HESI V2 Health Assessment Questions and Answers

HESI V2 Health Assessment Questions and
Answers 2025-2026
AA29AyearAoldAmaleAclientAinformsAtheAnurseAthatAheAcameAtoAtheAclinicAtoAseeAif,A"MaybeAIA
haveAlungAcancerAorAsomething,"AandAwantsAtoAgetAcheckedAoutAsince,A"IAcan'tAseemAtoAge
tAridAofAthisAbody-
wrackingAdryAcoughAthatAhasAbeenAhangingAaroundAforAtheAlastAsixAweeks."AWhichAcomput
erAdocumentationAofAthisAclient'sAconcernsAshouldAtheAnurseAenter?A
A.APresentsAwithAaAhackingAnon-productiveAcoughAofA6AweeksAduration.A
B.ADescribeAhavingAaA"body-wrackingAdryAcough"AofA6AweeksAduration.A
C.AExpressesAconcernAofA"lungAcancer"AsymptomsAforAlastA6Aweeks.A
D.AYoungAadultAmaleApresentsAwithAfearsAthatAheAhasA"lungAcancer"A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

CorrectAanswerAisAB,AasAassessmentAprocessAincludesAchiefAcomplaintAwhichAisAhowAtheA
patientAdescribeAwhyAheAisAhereAinAtheAhospitalAorAclinicAandAcan'tAincludeAdiagnosis.
AA75-year-
oldAclientAwithAaArecentAhistoryAofAaAcerebrovascularAaccidentA(CVA)ApresentsAwithArightAh
emiparesis.ATheAnurseAtestsAtheAdeepAtendonAreflexesAonAtheArightAsideAandAelicitsAaAbrisk
A4+Aresponse.AWhichAinterpretationAofAthisAfindingAisAaccurate?A

A.AAAnormalAreflexAresponse.A
B.AAbsentAorAsluggishAresponseAconsistentAwithAaAlowerAmotorAneuronAlesion.A
C.AFlaccidAparalysis.A
D.AHyperactiveAresponseAconsistentAwithAanAupperAmotorAneuronAdisorder.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

CorrectAanswerAisAD,AbriskA4+AresponseAisAcorrelatedAwithAhyperactiveAresponse.
TheAnurseAexaminesAaAclient'sAabdomen.AWhichAfindingAindicatesAanAabnormalAresponseA
whenApalpatingAtheAspleen?A
A.APainAnotesAwhenApalpatingAMcBurney'sApoint.A
B.ATipAofAspleenApalpableAwhenAclientAisAaskedAtoAforcefullyAexhale.A
C.AReboundAtendernessAwithAcompressionAoverArightAupperAquadrant.AD.AFirmAmassApalp
atedAatAbottomAofAleftAribAcage.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CorrectAanswerAisAD.AMcBurney'sApointAisArelatedAtoAappendicitisAandAnotAspleen.
InAauscultatingAforAtheApresenceAofAaAcarotidAarteryAbruit,AtheAnurseAplacesAtheAbellAofAtheA
stethoscopeAatAwhichAlocation?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
*underAmandibleAtowardsAlymphAnodes.AtransverseAtoAtrachea
AAmaleAclientAarrivesAatAtheAclinicAforAfollow-
upAhealthAassessmentAafterArecentAantibioticAtreatmentAforApneumoniaAwithoutAhospitaliza
tion.AWhichAtechniqueAshouldAtheAnurseAimplementAtoAassessAforAadventitiousAlungAsound
s?A
A.AUseAtheAbellAofAtheAstethoscopeAtoAlistenAtoAtheAlungAfieldsAoverAlowerAlobes.AB.AHaveAt
heAclientAlayAflatAwhileAlisteningAtoAtheAanteriorAsurfaceAofAtheAchest.A
C.APressAtheAstethoscope'sAdiaphragmAfirmlyAonAtheAskinAoverAeachAlungAfield.A

