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HESI Med Surg V1v2v3 Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the priority nursing action when a patient develops sudden shortness of breath and low oxygen saturation after surgery?✔✔Raise the head of the bed and apply oxygen
What is the most important assessment before administering digoxin?✔✔Check the patient’s apical pulse for one full minute
What is the priority intervention for a patient experiencing signs of hypoglycemia?✔✔Provide a quick source of glucose
What is the first action if a patient receiving a blood transfusion reports chills and fever?✔✔Stop the transfusion immediately
What is the most important action when caring for a patient with a chest tube that has become disconnected from the drainage system? 1 / 4
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✔✔Place the tube end in sterile water
What is the priority action for a patient with a suspected stroke who is drooling and has difficulty swallowing?✔✔Keep the patient NPO
What is the most important lab to monitor for a patient receiving loop diuretics?✔✔Potassium level
What is the correct action when a patient reports sudden severe abdominal pain after gastric surgery?✔✔Notify the healthcare provider immediately
What is the most important step before suctioning a patient’s airway?✔✔Pre-oxygenate the patient
What is the first action if a patient with a tracheostomy accidentally dislodges the tube and cannot breathe? 2 / 4
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✔✔Call for help and insert a new tracheostomy tube if available
What is the priority action for a patient with a blood pressure of 80/50 and signs of shock?✔✔Place the patient in a supine position and start fluid resuscitation
What is the best intervention for a patient with constipation after surgery?✔✔Encourage fluids, fiber, and ambulation
What is the initial action for a patient with an oxygen saturation of 84% on room air?✔✔Apply supplemental oxygen
What is the most important teaching for a patient taking warfarin?✔✔Avoid sudden changes in dietary vitamin K intake
What is the safest way to move a patient with spinal cord injury from bed to stretcher?✔✔Use log-rolling technique
What is the most important lab value to monitor for a patient with liver cirrhosis and ascites? 3 / 4
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✔✔Serum albumin level
What is the correct nursing action for a patient with continuous bladder irrigation when output is less than input?✔✔Check for kinks or clots in the catheter tubing
What is the priority intervention for a patient with COPD who becomes increasingly drowsy and has shallow respirations?✔✔Notify the healthcare provider immediately
What is the main nursing action when caring for a patient with neutropenia?✔✔Implement infection control precautions
What is the priority nursing action for a patient with chest pain unrelieved by nitroglycerin?✔✔Activate emergency response
What is the correct response when a patient with diabetes reports numbness in the feet?✔✔Perform a foot assessment
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