MED SURG HESI/SPRING 2021
A nurse it teaching diet restrictions for a pt with Crohn’s disease. What should the
nurse teach the pt?
- avoid foods with gluten like wheat bread
- elimination diet- try different foods and see what triggers the disease
Sources of iron, which one is NOT a source of iron?
- oranges
Math: pt is to receive 80 units/kg. Pt weighs 175 . Medication comes in 10,000
units/ml and the vial contains 2ml. How many ml do you give pt?
(round to nearest tenth and only put numeric value) I got .636 so 636
(Theres another math ? super easy, answer is .9 so 9)
Picture of a pt with NGT on intermittent suction. What does the nurse do next?
- increase suction
-check drainage fm NGT
- infuse NS for irrigation
- auscultate bowel sounds (I put this but apparently the correct answer is the
highlighted one)
A pt with cholelithiasis receives lithotripsy. What instructions do you give to pt
when sending home?
- place cold packs on affected area
- drink 1000 ml of fluids/day
Mom with 3 kids comes into clinic with HTN (180/80 or something) and complains
of being tired especially in the mornings. She also complains of headache and
blurred vision. What should the nurse do after giving HTN meds?
-put mom in a quiet dim room
A woman is having a cardiac cath. Afterwards she is told that the arteries are
blocked 99% 95% and 95%. She asks ‘what does this all mean?’
- only 1%- 5% of blood flow is going through the arteries
Pt has a liver abscess removed, after surgery the pt has a drainage system. what labs
do you monitor
-wbc
-bun
-creatnine
-glucose
A nurse it teaching diet restrictions for a pt with Crohn’s disease. What should the
nurse teach the pt?
- avoid foods with gluten like wheat bread
- elimination diet- try different foods and see what triggers the disease
Sources of iron, which one is NOT a source of iron?
- oranges
Math: pt is to receive 80 units/kg. Pt weighs 175 . Medication comes in 10,000
units/ml and the vial contains 2ml. How many ml do you give pt?
(round to nearest tenth and only put numeric value) I got .636 so 636
(Theres another math ? super easy, answer is .9 so 9)
Picture of a pt with NGT on intermittent suction. What does the nurse do next?
- increase suction
-check drainage fm NGT
- infuse NS for irrigation
- auscultate bowel sounds (I put this but apparently the correct answer is the
highlighted one)
A pt with cholelithiasis receives lithotripsy. What instructions do you give to pt
when sending home?
- place cold packs on affected area
- drink 1000 ml of fluids/day
Mom with 3 kids comes into clinic with HTN (180/80 or something) and complains
of being tired especially in the mornings. She also complains of headache and
blurred vision. What should the nurse do after giving HTN meds?
-put mom in a quiet dim room
A woman is having a cardiac cath. Afterwards she is told that the arteries are
blocked 99% 95% and 95%. She asks ‘what does this all mean?’
- only 1%- 5% of blood flow is going through the arteries
Pt has a liver abscess removed, after surgery the pt has a drainage system. what labs
do you monitor
-wbc
-bun
-creatnine
-glucose
