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MED SURG HESI EXAM
QUESTIONS 2026-2027
WITH All Answers
Verified Correct
WhatBinstructionBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBdischargeBteachingBplanBofBaBclien
tBwhoBhadBaBcataractBextractionBtoday?B-
BAnswerBLightBhousekeepingBisBpermittedBbutBavoidBheavyBlifting



ABmaleBadultBcomesBtoBtheBurgentBcareBclinicB5BdaysBafterBbeingBdiagnoseBwithBinfl
uenza.BHeBisBshortBofBbreath,Bfebrile,BandBcoughingBgreenBcoloredBsputum.BWhichBin
terventionBshouldBtheBnurseBimplementBfirst?B-
BAnswerBObtainBaBsputumBsampleBforBculture



AnBelderBmaleBclientBtellsBtheBnurseBthatBheBisBloosingBsleepBbecauseBheBhasBtoBge
tBupBseveralBtimesBatBnightBtoBgoBtoBtheBbathroomBthatBheBhasBtroubleBstartingBhis
BurinaryBstreamBandBthatBheBdoesBnotBfeelBlikeBhisBbladderBisBeverBcompletelyBemp
ty.BWhichBinterventionBshouldBtheBnurseBimplement?B-
BAnswerBpalpateBtheBbladderBaboveBtheBsymphysisBpubis



AnBadultBclientBisBadmittedBwithBdiabeticBketoacidosisB(DKA)BandBaBurinaryBtractBinfe
ctionB(UTI)BPrescriptionsBforBintravenousBantibioticsBandBinsulinBinfusionBareBinitiated.
BWhichBserumBlaboratoryBvalueBwarrantsBtheBmostBimmediateBinterventionBbyBtheBn
urse?B-BAnswerBpotassiumBofB2.5Bmeq/l



ABclientBwithBsickleBcellBanemiaBdevelopsBaBfeverBduringBtheBlastBhourBofBadministra
tionBofBaBunitBofBpackedBredBbloodBcell.BWhenBnotifyingBtheBhealthcareBproviderBwh
atBinformationBshouldBtheBnurseBprovideBfirstBusingBtheBSBARBcommunicationBprocess
?B-BAnswerBexplainBspecificBreasonBforBurgentBnotification

,AnBadultBmaleBclientBisBadmittedBforBpneumocystisBcarinilBpneumoniaB(PCP)Bsecondar
yBtoBaids.BWhileBhospitalizeBheBreceivesBIVBpentamidineBisethionateBtherapy.BInBprep
aringBthisBclientBforBdischargeBwhatBimportantBaspectBregardingBhisBmedicationBthera
pyBshouldBtheBnurseBexplain?B-
BAnswerBItBwillBbeBnecessaryBtoBcontinueBprophylacticBdosesBofBIVBorBaerosolBpenta
mineBeveryBmonth



ABclientBsubjectiveBdataBincludesBdysuria,Burgency,BandBurinaryBfrequency.BWhatBactio
nBshouldBtheBnurseBimplementBnext?B-BAnswerBcollectBaBcleanBcatchBspecimen



ABclientBtellsBtheBnurseBthatBherBbiopsyBresultsBindicateBthatBtheBcancerBcellsBareBw
ellBdifferentiatedBHowBshouldBtheBnurseBrespond?B-
BAnswerBaskBtheBclientBinBtheBhealthcareBproviderBhasBgivingBherBanyBinformationBa
boutBtheBclassificationBofBherBcancer



ABclientBwithBaBchronicBkidneyBdiseaseBisBtreatedBonBhemodialysis.BDuringBtheB1Btre
atmentBclientsBbloodBpressureBdropsBfromB150/90BtoB80/30BWhichBactionBshouldBthe
BnurseBtakeBfirst?B-BAnswerBstopBdialysisBtreatment



