HESI RN
Hesi Med Surg Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
Two weeks after returning home from traveling, a client presents to the clinic with conjunctivitis and describes a recent loss in the ability to taste and smell. The nurse obtains a nasal swab to test for COVID-19. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Isolating the client immediately prevents potential COVID-19 transmission, given the suggestive symptoms, and is the priority action before reporting, educating, or contact tracing.
Question 2 of 5
A client who fractured the right femur from a fall at home is placed in skeletal traction while awaiting surgery. When the client tells the nurse the need to urinate, which intervention should the nurse implement?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Maintaining traction while using a urinal preserves fracture alignment and stabilization, allowing safe and comfortable urination without compromising the injury.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse is caring for a client who had an appendectomy 4 hours ago. Which finding requires immediate action by the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A high-pitched sound (stridor) indicates potential airway obstruction, a life-threatening emergency requiring immediate intervention to ensure airway patency.
Question 4 of 5
While completing a health assessment for a young adult female with acute appendicitis, the client informs the nurse that there is a chance that she may be pregnant. The operating team is preparing to take the client to surgery. Which intervention should the nurse implement immediately?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Performing a bedside pregnancy test immediately confirms or rules out pregnancy, ensuring safe surgical planning, as abdominal surgery poses risks to a fetus.
Question 5 of 5
A client asks the nurse for information about how to reduce risk factors for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which information should the nurse provide?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Increasing physical activity helps maintain a healthy weight and improves pelvic blood flow, reducing BPH risk factors, unlike PSA testing, supplements, or high-protein diets, which lack direct preventive benefits.