GERONTOLOGY HESI PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH GUARANTEED ANSWERS 2026

GERONTOLOGY HESI PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH GUARANTEED ANSWERS 2026

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aynaud'sBphenomenon.BWhichBexposureBshouldBtheBnurseBinstructBtheBclientBtoBavoid?

a)BAlcoholBconsumption

b)BWarmBclimates

c)BColdBclimates

d)BActiveBexerciseB-BCORRECTBANSWERSB-ColdBClimates

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CanBcauseBprolongedBpainfulBvasoconstrictionBofBtheBperipheralBextremitiesB(especiallyBhands)BinB
client'sBwithBRaynaud'sBphenomenon.



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uringBtheBdayBbutBagitatedBandBdisorientedBinBtheBevening.BTheBregisteredBnurseB(RN)BreviewsBthe
Bclient'sBlistBofBcurrentBmedicationsBwithBtheBclientBandBfamily.BWhichBactionBtakenBbyBtheBRNBisBm


ostBimportant?

a)BMedicationBreviewBwithBfamilyBcaregiversBisBtheBPN'sBresponsibility

b)BMultipleBmedicationsBcanBcontributeBtoBsundownerBlikeBsymptoms

c)BMedicationBrecallBisBtheBbestBwayBtoBevaluateBtheBclient'sBmemory

d)BReviewingBmedicationBactionsBisBaBcomponentBofBeffectiveBclientBcareB-BCORRECTBANSWERSB-
MultipleBmedicationsBcanBcontributeBtoBsundownerBlikeBsymptoms

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armacyBthatBcompoundsBtheBworkloadBofBmetabolicBpathwaysBthatBmayBbeBlessBefficientBdueBtoBt
heBagingBprocess.BMultipleBmedicationBinteractionsBmayBcontributeBtoBsundownerBlikeBsymptoms
.

,AnBolderBclientBwithBchronicBkidneyBdiseaseB(CKD)BhasBanBarteriovenousBfistulaB(AV)BinBtheBleftBfor
earmBforBhemodialysis.BAfterBpalpatingBtheBAVBfistula,BwhichBfindingBisBanBindicationBthatBtheBAVBfi
stulaBisBfunctioningBproperly?

a)BEnlargedBveins

b)BRednessBaroundBtheBsite

c)BDecreasedBpulsesBbelowBtheBfistula

d)BMarkedBecchymoticBareasB-BCORRECTBANSWERSB-EnlargedBVeins

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TheBmixingBofBarterialBandBvenousBbloodBinBanBAVBfistulaBcausesBtheBveinsBtoBenlarge,BwhichBfacilit
ateBcannulationBforBhemodialysis



WhenBassessingBanBolderBclient,BwhichBage-
relatedBchangesBinBtheBcardiovascularBsystemBshouldBtheBregisteredBnurseB(RN)Bdocument?B(Selec
tBallBthatBapply).

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b)BChestBpain

c)BCardiacBmurmurs

d)BWideningBpulseBpressure

e)BIrregularBheartBrateB-BCORRECTBANSWERSB--CardiacBmurmurs

-WideningBpulseBpressure



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bservationBshouldBtheBRNBevaluateBasBaBtherapeuticBresponseBwithBtheBremovalBofBtheBdryBdressi
ng?

a)BDebridementBandBremovalBofBsloughBandBeschar

b)BDrainageBofBpurulentBexudateBfromBtheBwound

c)BMoistBskinBedgesBaroundBtheBwoundBfield

d)BPresenceBofBcapillaryBgrowthBinBtheBwoundB-BCORRECTBANSWERSB-
DebridementBandBremovalBofBsloughBandBeschar

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BtoBcoverBtheBwetBpackingBtoBwickBdrainageBandBbacteriaBawayBfromBtheBwoundBtoBpromoteBheali


ng.BRemovalBofBdriedBdressingBprovidesBdebridementBbyBremovingBexudate,BsloughingBtissue,Band
Beschar.




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)

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b)BClient'sBdecliningBstrength

c)BFixedBincome

d)BLongerBlifeBexpectancy

e)BLackBofBexposureBtoBtechnologyBandBtrendsB-BCORRECTBANSWERSB--
NeedsBareBgreaterBthanBtheBcaretaker'sBabilitiesB(whenBneedsBareBnotBbeingBmetBdueBtoBlackBofBab
ilityBofBtheBcaretaker,BstressBandBfeelingsBofBfailureBofBtheBcareBproviderBmayBbeBexpressedBthroug
hBneglectBandBabuse).

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Client'sBdecliningBstrengthB(declineBinBstrengthBincreasesBtheBolderBclient'sBvulnerabilityBtoBresistB
orBrespondBtoBelderBabuse).



AB64-year-
oldBclientBisBadmittedBtoBtheBhospitalBwithBaBfracturedBrightBhip.BOneBofBtheBconcernsBfollowingBsu
rgicalBrepairBisBtoBpromoteBdorsiflexion.BWhichBinterventionBwouldBaBnurseBimplement?

a)BBeginBearlyBambulation

b)BMonitorBpainBlevel

c)BProvideBPCABinstructions

d)BProvideBaBfootBboardB-BCORRECTBANSWERSB-ProvideBaBfootBboard

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ABfootboardBsupportsBtheBfeetBinBdorsiflexionBandBhelpsBpreventBfootBdropBthroughoutBtheBrecove
ry.