HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI PRACTICE (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI
PRACTICE (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
B.mDenial

Themspousemismexhibitingmthemfirstmstagemofmdenialm(B)mofmKubler-
Ross'smgriefmmodelmbymignoringmthatmthemclient'smdeathmismimminentm(A,mC,mandmD)maremstagesmofm
griefmthatmaremnotmbeingmdisplayedmbymthemclient'smspousemduringmthismobservation.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemregisteredmnursem(RN)mnotifiesmthemspousemofmamclientmwhomwasmadmitt


edmtomhospicemwithmshallowmrespirations,mofmamchangeminmthemclient'smcondition.mOvermthempastm
hour,mthemclient'smrespiratorympatternmhasmchangedmtomamCheynemStokesmpattern.mAftermreceiving
mthisminformation,mthemclient'smspousembeginsmvacuumingmaroundmthembed.mWhichmstagemofmgrief


mismthemspousemdisplayingmduringmthemvisit?



A.mAcceptance

B.mDenial

C.mBargaining

D.mDepression



A.

Coldmapplicationsmproducemamtopicalmanestheticmeffectmtomreducempainmasmwellmasmconstrictmbloo
dmvesselsmtomminimizembruisingm(A).mLocalmicemovermanminjuredmareamwillmnotmlowermthemcoremtem
peraturem(B).mThemcoldmpackmcausesmvasoconstrictionmwhichmreducesmcirculation,mnotm(C),mtomtra
umatizedmtissuemandmlimitsmfurthermedemamaroundmtheminjurym(D),mbutmnotmbymreabsorptionmofme
dematousmfluid.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemregisteredmnursem(RN)mplacesmanmicempackmonmammiddlemschoolmstudent


mwhomcomesmtomthemschoolmclinicmcomplainingmofmamsprainedmankle.mWhichmtherapeuticmrespons


emshouldmthemRNmanticipate?

A.mReducedmpainmandmminimizedmbruising.

,B.mLoweringmofmbodymcoremtemperature.

C.mIncreasedmcirculationmaroundminjury.

D.mReabsorptionmofmedemamatminjury.



A.mDiminishedmhairmonmlegs

C.mSkinmcoolmtomtouch.

Diminishedmhairmonmthemlegsm(A)mandmskinmthatmismcoolmtomthemtouchm(C)maremsymptomsmofmdecre
asedmarterialmbloodmflow.m(B,mD,mandmE)maremnotmindicatorsmformimpairedmcirculation.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemregisteredmnursem(RN)mpalpatesmamweakmpedalmpulsemonmthemclient'rsmri


ghtmfoot.mWhichmassessmentmfindingsmshouldmthemRNmdocumentmthatmaremconsistentmwithmdimini
shedmperipheralmcirculationm(Selectmallmthatmapply.)m

A.mDiminishedmhairmonmlegs.

B.mBruisingmonmextremities.

C.mSkinmcoolmtomtouch.

D.mCapillarymrefillmlessmthanm3mseconds.

E.mDarkenedmskinmonmextremities.



C.mLethargy

Changesminmthemlevelmofmconsciousnessmoccurminmthemearlymstagesmofmshockmwhichmdecreasesmthe
mperfusionmtomthembrainmwhichmismmanifestedmasmlethargym(C).mThemrespiratorymratemincreases,mno


tm(D).m(AmandmB)maremlatemsignsmofmhypovolemicmshockmduemtomcardiacmcompensatorymmeasures.m
-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTwentymfourmhoursmaftermamclientmreturnsmfrommsurgicalmgastricmbypass,mthe


mregisteredmnursem(RN)mobservesmlargemamountsmofmbloodminmthemnasogastricmtubem(NGT)mcannis


ter.mWhichmassessmentmfindingmshouldmthemRNmreportmasmearlymsignsmofmhypovolemicmshock?

A.mFaintmpedalmpulses

B.mDecreaseminmbloodmpressure.

C.mLethargy.

D.mSlowmbreathing.

,D.mRisemslowlymwhenmgettingmoutmofmbedmormchair.

