Med-Surg HESI Practice Questions And Answers 2025/2026 A+

What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of a client who
had a cataract extraction today?
a. sexual activities may be resumed upon return home
b. light housekeeping is permitted but avoid heavy lifting
c. use a metal eye shield on operative eye during the day
d. administer eye ointment before applying eye drops - Correct Answer-b. light
housekeeping is permitted but avoid heavy lifting
A male adult comes to the urgent care clinic 5 days after being diagnosed with
influenza. He is short of breath, febrile, and coughing green colored sputum. Which
intervention should the nurse implement first?
a. Obtain a sputum sample for culture
b. Check his oxygen saturation level
c. Administer an oral antipyretic
d. Auscultate bilateral lung sound - Correct Answer-a. obtain a sputum sample for
culture
An elder male client tells the nurse that he is loosing sleep because he has to get up
several times at night to go to the bathroom that he has trouble starting his urinary
stream and that he does not feel like his bladder is ever completely empty. Which
intervention should the nurse implement?
a. collect a urine specimen for culture analysis
b. obtain a fingerstick blood glucose level
c. palpate the bladder above the symphysis pubis
d. review the client fluid intake - Correct Answer-c. palpate the bladder above the
symphysis pubis
An adult client is admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and a urinary tract infection
(UTI) Prescriptions for intravenous antibiotics and insulin infusion are initiated. Which
serum laboratory value warrants the most immediate intervention by the nurse?
a. blood ph of 7.30
b. glucose of 350 mg /dl
c. white blood cell count of 15000mm
d. potassium of 2.5 meq/l - Correct Answer-d. potassium of 2.5 meq/l
A client with sickle cell anemia develops a fever during the last hour of administration of
a unit of packed red blood cell. When notifying the healthcare provider what information
should the nurse provide first using the SBAR communication process?
a. explain specific reason for urgent notification
b. preface the report by stating the clients name and admitting diagnosis