EVOLVE HESI MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING FINAL
EXAM |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
While shopping, a woman is observed to clutch her chest and fall to the ground. A group
of people gather around the woman. A few in the group state that they are health care
professionals and begin a primary survey by looking for life-threatening injuries. Once it is
determined that no life-threatening injuries have occurred, they begin to intervene. The
first intervention is:
A) Initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
B) Look for uncontrolled bleeding
C) Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
D) Look for a medical alert tag
CORRECT ANSWER
C) asses airway,breathing and circulation
Question 2
Cardiopulmonary arrest is the absence of:
A)Heartbeat
B)Respirations
C)Heartbeat and respiration's
D) Heartbeat, respiration's, and nonreactive pupils
CORRECT ANSWER
C)Heartbeat and respirations
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,Question 3
Symptoms of severe airway obstruction include all of the following except:
A) Forceful coughing
B) Cyanosis
C) High-pitched noise on inhalation
D)Inability to speak
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Forceful coughing
Question 4
A pregnant woman is choking. She is responsive but clutching her neck, is unable to speak
or cough, and has no air exchange. Firm thrusts need to be delivered by standing behind
the woman and positioning the hands:
A)Below the sternum and above the umbilicus Incorrect
B)On the upper back area
C) Below the umbilicus, just above the symphysis pubis
D)To the upper chest
CORRECT ANSWER
D)To the upper chest
Question 5
The immediate treatment for external bleeding is to:
A)Elevate the injured part.
B)Immobilize the injured part.
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,C)Apply a tourniquet to the injured part.
D) Apply direct, continuous pressure to the injured part.
CORRECT ANSWER
D) Apply direct, continuous pressure to the injured part.
Question 6
A pediatric patient is admitted to the emergency department with a compound fracture of
the left arm after falling out of a tree. A compound fracture is a(n):
A)Break in a bone that does not break the skin
B) Break in a bone where the ends are not separated
C)Injury to a ligament
D) Break in a bone in which the ends of the broken bone protrude through the skin
CORRECT ANSWER
D) Break in a bone in which the ends of the broken bone protrude through the skin
Question 7
The priority nursing diagnosis for the person with a neck or spine injury is:
A) Risk for Trauma
B)Impaired Gas Exchange
C)Activity Intolerance
D) Pain
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Risk for Trauma
Question 8
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, The protrusion of internal organs through a wound is called:
A)Epistaxis
B) Avulsion
C)Pneumothorax
D)Evisceration
CORRECT ANSWER
D)Evisceration
Question 9
A victim of carbon monoxide poisoning usually dies when the carbon monoxide bound
with hemoglobin exceeds:
A) 40%
B)50%
C)60%
D)70%
CORRECT ANSWER
D)70%
Question 10
A nursing instructor is educating the students on emergency interventions for eyelid
trauma. Information provided to the students includes:
A) Applying direct pressure to the bleeding eyelid.
B) Immediately flushing the eye for 30 minutes.
C)Applying a loose dressing and transporting to medical care.
D) Immediately removing any foreign body.
CORRECT ANSWER
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EXAM |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
While shopping, a woman is observed to clutch her chest and fall to the ground. A group
of people gather around the woman. A few in the group state that they are health care
professionals and begin a primary survey by looking for life-threatening injuries. Once it is
determined that no life-threatening injuries have occurred, they begin to intervene. The
first intervention is:
A) Initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation
B) Look for uncontrolled bleeding
C) Assess airway, breathing, and circulation
D) Look for a medical alert tag
CORRECT ANSWER
C) asses airway,breathing and circulation
Question 2
Cardiopulmonary arrest is the absence of:
A)Heartbeat
B)Respirations
C)Heartbeat and respiration's
D) Heartbeat, respiration's, and nonreactive pupils
CORRECT ANSWER
C)Heartbeat and respirations
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,Question 3
Symptoms of severe airway obstruction include all of the following except:
A) Forceful coughing
B) Cyanosis
C) High-pitched noise on inhalation
D)Inability to speak
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Forceful coughing
Question 4
A pregnant woman is choking. She is responsive but clutching her neck, is unable to speak
or cough, and has no air exchange. Firm thrusts need to be delivered by standing behind
the woman and positioning the hands:
A)Below the sternum and above the umbilicus Incorrect
B)On the upper back area
C) Below the umbilicus, just above the symphysis pubis
D)To the upper chest
CORRECT ANSWER
D)To the upper chest
Question 5
The immediate treatment for external bleeding is to:
A)Elevate the injured part.
B)Immobilize the injured part.
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,C)Apply a tourniquet to the injured part.
D) Apply direct, continuous pressure to the injured part.
CORRECT ANSWER
D) Apply direct, continuous pressure to the injured part.
Question 6
A pediatric patient is admitted to the emergency department with a compound fracture of
the left arm after falling out of a tree. A compound fracture is a(n):
A)Break in a bone that does not break the skin
B) Break in a bone where the ends are not separated
C)Injury to a ligament
D) Break in a bone in which the ends of the broken bone protrude through the skin
CORRECT ANSWER
D) Break in a bone in which the ends of the broken bone protrude through the skin
Question 7
The priority nursing diagnosis for the person with a neck or spine injury is:
A) Risk for Trauma
B)Impaired Gas Exchange
C)Activity Intolerance
D) Pain
CORRECT ANSWER
A) Risk for Trauma
Question 8
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, The protrusion of internal organs through a wound is called:
A)Epistaxis
B) Avulsion
C)Pneumothorax
D)Evisceration
CORRECT ANSWER
D)Evisceration
Question 9
A victim of carbon monoxide poisoning usually dies when the carbon monoxide bound
with hemoglobin exceeds:
A) 40%
B)50%
C)60%
D)70%
CORRECT ANSWER
D)70%
Question 10
A nursing instructor is educating the students on emergency interventions for eyelid
trauma. Information provided to the students includes:
A) Applying direct pressure to the bleeding eyelid.
B) Immediately flushing the eye for 30 minutes.
C)Applying a loose dressing and transporting to medical care.
D) Immediately removing any foreign body.
CORRECT ANSWER
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