Med Surg 1 HESI Final T2 2026/2027
UPDATE
1. A nurse is visiting a client who is receiving home health care, focusing on medication and dietary
instructions and management of heart failure. The nurse should reinforce which instruction?
A.) If you feel tired and short of breath, lie down flat and prop up your feet.
B.) Eating liver several times a week will help build up your strength.
C.) Your daily dose of furosemide should be taken first thing in the morning.
D.) The dose of enalapril will help prevent vasodilation from occurring. - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: C
2. A nurse planning care for a client who has undergone transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
remembers that the most common cause of postoperative pain is which factor?
A.) Bladder spasms
B.) Bleeding within the bladder
C.) The location of the incision
D.) Tension on the Foley catheter - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: A
3. A nurse assessing the skin of a client who is immobile notes this change in appearance of the skin in
the sacral area:
,The nurse documents this finding in which way?
A.) Stage I pressure ulcer
B.) Stage II pressure ulcer
C.) Stage III pressure ulcer
D.) Stage IV pressure ulcer - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: A
4. A nurse reinforces teaching given to a client with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) about
measures to manage the disease. What does the nurse encourage the client to do to obtain relief of the
symptoms?
A.) Limit intake of coffee and tea.
B.) Eat three large, well-balanced meals per day.
C.) Rest in a supine position for 30 minutes after each meal.
D.) Elevate the head of the bed at least 6 to 8 inches for sleep. - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: D
5. A nurse provides instructions to a client who is taking allopurinol for the treatment of gout. Which
statements by the client indicate an understanding of the medication?
A.) "I need to take the medication 1 hour before I eat."
B.) "I need to drink at least 8 glasses of fluid every day."
, C. "I'll start taking a vitamin C supplement each morning."
D.) "I can use an antihistamine lotion if I get an itchy rash." - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: B
6. A client with phantom limb pain has decided to use transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
as prescribed by the health care provider. The nurse reinforces instructions regarding the use of the
TENS unit. Which statements by the client indicate a need for further instruction regarding this pain-
relief measure?
A.) "I'm so glad this will help relieve the pain."
B.) "Now I won't need to take so many pain medications."
C.) "I need to put the electrodes on the areas that you marked."
D.) "I'm not sure I'm going to like having those electrodes attached to my skin." - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: C
7. A hospitalized client has just been found to have acute renal failure (ARF). The laboratory calls the
nursing unit and reports that the client has a serum potassium level of 6.4 mEq/L. On the basis of this
laboratory finding, the nurse should first take which action?
A.) Call the health care provider
B.) Check the client's sodium level
C.) Encourage the client to increase fluid intake
UPDATE
1. A nurse is visiting a client who is receiving home health care, focusing on medication and dietary
instructions and management of heart failure. The nurse should reinforce which instruction?
A.) If you feel tired and short of breath, lie down flat and prop up your feet.
B.) Eating liver several times a week will help build up your strength.
C.) Your daily dose of furosemide should be taken first thing in the morning.
D.) The dose of enalapril will help prevent vasodilation from occurring. - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: C
2. A nurse planning care for a client who has undergone transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
remembers that the most common cause of postoperative pain is which factor?
A.) Bladder spasms
B.) Bleeding within the bladder
C.) The location of the incision
D.) Tension on the Foley catheter - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: A
3. A nurse assessing the skin of a client who is immobile notes this change in appearance of the skin in
the sacral area:
,The nurse documents this finding in which way?
A.) Stage I pressure ulcer
B.) Stage II pressure ulcer
C.) Stage III pressure ulcer
D.) Stage IV pressure ulcer - correct answer <<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: A
4. A nurse reinforces teaching given to a client with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) about
measures to manage the disease. What does the nurse encourage the client to do to obtain relief of the
symptoms?
A.) Limit intake of coffee and tea.
B.) Eat three large, well-balanced meals per day.
C.) Rest in a supine position for 30 minutes after each meal.
D.) Elevate the head of the bed at least 6 to 8 inches for sleep. - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: D
5. A nurse provides instructions to a client who is taking allopurinol for the treatment of gout. Which
statements by the client indicate an understanding of the medication?
A.) "I need to take the medication 1 hour before I eat."
B.) "I need to drink at least 8 glasses of fluid every day."
, C. "I'll start taking a vitamin C supplement each morning."
D.) "I can use an antihistamine lotion if I get an itchy rash." - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: B
6. A client with phantom limb pain has decided to use transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
as prescribed by the health care provider. The nurse reinforces instructions regarding the use of the
TENS unit. Which statements by the client indicate a need for further instruction regarding this pain-
relief measure?
A.) "I'm so glad this will help relieve the pain."
B.) "Now I won't need to take so many pain medications."
C.) "I need to put the electrodes on the areas that you marked."
D.) "I'm not sure I'm going to like having those electrodes attached to my skin." - correct answer
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔Answer: C
7. A hospitalized client has just been found to have acute renal failure (ARF). The laboratory calls the
nursing unit and reports that the client has a serum potassium level of 6.4 mEq/L. On the basis of this
laboratory finding, the nurse should first take which action?
A.) Call the health care provider
B.) Check the client's sodium level
C.) Encourage the client to increase fluid intake
