HESI Med Surg AUGUST 2022
While completing a health assessment for a young adult female with acute appendicitis,
the client informs the nurse that
... [Show More] there is a chance that she may be pregnant. The
operating team is preparing to take the client to surgery. Which intervention should the
nurse implement immediately? - ANS-Perform a bedside pregnancy test.
A client is admitted to the medical unit during an exacerbation of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE). It is most important to report which assessment finding to the
health care provider? - ANS-Hematuria
The nurse is providing teaching to a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus about managing
care at home. Which information provided by the client indicates understanding? - ANSInclude no more than 1-2 alcoholic beverages in diet per day
A client is recovering from a transurethral prostatectomy. Which activity should we
limited until the first postoperative visit with his health care provider? - ANS-Driving in a
car.
The home health nurse provides teaching about insulin self injection to a client who was
recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. When the client begins to perform a return
demonstration of an insulin injection into the abdomen as seen in the video which
instruction should the nurse provide? - ANS-Continue with the insulin injection
The family suspects that acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) dementia is
occurring in their son who is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive. Which
symptom confirms their suspicious? - ANS-A change has recently occurred in his
handwriting
The nurse is caring for a client in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) who underwent
a thoracotomy two hours ago. The nurse observes the following vital signals, heart rate
140 beats/minute, respirations 26 breaths/minute, and blood pressure 140/90 mmHg.
Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement? - ANS-Encourage the
client to splint the incision with a pillow to cough and deep breathe
After three days of persistent epigastric pain, a female client presents to the clinic. She
has been taking oral antacids without reflux. Her vital signs are heart rate 122
beats/minute, respiration 16 breaths/minute, oxygen saturation 96% and blood pressure
116/70 mmHg. The nurse obtains a 12 lead electrocardiogram. Which assessment
finding is most critical? - ANS-ST elevation in three leads
A client with cholelithiasis is admitted with jaundice due to obstruction of the common
bile duct. Which finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare
provider? - ANS-Distended, hard, and rigid abdomen
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