BSN HESI 266 FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is
receiving prednisone 5 mg PO daily for a rash due to contact with poison
ivy. Which symptoms should the nurse tell the client to report to the
healthcare provider?
a. Rapid weight gain
b. Abdominal striae
c. Moon facies
d. Gastric irritation . Answer: Rapid weight gain
◉Which information should the nurse include in preoperative teaching
for a client with a retinal tear?
a. Wear an eye patch nightly after surgery
b. Lift 15-pound weights
c. Avoid sewing activities
d. Instill eye drops dilly before surgery. . Answer: Wear an eye patch
nightly after surgery
◉A client tells the nurse that her biopsy results indicate that the cancer
cells are well-differentiated. How should the nurse respond?
, a. Offer the client reassurance that this information indicates that the
client's cancer cells are benign
b. Explain that these tissue cells often respond more effectively to
radiation than to chemotherapy
с.
Ask the client if the healthcare provider has given her any information
about the classification of her cancer
d.
Help the client make plans to begin immediate treatment since her
cancer is likely to spread . Answer: C Ask the client if the healthcare
provider has given her any information about the classification of her
cancer
◉Which food is most important for the nurse to encourage a client with
osteomalacia to includ a daily diet?
a. Fortified milk and cereals.
b. Citrus fruits and juices.
c. Green leafy vegetables.
d. Red meats and eggs. . Answer: A. Fortified milk and cereals
◉The nurse is monitoring capillary glucose, every 4 hours, of an adult
woman admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Two hours after
receiving 10 units of regular insulin for a glucose level of 255 mg/dL,
the client is perspiring and complaining of shakiness. What interventions
should the nurse implement a.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is
receiving prednisone 5 mg PO daily for a rash due to contact with poison
ivy. Which symptoms should the nurse tell the client to report to the
healthcare provider?
a. Rapid weight gain
b. Abdominal striae
c. Moon facies
d. Gastric irritation . Answer: Rapid weight gain
◉Which information should the nurse include in preoperative teaching
for a client with a retinal tear?
a. Wear an eye patch nightly after surgery
b. Lift 15-pound weights
c. Avoid sewing activities
d. Instill eye drops dilly before surgery. . Answer: Wear an eye patch
nightly after surgery
◉A client tells the nurse that her biopsy results indicate that the cancer
cells are well-differentiated. How should the nurse respond?
, a. Offer the client reassurance that this information indicates that the
client's cancer cells are benign
b. Explain that these tissue cells often respond more effectively to
radiation than to chemotherapy
с.
Ask the client if the healthcare provider has given her any information
about the classification of her cancer
d.
Help the client make plans to begin immediate treatment since her
cancer is likely to spread . Answer: C Ask the client if the healthcare
provider has given her any information about the classification of her
cancer
◉Which food is most important for the nurse to encourage a client with
osteomalacia to includ a daily diet?
a. Fortified milk and cereals.
b. Citrus fruits and juices.
c. Green leafy vegetables.
d. Red meats and eggs. . Answer: A. Fortified milk and cereals
◉The nurse is monitoring capillary glucose, every 4 hours, of an adult
woman admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Two hours after
receiving 10 units of regular insulin for a glucose level of 255 mg/dL,
the client is perspiring and complaining of shakiness. What interventions
should the nurse implement a.
