HESI EXAM 1 LATEST UPDATE 2026-2027 UPDATED 2026 STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS (69pages)

While assessing a radial artery catheter, the client complains of numbness and pain distal to the insertion site. What interventions should the nurse implement? -answer- Promptly remove the arterial catheter from the radial artery. A client is admitted with an epidural hematoma that resulted from a skateboarding accident. To differentiate the vascularsource of the intracranial bleeding, which finding should the nurse monitor? -answer- Rapid onset of decreased level of consciousness. When preparing a client for discharge from the hospital following a cystectomy and a urinary diversion to treat bladder cancer, which instruction is most important for the nurse to include in the client's discharge teaching plan? -answer- Report any signs of cloudy urine output. After repositioning an immobile client, the nurse observes an area of hyperemia. To assess for blanching, what action should the nurse take? -answer- Apply light pressure over the area. The nurse enters a client's room and observes the client's wrist restraint secured as seen in the picture. What action should the nurse take? -answer- Reposition the restraint tie onto the bedframe. A female client with acute respiratory distresssyndrome (ARDS) is chemically paralyzed and sedated while she is on as assist-control ventilator using 50% FIO2. Which assessment finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse? -answer- Diminished lef t lower lobe sounds Rationale: Diminished lobe sounds indicate collapsed alveoli or tension pneumothorax, which required immediate chest tube insertion to re-inflate the lung. The development of atherosclerosis is a process of sequential events. Arrange the pathophysiological events in orders of occurrence. (Place the first event on top and the last on the bottom) -answer- Arterial endothelium injury causes inflammation Macrophages consume low density lipoprotein (LDL), creating foam cells Foam cellsrelease growth factors for smooth muscle cells