stream and that he does not feel like his
bladder is ever completely empty. Which intervention should the nurse
implement?
a. collect a urine specimen for culture analysis
b. obtain a fingerstick blood glucose level
c. palpate the bladder above the symphysis pubis
d. review the client fluid intake
ANS: C
5 of 55
An adult client is admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and a
urinary tract infection (UTI) Prescriptions for intravenous antibiotics and
insulin infusion are initiated. Which serum laboratory value warrants the
most immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. blood ph of 7.30
b. glucose of 350 mg /dl
c. white blood cell count of 15000mm
d. potassium of 2.5 meq/l
ANS: D
