HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. SOAP modified format
Answer:
Subjective Objective Assessment Plan

Question:
2. What color ink should be used when documenting on paper
Answer:
Permanent black ink

Question:
3. What is the correct order for vital signs
Answer:
T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2

Question:
4. What should be at the top of every page of documentation
Answer:
Patient initials and date and time of entry

Question:
5. What should be at the end of every documentation entry
Answer:
Interviewers signature

Question:
6. How do you correct a mistake in documentation
Answer:
1) Draw a single line through the incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry

Question:
7. Documentation tips
Answer:
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

Question:
8. Normal oral temp range

,Answer:
96.4 - 99.1 F

Question:
9. Febrile
Answer:
With fever

Question:
10. Afebrile
Answer:
Without fever

Question:
11. Hyperthermia symptoms
Answer:
1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume

Question:
12. Most common and easy method of assessing temperature
Answer:
Oral

Question:
13. What methods of assessing temperature reflects core temperature
Answer:
1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery

Question:
14. What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature
Answer:
axillary

Question:
15. Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature readings
Answer:
Patients with increased HR

Question:
16. Preferred method of taking infants and small children's temperatures
Answer:
Rectal

,Question:
17. Pulse deficit
Answer:
- Difference between apical peripheral pulse

Question:
18. Pulse amplitude scale
Answer:
0 = no pulse 1 = diminished, weak 2 = normal and expected 3 = full or strong 4 = bounding

Question:
19. Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical assessment?
Answer:
1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis

Question:
20. Normal heart rate in resting adult
Answer:
60 to 100 bpm

Question:
21. Well trained athletes heart rate
Answer:
Heart rate less than 60 bpm

Question:
22. When is it normal for someone to have a rapid heart rate over 100 bpm
Answer:
Someone with anxiety and right after exercise

Question:
23. Eupnea
Answer:
Normal RR, rhythm and depth

Question:
24. Normal SPO2 value
Answer:
95-100%

Question:
25. What level is poor oxygenation

, Answer:
below 90%

Question:
26. Systolic BP
Answer:
Maximum pressure on the artery during ventricular contraction

Question:
27. Diastolic BP
Answer:
Resting pressure during ventricular filling

Question:
28. Pulse pressure
Answer:
Difference between systolic and diastolic

Question:
29. Stroke volume
Answer:
Amount of blood ejected with each beat

Question:
30. How does age affect BP
Answer:
BP increases with age

Question:
31. What BP is pre hypertensive?
Answer:
Sustained BP over 120/80

Question:
32. What extremities should you avoid taking a BP in
Answer:
Extremities with IV lines, invasive lines, history of mastectomy/lymph node issues

Question:
33. Orthostatic hypertension