HESI RN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
PRACTICE TEST V1 ( UPDATED) |
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND COMPREHENSIVE
RATIONALES | GRADED A+
Question 1: After talking w/ the HCP, a male pt continues to
have questions about the results of a prostatic surface antigen (PSA) screening test and asks the nurse how the PSA levels become elevated. The nurse should explain which pathophysiological mechanism?
CORRECT ANSWER : As the prostate gland enlarges, its
cells contribute more PSA in the circulating blood
Question 2: A 26 yr old male client w/ Hodgkin's disease is
scheduled to undergo radiation therapy. The clinet expresses concern about the effect of radiation on his ability to have children. What info should the nurse provide?
CORRECT ANSWER : Permanent sterility occurs in the
male client who receive radiation
Question 3: The nurse hears short, high-pitched sounds just
b/f the end of inspiration in the right and left lower lobes when auscultating a client's lungs. How should this finding be recorded?
CORRECT ANSWER : Crackles in the right and left lower
lobes
Question 4: A client is admitted to the ER w/ a tension
pneumothorax. Which assessment should the nurse expect to ID?
CORRECT ANSWER : A deviation of the trachea toward
the side opposite of the pneumothorax
Question 5: A client who is receiving a whole blood
transfusion dv's chills, fever, and a HA 30 min after the transfusion is started. The nurse shold recognize these sx as characteristic of what rxn?
CORRECT ANSWER : A febrile transfusion reaction
Question 6: The nurse is analyzing the waveforms of a client's
ECG. What finding indicates a disturbance in electrical conduction in the ventricles?
CORRECT ANSWER : QRS interval of 0.14 second
Question 7: Several hrs after surgical repair of an AAA, the
client dvps left flank pain. the nurse determines the client's urinary output is 20 m.;hr for the past 2 hrs. The nurse should conclude that these findings support which complication?
CORRECT ANSWER: Renal artery embolization
Question 8: A client w/ markedly distended bladder is dx w/
hydronephroosis and left hydroureter after an IV pyelogram.The nurse catheterizes the client and obtains a residual urine vol of 1650 ml. this finding supports which pathophysiological cause of the client's urinary tract obstruction?
CORRECT ANSWER : Obstruction at the urinary bladder
neck
Question 9: The nurse is planning care for a client who has a
right hemispheric stroke. Which nsg dx should the nurse include in the POC?
CORRECT ANSWER : Risk for injury r/t denial of deficits
and impulsiveness
Question 10: the nurse is teaching a client w/ maple syrup
urine disease, an autosomal recessive DO about the inheritance pattern. Which info should the nurse provide?
CORRECT ANSWER : both genes of a pair must be
abnormal for the DO to occur
Question 11: A female client tells the nurse that she does not
know which day of the month is best to do breast self exams.Which instruction should the nurse provide?