An adult client who is hospitalized after surgery reports sudden onset of chest pain and dyspnea. The client appears anxious, restless, and mildly cyanotic. The nurse should further assess the client for which condition? Pulmonary embolism. Heart failure. Tuberculosis. Bronchitis. Pulmonary embolism. Post-surgical clients are at an increased risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which may result in pulmonary embolism if the clot breaks off and travels to the lungs. Signs and symptoms of...

HESI MED SURG EXAM. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.LATEST 2022. A+ RATED 1) A female client with a nasogastric tube attached to low suction states that she is nauseated. The nurse assesses that there has been no drainage through the nasogastric tube in the last 2 hours. Which action should the nurse take first? A. Irrigate the nasogastric tube with sterile normal saline. B. Reposition the client on her side. C. Advance the nasogastric tube 5 cm. D. Administer an intravenous antiemetic as prescrib...

HESI MED SURG QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2021/2022 (66 Q &A) ALL ARE CORRECT (Detail Solutions and Resource for the test). What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of a client who had a cataract extraction today? a. Sexual activities may be resumed upon return home b. Light housekeeping is permitted but avoid heavy lifting c. Use a metal eye shield on operative eye during the day d. Administer eye ointment before applying eye drops 3 of 55 A male adult comes to t...

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