HESI Medical-Surgical Practice Test REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
C
Terms in this set (50)
An older client is seen in the clinic for an A) Hemoglobin 9.1 grams/dl with positive occult blood in
annual physical exam. Which finding should stool.
the practical nurse report to the healthcare
provider for follow-up?
A) Hemoglobin 9.1 grams/dl with positive
occult blood in stool.
B) Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
level is low.
C) Bowel sounds auscultated
with occasional borborygmi.
D) Abdominal tympany with
negative rebound tenderness.
An older client who is at a health fair goes D) Make appointment with healthcare
provider. to the First Aid station and reports feeling
tired after a recent screening test revealed
a hemoglobin of 10.1 grams. The client asks
the practical nurse (PN) what could he
do to
feel better. What information should the
PN offer?
A) Eat food high in iron, for example red
meat.
B)Take an over-the-counter iron
supplement.
C) Practice daily stress-relieving measures.
D) Make appointment with
healthcare provider.
, The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client A) Encourage a soft diet to minimize
chewing. with trigeminal neuralgia associated with
Cranial Nerve V pathology. While
reinforcing the discharge teaching
instructions, the PN should include which
information?
A) Encourage a soft diet to
minimize chewing.
B) Instruct the client to thicken all
oral liquids.
C) Take deep breaths to minimize respiratory
effort.
D) Ambulate with a walker to reduce the
risk of falling.
Which information should the practical A) Drink a glass of cranberry juice daily.
nurse (PN) reinforce with a female client
who has a history of frequent urinary tract
infections (UTI)?
A) Drink a glass of cranberry juice daily.
B) Use unscented soap for a bubble bath.
C) Void every 8 hours while awake.
D) Empty bladder before showering.
A male client who arrives at the clinic for anC) Small rapid, rhythmic, oscillating movements of eyeballs.
eye examination tells the practical nurse
(PN) that he has recently experienced
blurred vision. Which finding is
most
important for the PN to report to the
healthcare provider?
A) Inability to identify the colors of
numbers on an eye chart.
B) Left pupil consensual response to pen
light exposure in right eye.
C) Small rapid, rhythmic, oscillating
movements of eyeballs.
D) Pupils constrict when focusing on a
distant object that moves to the face.
A client who is one-day post-thyroidectomy A) Prepare for emergency tracheotomy at the bedside.
begins to develop a stridor. Which priority
action should the practical nurse
implement?
A) Prepare for emergency tracheotomy at
the bedside.
B) Insert a large bore needle for IV access.
C) Give the client oxygen per face mask.
D) Assess the client for signs
of hypocalcemia.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/
ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
C
Terms in this set (50)
An older client is seen in the clinic for an A) Hemoglobin 9.1 grams/dl with positive occult blood in
annual physical exam. Which finding should stool.
the practical nurse report to the healthcare
provider for follow-up?
A) Hemoglobin 9.1 grams/dl with positive
occult blood in stool.
B) Serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
level is low.
C) Bowel sounds auscultated
with occasional borborygmi.
D) Abdominal tympany with
negative rebound tenderness.
An older client who is at a health fair goes D) Make appointment with healthcare
provider. to the First Aid station and reports feeling
tired after a recent screening test revealed
a hemoglobin of 10.1 grams. The client asks
the practical nurse (PN) what could he
do to
feel better. What information should the
PN offer?
A) Eat food high in iron, for example red
meat.
B)Take an over-the-counter iron
supplement.
C) Practice daily stress-relieving measures.
D) Make appointment with
healthcare provider.
, The practical nurse (PN) is caring for a client A) Encourage a soft diet to minimize
chewing. with trigeminal neuralgia associated with
Cranial Nerve V pathology. While
reinforcing the discharge teaching
instructions, the PN should include which
information?
A) Encourage a soft diet to
minimize chewing.
B) Instruct the client to thicken all
oral liquids.
C) Take deep breaths to minimize respiratory
effort.
D) Ambulate with a walker to reduce the
risk of falling.
Which information should the practical A) Drink a glass of cranberry juice daily.
nurse (PN) reinforce with a female client
who has a history of frequent urinary tract
infections (UTI)?
A) Drink a glass of cranberry juice daily.
B) Use unscented soap for a bubble bath.
C) Void every 8 hours while awake.
D) Empty bladder before showering.
A male client who arrives at the clinic for anC) Small rapid, rhythmic, oscillating movements of eyeballs.
eye examination tells the practical nurse
(PN) that he has recently experienced
blurred vision. Which finding is
most
important for the PN to report to the
healthcare provider?
A) Inability to identify the colors of
numbers on an eye chart.
B) Left pupil consensual response to pen
light exposure in right eye.
C) Small rapid, rhythmic, oscillating
movements of eyeballs.
D) Pupils constrict when focusing on a
distant object that moves to the face.
A client who is one-day post-thyroidectomy A) Prepare for emergency tracheotomy at the bedside.
begins to develop a stridor. Which priority
action should the practical nurse
implement?
A) Prepare for emergency tracheotomy at
the bedside.
B) Insert a large bore needle for IV access.
C) Give the client oxygen per face mask.
D) Assess the client for signs
of hypocalcemia.
