HESI: Perioperative Care Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which preoperative finding should the nurse report immediately to the surgical team?
A. Mild anxiety
B. Missing dentures
✔✔C. Reported latex allergy
D. Slightly elevated pulse
Which action best reduces the risk of surgical site infection before incision?
A. Shaving the site with a razor
✔✔B. Using clippers if hair removal is needed
C. Applying lotion to the skin
D. Covering the site early
Which assessment is the nurse’s top priority upon arrival to the PACU?
A. Pain score
B. Surgical dressing
✔✔C. Airway and breathing
D. Intake and output
Which statement by a patient indicates understanding of incentive spirometer use?
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,A. “I’ll use it once a day.”
✔✔B. “I’ll take slow deep breaths regularly.”
C. “I’ll blow out as fast as I can.”
D. “I’ll use it only if I feel short of breath.”
Which factor places a patient at highest risk for aspiration?
A. Clear liquid diet
B. Awake and alert status
✔✔C. Recent oral intake
D. Upright positioning
Which role is responsible for documenting intraoperative events?
A. Scrub nurse
✔✔B. Circulating nurse
C. Nurse anesthetist
D. Recovery nurse
Which finding suggests early hypoxia postoperatively?
A. Warm skin
✔✔B. Restlessness
C. Stable blood pressure
D. Pink mucous membranes
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, Which position best prevents pressure injury during long surgery?
A. Minimal padding
B. Tight restraints
✔✔C. Adequate padding and alignment
D. Extreme flexion
Which action is included in the surgical time-out?
A. Administering analgesics
✔✔B. Verifying patient, procedure, and site
C. Removing monitoring leads
D. Closing the incision
Which sign indicates effective pain control?
A. Guarding
B. Elevated heart rate
✔✔C. Relaxed facial expression
D. Rapid breathing
Which patient requires the most careful temperature monitoring during surgery?
A. Young adult
B. Short procedure patient
✔✔C. Older adult
D. Well-hydrated patient
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which preoperative finding should the nurse report immediately to the surgical team?
A. Mild anxiety
B. Missing dentures
✔✔C. Reported latex allergy
D. Slightly elevated pulse
Which action best reduces the risk of surgical site infection before incision?
A. Shaving the site with a razor
✔✔B. Using clippers if hair removal is needed
C. Applying lotion to the skin
D. Covering the site early
Which assessment is the nurse’s top priority upon arrival to the PACU?
A. Pain score
B. Surgical dressing
✔✔C. Airway and breathing
D. Intake and output
Which statement by a patient indicates understanding of incentive spirometer use?
1
,A. “I’ll use it once a day.”
✔✔B. “I’ll take slow deep breaths regularly.”
C. “I’ll blow out as fast as I can.”
D. “I’ll use it only if I feel short of breath.”
Which factor places a patient at highest risk for aspiration?
A. Clear liquid diet
B. Awake and alert status
✔✔C. Recent oral intake
D. Upright positioning
Which role is responsible for documenting intraoperative events?
A. Scrub nurse
✔✔B. Circulating nurse
C. Nurse anesthetist
D. Recovery nurse
Which finding suggests early hypoxia postoperatively?
A. Warm skin
✔✔B. Restlessness
C. Stable blood pressure
D. Pink mucous membranes
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, Which position best prevents pressure injury during long surgery?
A. Minimal padding
B. Tight restraints
✔✔C. Adequate padding and alignment
D. Extreme flexion
Which action is included in the surgical time-out?
A. Administering analgesics
✔✔B. Verifying patient, procedure, and site
C. Removing monitoring leads
D. Closing the incision
Which sign indicates effective pain control?
A. Guarding
B. Elevated heart rate
✔✔C. Relaxed facial expression
D. Rapid breathing
Which patient requires the most careful temperature monitoring during surgery?
A. Young adult
B. Short procedure patient
✔✔C. Older adult
D. Well-hydrated patient
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