MED SURG HESI V2 - 2024/2025 EXAM
QUESTION & ANSWERS 2025
What information should the nurse include in the teaching plan of a
client diagnosed with GERD?
A. Sleep without pillows
B. Adjust food intake to three full meals per day with no snacks
C. Minimize symptoms by wearing loose comfortable clothing
D. Avoid participation in any aerobic exercise program - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Minimize symptoms by wearing loose comfortable
clothing
After hospitalization for SIADH, a client develops pontine myelinolysis.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
A. Reorient client to room
B. Place a patch on one eye
C. Evaluate clients ability to swallow
D. Perform range of motion exercises - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Reorient client to room
A male client with heart failure calls the clinic and reports that he
cannot put his shoes on because they are too tight. Which additional
information should the nurse obtain?
,MED SURG HESI V2 - 2024/2025 EXAM
QUESTION & ANSWERS 2025
A. What time did he take his medication?
B. Has his weight changed in the last several days?
C. Is he still able to tighten his belt buckle?
D. How many hours did he sleep last night? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Has his weight changed in the last several days?
An older adult woman with a long history of COPD is admitted with
progressive shortness of breath and a persistent cough, is anxious, and
is complaining of dry mouth. which intervention should the nurse
implement?
A. Administer a prescribed sedative
B. Encourage client to drink water
C. Apply a high flow Venturi mask
D. Assist her to an upright position - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Assist
her to an upright position
A client with a history of asthma and bronchitis arrives at the clinic with
shortness of breath, productive cough with thickening mucous and the
inability to walk up a flight of stairs without experiencing
breathlessness. Which action is most important for the nurse to instruct
the client about self care?
A. Increase the daily intake of oral fluids to liquify secretions
, MED SURG HESI V2 - 2024/2025 EXAM
QUESTION & ANSWERS 2025
B. Avoid crowded enclosed areas to reduce pathogens exposure
C. Call the clinic if undesirable side effects or medications - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Increase the daily intake of oral fluids to liquify
secretions
A cardiac catherization of a client with heart disease indicates the
following blockages: 95% proximal left anterior descending (LAD), 99%
proximal circumflex, and 95% proximal right coronary artery (RCA) the
client later asks the nurse "What does all of that mean for me?" What
information should the nurse provide.
B. Three main arteries have major blockages, with only 1-5% of the
blood flow getting through to the heart muscles - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Three main arteries have major blockages, with only 1-5% of the
blood flow getting through to the heart muscles
The nurse is caring for a client with a lower left lobe pulmonary abscess.
what position should the nurse instruct the client to maintain?
A. Left lateral
B. Supine, knees flexed.
C. Dorsal recumbent
D. Knee-chest - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Left lateral
QUESTION & ANSWERS 2025
What information should the nurse include in the teaching plan of a
client diagnosed with GERD?
A. Sleep without pillows
B. Adjust food intake to three full meals per day with no snacks
C. Minimize symptoms by wearing loose comfortable clothing
D. Avoid participation in any aerobic exercise program - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Minimize symptoms by wearing loose comfortable
clothing
After hospitalization for SIADH, a client develops pontine myelinolysis.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
A. Reorient client to room
B. Place a patch on one eye
C. Evaluate clients ability to swallow
D. Perform range of motion exercises - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Reorient client to room
A male client with heart failure calls the clinic and reports that he
cannot put his shoes on because they are too tight. Which additional
information should the nurse obtain?
,MED SURG HESI V2 - 2024/2025 EXAM
QUESTION & ANSWERS 2025
A. What time did he take his medication?
B. Has his weight changed in the last several days?
C. Is he still able to tighten his belt buckle?
D. How many hours did he sleep last night? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Has his weight changed in the last several days?
An older adult woman with a long history of COPD is admitted with
progressive shortness of breath and a persistent cough, is anxious, and
is complaining of dry mouth. which intervention should the nurse
implement?
A. Administer a prescribed sedative
B. Encourage client to drink water
C. Apply a high flow Venturi mask
D. Assist her to an upright position - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Assist
her to an upright position
A client with a history of asthma and bronchitis arrives at the clinic with
shortness of breath, productive cough with thickening mucous and the
inability to walk up a flight of stairs without experiencing
breathlessness. Which action is most important for the nurse to instruct
the client about self care?
A. Increase the daily intake of oral fluids to liquify secretions
, MED SURG HESI V2 - 2024/2025 EXAM
QUESTION & ANSWERS 2025
B. Avoid crowded enclosed areas to reduce pathogens exposure
C. Call the clinic if undesirable side effects or medications - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔Increase the daily intake of oral fluids to liquify
secretions
A cardiac catherization of a client with heart disease indicates the
following blockages: 95% proximal left anterior descending (LAD), 99%
proximal circumflex, and 95% proximal right coronary artery (RCA) the
client later asks the nurse "What does all of that mean for me?" What
information should the nurse provide.
B. Three main arteries have major blockages, with only 1-5% of the
blood flow getting through to the heart muscles - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Three main arteries have major blockages, with only 1-5% of the
blood flow getting through to the heart muscles
The nurse is caring for a client with a lower left lobe pulmonary abscess.
what position should the nurse instruct the client to maintain?
A. Left lateral
B. Supine, knees flexed.
C. Dorsal recumbent
D. Knee-chest - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Left lateral
