HESI P N Medical-Surgical Practice Test Bank Final
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When making morning assessments, the practical nurse finds a
client who is exhibiting a new finding of right-sided facial drooping.
Which assessment is most important for the PN to implement first?
A) Instruct to squeeze the eyes shut and check for complete
closure.
B) Test all four extremities for movement and strength.
C) Ask the client to smile, frown, and puff out cheeks.
D) Use a wisp of cotton to check for corneal reflex.
A) Test all four extremities for movement and strength.
The practical nurse (PN) is monitoring a client with a comminuted
fracture of the left femur. Which finding should the PN report to the
healthcare provider immediately?
A) Rising creatine phosphokinase (CPK).
B) Elevated white blood count (WBC).
C) Leg pain of "10" unrelieved by opioids.
D) Weak left pedal pulses palpated.
B) Leg pain of "10" unrelieved by opioids.
,The practical nurse (PN) receives shift report about a client whose
chest x-ray reveals "free air under the right diaphragm." What action
should the PN take?
A) Maintain the client NPO.
B) Position the client on the left side.
C) Encourage ambulation to expel flatus.
D) Administer a PRN antacid.
A) Maintain the client NPO.
A male client with pancreatic cancer who received morphine and
midazalom (Versed) during an endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) returns to the unit. His vital signs
are pulse 80 beats/minute, 16 breaths/minute, blood pressure
120/80, and pulse oximeter 98%. Which action should the practical
nurse (PN) implement?
A) Give naloxone (Narcan) and flumazenil (Ramazicon) per
protocol.
B) Arouse the client to give warm oral fluids to sooth a sore throat.
C) Determine client's fingerstick glucose level.
D) Administer a 500-ml intravenous fluid bolus.
C) Determine client's finger stick glucose level.
, An older female client with heart failure (HF) calls the clinic and
tells the practical nurse (PN) that she has been coughing after
starting the prescription, captopril (Capoten). Which information by
the client requires further investigation by the PN?
A) Feels tired after a shopping trip.
B) Complains her shoes are too snug to wear.
C) Sees floaters in her visual fields at times.
D) Takes an over-the-counter cough syrup.
B) Complains her shoes are too snug to wear.
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When making morning assessments, the practical nurse finds a
client who is exhibiting a new finding of right-sided facial drooping.
Which assessment is most important for the PN to implement first?
A) Instruct to squeeze the eyes shut and check for complete
closure.
B) Test all four extremities for movement and strength.
C) Ask the client to smile, frown, and puff out cheeks.
D) Use a wisp of cotton to check for corneal reflex.
A) Test all four extremities for movement and strength.
The practical nurse (PN) is monitoring a client with a comminuted
fracture of the left femur. Which finding should the PN report to the
healthcare provider immediately?
A) Rising creatine phosphokinase (CPK).
B) Elevated white blood count (WBC).
C) Leg pain of "10" unrelieved by opioids.
D) Weak left pedal pulses palpated.
B) Leg pain of "10" unrelieved by opioids.
,The practical nurse (PN) receives shift report about a client whose
chest x-ray reveals "free air under the right diaphragm." What action
should the PN take?
A) Maintain the client NPO.
B) Position the client on the left side.
C) Encourage ambulation to expel flatus.
D) Administer a PRN antacid.
A) Maintain the client NPO.
A male client with pancreatic cancer who received morphine and
midazalom (Versed) during an endoscopic retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) returns to the unit. His vital signs
are pulse 80 beats/minute, 16 breaths/minute, blood pressure
120/80, and pulse oximeter 98%. Which action should the practical
nurse (PN) implement?
A) Give naloxone (Narcan) and flumazenil (Ramazicon) per
protocol.
B) Arouse the client to give warm oral fluids to sooth a sore throat.
C) Determine client's fingerstick glucose level.
D) Administer a 500-ml intravenous fluid bolus.
C) Determine client's finger stick glucose level.
, An older female client with heart failure (HF) calls the clinic and
tells the practical nurse (PN) that she has been coughing after
starting the prescription, captopril (Capoten). Which information by
the client requires further investigation by the PN?
A) Feels tired after a shopping trip.
B) Complains her shoes are too snug to wear.
C) Sees floaters in her visual fields at times.
D) Takes an over-the-counter cough syrup.
B) Complains her shoes are too snug to wear.
