HESI: CAT EXAM (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

HESI: CAT EXAM (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Atmamroutinemprenatalmvisit,mamclientmatm24-
weeksmgestationmcomplainsmofmnasalmstuffinessmandmoccasionalmnosebleeds.mWhichmhormonemism
responsiblemformthesemchanges?

A.mHumanmchorionicmgonadotropin.

B.mProgesterone.

C.mRelaxin.

D.mEstrogen.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mEstrogen.



Amclientmwhomhasmlocalizedmeczematousmeruptionsmonmbmothmhandsmismdiagnosedmasmhavingmcont
actmdermatitis.mWhatminstructionmshouldmthemnursemincludeminmthismclient'smdischargemteachingmp
lan?

A.mWearmlatexmglovesmwhenevermoutdoors.

B.mApplymanmoil-basedmointmentmtomthemaffectedmareas.

C.mTakemprescribedmantihistaminemnearmbedtime.

D.mSoakmhandsminmwarmmsoapymwatermthreemtimesmamday.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mApplymanmoil-
basedmointmentmtomthemaffectedmareas



Whilemtranscribingmamnewmprescription,mthemnursemnotesmthatmthemprescribedmdosagemismmuchmlo
wermthanmthemrecommendedmdosagemlistedminmthemdrugmreferencemguide.mWhichmclientmdatamsup
portsmthemdosagemreduction?

A.mDecreasedmserummcreatinine

B.mIncreasedmserummprotein.

C.mIncreasedmlivermenzymes.

,D.mProlongedmprothrombinmtime.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mIncreasedmlivermenzymes.



Themnursemassignsmanmunlicensedmassistivempersonnelm(UAP)mtomtakemthemvitalmsignsmofmamclientm
whomismpositivemformHumanmImmunodeficiencymVirusm(HIV).mWhatmprotectivemapparelmshouldmth
emnursemcounselmthemUAPmtomwearmwhenmcarryingmoutmthismassignment?

A.mNone.

B.mGown,mgloves,mmask.

C.mGlovesmandmmask.

D.mGlovesmonly.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mNone.



AmclientmwithmGuillain-
Barremsyndromemrequiresmamtracheostomymandmmechanicalmventilationmduemtomthemprogressionm
ofmthemdisease.mWhatmnursingminterventionmismmostmhelpfulminmaidingmthismclinetmtomcommunicat
emwithmthemstaffmandmfamily?

A.mSpeakmslowlymandmdisntinctlymwhileminmdirectmviewmofmthemclient.

B.mTeachmthemclientmtompointmtomamlettermboardmwordmchartmtomcommunicatemneeds.

C.mProvidemthemclientmwithmampencilmandmtabletmofmpaper.

D.mWithmthemclient,mdevelopmamsystemmofmeyemblinksmtomcommunicatem"yes"morm"no."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mWithmthemclient,mdevelopmamsystemmofmeyemblinksmtomcommunicatem"yes"


morm"no."




Amclientmwithmpepticmulcermdiseasem(PUD)mismadmittedmtomthememergencymroommcomplainingmofms
uddenmseveremuppermabdominalmpain.mAssessmentmindicatesmanmextremelymtendermandmrigidmab
domen,mB/Pmofm90/60mmmHg,mandmpulsemofm110mbeat/minute.mThememergencymdepartmentmnur
semshouldmanticipatemimplementationmofmwhichmintervention?

A.mPreparingmthemclientmformemergencymabdominalmsurgery.

B.mInfusingmthemprotonmpumpminhibitormProtonixmintravenously.

C.mAdministeringmanmicedmsalinemlavage.

,D.mInsertingmamnasogastricmtubemtomdecompressmthembowel.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmA.mPreparingmthemclientmformemergencymabdominalmsurgery.




Whichmfindingmshouldmthemnursemexpectmamclientmtomexhibitmwhomismnewlymdiagnosedmwithmfibro
myalgia?