Themclient'smnewmmedicationmismanmangiotensin-
convertingmenzymem(ACE)minhibitor,mwhichmhasmthemsidemeffectmofmorthostaticmhypotension.mInstr
uctingmthemclientmtomrisemfrommamchairmormbedmslowlym(D)mismindicatedmtomavoidmdizzinessmandmfalli
ng.m(A,mB,mandmC)maremnotmindicatedmwhenmtakingmanmACEminhibitor.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemregisteredmnursem(RN)mismcaringmformamclientmwhomhasmtakenmatenololmf


orm2myears.mThemhealthcaremprovidermrecentlymchangedmthemmedicationmtomenalaprilmtommanagem
themclient'smbloodmpressure.mWhichminstructionmshouldmthemRNmprovidemthemclientmregardingmthe
mnewmmedication?



A.mTakemthemmedicationmatmbedtime.

B.mReportmpresencemofmincreasedmbruising.

C.mCheckmpulsembeforemtakingmmedication.

D.mRisemslowlymwhenmgettingmoutmofmbedmormchair.



A.mPreparemthemclientmformamchestmx-raymatmthembedside.

Amchestmx-
raym(A)mshouldmbemperformedmimmediatelymaftermthemproceduremtomensuremlungmexpansionmhasm
beenmmaintainedmaftermremovalmofmthemchestmtube.m(B)mprovidesmadditionalmdatamaftermremovalm
ofmthemCT.m(C)mmaymassistmthemclientmtombreathemeasily,mbutmthemprioritymaftermchestmtubemremova
lmismtomensuremthatmthemproceduremwasmsuccessful.mThementiremsystem,mincludingmthemchestmtubem
ismdiscardedmandmnotmtakenmapartm(D).m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemregisteredmnursem(RN)mismassistingmthemhealthcaremproviderm(HCP)mwith


mthemremovalmofmamchestmtube.mWhichminterventionmhasmthemhighestmprioritymandmshouldmbemanti


cipatedmbymthemRNmaftermremovalmofmthemchestmtube?

A.mPreparemthemclientmformchestmx-raymatmthembedside.

B.mReviewmarterialmbloodmgasesmaftermremoval.

C.mElevatemthemheadmofmthembedmtom45mdegrees.

D.mAssistmwithmdisassemblingmthemdrainagemsystem.



D.mAmfracturemthatmbendsmormsplintersmpartmofmthembone.

, Anmincompletemfracturem(D)moccursmthroughmpartmofmthemthicknessmofmbone.mAmlinearm(A)mandmams
piralmfracturem(B)mdescribemthemdirectionmofmthemfracturemline.mAnmopenmfracturem(C)mismamcompo
undmfracturemthatmbreaksmthroughmthemskin.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmmalemclientmismadmittedmaftermfallingmfrommhismbed.mThemhealthcaremprovi


derm(HCP)mtellsmthemfamilymthatmhemhasmanmincompletemfracturemofmthemhumerus.mThemfamilymask
smthemnursemwhatmthismmeans.mWhichmtypemofmfracturemshouldmthemRNmexplainmfrommthesemfindi
ngs?

A.mStraightmfracturemlinemthatmismalsomamsimple,mclosedmfracture.

B.mNondisplacedmfracturemlinemthatmwrapsmaroundmthembone.

C.mAmcompletemfracturemthatmalsompuncturesmthemskin.

D.mAmfracturemthatmbendsmormsplintersmpartmofmthembone.



A.mHematemesis

B.mGastricmpainmonmanmemptymstomach

D.mIntolerancemofmspicymfoods

(A,mBmandmD)mcorrect.mManifestationsmofmPUDmincludemhematemesism(A),mgastricmpainm(B),mandmsp
icymfoodmintolerance.m(C)mismconsistentmwithmcholecystitism(D).m(E)mismnotmconsistentmwithmPUD.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemregisteredmnursem(RN)mismcaringmformamclientmwithmpepticmulcermdiseasem


(PUD).mWhatmassessmentmshouldmthemRNmidentifymthatmismconsistentmwithmPUD?m(Selectmallmthatm
apply)

A.mHematemesis

B.mGastricmpainmonmanmemptymstomach

C.mColic-likempainmwithmfattymfoodmingestion

D.mIntolerancemofmspicymfoods

E.mDiarrheamandmstearrhea



D.

Amclientmwhomhasmchronicmconstipationm(D)moftenmstrainsmtompassmconstipatedmstoolmwhichmincrea
sesmintestinalmpressuremthatmweakensmthemintestinalmwallsmandmcausesmout-
pouchingmsacs,mcalledmdiverticulamwhichmcommonlymoccurminmthemsignmoid.mRegularmusemofmlaxat