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BSN HESI 266??? med surg Questions with
Correct Answers | Updated (100% Correct
Answers)
Client is recovering from a transurethral prostatectomy. Which
activity should be limited until after the first postoperative visit with
the healthcare provider? Answer: Drink 3L
A client with stage IV bone cancer is admitted to the hospital for a
1-10 scale. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
Answer: Administer opioid and non-opioid medications
simultaneously
A client experiences an AOB incompatibility reaction after multiple
blood transfusions. Which finding should the nurse report
immediately to the health care provider?
a. low back pain and hypotension
b. rhinitis and nasal stuffiness
c. delayed painful rash with urticarial
d. arthritic joint changes and chronic pain Answer: a. low back pain
and hypotension
ANSWER: (A) LOW BACK PAIN AND HYPOTENSTION
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When conducting discharge teaching for a client
diagnosed with diverticulosis, which diet instruction should the
nurse include?
a. Have small frequent meals and sit up for at least two hours after
meals.
b. Eat a bland diet and avoid spicy foods.
c. Eat a high fiber diet and increase fluid intake.
d. Eat a soft diet with increased intake of milk and milk products
Answer: c. Eat a high fiber diet and increase fluid intake.
ANSWER (C) EAT A HIGH-FIBER DIET AND INCREASE FLUID INTAKE
The nurse observes an increased number of blood clots in the
drainage tubing of a client with continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). What is
the best initial nursing action?
a. Provide additional oral fluid intake
b. Measure the client's intake and output.
c. Increase the flow of the bladder
irrigation
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d. Administer a PRN dose of an antispasmodic agent Answer: c.
Increase the flow of the bladder
irrigation
ANSWER (C) Increase the flow of the bladder irrigation
A client wit lung cancer who wears a subcutaneous morphine sulfate
patch for pain is short of breath and difficult to arouse. When
performing a head
-to-toe assessment, the nurse discovers four analgesic patches on
Answer: Remove all morphine patches
Coming down the basement steps, a client is brought to the
emergency room X-ray ... cast, which assessment finding warrants
immediate
Intervention by the nurse? Answer: Right foot pale with sluggish
capillary refill
An overweight, young adult who was
recently Check finger stick glucose diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
mellitus is admitted for a hernia repair. He tells the nurse that he is
feeling very weak and jittery.
Which actions should the nurse implement?
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(Select all that apply.)
a. Check finger stick
glucose
b. Assess skin temperature
and moisture
c. Measure pulse and blood
pressure Answer: a. Check finger stick
glucose
b. Assess skin temperature
and moisture
c. Measure pulse and blood
pressure
ANSWER: (CAM)
A client who underwent cardiac stent placement four days ago
arrives to the
emergency department reporting a sudden onset of chest pressure
and
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BSN HESI 266??? med surg Questions with
Correct Answers | Updated (100% Correct
Answers)
Client is recovering from a transurethral prostatectomy. Which
activity should be limited until after the first postoperative visit with
the healthcare provider? Answer: Drink 3L
A client with stage IV bone cancer is admitted to the hospital for a
1-10 scale. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
Answer: Administer opioid and non-opioid medications
simultaneously
A client experiences an AOB incompatibility reaction after multiple
blood transfusions. Which finding should the nurse report
immediately to the health care provider?
a. low back pain and hypotension
b. rhinitis and nasal stuffiness
c. delayed painful rash with urticarial
d. arthritic joint changes and chronic pain Answer: a. low back pain
and hypotension
ANSWER: (A) LOW BACK PAIN AND HYPOTENSTION
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When conducting discharge teaching for a client
diagnosed with diverticulosis, which diet instruction should the
nurse include?
a. Have small frequent meals and sit up for at least two hours after
meals.
b. Eat a bland diet and avoid spicy foods.
c. Eat a high fiber diet and increase fluid intake.
d. Eat a soft diet with increased intake of milk and milk products
Answer: c. Eat a high fiber diet and increase fluid intake.
ANSWER (C) EAT A HIGH-FIBER DIET AND INCREASE FLUID INTAKE
The nurse observes an increased number of blood clots in the
drainage tubing of a client with continuous bladder irrigation
following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). What is
the best initial nursing action?
a. Provide additional oral fluid intake
b. Measure the client's intake and output.
c. Increase the flow of the bladder
irrigation
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d. Administer a PRN dose of an antispasmodic agent Answer: c.
Increase the flow of the bladder
irrigation
ANSWER (C) Increase the flow of the bladder irrigation
A client wit lung cancer who wears a subcutaneous morphine sulfate
patch for pain is short of breath and difficult to arouse. When
performing a head
-to-toe assessment, the nurse discovers four analgesic patches on
Answer: Remove all morphine patches
Coming down the basement steps, a client is brought to the
emergency room X-ray ... cast, which assessment finding warrants
immediate
Intervention by the nurse? Answer: Right foot pale with sluggish
capillary refill
An overweight, young adult who was
recently Check finger stick glucose diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
mellitus is admitted for a hernia repair. He tells the nurse that he is
feeling very weak and jittery.
Which actions should the nurse implement?
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, 4
(Select all that apply.)
a. Check finger stick
glucose
b. Assess skin temperature
and moisture
c. Measure pulse and blood
pressure Answer: a. Check finger stick
glucose
b. Assess skin temperature
and moisture
c. Measure pulse and blood
pressure
ANSWER: (CAM)
A client who underwent cardiac stent placement four days ago
arrives to the
emergency department reporting a sudden onset of chest pressure
and
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