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HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
SOAP modified format - ANSWER-Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on paper -
ANSWER-Permanent black ink
What is the correct order for vital signs - ANSWER-T, P, RR,
BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2
What should be at the top of every page of documentation -
ANSWER-Patient initials and date and time of entry
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What should be at the end of every documentation entry -
ANSWER-Interviewers signature
How do you correct a mistake in documentation - ANSWER-1)
Draw a single line through the incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry
Documentation tips - ANSWER-1) Avoid complete sentences
2) Do not use A, an, the
3) Do not put opinion in notes
4) Avoid use of normal or within normal limits
Normal oral temp range - ANSWER-96.4 - 99.1 F
Febrile - ANSWER-With fever
Afebrile - ANSWER-Without fever
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Hyperthermia symptoms - ANSWER-1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
Most common and easy method of assessing temperature -
ANSWER-Oral
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core
temperature - ANSWER-1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature -
ANSWER-axillary
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature
readings - ANSWER-Patients with increased HR
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Preferred method of taking infants and small children's
temperatures - ANSWER-Rectal
Pulse deficit - ANSWER-- Difference between apical peripheral
pulse
Pulse amplitude scale - ANSWER-0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical
assessment? - ANSWER-1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
Normal heart rate in resting adult - ANSWER-60 to 100 bpm
HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI
2026/2027 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
SOAP modified format - ANSWER-Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on paper -
ANSWER-Permanent black ink
What is the correct order for vital signs - ANSWER-T, P, RR,
BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2
What should be at the top of every page of documentation -
ANSWER-Patient initials and date and time of entry
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What should be at the end of every documentation entry -
ANSWER-Interviewers signature
How do you correct a mistake in documentation - ANSWER-1)
Draw a single line through the incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry
Documentation tips - ANSWER-1) Avoid complete sentences
2) Do not use A, an, the
3) Do not put opinion in notes
4) Avoid use of normal or within normal limits
Normal oral temp range - ANSWER-96.4 - 99.1 F
Febrile - ANSWER-With fever
Afebrile - ANSWER-Without fever
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Hyperthermia symptoms - ANSWER-1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
Most common and easy method of assessing temperature -
ANSWER-Oral
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core
temperature - ANSWER-1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature -
ANSWER-axillary
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature
readings - ANSWER-Patients with increased HR
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Preferred method of taking infants and small children's
temperatures - ANSWER-Rectal
Pulse deficit - ANSWER-- Difference between apical peripheral
pulse
Pulse amplitude scale - ANSWER-0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical
assessment? - ANSWER-1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
Normal heart rate in resting adult - ANSWER-60 to 100 bpm
