HESI MID-CURRICULAR EXAM REVIEW |COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
EXPERT SOLUTION | 2026 LATEST UPDATED GET A+
nursing process - (Answer)assess
diagnose
outcome/planning
implement
evaluate
techniques of physical assessment - (Answer)inspection
palpation
percussion
auscultation
start physical assessment with - (Answer)general survey assess for
-appearance
-behavior
-height/weight/BMI
-nutritional status
-waist circumference which can indicate obesity
,when assessing the integumentary system you are looking for - (Answer)erythema - indicating
fever/inflammation
cyanosis - indicating O2 loss
jaundice - ^ billiruben
pallor - low on blood
ecchymosis
petechiae
lesions
integumentary assessment - (Answer)palpate for temperature, moisture, turgor, edema
and inspect
adventitious breath sounds - (Answer)wheeze - high pitch indicating airway obstruction
crackles - bubbling on in/ex
stridor - harsh high pitch sound on inhale
ronchi - sonourus , coarse low pitch
friction rub
,extra heart sounds - (Answer)s3-normal in children
s4- normal in older adults
order to listen to heart sounds - (Answer)APETM
aortic, pulmonic, erbs point, tricuspid, mitral
assessing the abdomen what order - (Answer)inspect
auscultate
percussion
palpate
bowel sounds should occur - (Answer)every 5-35 seconds
gurgling
if no sounds for 5 minutes = silent ileus
bruits - (Answer)abnormal bowel sound auscultated during abdominal assessment sounds like a
swishing noise and indicates obstruction
neurovascular assessment - (Answer)6 P's
, 1. pain
2. pallor
3. peripheral pulses
4. paresthesia
5. paralysis
6. pressure
cranial nerve 5 - (Answer)trigeminal
-motor/sensation
CHEWING
cranial nerve 7 - (Answer)facial
SMILE
cranial nerve 9 - (Answer)glossopharyngeal
SWALLOWING
cranial nerve 12 - (Answer)tongue
EXPERT SOLUTION | 2026 LATEST UPDATED GET A+
nursing process - (Answer)assess
diagnose
outcome/planning
implement
evaluate
techniques of physical assessment - (Answer)inspection
palpation
percussion
auscultation
start physical assessment with - (Answer)general survey assess for
-appearance
-behavior
-height/weight/BMI
-nutritional status
-waist circumference which can indicate obesity
,when assessing the integumentary system you are looking for - (Answer)erythema - indicating
fever/inflammation
cyanosis - indicating O2 loss
jaundice - ^ billiruben
pallor - low on blood
ecchymosis
petechiae
lesions
integumentary assessment - (Answer)palpate for temperature, moisture, turgor, edema
and inspect
adventitious breath sounds - (Answer)wheeze - high pitch indicating airway obstruction
crackles - bubbling on in/ex
stridor - harsh high pitch sound on inhale
ronchi - sonourus , coarse low pitch
friction rub
,extra heart sounds - (Answer)s3-normal in children
s4- normal in older adults
order to listen to heart sounds - (Answer)APETM
aortic, pulmonic, erbs point, tricuspid, mitral
assessing the abdomen what order - (Answer)inspect
auscultate
percussion
palpate
bowel sounds should occur - (Answer)every 5-35 seconds
gurgling
if no sounds for 5 minutes = silent ileus
bruits - (Answer)abnormal bowel sound auscultated during abdominal assessment sounds like a
swishing noise and indicates obstruction
neurovascular assessment - (Answer)6 P's
, 1. pain
2. pallor
3. peripheral pulses
4. paresthesia
5. paralysis
6. pressure
cranial nerve 5 - (Answer)trigeminal
-motor/sensation
CHEWING
cranial nerve 7 - (Answer)facial
SMILE
cranial nerve 9 - (Answer)glossopharyngeal
SWALLOWING
cranial nerve 12 - (Answer)tongue
