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

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY HESI
REMEDIATION (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Themnursemismcaringmformampost-
operativemclientmwhomhasmamsalinemlockminmplacemandmverymlittlemurineminmthemdrainagembag.mThem
clientmappearsmanxiousmandmrestless.mThemnursemnotesmthatmthemclient'smhandsmaremcoolmandmmoi
st,mandmthatmthemcapillarymrefillmismprolonged.mWhichmactionmshouldmthemnursemperform?



Offermthemclientmamwarmmblanket.
m



Assessmthemclient'smbreathmsounds.
m



AdministermIVmfluidsmpermprotocol.
m



Reviewmthemclient'smmedications.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAdministermIVmfluidsmpermprotocol.



Themclientmismshowingmsignsmofmhypovolemicmshock,mampotentialmpost-
operativemcomplication.mThemnursemcorrectlymtreatsmthismproblemmbyminfusingmIVmfluidsmpermprot
ocol.



Whenmperformingmpercussionmofmthemlungs,mthemnursemnotesmamdullmsoundminmthemleftmlowermche
st.mThismfindingmmaymindicatemthempresencemofmwhichmcondition?



Pneumothorax.
m



Pleuralmeffusion.

,m



Chronicmbronchitis.
m



Emphysema.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmPleuralmeffusion.



Percussionmismusedmtomassessmpulmonarymresonance.mAmdullmsoundmindicatesmthempresencemofmso
lidmtissue,msuchmasmthemliverminmthemrightmlowermchest,mormanmabnormalmaccumulationmofmfluid,msu
chmasmanmeffusion.



Whichmcharacteristicmismtypicalmofmhypertensivemcrisis?



Clinicalmevidencemofmflattenmjugularmvein.
m



Developmentmofmamheadachemormblurredmvision.
m



Diastolicmbloodmpressuremlessmthanm110mmmmHg.
m



Elevatedmcardiacmenzymes.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDevelopmentmofmamheadachemormblurredmvision.




Hypertensivemcrisisminvolvesmelevatedmbloodmpressuremthatmcanmcausemorganmdamagemifmthembloo
dmpressuremismnotmbroughtmdownmimmediately.mThismconditionmrarelymoccurs,moftenmismamresultmof
mclientsmnotmtakingmtheirmhypertensivemmedicationsmasmprescribed.




Themnursemismcaringmformamclientmwithmamfracturedmleftmhip.mDuringmthemadmissionmassessment,mth
emnursemnotesmpetechiaemandmanmincreasedmheartmrate.mWhichmactionmshouldmthemnursemperform
mnext?




Observemthemfracturemsitemformecchymosis.
m

, Obtainmthemclient'smbloodmpressure.
m



Documentmthemassessmentmfindings.
m



Assessmthemclient'smbreathmsounds.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAssessmthemclient'smbreathmsounds.



Amclientmwithmamfracturedmhipmismatmanmincreasedmriskmformfatmembolismmsyndromem(FES).mThemfat
membolimcanmtravelmthroughoutmthemcirculatorymsystemmandmblockmcapillariesm(resultingminmpetec


hiae)mormsmallmvesselsmsupplyingmvitalmorgans,mincludingmthemlungs.mThemnursemshouldmassessmthe
mclient'smbreathmsoundsmtomdeterminemifmembolimhavemtraveledmtomthemclient'smlungs.




Whilemassessingmampediatricmclientmwithmcerebralmpalsy,mthemnursemnotesmthatmthemchildmfeelsmrigi
dmandmhasmsignificantmarchingmofmthemback.mWhichmactionmshouldmthemnursemtake?



Repositionmthemchildmtomamlyingmposition.
m



Reviewmthemchild'smmedicationmhistory.
m



Documentmthemassessmentmfindings.
m



Reportmthemfindingsmtomthemchild'smparents.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDocumentmthemassessmentmfindings.




Cerebralmpalsymismampermanentmdisordermthatmleadsmtomabnormalitiesminmmovement,mposture,man
dminmsomemcases,mintellectualmfunctioning.mStiffnessmandmarchingmofmthembackmaremnormalmfinding
sminmamclientmwithmcerebralmpalsy.mThemnursemshouldmdocumentmthemexpectedmfindings.



Themnursemismassessingmanmadultmclientmformlungmcancer.mWhichmquestionmshouldmthemnurseminclu
deminmthemclientminterview?