HESI MED SURG 2 EXAM ACTUAL EXAM ALL 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

HESI MED SURG 2 EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL

EXAM ALL 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES

(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED

A+

The nurse assesses a client with advanced cirrhosis of the liver

for signs of hepatic

encephalopathy. Which finding should the nurse consider an

indication of progressive hepatic encephalopathy? - ANSWERDifficulty in handwriting.

The nurse documented the client had pupils equal, round,

reactive to light and accommodation (PERLA). To assess a

client's pupillary response to accommodation, a nurse should

perform which activity? - ANSWER- Ask the client to look at a

distant object and then at an object held 10 cm from the nose.

The nurse is making room assignments for four newly admitted

clients. Which client should be placed closest to the nurse's

station? - ANSWER- A 47-year-old with hepatic cirrhosis an

esophageal balloon tamponade

The nurse is making several room assignments. Which client

should be placed in the private room near the nurse's station? -

ANSWER- The 60-year-old who is one day post thyroidectomy

The nurse obtains a heart rate of 98 and a blood pressure of

110/76 prior to administering a scheduled dose of verapamil

(treat HBP) for a client with atrial flutter. Which action should

the nurse implement? - ANSWER- Administer the dose as

prescribed.

The RN is assigned to care for four surgical clients. After

receiving a report, which client should the nurse see first? The

client who is - ANSWER- three days postoperative colon

resection receiving transfusion of packed RBCs.

What types of medications should the nurse expect to administer

to an asthmatic client during an acute respiratory distress

episode with wheezing and cyanosis? - ANSWERBronchodilators and steroids.

When assessing a patient with bacterial meningitis, the nurse

obtains the following data. Which finding should be reported

immediately to the health care provider? - ANSWER- The

patient's blood pressure is 90/42 mm Hg.

When preparing a client for discharge who has had a total

laryngectomy with a tracheostomy, which instruction is most

important for the nurse to include in the discharge teaching? -

ANSWER- Tell the client to carry a medic alert card stating that

he is a total neck breather.

Where is the intra-aortic balloon pump located once it is inserted

in the body? - ANSWER- The aorta near the subclavian arteries

Which client should be cared for using airborne transmissionbased precautions? - ANSWER- A 6-year-old with varicella

Which client should the nurse recognize as most likely to

experience sleep apnea? - ANSWER- Obese older male client

with a short, thick neck.

Which of the following laboratory test show specific

abnormalities caused by disseminated intravascular coagulation

(DIC)? - ANSWER- platelet counts.

Which task is best delegated to the licensed practical nurse

(LPN)? - ANSWER- Inserting an urinary indwelling catheter