EVOLVE ELSEVIER HESI MED SURG EXAM LATEST (2025)
Terms in this set (131)
A 20 year old female client calls the nurse Most lumps are benign, but it is always best to come in form an examination.
to report a lump she found in her breast.
Which response is the best for the nurse to
provide?
A 32 year old female client complains of Inability to get pregnant
severe abdominal pain each month before
her menstrual period, painful intercourse,
and painful defecation. Which additional
history should the nurse obtain that is
consistent with the client's complaints?
A 46 year old female client is admitted for Serum creatinine
acute renal failure secondary to diabetes
and hypertension. Which test is the best
indicator of adequate glomerular filtration?
A 49 year old female client arrives at the Discuss perimenopause and related comfort measures
clinic for an annual exam and asks the nurse
why she becomes excessively diaphoretic
and feels warm during nighttime. What is
the nurse's best response?
, EVOLVE ELSEVIER HESI MED SURG EXAM LATEST (2025)
A 51 year old truck driver who smokes two Information about smoking cessation
packs of cigarettes a day and is 30 pounds
overweight is diagnosed with having a
gastric ulcer. Which content is most
important for the nurse to include in the
discharge teaching for this client?
A 57 year old male client is scheduled to The test you are having tomorrow requires that you have nothing by mouth toni
have a stress thallium test the following
morning and is NPO after midnight. At 0130,
he is agitated because he cannot eat and is
demanding food. Which response is best
for the nurse to provide to this client?
A 58 year old client who has been post Calcium loss from bones can be slowed by increasing calcium intake and exerc
menopausal for five years is concerned
about the risk of osteoporosis because her
mother has the condition. Which
information should the nurse offer?
A 58 year old client, who has no health The immunization is administered once to older adults or persons with a history
problems, asks the nurse about the chronic illness
Pneumovax vaccine. The nurse's response to
the client should be based on which
information?
, EVOLVE ELSEVIER HESI MED SURG EXAM LATEST (2025)
A 67 year old woman who lives alone Osteoporosis resulting from hormonal changes
tripped on a rug in her home and fractured
her hip. Which predisposing factor probably
led to the fracture in the proximal end of
her femur?
A 77 year old female client is admitted to Takes digitalis
the hospital. She is confused, has no
appetite, is nauseated and vomiting, and is
complaining of a headache. Her pulse rate
is 43 beats per minute. It is most important
for the nurse to assess for which finding?
An 81-year-old male client has emphysema. Help the client to determine ways to increase his fluid intake
He lives at home with his cat and manages
self-care with no difficulty. When making a
home visit, the nurse notices that his tongue
is somewhat cracked and his eyeballs are
sunken into his head. What nursing
intervention is indicated?
, EVOLVE ELSEVIER HESI MED SURG EXAM LATEST (2025)
An adult client is admitted to the hospital Regenerative function of the skin is absent because the dermal layer has been
burn unit with partial-thickness and full- destroyed
thickness burns over 40% of the body
surface area. In assessing the potential for
skin regeneration, what should the nurse
remember about full-thickness burns?
An adult client who is hospitalized after Pulmonary embolism
surgery reports sudden onset of chest pain
and dyspnea. the client appears anxious,
restless, and mildly cyanotic. the nurse
should further assess the client for which
condition?
After checking the urinary drainage system Report the findings to the surgeon
for kinks in the tubing, the nurse determines
that a client who has returned from the
post-anesthesia care has a dark,
concentrated urinary output of 54 ml for
the last 2 hours. What priority nursing action
should be implemented?
A client experiencing uncontrolled atrial Digoxin
fibrillation is admitted to the telemetry unit.
What initial medication should the nurse
anticipate administering to the client?
Terms in this set (131)
A 20 year old female client calls the nurse Most lumps are benign, but it is always best to come in form an examination.
to report a lump she found in her breast.
Which response is the best for the nurse to
provide?
A 32 year old female client complains of Inability to get pregnant
severe abdominal pain each month before
her menstrual period, painful intercourse,
and painful defecation. Which additional
history should the nurse obtain that is
consistent with the client's complaints?
A 46 year old female client is admitted for Serum creatinine
acute renal failure secondary to diabetes
and hypertension. Which test is the best
indicator of adequate glomerular filtration?
A 49 year old female client arrives at the Discuss perimenopause and related comfort measures
clinic for an annual exam and asks the nurse
why she becomes excessively diaphoretic
and feels warm during nighttime. What is
the nurse's best response?
, EVOLVE ELSEVIER HESI MED SURG EXAM LATEST (2025)
A 51 year old truck driver who smokes two Information about smoking cessation
packs of cigarettes a day and is 30 pounds
overweight is diagnosed with having a
gastric ulcer. Which content is most
important for the nurse to include in the
discharge teaching for this client?
A 57 year old male client is scheduled to The test you are having tomorrow requires that you have nothing by mouth toni
have a stress thallium test the following
morning and is NPO after midnight. At 0130,
he is agitated because he cannot eat and is
demanding food. Which response is best
for the nurse to provide to this client?
A 58 year old client who has been post Calcium loss from bones can be slowed by increasing calcium intake and exerc
menopausal for five years is concerned
about the risk of osteoporosis because her
mother has the condition. Which
information should the nurse offer?
A 58 year old client, who has no health The immunization is administered once to older adults or persons with a history
problems, asks the nurse about the chronic illness
Pneumovax vaccine. The nurse's response to
the client should be based on which
information?
, EVOLVE ELSEVIER HESI MED SURG EXAM LATEST (2025)
A 67 year old woman who lives alone Osteoporosis resulting from hormonal changes
tripped on a rug in her home and fractured
her hip. Which predisposing factor probably
led to the fracture in the proximal end of
her femur?
A 77 year old female client is admitted to Takes digitalis
the hospital. She is confused, has no
appetite, is nauseated and vomiting, and is
complaining of a headache. Her pulse rate
is 43 beats per minute. It is most important
for the nurse to assess for which finding?
An 81-year-old male client has emphysema. Help the client to determine ways to increase his fluid intake
He lives at home with his cat and manages
self-care with no difficulty. When making a
home visit, the nurse notices that his tongue
is somewhat cracked and his eyeballs are
sunken into his head. What nursing
intervention is indicated?
, EVOLVE ELSEVIER HESI MED SURG EXAM LATEST (2025)
An adult client is admitted to the hospital Regenerative function of the skin is absent because the dermal layer has been
burn unit with partial-thickness and full- destroyed
thickness burns over 40% of the body
surface area. In assessing the potential for
skin regeneration, what should the nurse
remember about full-thickness burns?
An adult client who is hospitalized after Pulmonary embolism
surgery reports sudden onset of chest pain
and dyspnea. the client appears anxious,
restless, and mildly cyanotic. the nurse
should further assess the client for which
condition?
After checking the urinary drainage system Report the findings to the surgeon
for kinks in the tubing, the nurse determines
that a client who has returned from the
post-anesthesia care has a dark,
concentrated urinary output of 54 ml for
the last 2 hours. What priority nursing action
should be implemented?
A client experiencing uncontrolled atrial Digoxin
fibrillation is admitted to the telemetry unit.
What initial medication should the nurse
anticipate administering to the client?
