HESI Health Assessment Exam – Comprehensive Nursing Practice Questions
SOAP modified format
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on paper
Permanent black ink
What is the correct order for vital signs
T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2
What should be at the top of every page of documentation
Patient initials and date and time of entry
,What should be at the end of every documentation entry
Interviewers signature
How do you correct a mistake in documentation
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
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
96.4 - 99.1 F
Febrile
With fever
Afebrile
,Without fever
Hyperthermia symptoms
1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volumeMost common and easy method of assessing
temperature
Oral
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core temperature
1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature
axillary
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature readings
Patients with increased HR
, Preferred method of taking infants and small children's temperatures
Rectal
Pulse deficit
- Difference between apical peripheral pulse
Pulse amplitude scale
0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical assessment?
1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
Normal heart rate in resting adult
60 to 100 bpm
Well trained athletes heart rate
SOAP modified format
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on paper
Permanent black ink
What is the correct order for vital signs
T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2
What should be at the top of every page of documentation
Patient initials and date and time of entry
,What should be at the end of every documentation entry
Interviewers signature
How do you correct a mistake in documentation
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
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
96.4 - 99.1 F
Febrile
With fever
Afebrile
,Without fever
Hyperthermia symptoms
1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volumeMost common and easy method of assessing
temperature
Oral
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core temperature
1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature
axillary
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature readings
Patients with increased HR
, Preferred method of taking infants and small children's temperatures
Rectal
Pulse deficit
- Difference between apical peripheral pulse
Pulse amplitude scale
0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical assessment?
1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
Normal heart rate in resting adult
60 to 100 bpm
Well trained athletes heart rate
