2024 HESI MEDICAL SURGICAL EXIT EXAM |
2024/MED SURG HESI EXIT EXAM (VERSION 3)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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The nurse is assessing a B. Serum calcium of 5 mg/dl.
client's laboratory values
following administration of TLS results in hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia,
chemotherapy. Which lab hyperuricemia, and hyperphosphatemia.
value leads the nurse to
suspect that the client is
experiencing tumor lysis
syndrome (TLS)?
A. Serum PTT of 10
seconds
B. Serum calcium of 5
mg/dl
C. Oxygen saturation of
90%
D. Hemoglobin of 10 g/dl
,A client is admitted to the A. Lower left quadrant pain and a low-grade fever.
hospital with a diagnosis
of severe acute Left lower quadrant pain occurs with diverticulitis
diverticulitis. Which because the sigmoid colon is the most common area
assessment finding should for diverticula, and the inflammation of diverticula
the nurse expect this causes a low-grade fever.
client to exhibit?
A. Lower left quadrant
pain and a low-grade
fever
B. Severe pain at
McBurney's point and
nausea.
C. Abdominal pain and
intermittent tenesmus
D. Exacerbations of severe
diarrhea
, During CPR, when B. Reposition the head to validate that the head is in
attempting to ventilate a the proper position to open the airway.
client's lungs, the nurse
notes that the chest is not The most frequent cause of inadequate aeration of
moving. What action the client's lungs during CPR is improper positioning
should the nurse take of the head resulting in occlusion of the airway. A
first? foreign body can occlude the airway, but this is not
common unless choking preceded the cardiac
A. Use a laryngoscope to emergency, and should not be the nurse's first action.
check for a foreign body
lodged in the esophagus.
B. Reposition the head to
validate that the head is in
the proper position to
open the airway.
C. Turn the client to the
side and administer three
back blows.
D. Perform a finger sweep
of the mouth to remove
any vomitus
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