Med-Surg HESI Practice Questions / Comprehensive
Practice Questions for Guaranteed Success,
2025/2026
A client is admitted to the hospital with symptoms consistent with right
hemisphere stroke. With
Neurovascular assessment requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
A. Pupillary changes to ipsilateral dilation
B. Orientation to person and place only.
C. Left Sided Facial dropping and dysphagia
D. Unequal bilateral hand grip strengths - ...(ANSWERS)....A
Achieve maximum mobility and independence for a client multiple sclerosis (MS).
Which intervention
is most important for the nurse to implement?
A. Provide a walker for ambulation
B. Frequently assist client to the bathroom
C. Apply alternating patches over the eyes
D. Teach strengthing exercises - ...(ANSWERS)....D
The Nurse is teaching a client with glomerulonephritis about self-care. Which
dietary recommendations
should the nurse recommend the client to follow?
A. Limit oral Fluid intake to 500 mL per day
,B. Restrict protein intake by including meats and other high protein foods
C. Increase intake of potassium-rich foods such as bananas or cantaloupe
D. Increase intake of high fiber foods, such as bran cereal. - ...(ANSWERS)....B
The nurse Is caring for a client with herpes zoster who reports painful blisters that
align from the back
along the chest curvature to the anterior chest. Which intervention is the highest
priority for the nurse?
A. Place the client on contact precaution
B. Administer antiviral medication
C. Place wet compresses to ruptured vesicles
D. Administer narcotic analgesics - ...(ANSWERS)....A
A young adult who suffered a severe brain injury in an automobile collision has
been mechanically
ventilated for the past three days and has no spontaneous respiratory effort.
After serial
electroencephalograms (EEG) reveal no brain activity, the healthcare provider
discusses end-of-life
options with family who agree to discontinue life support. Which intervention
should the nurse
implement?
A. Ask the family if they wish would remain at bedside during withdrawal
B. Request a living will be placed in the client's medical record
, C. Discuss the withdrawal procedure with the family and offer support
D. Turn off the mechanical ventilator and note the time of death -
...(ANSWERS)....C
Following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), a client is discharged
from the hospital with
an indwelling urinary catheter. Which instruction is most important for the nurse
to include in the
discharge teaching plan?
A. Eliminate all the spicy food from your diet
B. Drinl 3 liters of water each day
C. Clamp the catheter when taking a shower
D. Avoid driving a car for 2 weeks - ...(ANSWERS)....B
On the first postoperative day, the nurse finds an older male client disoriented
and trying to climb over
the bed railing. Previously he was oriented to person, place, and time on
admission. Which intervention
should the nurse implement first?
A. Apply wrist restraints
B. Determine the clients blood pressure
C. Administer a mild sedative
D. Asses the client for pain - ...(ANSWERS)....D
Practice Questions for Guaranteed Success,
2025/2026
A client is admitted to the hospital with symptoms consistent with right
hemisphere stroke. With
Neurovascular assessment requires immediate intervention by the nurse?
A. Pupillary changes to ipsilateral dilation
B. Orientation to person and place only.
C. Left Sided Facial dropping and dysphagia
D. Unequal bilateral hand grip strengths - ...(ANSWERS)....A
Achieve maximum mobility and independence for a client multiple sclerosis (MS).
Which intervention
is most important for the nurse to implement?
A. Provide a walker for ambulation
B. Frequently assist client to the bathroom
C. Apply alternating patches over the eyes
D. Teach strengthing exercises - ...(ANSWERS)....D
The Nurse is teaching a client with glomerulonephritis about self-care. Which
dietary recommendations
should the nurse recommend the client to follow?
A. Limit oral Fluid intake to 500 mL per day
,B. Restrict protein intake by including meats and other high protein foods
C. Increase intake of potassium-rich foods such as bananas or cantaloupe
D. Increase intake of high fiber foods, such as bran cereal. - ...(ANSWERS)....B
The nurse Is caring for a client with herpes zoster who reports painful blisters that
align from the back
along the chest curvature to the anterior chest. Which intervention is the highest
priority for the nurse?
A. Place the client on contact precaution
B. Administer antiviral medication
C. Place wet compresses to ruptured vesicles
D. Administer narcotic analgesics - ...(ANSWERS)....A
A young adult who suffered a severe brain injury in an automobile collision has
been mechanically
ventilated for the past three days and has no spontaneous respiratory effort.
After serial
electroencephalograms (EEG) reveal no brain activity, the healthcare provider
discusses end-of-life
options with family who agree to discontinue life support. Which intervention
should the nurse
implement?
A. Ask the family if they wish would remain at bedside during withdrawal
B. Request a living will be placed in the client's medical record
, C. Discuss the withdrawal procedure with the family and offer support
D. Turn off the mechanical ventilator and note the time of death -
...(ANSWERS)....C
Following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), a client is discharged
from the hospital with
an indwelling urinary catheter. Which instruction is most important for the nurse
to include in the
discharge teaching plan?
A. Eliminate all the spicy food from your diet
B. Drinl 3 liters of water each day
C. Clamp the catheter when taking a shower
D. Avoid driving a car for 2 weeks - ...(ANSWERS)....B
On the first postoperative day, the nurse finds an older male client disoriented
and trying to climb over
the bed railing. Previously he was oriented to person, place, and time on
admission. Which intervention
should the nurse implement first?
A. Apply wrist restraints
B. Determine the clients blood pressure
C. Administer a mild sedative
D. Asses the client for pain - ...(ANSWERS)....D