ABclientBwithBdeepBvainBthrombosisB(DVT)BisBreceivingBaBcontinuesBinfusionBofBhepar
inBsodiumB25,000BunitBinB5%BdextroseBinjectionB250ml.BTheBprescriptionBindicatesBth
eBdosageBshouldBbeBincreaseB900Bunits/hr.BTheBnurseBshouldBprogramBtheBinfusionBp
umpBtoBdeliverBhowBmanyBml/hr?B-BAnswerB9



TheBnurseBisBobtainingBtheBadmissionBhistoryBforBaBclientBwithBsuspectedBpepticBulce
rBdiseaseB(PUD).BWhichBsubjectiveBdataBreportedBbyBtheBclientBsupportsBthisBdiagnosi
s?B-BAnswerBupperBmidBabdominalBgnawingBandBburningBpain



TheBnurseBisBprovidingBpreoperativeBeducationBforBaBjewishBclientBscheduleBtoBreceiv
eBaBxenograftBgraftBtoBpromoteBburnBhealing.BWhichBinformationBshouldBtheBnurseBp
rovideBthisBclient?B-BAnswerBtheBxenograftBisBtakenBfromBnonhumanBsources



ABclientBwhoBtookBaBcampingBvacationBtwoBweeksBagoBinBaBcountryBwithBaBtropical
BclimateBcomesBtoBtheBclinicBdescribingBvagueBsymptomsBandBdiarrheaBforBtheBpastB

, week.BWhichBfindingBisBmostBimportantBforBtheBnurseBtoBreport?B-
BAnswerBjaundiceBsclera



DuringBaBhomeBvisitBtheBnurseBassessesBtheBskinBofBaBclientBwithBeczemaBwhoBrepo
rtsBthanBanBexacerbationBofBsymptomsBhasBoccurredBduringBtheBlastBweek.BWhichBin
formationBisBmostBusefulBinBdeterminingBtheBpossibleBcauseBofBtheBsymptoms?B-
BAnswerBaBgrandsonBandBhisBnewBdogBrecentlyBvisited



WhenBexplainingBdietaryBguidelinesBtoBaBclientBwithBacuteBglomerulonephritisB(AGN)B
whichBinstructionBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBdietaryBteachingB-
BAnswerBrestrictBsodiumBintake



ABmaleBclientBwhoBisB24hrBpostBoperativeBforBanBexploratoryBlaparoctomyBcomplains
BthatBheBisBstarvingBbecauseBheBhasBhadBnoBrealBfoodBsinceBbeforeBsurgery.BPriorBt
oBadvancingBhisBdietBwhichBinterventionBshouldBtheBnurseBimplememt?B-
BAnswerBAuscultateBbowelBsoundBinBallBfourBquadrants



ABclientBdiagnoseBwithBstableBanginaBsecondaryBtoBischemicBheartBdiseaseBhasBaBpre
scriptionBforBsublingualB(SL)BnitroglycerinB(NTG).BTheBnurseBshouldBtellBtheBclientBtoBf
ollowBwhichBinstructionsBifBchestBpainBisBnotBrelievedBafterBtakingB3BNTGBtablesB5B
minBapartB-
BAnswerBcallB911BpainBisBunrelievedBandBchewBaBtabletBofBaspirinB325mg



AfterBtakingBorlistatB(Xenical)BforBoneBweekBaBfemelaBclientBtellsBtheBhomeBhealthBn
urseBthatBsheBisBexperiencingBincreasinglyBfrequentBoilyBstoolsBandBflatus.BWhatBactio
nBshouldBtheBnurseBtake?B-
BAnswerBaskBtheBclientBtoBdescribeBherBdietaryBintakeBhistoryBforBtheBlastBseveralBd
ays



TwoBdaysBafterBanBabscessBofBtheBchinBwasBdrainedBtheBclientBreturnsBtoBtheBclinicB
withBfeverBchillsBandBaBmaculopapularBrashBwithBpruritis.BTheBclientBhasBtakenBanBor
alBantibioticBandBcleansedBtheBwoundBtodayBwithBprovideBiodineB(Betadine)Bsolution.
BWhichBinterventionBshouldBtheBnurseBimplementBfirst?B-
BAnswerBassessBairwayBpatencyBandBoxygenBsaturation

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