MEDSURG RN HESI EXIT VERSION 5 LATEST EXAM 2024-2025 WITH UPDATED 55 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (ALREADY GRADED A+)

MEDSURG RN HESI EXIT VERSION 5 LATEST
EXAM 2024-2025 WITH UPDATED 55
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (ALREADY
GRADED A+)
When teaching a client with Parkinson's disease, which rationale
for the prescription of carbidopa-levodopa should the nurse
include?
A. Reduces the inflammatory process improving nerve
transmission and function
B Increases the amount of dopamine available for muscles to
function correctly
C. Slows the scarring in the myelin sheath improving muscle tone
and strength
D. Acts as an antiseizure medication reducing the tremors caused
by the disease - ANSWER-B
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Which food is most important for the nurse to encourage a client
with osteomalacia to include in a daily diet?
Fortified milk and cereals
Citrus fruits and juices
Red meats and eggs
Green leafy vegetables - ANSWER-A
Which instruction should the nurse include in the discharge
teaching for a client who has gastroesophageal reflux?
Encourage the client to lie down and rest after meals
Remind the client to avoid high-fiber foods
Teach the client to elevate the head of the bed on blocks
Instruct the client to use antacids only as a last resort - ANSWER-C
Which laboratory test result is most important for the nurse to
report to the surgeon prior to a client's scheduled abdominal
surgery?
Potassium level of 4 mEq/liter
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Blood glucose of 90 mg/dl
Serum creatinine of 5 mg/dl
Hemoglobin level of 13 grams - ANSWER-C
While assisting a client to the toilet, the client begins to have a
seizure and the nurse eases the client to the floor. The nurse calls
for help and monitors the client until the seizing stops. Which
intervention should the nurse implement first?
Observe for lacerations to the tongue
Document details of the seizure activity
Observe for prolonged periods of apnea
Evaluate for evidence of incontinence - ANSWER-C
While caring for a client with a full-thickness burn covering 40% of
the body, the nurse observes purulent drainage at the wound.
Before reporting this finding to the healthcare provide, the nurse
should review which of the client's laboratory values?
White blood cell count
Blood pH level
Platelet count
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Hematocrit - ANSWER-A
While planning care for a client with carpal tunnel syndrome, the
nurse identifies a collaborative problem of pain. What is the
etiology of this problem?
Diminished blood flow
Compression of a nerve
Irritation of nerve endings
Ischemic tissue changes - ANSWER-B
A client with Cushing's syndrome is recovering from an elective
laparoscopic procedure. Which assessment finding warrants
immediate intervention by the nurse?
Irregular apical pulse
Pitting ankle edema
Quarter size blood spot on dressing
Purple marks on skin of the abdomen - ANSWER-A
A client with eczema is applying 10% urea cream onto the affected
skin areas. Which finding reflects the expected therapeutic