MED-SURG HESI EXAM PRACTICE 2026|ACTUAL EXAM TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICES) AND (RATIONALES) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |GET IT 100% ACCURATE!!

MED-SURG HESI EXAM PRACTICE 2026|ACTUAL EXAM
TEST(MULTIPLE CHOICES) AND (RATIONALES)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |GET IT 100%
ACCURATE!!

AnKadultKclientKwhoKisKhospitalizedKafterKsurgeryKreportsKsuddenKonsetKofKchestKpainKandKdyspnea
.KTheKclientKappearsKanxious,Krestless,KandKmildlyKcyanotic.KTheKnurseKshouldKfurtherKassessKtheKcli
entKforKwhichKcondition?



K PulmonaryKembolism.K

K HeartKfailure.

K Tuberculosis.

K Bronchitis.K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-PulmonaryKembolism.K



Post-
surgicalKclientsKareKatKanKincreasedKriskKforKdeepKveinKthrombosisK(DVT),KwhichKmayKresultKinKpulm
onaryKembolismKifKtheKclotKbreaksKoffKandKtravelsKtoKtheKlungs.KSignsKandKsymptomsKofKpulmonary
KembolismKincludeKchestKpain,Kdyspnea,Kanxiety,Krestlessness,KandK-KinKsevereKcasesK-Kcyanosis.




Jarvis,KPhysicalKExaminationKandKHealthKAssessment,K7thKed.,Kp.493



WhichKinformationKshouldKtheKnurseKobtainKwhenKperformingKanKinitialKassessmentKofKaKclientKwh
oKpresentsKtoKtheKemergencyKdepartmentKwithKaKpainfulKankleKinjury?K(SelectKallKthatKapply.)



QualityKofKtheKpain.K

SignsKofKinflammation.

AnkleKrangeKofKmotion.K

,MuscleKstrengthKtesting.

VisibleKdeformitiesKofKtheKjoint.K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-QualityKofKtheKpain.K

SignsKofKinflammation.

AnkleKrangeKofKmotion.K

VisibleKdeformitiesKofKtheKjoint.K



InitialKassessmentKofKaKjointKinjuryKisKperformedKtoKdetermineKtheKextentKofKtheKdamage.KTheKnurs
e'sKinitialKassessmentKofKaKpainfulKankleKinjuryKshouldKincludeKpainKquality,KtheKpresenceKofKdefor
mities,KevidenceKofKinflammation,KandKrangeKofKmotion.

JarvisKPhysicalKExaminationKandKHealthKAssessment,K7thKed.Kp.K586-8



WhichKdescriptionKofKpainKisKconsistentKwithKaKdiagnosisKofKrheumatoidKarthritis?

K JointKpainKisKworseKinKtheKmorningKandKinvolvesKsymmetricKjoints.K

K JointKpainKisKbetterKinKtheKmorningKandKworsensKthroughoutKtheKday.

K JointKpainKisKconsistentKthroughoutKtheKdayKandKisKrelievedKbyKpainKmedication.

KJointKpainKisKworseKduringKtheKdayKandKinvolvesKunilateralKjoints.K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
JointKpainKisKworseKinKtheKmorningKandKinvolvesKsymmetricKjoints.K



RheumatoidKarthritisK(RA)KisKanKautoimmuneKdiseaseKthatKcausesKjointKpainKandKswelling.KRAKisKch
aracterizedKbyKpainKthatKisKworseKwhenKarisingKandKinvolvesKsymmetricKjoints.

Jarvis.K(2016),KPhysicalKExaminationKandKHealthKAssessment,K7thKEd.,KChapterK22;Kp.K586



WhichKphysicalKassessmentKfindingKshouldKtheKnurseKanticipateKinKaKclientKwithKlong-
termKgastroesophagealrefluxKdiseaseK(GERD)?



K Hoarseness.K

K DryKmouth.

,K MouthKulcers.

K WeightKloss.K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-Hoarseness.K



DyspepsiaKandKregurgitationKareKtheKmainKsymptomsKofKgastroesophagealKrefluxKdiseaseK(GERD);K
however,KhoarsenessKisKoneKofKtheKmostKcommonKlong-
termKsymptomsKofKGERDKdueKtoKtheKirritationKofKtheKrefluxKofKgastricKsecretions.