A.mRecentmjointmtrauma.

B.mDisruptionminmsleepmpatterns.

C.mUnexplainedmweightmgain.

D.mItchingmandmrash.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mDisruptionminmsleepmpatterns.



Ammalemclientmwithmdiabetesmmellitusmreportsmthatmhemhasmhadmtroublemfollowingmhismdiet,mandmt
hemresultmofmhismfastingmbloodmglucosemtestmism90mmg/dl.mWhatmactionmshouldmthemnursemimplem
entmfirst?

A.mObtainmamurinemspecimenmfrommthemclientmtomtestmformketonuria.

B.mAssuremthemclientmthatmhismdiabetesmcontrolmismwithinmnormalmlimits.

C.mSchedulemthemclientmtomattendmclassesmaboutmdietmmanagement.

D.mReviewmthemfindingsmofmhismglycosylatedmhemoglobinmtest.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.mReviewmthemfindingsmofmhismglycosylatedmhemoglobinmtest.




Ammultiparampostpartummclientmcomplainmintensemcrampingmwhilembreastfeeding.mWhatminstructi
onmshouldmthemnursemprovidemtomthemclient?

A.mChangemtheminfant'smpositionmduringmthemnextmfeeding.

B.mVoidmandmcompletelymemptymbladdermbeforemeachmfeeding.

C.mTakemamprescribedmanalgesicmanmhourmpriormtombreastfeeding.

D.mDrinkmtwomglassesmofmwaterm30mminutesmpriormtombreastfeeding.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mTakemamprescribedmanalgesicmanmhourmpriormtombreastfeeding.

, Amnursemismpreparingmtomteachmthemparentsmofmamchildmwhomhadmamsurgicalmrepairmofmmyelomenin
gocelemhowmtomchangemanmocclusivemdressingmonmthemchild'smback.mWhichmstatementmbymthempar
entsmindicatesmthatmtheymunderstandmthismprocedure?

A.m"Wemshouldmrapidlymremovemthemtapemfrommthemedgesmofmthemdressingmwhenmchangingmit."

B.m"Themdressingmshouldmbemwettedmperiodicallymtomkeepmthemskinmincisionmmoist."

C.m"Themdressingmwillmhelpmdrymthemsuturesmformeasemofmremoval."

D.m"mThempurposemofmthemdressingmismtomprotectmthemincisionmfrommfecalmcontamination."m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmD.m"mThempurposemofmthemdressingmismtomprotectmthemincisionmfrommfecalmco


ntamination."



Whilemthemnursemismpreparingmtomadministermamhighmvolumemsalinemenemamtomammalemclient,mthem
clientmappearsmanxiousmandmstatesmthatmhemismnotmablemtomturnmonmhismrightmsidemwithoutmhelpmb
ecausemofmamrecentmstroke.mWhatmactionmshouldmthemnursemtakemfirst?

A.mReassuremthemclientmthatmhemcanmremainminmanympositionmofmcomfortmduringmthemenema.

B.mAssessmthemclient'smabilitymtomindependentlymturnmtomhismleftmside.

C.mInstructmthemclientmthatmthemproceduremwillmonlymlastmaboutmtenmminutes.

D.mAskmamUAPmtomassistmthemclientmtommaintainmamrightmlateralmposition.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmB.mAssessmthemclient'smabilitymtomindependentlymturnmtomhismleftmside.




Themnursemnotesmthatmamclientmismexperiencingmsupraventricularmtachyacardiam(SVT).mWhichmactio
nmshouldmthemnursemimplement?

A.mAssessmthemclient'smheartmsoundsmandmvitalmsigns.

B.mCallmamcodemandmstartmCPRmimmediately.

C.mPreparemtomadministermadenosine,manmantidysrhythmic.

D.mPlacemamcrashmcartmatmthemclient'smbedside.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmC.mPreparemtomadministermadenosine,manmantidysrhythmic.