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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Hesi Review Med Surg dd dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: HESI RN MED SURG SPECIALTY EXAM QU
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ESTIONS ANSWERS-101 dd




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. A client who has undergone abdominal surgery calls the nurse and reports that she just f
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elt "something give way" in the abdominal incision. The nurse checks the incision and notes th
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e presence of wound dehiscence. The nurse immediately:
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[Verified Solution]: Covers the abdominal wound with a sterile dressing moistened with sterile saline
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solution. Rationale: These actions will minimize protrusion of the underlying tissues. The nurse then co
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vers the wound with a sterile dressing moistened with sterile saline. The physician is notified, and the n
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urse documents the occurrence and the nursing actions that were implemented in response.
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Q2. A client who just returned from the recovery room after a tonsillectomy and adenoidecto
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my is restless and her pulse rate is increased. As the nurse continues the assessment, the client
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begins to vomit a copious amount of bright-red blood. The immediate nursing action is to:
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[Verified Solution]: Notify the surgeon Rationale: Hemorrhage is a common complication after tonsill
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ectomies.




Q3. A client who has just undergone surgery suddenly experiences chest pain, dyspnea, and ta
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chypnea. The nurse suspects that the client has a pulmonary embolism and immediately sets a
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bout:
[Verified Solution]: Administer oxygen via nasal cannula Rationale: Pulmonary embolism is a life-
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threatening emergency. Oxygen is immediately administered nasally to relieve hypoxemia, respiratory di
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stress, and central cyanosis, and the physician is notified.
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, Q4. A nurse is assessing a client who has a closed chest tube drainage system. The nurse notes
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constant bubbling in the water seal chamber. What actions should the nurse take? (Select all t
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hat apply). dd




[Verified Solution]: Assessing the system for an external air leak Documenting assessment findings, a
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ctions taken, and client response Rationale: : Constant bubbling in the water seal chamber of a closed c
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hest tube drainage system may indicate the presence of an air leak. The nurse would assess the chest tu
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be system for the presence of an external air leak if constant bubbling were noted in this chamber. If an
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external air leak is not present and the air leak is a new occurrence, the physician is notified immediate
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ly, because an air leak may be present in the pleural space. Leakage and trapping of air in the pleural s
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pace can result in a tension pneumothorax.
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Q5. A nurse is helping a client with a closed chest tube drainage system get out of bed and int
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o a chair. During the transfer, the chest tube is caught on the leg of the chair and dislodged fr
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om the insertion site. The immediate priority on the part of the nurse is:
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[Verified Solution]: Covering the insertion site with a sterile occlusive dressing Rationale: : If a chest
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tube is dislodged from the insertion site, the nurse immediately covers the site with sterile occlusive dre
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ssing.




Q6. A nurse performing nasopharyngeal suctioning and suddenly notes the presence of bloody
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secretions. The nurse would first:
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[Verified Solution]: Check the degree of suction Rationale: The return of bloody secretions is an unex
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pected outcome of suctioning. If it occurs, the nurse should first assess the client and then determine the
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degree of suction being applied. The degree of suction pressure may need to be decreased.
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Q7. A nurse is suctioning a client through a tracheostomy tube. During the procedure, the clie
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nt begins to cough, and the nurse hears a wheeze. The nurse tries to remove the suction cathet
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er from the client's trachea but is unable to do so. The nurse would first:
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[Verified Solution]: Disconnect the suction source from the catheter Rationale: This is indicative of br
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onchospasm and bronchoconstriction. dd dd




Q8. A nurse assesses the closed chest tube drainage system of a client who underwent lobecto
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my 24 hours ago. The nurse notes that there has been no chest tube drainage for the past hour
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. The nurse first:
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[Verified Solution]: Checks for kinks Rationale: : If a chest tube is not draining, the nurse must first c
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heck for a kink or clot in the chest drainage system.
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