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HESI RN ADVANCED MEDICAL SURGICAL NEWEST
2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ||ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!!
27.An unconscious patient has just arrived in the
emergency department with a head injury caused by a
motorcycle crash. Which planned intervention by the
health care provider would the nurse question?
a. Obtain xrays of the skull and spine.
B. Prepare the patient for lumbar puncture.
C. Send for computed tomography (CT) scan.
D. Perform neurologic checks every 15 minutes. -
ANSWER-B. Prepare the patient for lumbar puncture.
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20. A patient who is just waking up after having hip
replacement surgery is agitated and confused. Which
action would the nurse take first?
a.Administer The Prescribed opioid.
b.Check The Oxygen (O2) saturation.
c.Take the Blood pressure and pulse.
d.Apply wrist restraints to secure IV lines. - ANSWER-
b.Check The Oxygen (O2) saturation.
21. A postoperative patient has not voided for 8 hours after
return to the clinical unit. Which action would the nurse
take first?
a.Perform a bladder scan.
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b.Insert a straight catheter.
c.Encourage increased oral fluid intake.
d.Assist The Patient to ambulate to the bathroom. -
ANSWER-a.Perform a bladder scan.
22. The nurse is caring for a patient the first postoperative
day following a laparotomy for a small bowel obstruction
the nurse notices new bright-red drainage about 5 cm in
diameter on the dressing. Which action would the nurse
take first?
a.Reinforce the dressing.
b.Apply an abdominal binder.
c.Take the patient's vital signs.
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d.Plan to recheck the dressing in 1 hour. - ANSWER-
c.Take the patient's vital signs.
23. On the second postoperative day after abdominal
surgery for removal of a large pancreatic cyst, a patient
has an oral temperature of 100.8F (38.2C). Which action
would the nurse take?
a.Place ice packs in the patient's axillae.
b.Have the patient use the incentive spirometer.
c.Request a prescription for acetaminophen suppositories.
d.Ask the health care provider to change the antibiotic
prescription. - ANSWER-b.Have the patient use the
incentive spirometer.
HESI RN ADVANCED MEDICAL SURGICAL NEWEST
2026 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
100%CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ||ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!!
27.An unconscious patient has just arrived in the
emergency department with a head injury caused by a
motorcycle crash. Which planned intervention by the
health care provider would the nurse question?
a. Obtain xrays of the skull and spine.
B. Prepare the patient for lumbar puncture.
C. Send for computed tomography (CT) scan.
D. Perform neurologic checks every 15 minutes. -
ANSWER-B. Prepare the patient for lumbar puncture.
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20. A patient who is just waking up after having hip
replacement surgery is agitated and confused. Which
action would the nurse take first?
a.Administer The Prescribed opioid.
b.Check The Oxygen (O2) saturation.
c.Take the Blood pressure and pulse.
d.Apply wrist restraints to secure IV lines. - ANSWER-
b.Check The Oxygen (O2) saturation.
21. A postoperative patient has not voided for 8 hours after
return to the clinical unit. Which action would the nurse
take first?
a.Perform a bladder scan.
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b.Insert a straight catheter.
c.Encourage increased oral fluid intake.
d.Assist The Patient to ambulate to the bathroom. -
ANSWER-a.Perform a bladder scan.
22. The nurse is caring for a patient the first postoperative
day following a laparotomy for a small bowel obstruction
the nurse notices new bright-red drainage about 5 cm in
diameter on the dressing. Which action would the nurse
take first?
a.Reinforce the dressing.
b.Apply an abdominal binder.
c.Take the patient's vital signs.
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d.Plan to recheck the dressing in 1 hour. - ANSWER-
c.Take the patient's vital signs.
23. On the second postoperative day after abdominal
surgery for removal of a large pancreatic cyst, a patient
has an oral temperature of 100.8F (38.2C). Which action
would the nurse take?
a.Place ice packs in the patient's axillae.
b.Have the patient use the incentive spirometer.
c.Request a prescription for acetaminophen suppositories.
d.Ask the health care provider to change the antibiotic
prescription. - ANSWER-b.Have the patient use the
incentive spirometer.
