HESI MED - SURG EXAM
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
2026/2027 STUDY
THE NURSE IS EVALUATING A MALE CLIENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF DIET TEACHING ABOUT
DASH (DIETARY APPROACHES TO STOP HYPERTENSION) EATING PLAN. WHICH BEHAVIOR
INDICATES THAT THE CLIENT IS ADHERING TO THE EATING PLAN
ENJOYS FAT FREE YOGURT AS AN OCCASIONAL SNACK FOOD
A CLIENT WITH CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG IS COMPLAINING OF WEAKNESS AND HAS A
SERUM SODIUM LEVEL OF 117 MEQ/L. WHICH NURSING PROBLEM SHOULD THE NURSE
INCLUDE IN THIS CLIENT'S PLAN OF CARE?
A) ALTERED URINARY ELIMINATION
B) IMPAIRED GAS EXCHANGE
C) FLUID VOLUME EXCESS
D) DECREASED CARDIAC OUTPUT
C) FLUID VOLUME EXCESS
THE NURSE IS ASSESSING CLIENTS IN AN OUTPATIENT DIABETIC CLINIC. WHICH ENTRY
PROVIDES THE BEST INDICATION THAT THE CLIENT IS ADHERING TO THE PRESCRIBED
DIABETIC REGIMEN?
, HEMOGLOBIN A1C OF 6.2%
A NORMAL A1C LEVEL IS BELOW 5.7%, A LEVEL OF 5.7% TO 6.4% INDICATES PRE-DIABETES,
AND A LEVEL OF 6.5% OR MORE INDICATES DIABETES. WITHIN THE 5.7% TO 6.4% PRE-
DIABETES RANGE, THE HIGHER YOUR A1C, THE GREATER YOUR RISK IS FOR DEVELOPING TYPE
2 DIABETES.
A CLIENT WHO HAS DEVELOPED ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI) DUE TO AN AMINO GLYCOSIDE
ANTIBIOTIC HAS MOVED FROM THE OLIGURIC PHASE TO THE DIURETIC PHASE OF AKI. WHICH
PARAMETERS ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR THE NURSE TO PLAN TO CAREFULLY MONITOR?
HYPOVOLEMIA AND ECG CHANGES
HYPOVOLEMIA - LOW EXTRACELLULAR FLUID
WHICH NURSING PROBLEM SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN OF CARE FOR A CLIENT WITH
HEART FAILURE?
ACTIVITY INTOLERANCE RELATED TO OXYGEN DEFICIT SECONDARY TO INEFFICIENT CARDIAC
CONTRACTILITY
A CLIENT IS RECEIVING AN IV INFUSION OF REGULAR INSULIN 60 UNITS IN 100ML OF NORMAL
SALINE AT 5 UNITS/HOUR. HOW MANY ML/HR? ROUND TO NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.
8 ML
TO REDUCE THE RISK FOR PULMONARY COMPLICATION FOR A CLIENT WITH ALS, WHICH
INTERVENTIONS SHOULD THE NURSE IMPLEMENT? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY
TEACH THE CLIENT BREATHING EXERCISES
ENCOURAGE USE OF INCENTIVE SPIROMETER
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
2026/2027 STUDY
THE NURSE IS EVALUATING A MALE CLIENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF DIET TEACHING ABOUT
DASH (DIETARY APPROACHES TO STOP HYPERTENSION) EATING PLAN. WHICH BEHAVIOR
INDICATES THAT THE CLIENT IS ADHERING TO THE EATING PLAN
ENJOYS FAT FREE YOGURT AS AN OCCASIONAL SNACK FOOD
A CLIENT WITH CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG IS COMPLAINING OF WEAKNESS AND HAS A
SERUM SODIUM LEVEL OF 117 MEQ/L. WHICH NURSING PROBLEM SHOULD THE NURSE
INCLUDE IN THIS CLIENT'S PLAN OF CARE?
A) ALTERED URINARY ELIMINATION
B) IMPAIRED GAS EXCHANGE
C) FLUID VOLUME EXCESS
D) DECREASED CARDIAC OUTPUT
C) FLUID VOLUME EXCESS
THE NURSE IS ASSESSING CLIENTS IN AN OUTPATIENT DIABETIC CLINIC. WHICH ENTRY
PROVIDES THE BEST INDICATION THAT THE CLIENT IS ADHERING TO THE PRESCRIBED
DIABETIC REGIMEN?
, HEMOGLOBIN A1C OF 6.2%
A NORMAL A1C LEVEL IS BELOW 5.7%, A LEVEL OF 5.7% TO 6.4% INDICATES PRE-DIABETES,
AND A LEVEL OF 6.5% OR MORE INDICATES DIABETES. WITHIN THE 5.7% TO 6.4% PRE-
DIABETES RANGE, THE HIGHER YOUR A1C, THE GREATER YOUR RISK IS FOR DEVELOPING TYPE
2 DIABETES.
A CLIENT WHO HAS DEVELOPED ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI) DUE TO AN AMINO GLYCOSIDE
ANTIBIOTIC HAS MOVED FROM THE OLIGURIC PHASE TO THE DIURETIC PHASE OF AKI. WHICH
PARAMETERS ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR THE NURSE TO PLAN TO CAREFULLY MONITOR?
HYPOVOLEMIA AND ECG CHANGES
HYPOVOLEMIA - LOW EXTRACELLULAR FLUID
WHICH NURSING PROBLEM SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PLAN OF CARE FOR A CLIENT WITH
HEART FAILURE?
ACTIVITY INTOLERANCE RELATED TO OXYGEN DEFICIT SECONDARY TO INEFFICIENT CARDIAC
CONTRACTILITY
A CLIENT IS RECEIVING AN IV INFUSION OF REGULAR INSULIN 60 UNITS IN 100ML OF NORMAL
SALINE AT 5 UNITS/HOUR. HOW MANY ML/HR? ROUND TO NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.
8 ML
TO REDUCE THE RISK FOR PULMONARY COMPLICATION FOR A CLIENT WITH ALS, WHICH
INTERVENTIONS SHOULD THE NURSE IMPLEMENT? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY
TEACH THE CLIENT BREATHING EXERCISES
ENCOURAGE USE OF INCENTIVE SPIROMETER
