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Herzing University's MED SURG HESI V2 EXAM 2025
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Herzing University's MED SURG HESI V2 EXAM2025
What information should the nurse include in the teaching plan of a
client diagnosed with GERD?
A. Sleep without pillows
B. Adjust food intake to three full meals per day with no snacks
C. Minimize symptoms by wearing loose comfortable clothing
D. Avoid participation in any aerobic exercise program - Precise Answer
✔✔Minimize symptoms by wearing loose comfortable clothing
After hospitalization for SIADH, a client develops pontine myelinolysis.
Which intervention should the nurse implement first?
A. Reorient client to room
B. Place a patch on one eye
C. Evaluate clients ability to swallow
D. Perform range of motion exercises - Precise Answer ✔✔Reorient
client to room
A male client with heart failure calls the clinic and reports that he cannot
put his shoes on because they are too tight. Which additional
information should the nurse obtain?
,A. What time did he take his medication?
B. Has his weight changed in the last several days?
C. Is he still able to tighten his belt buckle?
D. How many hours did he sleep last night? - Precise Answer ✔✔Has
his weight changed in the last several days?
An older adult woman with a long history of COPD is admitted with
progressive shortness of breath and a persistent cough, is anxious, and is
complaining of dry mouth. which intervention should the nurse
implement?
A. Administer a prescribed sedative
B. Encourage client to drink water
C. Apply a high flow Venturi mask
D. Assist her to an upright position - Precise Answer ✔✔Assist her to an
upright position
A client with a history of asthma and bronchitis arrives at the clinic with
shortness of breath, productive cough with thickening mucous and the
inability to walk up a flight of stairs without experiencing
breathlessness. Which action is most important for the nurse to instruct
the client about self care?
A. Increase the daily intake of oral fluids to liquify secretions
B. Avoid crowded enclosed areas to reduce pathogens exposure
,C. Call the clinic if undesirable side effects or medications - Precise
Answer ✔✔Increase the daily intake of oral fluids to liquify secretions
A cardiac catherization of a client with heart disease indicates the
following blockages: 95% proximal left anterior descending (LAD),
99% proximal circumflex, and 95% proximal right coronary artery
(RCA) the client later asks the nurse "What does all of that mean for
me?" What information should the nurse provide.
B. Three main arteries have major blockages, with only 1-5% of the
blood flow getting through to the heart muscles - Precise Answer
✔✔Three main arteries have major blockages, with only 1-5% of the
blood flow getting through to the heart muscles
The nurse is caring for a client with a lower left lobe pulmonary abscess.
what position should the nurse instruct the client to maintain?
A. Left lateral
B. Supine, knees flexed.
C. Dorsal recumbent
D. Knee-chest - Precise Answer ✔✔Left lateral
A client with Cholelithiasis has a gallstone lodged in the common bile
duct and is unable to eat or drink without becoming nauseous and
vomiting. Which finding should the nurse report to the healthcare
provider?
A. Belching
B. Amber urine
, C. Yellow sclera
D. Flatulence - Precise Answer ✔✔Yellow sclera
While caring for a client with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) a
nurse performs a neurological assessment every 4 hours. Which
assessment finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse?
A. Inappropriate laughter
B. Increasing anxiety
C. Weakened cough effort
D. Asymmetrical weakness - Precise Answer ✔✔Asymmetrical
weakness
The nurse is providing preoperative education for a Jewish client
scheduled to receive a xenograft to promote burn healing. Which
information should the provider this client?
A. Grafting increase the risk for bacterial infections
B. The xenograft is taken from a non-human source.
C. Grafts are later removed by a debriding procedure
D. As the burns heals, the graft permanently - Precise Answer ✔✔The
xenograft is taken from a non-human source
A male client who had colon surgery 3 days ago is anxious and
requesting assistance to reposition. While the nurse is turning him, the
wound dehiscences and ulcerates. The nurse moistens an available
sterile dressing and places it over the wound. Which intervention should
the nurse implement next.
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