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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Med Surg 2 HESI exam dd dd dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: WGU C304 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM A
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NSWERS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Termdddd




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Q2. The nurse is completing an admission interview and assessment on a client with a history
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of Parkinson's disease. Which question provides information relevant to the client's plan of car
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e?
[Verified Solution]: "Have you ever been 'frozen' in one spot, unable to move?"
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Q3. The nurse is taking a history of a newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetic who is beginning treat
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ment. Which subjective information is most important for the nurse to note?
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[Verified Solution]: An allergy to sulfa drugs.
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Q4. An 81-year-
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old male client has emphysema. He lives at home with his cat and manages self-
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care with no difficulty. When making a home visit, the nurse notices that his tongue is somewh
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at cracked and his eyeballs are sunken into his head. What nursing intervention is indicated?
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[Verified Solution]: Help the client to determine ways to increase his fluid intake.
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Q5. A client has a staging procedure for cancer of the breast and ask the nurse which type of
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breast cancer has the poorest prognosis. Which information should the nurse offer the client?
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[Verified Solution]: Inflammatory with peau d'orange.
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,Q6. Small bowel obstruction is a condition characterized by which finding?
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[Verified Solution]: Severe fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
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Q7. A client is admitted to the medical intensive care unit with a diagnosis of myocardial infa
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rction. The client's history indicates the infarction occurred ten hours ago. Which laboratory t
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est result would the nurse expect this client to exhibit?
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[Verified Solution]: Elevated CK-MB. dd dddd dd




Q8. The nurse is planning care for a client with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus that requir
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es insulin. Which assessment should the nurse identify before beginning the teaching session?
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[Verified Solution]: Willingness of the client to learn the injection sites.
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Q9. What is the correct procedure for performing an opthalmoscopic examination on a client'
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s right retina?
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[Verified Solution]: From a distance of 12 to 15 inches and slightly to the side, shine the light into th
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e client's pupil.
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Q10. The nurse assesses a client with advanced cirrhosis of the liver for signs of hepatic encep
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halopathy. Which finding would the nurse consider an indication of progressive hepatic encep
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halopathy?
[Verified Solution]: Difficulty in handwriting.
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Q11. Which symptoms should the nurse expect a client to exhibit who is diagnosed with a phe
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ochromocytoma?
[Verified Solution]: Headache, diaphoresis, and palpitations.
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Q12. A client's susceptibility to ulcerative colitis is most likely due to which aspect in the clien
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t's history?
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[Verified Solution]: Jewish European ancestry.
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, Q13. During assessment of a client with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which finding sh
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ould the nurse identify when planning care for this client?
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[Verified Solution]: Muscle weakness.
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Q14. A client is placed on a mechanical ventilator following a cerebral hemorrhage, and vecur
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onium bromide (Norcuron) 0.04 mg/kg q12 hours IV is prescribed. What is the priority nursin
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g diagnosis for this client?
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[Verified Solution]: Impaired communication related to paralysis of skeletal muscles.
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Q15. The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of Parkinson's disease for the past 5 ye
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ars. What symptoms would this client most likely exhibit?
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[Verified Solution]: Shuffling gait, masklike facial expression, and tremors of the head.
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Q16. Which intervention should the nurse plan to implement when caring for a client who ha
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s just undergone a right above-the-knee amputation?
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[Verified Solution]: Place a large tourniquet at the client's bedside.
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Q17. A client has taken steroids for 12 years to help manage chronic obstructive pulmonary d
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isease (COPD). When making a home visit, which nursing function is of greatest importance to
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this client? Assess the client's
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[Verified Solution]: temperature. dd dddd




Q18. Two days postoperative, a male client reports aching pain in his left leg. The nurse asses
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ses redness and warmth on the lower left calf. What intervention would be most helpful to this
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client?
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[Verified Solution]: Advise the client to remain in bed with the leg elevated.
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Q19. An adult client is admitted to the hospital burn unit with partial-thickness and full-
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thickness burns over 40% of the body surface area. In assessing the potential for skin regener
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ation, what should the nurse remember about full-thickness burns?
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[Verified Solution]: regenerative function of the skin is absent because the dermal layer has been destr
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oyed.

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