, D.AShaveAallAchestAhairAthatAmayAdistortAsoundsAheardAthroughAtheAdiaphragm.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

CorrectAanswerAisAC.ATheAnurseAshouldAlistenAtoAallAlungsAfieldsAduringAassessmentAandA
moveAfromAsideAtoAsideAduringAauscultation.
AAclientAwithAstreptococcusApharyngitisAreportsAhighAfever,AdifficultyAswallowingAandAaAmuf
fledAvoice.AWhichAcomplicationAshouldAtheAnurseAsuspect?A
A.AForeignAbodyAobstruction.A
B.ALaryngealApolyps.A
C.APeritonsillarAabscess.A
D.ANasalApolypsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CorrectAanswerAisAC.ASinceAinfectionsAareAassociatedAwithAabscessesAandApus.
TheAnurseAisAobtainingAaAhealthAhistoryAforAaAclientApriorAtoAaAscheduledAcholecystectomy.
AWhileAinterviewingAtheAclient,AwhichAassessmentAtechniqueAshouldAtheAnurseAuseAwhenA

askingAaboutAtheAclient'sAuseAofAillegalAdrugsAandAalcohol?A
A.AObtainAaAdrugAusingAscreenAtoAverifyAlegitimacyAofAclient'sAstatedAhistory.A
B.AAllowAtheAclientAtoAdeclineAansweringAsocialAquestions.A
C.AAskAspecificallyAaboutAalcohol,Amarijuana,Acocaine,Aher
D.AUseAtheAtermAillegalAorAillicitAtoAdescribeAstreetAdrug.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CorrectAanswerAisAC.AWhenAinterviewingAtheApatient,AquestionsAshouldAbeAclearAandAspeci
fic.
TheAnurseAappliesApressureAoverAanAareaAofAtheAlowerAabdomenAwhereAtheAclientAreportsA
pain.ATheAclientAdeniesApainAuponApalpation,AbutAreportsApainAwhenAtheApressureAisArelea
sed.AWhatAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAimplement?
A.AOfferAtoAadministerAaAlaxativeAprescribedAforAPRNAuse.A
B.AObtainAaAprescriptionAtoAcatheterizeAtheAclient'sAbladder.A
C.AInstructAtheAclientAinAdistractionAandArelationAtechniques.A
D.ANotifyAtheAhealthcareAproviderAofAtheAreboundAtenderness.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CorrectAanswerAisAD.AAsAthisAcouldAbeAaAsignAofAappendicitis.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAanAulcerAonAaAclient'sAlowerAextremity,AwhichAisAlikelyAtheAresultAofA
eitherAvenousAorAarterialAinsufficiency.AWhichAassessmentAtechniqueAshouldAtheAnurseAus
eAtoAdifferentiateAtheApathophysiologyAcausingAtheAulcer?
A.AMeasureAtheAdegreeAofAjoinArangeAofAmotionAinAtheAextremity.A
B.ACompareAtheAskinAturgorAofAtheAclient'sAupperAandAlowerAleg.A
C.AObserveAtheAspecificAlocationAandAappearanceAofAtheAulceration.A
D.ANoteAanyAchangeAinAtheAcolorAofAtheAulcerAwhenAtheAlegAisAmovedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

CorrectAanswerAisAC.ALocationAandAappearanceAofAtheAulcerAwouldAgiveAusAtheAtypeA(veno
usAvsAarterial)
TheAnurseAisAconductingAaAphysicalAassessmentAofAaAyoungAadult.AWhichAinformationApro
videsAtheAbestAindicationAofAtheAindividual'sAnutritionalAstatus?
A.AStatusAofAcurrentAappetite.A
B.AAA24-hourAdietAhistory.A
C.AHistoryAofAaArecentAweightAloss.A
D.AConditionAofAhair,Anails,AandAskin.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
CorrectAanswerAisAD.AHair,Anail,AandAskinAareAtheAmostAimportantAreflectionAofAnutritionalAst
atus.