BSN 266 MED SURG HESI STUDY GUIDE LATEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A+

BSN HESI 266 MED SURG EXAM
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1. Amproceduremaimedmatmpreventingmthemformationmofmampleuralmeffusionmbymcausingmthemp
leuralmspacesmtomsealmtogether.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPleurodesis



2. Chronicmesophagitismwithmgastroesophagealmrefluxmismampotentialmconsequencemofmradiati
onmtherapymformbreastmcancer.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmRadiationmtherapymconsequences



3. Fracturesmthatmoccurmwithoutmevidencemofmtrauma,moftenmduemtomlossmofmbonemdensitymfr
ommradiationmdamage.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPathologicmfracture



4. SexualmintercoursemaftermanmMImrequiresmnommoremenergymexpendituremormcardiacmstressm
thanmwalkingmbrisklymupmtwomflightsmofmstairs.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSexualmactivitymaftermmyocardialminfarction




5. Amtypemofmfeedingmtubemthatmdiffersmfrommamgastrostomymtubemprimarilyminmthemmethodm
ofminsertion.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPercutaneousmendoscopicmgastrostomym(PEG)mtube



6. Amtubeminsertedmendoscopicallymthroughmthemesophagusmintomthemstomach,mheldminmplac
embymambumpermandmamwater-filledmballoon.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPEGmtube



7. Amtubeminsertedmthroughmanmincisionminmthemabdomenmandmsuturedmtomthemgastricmwall.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGT




8. Includesmobtainingmconsent,mamclear-
liquidmdietmform24mtom48mhoursmprior,madministrationmofmanmenema,mandmfastingmonmthemm
orningmofmthemprocedure.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmProctosigmoidoscopympreparation

,9. Elevatedmfingerstickmglucosemlevelsm(e.g.,m300mmg/dl)mneedmtombemreportedmtomadjustmthe
mcaremplan.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDysuriaminmdiabetes




10. Acutempainmrelatedmtommovementmofmthemstone.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRightmrenalmcalculimnursingmdiagnosismpriority




11. Startingmchemotherapymearlymincreasesmthemchancemofmeradicatingmcancermcells,masm50%m
ofmtumormcellsmaremkilledmwithmeachmdose.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmChemotherapyminitiation



12. Amclinicalmsignmofmlivermdiseasemcharacterizedmbymamflappingmtremormofmthemhands.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAsterixis




13. Amdietmconsistingmofmclearmfluids,moftenmrequiredm24mtom48mhoursmbeforemcertainmmedicalm
procedures.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmClear-liquidmdiet



14. Amproceduremtomintroducemliquidmintomthemrectummtomstimulatemambowelmmovementmormcl
eansemthembowelmbeforemamprocedure.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmEnema



15. Refrainingmfrommallmfoodmandmdrinkmformamspecifiedmperiod,moftenmrequiredmbeforemmedic
almprocedures.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmFastingmprotocol



16. Painmlocatedminmthemlowermabdomen,moftenmassociatedmwithmurinarymissues.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSuprapubicmpain




17. Ampulsemthatmfeelsmstrongmandmfull,moftenmmeasuredmatm100mbeats/minuteminmthismcontext
.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmBoundingmpulse

,18. Fluid-
filledmblistersminmthemperinealmarea,mwhichmmaymindicatemanminfectionmormothermmedicalmc
ondition.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSmallmvesicularmperinealmlesions



19. Severemdiscomfortmthatmarisesmsuddenly,moftenmrelatedmtomconditionsmlikemrenalmcalculi.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAcutempain




20. Difficultyminmpassingmurine,moftenmduemtomobstruction.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmImpairedmurinarymelimination




21. Increasedmlikelihoodmofmdevelopingmanminfection,moftenmduemtomconditionsmlikemurinarymst
asis.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmRiskmforminfection



22. Amlackmofmunderstandingmorminformationmregardingmamspecificmhealthmconditionmormitsmma
nagement.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmDeficientmknowledge



23. Alternativempathwaysmofmbloodmflowmthatmdevelopmasmamresponsemtomblockagemormnarrowi
ngmofmbloodmvessels.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCollateralmcirculation



24. Themspeedmatmwhichmamcellmprogressesmthroughmthemphasesmofmgrowthmandmdivision,mimp
actingmitsmsensitivitymtomchemotherapy.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmCellmcyclemrate



25. Themprocessmbymwhichmchemotherapymreducesmthemnumbermofmcancermcells,mwithmeachmd
osemkillingmapproximatelym50%.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTumormcellmcountmreduction



26. Amhand-
flappingmtremormthatmismoftenmseenmfrequentlyminmhepaticmencephalopathy,minducedmbyme
xtendingmthemarmmandmdorsiflexingmthemwrist.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAsterixis

, 27. Themobservationmofmampulsemchangemfromm85mtom160mbeats/minutemlastingmmoremthanm10
mminutesmshouldmalertmthemnursemtomcallmthemRapidmResponsemTeamm(RRT).m-


mCORRECTmANSWERmPostoperativemObservation




28. Amteammcalledmtomintervenemformamclientmwithmanmacutemlife-threateningmchange.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRapidmResponsemTeamm(RRT)




29. Strainingmwithmbowelmmovementsmwhilemholdingmone'smbreath,mwhichmincreasesmintracer
ebralmpressurem(ICP)mandmmayminducembleedingmormrupturemofmcerebralmbloodmvessels.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmValsalvamManeuver




30. Encouragingmretestingmsupportsmhopemandmgivesmthemclientmtimemtomcopemwithmthemdiagn
osis.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmHIVmPost-TestmCounseling



31. Itemsmsuchmasmnailmpolish,mcontactmlenses,mandmpartialmdenturesmshouldmbemremovedmtom
providemaccuratempulsemoximetrymreadingsmandmpreventmdamagemduringmsurgery.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmSafetymChecklistmformSurgery




32. Removalmprovidesmammoremaccuratempulsemoximetrymreadingmandmevaluationmofmcapillarym
refill.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmNailmPolishmRemoval



33. Amnursingmactionmthatmshouldmbemincludedminmthemplanmofmcaremformamclientmadmittedmwit
hmamhemorrhagicmstroke.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmMonitoringmformBattle'smSign



34. Performingmactivemrangemofmmotionmthreemtimesmdailymismamnursingmactionmformpost-
strokemcare.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmActivemRangemofmMotion



35. Amtemperaturemofm103.1mFmandmamwhitembloodmcellm(WBC)mcountmofm16,000mmm3maremsig
nificantmobservationsmpostoperatively.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTemperaturemandmWBCmCount