Nightingale College BSN 246
Health Assessment HESI Exam
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Graded Answers Latest Updated 2026
SOAP modified format Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on Permanent black ink
paper
What is the correct order for vital signs T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2
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8
, What should be at the top of every page of Patient initials and date and time of entry
documentation
What should be at the end of every documentation Interviewers signature
entry
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 volume
Most common and easy method of assessing Oral
temperature
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core 1) Oral
temperature 2)Rectal
3)Tympanic
4)Temporal Artery
What is the least accurate method of assessing axillary
temperature
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal Patients with increased HR
temperature readings
Preferred method of taking infants and small children's Rectal
temperatures
Pulse deficit - Difference between apical peripheral pulse
Pulse amplitude scale 0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical 1) Apical
assessment? 2)Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
2/
8
Health Assessment HESI Exam
Questions Verified and Provided with A+
Graded Answers Latest Updated 2026
SOAP modified format Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on Permanent black ink
paper
What is the correct order for vital signs T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2
1/
8
, What should be at the top of every page of Patient initials and date and time of entry
documentation
What should be at the end of every documentation Interviewers signature
entry
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 volume
Most common and easy method of assessing Oral
temperature
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core 1) Oral
temperature 2)Rectal
3)Tympanic
4)Temporal Artery
What is the least accurate method of assessing axillary
temperature
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal Patients with increased HR
temperature readings
Preferred method of taking infants and small children's Rectal
temperatures
Pulse deficit - Difference between apical peripheral pulse
Pulse amplitude scale 0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical 1) Apical
assessment? 2)Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
2/
8
