MEDSURG HESI EXIT EXAM TESTBANK UPDATED 2023 //////400 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A client who recently underwear a tracheostomy is being prepared for
... [Show More] discharge to home. Which instructions is most important for the nurse to include in the discharge plan?
• Teach tracheal suctioning techniques
2. In assessing an adult client with a partial rebreather mask, the nurse notes that the oxygen reservoir bag does not deflate completely during inspiration and the client’s respiratory rate is 14 breaths / minute. What action should the nurse implement?
• Document the assessment data
Respiratory apnea of 30 seconds
1. During a home visit, the nurse observed an elderly client with diabetes slip and fall. What action should the nurse take first?
• Check the client for lacerations or fractures
2. At 0600 while admitting a woman for a schedule repeat cesarean section (C-Section), the client tells the nurse that she drank a cup a coffee at 0400 because she wanted to avoid getting a headache. Which action should the nurse take first?
• Inform the anesthesia care provider
3. After placing a stethoscope as seen in the picture, the nurse auscultates S1 and S2 heart sounds. To determine if an S3 heart sound is present, what action should the nurse take first?
• Listen with the bell at the same location
4. A 66-year-old woman is retiring and will no longer have a health insurance through her place of employment. Which agency should the client be referred to by the employee health nurse for health insurance needs?
• Medicare
5. A client who is taking an oral dose of a tetracycline complains of gastrointestinal upset. What snack should the nurse instruct the client to take with the tetracycline?
• Toasted wheat bread and jelly
6. Following a lumbar puncture, a client voices several complaints. What complaint indicated to the nurse that the client is experiencing a complication?
• “I have a headache that gets worse when I sit up”
• “I am having pain in my lower back when I move my legs”
• “My throat hurts when I swallow”
• “I feel sick to my stomach and am going to throw up”
7. An elderly client seems confused and reports the onset of nausea, dysuria, and urgency with incontinence. Which action should the nurse implement?
• Obtain a clean catch mid-stream specimen
8. The nurse is assisting the mother of a child with phenylketonuria (PKU) to select foods that are in keeping with the child’s dietary restrictions. Which foods are contraindicated for this child?
• Foods sweetened with aspartame
9. Before preparing a client for the first surgical case of the day, a part-time scrub nurse asks the circulating nurse if a 3 minute surgical hand scrub is adequate preparation for this client. Which response should the circulating nurse provide?
• Direct the nurse to continue the surgical hand scrub for a 5 minute duration
10. Which breakfast selection indicates that the client understands the nurse’s instructions about the dietary management of osteoporosis?
• Bagel with jelly and skim milk [Show Less]