HESI PN Medical Surgical EXAM
The practical nurse is reviewing pre-op instructions with a male client who is having surgery today.
What question should the PN ask the client to best evaluate his understanding of the surgery?
What do you know about the surgery you are having?
An adult client wit...
hesi pn medical surgical exam the practical nurse is reviewing pre op instructions with a male client who is having surgery today what question should the pn ask the client to best evaluate his under
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HESI PN Medical Surgical EXAM
The practical nurse is reviewing pre-op instructions with a male client who is having surgery today.
What question should the PN ask the client to best evaluate his understanding of the surgery?
What do you know about the surgery you are having?
An adult client with otitis media has thick, yellow drainage from the right ear canal.
What additional findings should the PN expect to identify?
Pain relief after ear drainage begins
Which assessment is most important for the practical nurse to implement for a client who returns from
surgery for an arthroscopic repair of the right knee?
Palpation of both pedal pulses
A client who was hit in the head with a baseball is admitted to the hosp for observation.
Which finding requires the PN to follow-up with further assessment?
Reports the hospital room is an office
Which actions should the PN implement for a client whose fractured tibia is causing swelling of the
lower leg?
Ice application and elevation
A male client is admitted with lower right abdominal pain for the past two days.
During the focused assessment, the PN observes that the client's abdomen is rigid with tense
positioning.
Which action should the PN implement?
Keep the client NPO for possible surgery
An older female client with osteoporosis asks the PN to explain why she is now 2 inches shorter than
when she was younger.
, What info is best for the PN to provide?
It is a combo of wear and tear and calcium loss that causes the damage
During the daily assessment of a client with emphysema, the PN identifies that the client's chest is
barrel-shaped and he is demonstrating pursed-lip breathing.
Which additional finding requires follow up by the PN?
Rales auscultated bilaterally
An older client who has had a cataract in the right eye for several years tells the PN, "Now i have lost the
sight in my right eye because I waited too long for treatment."
What info should the PN provide?
Surgery can restore vision with corrective lens implants or glasses
While completing pre-op prep for a client is admitted for same-day surgery, what eval statement should
the PN identify as an important outcome?
Asks questions regarding the surgical experience
A client's prescription for warfarin (Coumadin) therapy was d/c 3 weeks ago and returns to the clinic for
follow-up lab tests.
Which results should indicate to the PN that the meds has been eliminated from the body?
International normalized ratio (INR) or 0.9
What info should the PN reinforce with a client who is recently diagnosed with DM?
Diabetes increase the risk for cardiovascular disease
A male client returns to the surgical nursing unit after having a thyroidectomy.
Which action is most important for the PN to implement?
Assess the client's resp status
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