HESI MED SURGERY VERIFIED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A
+ FINAL AUG.FINAL EXAMS
2024-2025 (LATEST UPDATE !!)
A nurse in the post anesthesia care unit is caring for a
patient who is postoperative following a thoracotomy and
lobectomy. Which of the following postoperative
assessments should the nurse give highest priority to?
Arterial blood gases
A patient who has a history of myocardial infarction is
prescribed aspirin 325 MG. The nurse recognizes that the
aspirin is given due to which of the following actions of
this medication?
Antiplatelet aggregate
,A nurse is caring for a patient who has had a Myocardial
infarction. Upon his first visit to cardiac rehabilitation, he
tells the nurse that he doesn't understand why he needs to
be there, because there is nothing more to do, as the
damage is done. Which of the following is the correct
nursing response?
Cardiac rehabilitation can I undo the damage to your heart,
but it can help you get back to your previous level of
activity safely
A nurse is assessing a patient who is receiving one packed
RBCs to treat intraoperative blood loss. The patient reports
chills and back pain and the patients blood pressure is
80/64MMHG. Which of the following action should the
nurse take first?
Stop the infusion of blood
A nurse is preparing dietary instructions for a patient who
has episodes of biliary colic from chronic cholecystitis.
, Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching plan?
Avoid foods high in fat
A nurse is teaching the partner of a patient who had an
acute myocardial infarction (MI) about the reason blood
was drawn from the patient. Which of the following
statements should the nurse make regarding cardiac
enzyme studies?
These tests help determine the degree of damage to the
heart tissues
A nurse is caring for a patient with a ventricular pacemaker
who is on ECG monitoring. The nurse understands that the
pacemaker is functioning properly on which of the
following appears on the monitor strip?
Pacemaker spikes before each QRS complex
A nurse is caring for a patient who is 9 days postoperative
following a total laryngectomy. The nurse removes the
patient's NG tube and initiates oral feedings. Which of the
following statements should the nurse make?
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A
+ FINAL AUG.FINAL EXAMS
2024-2025 (LATEST UPDATE !!)
A nurse in the post anesthesia care unit is caring for a
patient who is postoperative following a thoracotomy and
lobectomy. Which of the following postoperative
assessments should the nurse give highest priority to?
Arterial blood gases
A patient who has a history of myocardial infarction is
prescribed aspirin 325 MG. The nurse recognizes that the
aspirin is given due to which of the following actions of
this medication?
Antiplatelet aggregate
,A nurse is caring for a patient who has had a Myocardial
infarction. Upon his first visit to cardiac rehabilitation, he
tells the nurse that he doesn't understand why he needs to
be there, because there is nothing more to do, as the
damage is done. Which of the following is the correct
nursing response?
Cardiac rehabilitation can I undo the damage to your heart,
but it can help you get back to your previous level of
activity safely
A nurse is assessing a patient who is receiving one packed
RBCs to treat intraoperative blood loss. The patient reports
chills and back pain and the patients blood pressure is
80/64MMHG. Which of the following action should the
nurse take first?
Stop the infusion of blood
A nurse is preparing dietary instructions for a patient who
has episodes of biliary colic from chronic cholecystitis.
, Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include in the teaching plan?
Avoid foods high in fat
A nurse is teaching the partner of a patient who had an
acute myocardial infarction (MI) about the reason blood
was drawn from the patient. Which of the following
statements should the nurse make regarding cardiac
enzyme studies?
These tests help determine the degree of damage to the
heart tissues
A nurse is caring for a patient with a ventricular pacemaker
who is on ECG monitoring. The nurse understands that the
pacemaker is functioning properly on which of the
following appears on the monitor strip?
Pacemaker spikes before each QRS complex
A nurse is caring for a patient who is 9 days postoperative
following a total laryngectomy. The nurse removes the
patient's NG tube and initiates oral feedings. Which of the
following statements should the nurse make?
