Advanced Health Assessment HESI EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
NEWEST VERSION
Description: This revision set covers Advanced Health Assessment key concepts for
the HESI exam, including history taking, physical examination techniques, system-
based assessments, differential diagnosis, and clinical reasoning. Each question
includes the correct answer marked with ✅.
Keywords: Advanced Health Assessment, HESI, 2026, 2027, MCQ, revision, physical
exam, differential diagnosis, clinical reasoning, nursing.
1. Which technique is used to assess the density of underlying tissues during
percussion?
A. Auscultation
B. Palpation
C. Percussion ✅
D. Inspection
2. What is the correct order of abdominal assessment?
A. Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
B. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation ✅
,C. Auscultation, inspection, palpation, percussion
D. Palpation, percussion, auscultation, inspection
3. Which sound is heard over normal lung tissue during percussion?
A. Tympany
B. Dullness
C. Resonance ✅
D. Flatness
4. Which cranial nerve is assessed by asking the patient to shrug their shoulders?
A. CN IX
B. CN X
C. CN XI ✅
D. CN XII
5. What does a positive Babinski sign in an adult indicate?
A. Normal finding
B. Upper motor neuron lesion ✅
C. Lower motor neuron lesion
D. Cerebellar dysfunction
6. Which assessment finding is expected in a patient with dehydration?
A. Moist mucous membranes
B. Poor skin turgor ✅
C. Bounding pulses
D. Jugular venous distention
7. Which heart sound is associated with the closure of the semilunar valves?
A. S1
B. S2 ✅
C. S3
D. S4
, 8. What is the normal range for adult resting heart rate?
A. 40–60 bpm
B. 60–100 bpm ✅
C. 100–120 bpm
D. 120–140 bpm
9. Which finding indicates increased intracranial pressure in an adult?
A. Dilated pupils
B. Sunrise eyes
C. Papilledema ✅
D. Constricted pupils
10. Which test assesses for carpal tunnel syndrome?
A. Phalen’s test ✅
B. McMurray’s test
C. Lachman’s test
D. Thomas test
11. What is the purpose of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)?
A. Assess motor strength
B. Evaluate cognitive function ✅
C. Test cranial nerves
D. Assess deep tendon reflexes
12. Which breath sound is described as high-pitched and discontinuous?
A. Wheeze
B. Rhonchi
C. Crackles ✅
D. Stridor
13. Which condition is associated with a barrel-shaped chest?
A. Pneumonia
B. COPD ✅
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
NEWEST VERSION
Description: This revision set covers Advanced Health Assessment key concepts for
the HESI exam, including history taking, physical examination techniques, system-
based assessments, differential diagnosis, and clinical reasoning. Each question
includes the correct answer marked with ✅.
Keywords: Advanced Health Assessment, HESI, 2026, 2027, MCQ, revision, physical
exam, differential diagnosis, clinical reasoning, nursing.
1. Which technique is used to assess the density of underlying tissues during
percussion?
A. Auscultation
B. Palpation
C. Percussion ✅
D. Inspection
2. What is the correct order of abdominal assessment?
A. Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
B. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation ✅
,C. Auscultation, inspection, palpation, percussion
D. Palpation, percussion, auscultation, inspection
3. Which sound is heard over normal lung tissue during percussion?
A. Tympany
B. Dullness
C. Resonance ✅
D. Flatness
4. Which cranial nerve is assessed by asking the patient to shrug their shoulders?
A. CN IX
B. CN X
C. CN XI ✅
D. CN XII
5. What does a positive Babinski sign in an adult indicate?
A. Normal finding
B. Upper motor neuron lesion ✅
C. Lower motor neuron lesion
D. Cerebellar dysfunction
6. Which assessment finding is expected in a patient with dehydration?
A. Moist mucous membranes
B. Poor skin turgor ✅
C. Bounding pulses
D. Jugular venous distention
7. Which heart sound is associated with the closure of the semilunar valves?
A. S1
B. S2 ✅
C. S3
D. S4
, 8. What is the normal range for adult resting heart rate?
A. 40–60 bpm
B. 60–100 bpm ✅
C. 100–120 bpm
D. 120–140 bpm
9. Which finding indicates increased intracranial pressure in an adult?
A. Dilated pupils
B. Sunrise eyes
C. Papilledema ✅
D. Constricted pupils
10. Which test assesses for carpal tunnel syndrome?
A. Phalen’s test ✅
B. McMurray’s test
C. Lachman’s test
D. Thomas test
11. What is the purpose of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)?
A. Assess motor strength
B. Evaluate cognitive function ✅
C. Test cranial nerves
D. Assess deep tendon reflexes
12. Which breath sound is described as high-pitched and discontinuous?
A. Wheeze
B. Rhonchi
C. Crackles ✅
D. Stridor
13. Which condition is associated with a barrel-shaped chest?
A. Pneumonia
B. COPD ✅
