HESI Fundamentals Exam Practice
Questions
Kohlberg's theory - ✔✔Stage 1: a child's response to a moral dilemma is in terms of absolute
obedience to authority and rules.
Stage 2: A child recognizes that there is more than one correct view.
Stage 3: An individual wants to win the approval of and maintain the expectations of one's
immediate group.
Stage 4: An adolescent who chooses not to attend a party where beer will be served because
they know this is wrong.
Which statement describes stage 2 of Kohlberg's theory?
Correct
1
The child recognizes that there is more than one correct view.
2
An adolescent chooses to avoid a party where they know beer will be served.
3
An individual wants to win the approval of and maintain the expectations of one's immediate
group.
4
,A child's response to a moral dilemma is in terms of absolute obedience to authority and rules. -
✔✔According to stage 2 of Kohlberg's theory, a child recognizes that there is more than one
correct view. An adolescent who chooses not to attend a party where beer will be served
because they know this is wrong is acting according to stage 4. Stage 3 states that an individual
wants to win the approval of and maintain the expectations of one's immediate group. During
stage 1, a child's response to a moral dilemma is in terms of absolute obedience to authority
and rules.
Which organ has only beta1-receptors?
1
Liver
Correct
2
Heart
3
Bladder
4
Pancreas - ✔✔The heart has only beta1 receptors, which increase heart rate and contractility.
The liver has only alpha receptors. The bladder and pancreas have both alpha and beta
receptors
Which bacteria colonies are commonly found in a client's large intestine?
Correct
1
Escherichia coli
,2
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
3
Staphylococcus aureus
4
Haemophilus influenzae - ✔✔Escherichia coli are bacteria that are part of the normal flora in
the large intestine. Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Staphylococcus aureus secretes toxins that damage cells and causes skin infections, pneumonia,
urinary tract infections, acute osteomyelitis, and toxic shock syndrome. Haemophilus influenzae
causes nasopharyngitis, meningitis, and pneumonia.
Test-Taking Tip: Do not worry if you select the same numbered answer repeatedly because
there usually is no pattern to the answers.
Which is the definition of photophobia?
1
Double vision
2
Foreign body sensation
Correct
3
Persistent abnormal intolerance to light
4
, Gradual or sudden inability to see clearly - ✔✔Photophobia is a persistent abnormal
intolerance to light. Diplopia is double vision. Foreign body sensation results in pain. A gradual
or sudden inability to see clearly is called blurred vision.
According to the Erikson's theory, which stage in a young adult describes the development of
the sense of caring for others?
1
Initiative versus guilt
2
Integrity versus despair
Correct
3
Intimacy versus isolation
4
Identity versus role confusion - ✔✔The development of a sense of caring for others in a young
adult occurs at the stage of intimacy versus isolation. During the initiative versus guilt stage, a
child likes to pretend and try out new roles. At the integrity versus despair stage, many older
adults view their lives with a sense of satisfaction. During the identity versus role confusion
stage, a child's identity development begins with the goal of achieving some perspective or
direction.
Test-Taking Tip: Sometimes the reading of a question in the middle or toward the end of an
exam may trigger your mind with the answer or provide an important clue to an earlier
question.
Questions
Kohlberg's theory - ✔✔Stage 1: a child's response to a moral dilemma is in terms of absolute
obedience to authority and rules.
Stage 2: A child recognizes that there is more than one correct view.
Stage 3: An individual wants to win the approval of and maintain the expectations of one's
immediate group.
Stage 4: An adolescent who chooses not to attend a party where beer will be served because
they know this is wrong.
Which statement describes stage 2 of Kohlberg's theory?
Correct
1
The child recognizes that there is more than one correct view.
2
An adolescent chooses to avoid a party where they know beer will be served.
3
An individual wants to win the approval of and maintain the expectations of one's immediate
group.
4
,A child's response to a moral dilemma is in terms of absolute obedience to authority and rules. -
✔✔According to stage 2 of Kohlberg's theory, a child recognizes that there is more than one
correct view. An adolescent who chooses not to attend a party where beer will be served
because they know this is wrong is acting according to stage 4. Stage 3 states that an individual
wants to win the approval of and maintain the expectations of one's immediate group. During
stage 1, a child's response to a moral dilemma is in terms of absolute obedience to authority
and rules.
Which organ has only beta1-receptors?
1
Liver
Correct
2
Heart
3
Bladder
4
Pancreas - ✔✔The heart has only beta1 receptors, which increase heart rate and contractility.
The liver has only alpha receptors. The bladder and pancreas have both alpha and beta
receptors
Which bacteria colonies are commonly found in a client's large intestine?
Correct
1
Escherichia coli
,2
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
3
Staphylococcus aureus
4
Haemophilus influenzae - ✔✔Escherichia coli are bacteria that are part of the normal flora in
the large intestine. Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Staphylococcus aureus secretes toxins that damage cells and causes skin infections, pneumonia,
urinary tract infections, acute osteomyelitis, and toxic shock syndrome. Haemophilus influenzae
causes nasopharyngitis, meningitis, and pneumonia.
Test-Taking Tip: Do not worry if you select the same numbered answer repeatedly because
there usually is no pattern to the answers.
Which is the definition of photophobia?
1
Double vision
2
Foreign body sensation
Correct
3
Persistent abnormal intolerance to light
4
, Gradual or sudden inability to see clearly - ✔✔Photophobia is a persistent abnormal
intolerance to light. Diplopia is double vision. Foreign body sensation results in pain. A gradual
or sudden inability to see clearly is called blurred vision.
According to the Erikson's theory, which stage in a young adult describes the development of
the sense of caring for others?
1
Initiative versus guilt
2
Integrity versus despair
Correct
3
Intimacy versus isolation
4
Identity versus role confusion - ✔✔The development of a sense of caring for others in a young
adult occurs at the stage of intimacy versus isolation. During the initiative versus guilt stage, a
child likes to pretend and try out new roles. At the integrity versus despair stage, many older
adults view their lives with a sense of satisfaction. During the identity versus role confusion
stage, a child's identity development begins with the goal of achieving some perspective or
direction.
Test-Taking Tip: Sometimes the reading of a question in the middle or toward the end of an
exam may trigger your mind with the answer or provide an important clue to an earlier
question.
