LATEST HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2026/2027 / HESI
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM BANK AND A COMPREHENSIVE
UPDATED STUDY GUIDE ALL COMPLETE APPROVED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100%
CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION
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1. In the majority culture of America, coughing, sweating, and diarrhea are
symptoms of an illness. For some individuals of Mexican-American origin,
however, these symptoms are a normal part of living. The nurse recognizes that
this is true, probably because Mexican-Americans:
A) have less efficient immune systems and are often ill.
B) consider these symptoms a part of normal living, not symptoms of ill health.
C) come from Mexico and coughing is normal and healthy there.
D) are usually in a lower socioeconomic group and are more likely to be sick.
Answer- B) consider these symptoms a part of normal living, not symptoms of ill
health.
Rationale: Page: 27 The nurse needs to identify the meaning of health to the
patient, remembering that concepts are derived, in part, from the way in which
members of the cultural group define health.
2. Among many Asians there is a belief in the yin/yang theory, rooted in the
ancient Chinese philosophy of Tao. The nurse recognizes which statement that
most accurately reflects "health" in an Asian with this belief?
A) A person is able to work and produce.
B) A person is happy, stable, and feels good.
,C) All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
D) A person is able to care for others and function socially.
Answer- C) All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
Rationale: Page: 21 Many Asians believe in the yin/yang theory, in which health is
believed to exist when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance. The other
statements do not describe this theory.
3. An individual who takes the magic religious perspective of illness and disease is
likely to believe that his or her illness was caused by:
A) germs and viruses.
B) supernatural forces.
C) eating imbalanced foods.
D) an imbalance within his or her spiritual nature.
Answer- B) supernatural forces.
Rationale: Page: 21 The basic premise of the magic religious perspective is that the
world is seen as an arena in which supernatural forces dominate. The fate of the
world and those in it depends on the actions of supernatural forces for good or evil.
The other answers do not reflect the magic religious perspective.
4. If an American Indian has come to the clinic to seek help with regulating her
diabetes, the nurse can expect that she:
,A) will comply with the treatment prescribed.
B) has obviously given up her beliefs in naturalistic causes of disease.
C) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.
D) will need extra help in dealing with her illness and may be experiencing a crisis
of faith.
Answer-- C) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.
Rationale: Page: 23 When self-treatment is unsuccessful, the individual may turn
to the lay or folk healing systems, to spiritual or religious healing, or to scientific
biomedicine. In addition to seeking help from a biomedical or scientific health care
provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers.
5. An elderly Mexican-American woman with traditional beliefs has been admitted
to an inpatient care unit. A culturally-sensitive nurse would:
A) contact the hospital administrator about the best course of action.
B) automatically get a curandero for her because it is not culturally appropriate for
her to request one.
C) further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient assistance in
contacting a curandero or priest if she desires.
D) ask the family what they would like to do because Mexican-Americans
traditionally give control of decisions to their families.
Answer- C) further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient
assistance in contacting a curandero or priest if she desires.
Rationale: Pages: 22-23 In addition to seeking help from the biomedical/scientific
health care provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers.
Some people, such as those of Mexican-American or American Indian origins, may
, believe that the cure is incomplete unless the body, mind, and spirit are also healed
(although the division of the person into parts is a Western concept).
6. In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her
memory later. Which statement is true regarding note-taking?
A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal
behaviors.
B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own pace as the nurse
records what is said.
C) Note-taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from the patient, resulting
in an increased comfort level.
D) Note-taking allows the nurse to break eye contact with the patient, which may
increase his or her level of comfort.
Answer- A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's
nonverbal behaviors.
Rationale: Page: 31 Some use of history forms and note-taking may be
unavoidable. But be aware that note-taking during the interview has disadvantages.
It breaks eye contact too often, and it shifts attention away from the patient, which
diminishes his or her sense of importance. It also may interrupt the patient's
narrative flow, and it impedes the observation of the patient's nonverbal behavior.
7. During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell
me more about that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement?