Ignatavicius,K(2016).KMedical-surgicalKnursing:KPatient-
centeredKcollaborativeKcare,KeightKedition.,KCh.K49,Kp.K1111.



AKclientKpresentsKwithKchronicKvenousKinsufficiency.KWhichKassessmentKfindingKshouldKtheKnurseKa
nticipate?



K BilateralKlowerKlegKstasisKdermatitis.K

K ClubbingKofKfingersKandKtoes.

K IntermittentKclaudication.

K PeripheralKcyanosis.K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-BilateralKlowerKlegKstasisKdermatitis.K



ClientsKwhoKsufferKfromKchronincKvenousKinsufficiencyKoftenKdevelopKstatsisKdermatitisKinKtheKlow
erKextremities.KStatisKdermatitisKappearKasKbrownish-
redKdiscolorationKonKtheKlowerKextremitiesKatKtheKanklesKwhichKcanKdevelopKintoKstasisKulcersKdueK
toKtheKpoolingKofKtheKvenousKbloodKflowKbackKtoKtheKheart.

Ignatavicius,K(2013).KMedical-surgicalKnursing:KPatient-
centeredKcollaborativeKcare,K7thKed..,KCh.K33,Kp.K803.



AKclientKhasKbeenKhospitalizedKwithKaKfemurKfractureKandKisKbeingKtreatedKwithKtraction.KWhichKact
ionKbyKtheKnurseKisKtheKpriorityKwhenKcaringKforKthisKclient?



K AssessKneurovascularKstatus.K

, K ChangeKtheKclient'sKposition.

K InspectKtheKtractionKequipment.

K ReviewKpainKmedicationKorders.K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-AssessKneurovascularKstatus.K



TheKuseKofKtractionKforKlongKboneKfracturesKreducesKtheKpotentialKforKdamageKtoKtheKsurroundingK
tissues.KReportsKofKincreasedKpainKmayKindicateKcirculatoryKcompromiseKorKtissueKdamageK(comp
artmentKsyndrome).KAssessingKtheKclient'sKneurovascularKstatusKisKtheKnurse'sKhighestKpriority.

Ignatavicius,K(2016).KMedical-surgicalKnursing:KPatient-
centeredKcollaborativeKcare,KeightKedition.,KCh.K51,Kpp.K1051-80.



WhichKstatementKmadeKbyKaKclientKwithKchronicKpancreatitisKindicatesKthatKfurtherKeducationKisKn
eeded?



IKwillKcutKbackKonKsmokingKcigarettesKdaily.K

IKwillKavoidKdrinkingKcaffeinatedKbeverages.

IKwillKrestKfrequentlyKandKavoidKvigorousKexercise.K

IKwillKeatKaKbland,Klow-fat,Khigh-proteinKdiet.K-KCORRECTKANSWERSK-
IKwillKcutKbackKonKsmokingKcigarettesKdaily.K



ToKpreventKexacerbationsKofKchronicKpancreatitis,KclientsKshouldKbeKinstructedKtoKavoidKnicotineKe
ntirely.KAdditionalKteachingKincludesKavoidingKcaffeinatedKbeverages,KrestingKfrequentlyKasKneede
d,KandKeatingKaKblandKdietKlowKfatKandKhighKinKprotein.Ignatavicius,K(2016).KMedical-
surgicalKnursing:KPatient-centeredKcollaborativeKcare,K8thKed.,KCh.K59,Kpp.K1084-98.



TheKnurseKisKteachingKaKfemaleKclientKwhoKusesKaKcontraceptiveKdiaphragmKaboutKreducingKtheKris
kKforKtoxicKshockKsyndromeK(TSS).KWhichKinformationKshouldKtheKnurseKinclude?K(SelectKallKthatKap
ply.)

K RemoveKtheKdiaphragmKimmediatelyKafterKintercourse.K

K WashKtheKdiaphragmKwithKanKalcoholKsolution.