Page 1 of 131 MED-SURG II HESI EXAM - SET ONE 2025 NEWEST UPDATED EXAM 2025 - 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% GRADED A+ (LATEST VERSION) WELL REVISED AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDALE 100% GUARANTEE PASS Med-Surg II HESI Exam - set one A client is scheduled for an elective splenectomy. Immediately before the client goes to surgery, the nurse should determine that the client has: 1. Voided completely. 2. Signed the consent. 3. Vital signs recorded. 4. Name band on wrist 3. Vital signs recorded. When receiving a client from the post anesthesia care unit after a splenectomy, which should the nurse assess next after obtaining vital signs? 1. Nasogastric drainage. 2. Urinary catheter. 3. Dressing. 4. Need for pain medication. 3. Dressing. The client's family asks why the client who had a splenectomy has a nasogastric (NG) tube. An NG tube is used to: 1. Move the stomach away from where the spleen was removed. 2. Irrigate the operative site. 3. Decrease abdominal distention. 4. Assess for the gastric pH as peristalsis returns. 3. Decrease abdominal distention.Page 2 of 131 A client is admitted with an acute onset of shortness of breath. A diagnosis of pulmonary embolism is