HESI MED SURG #1 TEST ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
100%GUARANTEED PASS!
The nurse is providing care to a client after a
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
What actions will the nurse include in the client's plan of
care? (Select all that apply.) -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A.Frequent vital signs.
B.Determine if the client is allergic to aspirin.
D.Offer fluids of choice.
F.Monitor infusion of IV nitroglycerine.
In assessing a client diagnosed with primary
aldosteronism, the nurse expects the laboratory test
results to indicate a decreased serum level of which
substance? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>C.Potassium
Clients with primary aldosteronism exhibit a profound
decline in serum levels of potassium; hypokalemia;
hypertension is the most prominent and universal sign.
The nurse is providing care for a client diagnosed with
trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux). Which symptoms will
the nurse be looking for in the focused assessment related
, to this condition? (Select all that apply.) -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A.Facial muscle spasms
B.Sudden facial pain
Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by paroxysms of
pain, similar to an electric shock, in the area innervated by
one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve (cranial V).
A 74-year-old male client is admitted to the intensive care
unit (ICU) with a diagnosis of respiratory failure secondary
to pneumonia. Currently, the client is ventilator-dependent,
with settings of tidal volume (VT) of 750 mL and an
intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) rate of 10
breaths/min. Arterial blood gas (ABG) results are as
follows: pH, 7.48; PaCO2, 30 mm Hg; PaO2, 64 mm Hg;
HCO3, 25 mEq/L; and FiO2, 0.80. Which action should the
nurse take first? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>D.Add 5 cm positive
end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)
Adding PEEP helps improve oxygenation while reducing
FiO2 to a less toxic level
The clinic nurse is providing post-operative teaching for a
client scheduled for a myringoplasty. Which client
statements indicate to the nurse that the teaching has
been effective? (Select all that apply.) -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>B."I will avoid forceful and deep
coughing until my post-op checkup.
C."I must lay flat on my non-operative side for the first 12
hours after surgery."
D."My hearing may be less or muffled until the packing
comes out."
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
100%GUARANTEED PASS!
The nurse is providing care to a client after a
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
What actions will the nurse include in the client's plan of
care? (Select all that apply.) -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A.Frequent vital signs.
B.Determine if the client is allergic to aspirin.
D.Offer fluids of choice.
F.Monitor infusion of IV nitroglycerine.
In assessing a client diagnosed with primary
aldosteronism, the nurse expects the laboratory test
results to indicate a decreased serum level of which
substance? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>C.Potassium
Clients with primary aldosteronism exhibit a profound
decline in serum levels of potassium; hypokalemia;
hypertension is the most prominent and universal sign.
The nurse is providing care for a client diagnosed with
trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux). Which symptoms will
the nurse be looking for in the focused assessment related
, to this condition? (Select all that apply.) -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A.Facial muscle spasms
B.Sudden facial pain
Trigeminal neuralgia is characterized by paroxysms of
pain, similar to an electric shock, in the area innervated by
one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve (cranial V).
A 74-year-old male client is admitted to the intensive care
unit (ICU) with a diagnosis of respiratory failure secondary
to pneumonia. Currently, the client is ventilator-dependent,
with settings of tidal volume (VT) of 750 mL and an
intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) rate of 10
breaths/min. Arterial blood gas (ABG) results are as
follows: pH, 7.48; PaCO2, 30 mm Hg; PaO2, 64 mm Hg;
HCO3, 25 mEq/L; and FiO2, 0.80. Which action should the
nurse take first? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>D.Add 5 cm positive
end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)
Adding PEEP helps improve oxygenation while reducing
FiO2 to a less toxic level
The clinic nurse is providing post-operative teaching for a
client scheduled for a myringoplasty. Which client
statements indicate to the nurse that the teaching has
been effective? (Select all that apply.) -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>B."I will avoid forceful and deep
coughing until my post-op checkup.
C."I must lay flat on my non-operative side for the first 12
hours after surgery."
D."My hearing may be less or muffled until the packing
comes out."