A) Reflection
B) Facilitation
HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM BANK AND A COMPREHENSIVE
UPDATED STUDY GUIDE ALL COMPLETE APPROVED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100%
CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION
|GUARANTEED PASS A+
1. In the majority culture of America, coughing, sweating, and diarrhea are
symptoms of an illness. For some individuals of Mexican-American origin,
however, these symptoms are a normal part of living. The nurse recognizes that
this is true, probably because Mexican-Americans:
A) have less efficient immune systems and are often ill.
B) consider these symptoms a part of normal living, not symptoms of ill health.
C) come from Mexico and coughing is normal and healthy there.
D) are usually in a lower socioeconomic group and are more likely to be sick.
Answer- B) consider these symptoms a part of normal living, not symptoms of ill
health.
Rationale: Page: 27 The nurse needs to identify the meaning of health to the
patient, remembering that concepts are derived, in part, from the way in which
members of the cultural group define health.
2. Among many Asians there is a belief in the yin/yang theory, rooted in the
ancient Chinese philosophy of Tao. The nurse recognizes which statement that
most accurately reflects "health" in an Asian with this belief?
A) A person is able to work and produce.
B) A person is happy, stable, and feels good.
,C) All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
D) A person is able to care for others and function socially.
Answer- C) All aspects of the person are in perfect balance.
Rationale: Page: 21 Many Asians believe in the yin/yang theory, in which health is
believed to exist when all aspects of the person are in perfect balance. The other
statements do not describe this theory.
3. An individual who takes the magic religious perspective of illness and disease is
likely to believe that his or her illness was caused by:
A) germs and viruses.
B) supernatural forces.
C) eating imbalanced foods.
D) an imbalance within his or her spiritual nature.
Answer- B) supernatural forces.
Rationale: Page: 21 The basic premise of the magic religious perspective is that the
world is seen as an arena in which supernatural forces dominate. The fate of the
world and those in it depends on the actions of supernatural forces for good or evil.
The other answers do not reflect the magic religious perspective.
4. If an American Indian has come to the clinic to seek help with regulating her
diabetes, the nurse can expect that she:
,A) will comply with the treatment prescribed.
B) has obviously given up her beliefs in naturalistic causes of disease.
C) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.
D) will need extra help in dealing with her illness and may be experiencing a crisis
of faith.
Answer-- C) may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man.
Rationale: Page: 23 When self-treatment is unsuccessful, the individual may turn
to the lay or folk healing systems, to spiritual or religious healing, or to scientific
biomedicine. In addition to seeking help from a biomedical or scientific health care
provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers.
5. An elderly Mexican-American woman with traditional beliefs has been admitted
to an inpatient care unit. A culturally-sensitive nurse would:
A) contact the hospital administrator about the best course of action.
B) automatically get a curandero for her because it is not culturally appropriate for
her to request one.
C) further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient assistance in
contacting a curandero or priest if she desires.
D) ask the family what they would like to do because Mexican-Americans
traditionally give control of decisions to their families.
Answer- C) further assess the patient's cultural beliefs and offer the patient
assistance in contacting a curandero or priest if she desires.
Rationale: Pages: 22-23 In addition to seeking help from the biomedical/scientific
health care provider, patients may also seek help from folk or religious healers.
Some people, such as those of Mexican-American or American Indian origins, may
, believe that the cure is incomplete unless the body, mind, and spirit are also healed
(although the division of the person into parts is a Western concept).
6. In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her
memory later. Which statement is true regarding note-taking?
A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal
behaviors.
B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own pace as the nurse
records what is said.
C) Note-taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from the patient, resulting
in an increased comfort level.
D) Note-taking allows the nurse to break eye contact with the patient, which may
increase his or her level of comfort.
Answer- A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's
nonverbal behaviors.
Rationale: Page: 31 Some use of history forms and note-taking may be
unavoidable. But be aware that note-taking during the interview has disadvantages.
It breaks eye contact too often, and it shifts attention away from the patient, which
diminishes his or her sense of importance. It also may interrupt the patient's
narrative flow, and it impedes the observation of the patient's nonverbal behavior.
7. During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell
me more about that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement?
A) Reflection
B) Facilitation
