HESI PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS (2026-2027) (19pages)

1. The nurse is teaching a nursing student about physical changes that can occur in an older patient's ears. These changes include: SATA •A. Stiff, coarse cilia lining the ear canal •B. Higher risk of impacted cerumen •C. Wetter, moister cerumen •D. Drier cerumen •E. Pendulous earlobes •F. More external ear infections 2. The nurse is testing for accommodation. Which of the following are steps in assessing accommodation? SATA •A. Ask the patient to focus on an object across the room to constrict the pupils •B. Ask the patient to focus on an object across the room to dilate the pupils •C. Ask the patient to focus on an object 3 feet away to constrict the pupils •D. Ask the patient to focus on an object 3 feet away to dilate the pupils •E. Ask the patient to focus on an object 8 inches away to constrict the pupils •F. Ask the patient to focus on an object 8 inches away to dilate the pupils 3. The nurse is assessing a patient who is complaining of changes in his vision. The nurse begins with a cover (or confrontation) test—covering her right eye and looking straight at the patient who is covering his left eye. The nurse then proceeds to wiggle her finger midline between her and the patient. For which problem is the nurse screening? •A. Presbyopia associated with age-related vision changes •B. Peripheral field loss associated with glaucoma •C. Vertigo associated with dizziness •D. Lens opacity associated with cataracts