HESI FINAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
1. Which objective on a microscope would be used first when focusing a
slide? - ANSWER-Low power
2. What type of collection technique would be used to collect a sterile
urine specimen? - ANSWER-Bladder catherization
3. When should a capillary puncture be used for withdrawal of blood?
(Select all that apply.) - ANSWER-Very small veins, skin irritations or
burns, and minimal blood volume reduction is desired.
4. Which white blood cell is the largest in size and can leave the
bloodstream and enter the tissues as a macrophage? - ANSWER-
Neutrophil
5. Which tube should a medical assistant (MA) use during phlebotomy, if
the physician has ordered a complete blood count (CBC) on a patient?
- ANSWER-Lavender
6. A patient with diabetes self-administers insulin on a daily basis, and
has done so since childhood. How is this patient's diabetes classified?
- ANSWER-IV
7. Which blood type is the universal recipient? - ANSWER-O
8. What color would gram negative bacteria appear on a slide stained
with Gram's stain? - ANSWER-Pink/red
,9. Which granulocyte white blood cell has a nucleus that is immature and
non-segmented? The nucleus stains dark purple and is shaped like the
letter "C." - ANSWER-Band cell
10. Which flu was termed H1N1 flu in 2009? - ANSWER-Swine
11. What structure of the ear is responsible for balance? - ANSWER-
Labyrinth
12. What should the medical assistant (MA) do in order to correctly
identify the patient? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER-Ask the patient
to state his/her full name. Ask the patient to state his/her date of birth
13. What tool would the medical assistant (MA) use to assess a
patient's color vision? - ANSWER-Ishihara color blindness book
14. According to the Department of Health and Human Services,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what is the recommended
schedule for a newborn to receive the series of hepatitis B
immunizations? - ANSWER-Birth, 1 or 2 months later, no earlier than
24 weeks of age
15. What has caused an increase in the need for liver transplants in
the United States? - ANSWER-Hep C
16. Which is considered to be an occupational disease in the United
States? - ANSWER-Pneumoconiosis
17. Which could result in the birth of identical twins? - ANSWER-One
ovum fertilized by one sperm
, 18. What is a list of questions that must be answered under oath, by
parties named in a lawsuit, before a trial begins? - ANSWER-
Interrogatories
19. Which are factors in determining if a minor is emancipated?
(Select all that apply.) - ANSWER-married, self supporting, member of
armed forces
20. Which best describes the appropriate way to lift a box using
good body mechanics? - ANSWER-Bend knees and grasp the box
firmly.
21. Which is true of a palliative medication? - ANSWER-Does not
cure a disease or illness. Reduces the symptoms of an illness.
22. Where is medication placed, if the medication is administered by
buccal route? - ANSWER-Between the cheek and gums.
23. Which gauge injection needle has the largest lumen? - ANSWER-
18
24. Which injection technique would be appropriate to teach a
patient for routine insulin injection? - ANSWER-Subcut
25. What is recommended for a patient who has fainted? - ANSWER-
Raise the patient's legs above the level of the heart
26. Which is an ultrasound examination of the heart? - ANSWER-
Echocardiogram.
ANSWERS
1. Which objective on a microscope would be used first when focusing a
slide? - ANSWER-Low power
2. What type of collection technique would be used to collect a sterile
urine specimen? - ANSWER-Bladder catherization
3. When should a capillary puncture be used for withdrawal of blood?
(Select all that apply.) - ANSWER-Very small veins, skin irritations or
burns, and minimal blood volume reduction is desired.
4. Which white blood cell is the largest in size and can leave the
bloodstream and enter the tissues as a macrophage? - ANSWER-
Neutrophil
5. Which tube should a medical assistant (MA) use during phlebotomy, if
the physician has ordered a complete blood count (CBC) on a patient?
- ANSWER-Lavender
6. A patient with diabetes self-administers insulin on a daily basis, and
has done so since childhood. How is this patient's diabetes classified?
- ANSWER-IV
7. Which blood type is the universal recipient? - ANSWER-O
8. What color would gram negative bacteria appear on a slide stained
with Gram's stain? - ANSWER-Pink/red
,9. Which granulocyte white blood cell has a nucleus that is immature and
non-segmented? The nucleus stains dark purple and is shaped like the
letter "C." - ANSWER-Band cell
10. Which flu was termed H1N1 flu in 2009? - ANSWER-Swine
11. What structure of the ear is responsible for balance? - ANSWER-
Labyrinth
12. What should the medical assistant (MA) do in order to correctly
identify the patient? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWER-Ask the patient
to state his/her full name. Ask the patient to state his/her date of birth
13. What tool would the medical assistant (MA) use to assess a
patient's color vision? - ANSWER-Ishihara color blindness book
14. According to the Department of Health and Human Services,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what is the recommended
schedule for a newborn to receive the series of hepatitis B
immunizations? - ANSWER-Birth, 1 or 2 months later, no earlier than
24 weeks of age
15. What has caused an increase in the need for liver transplants in
the United States? - ANSWER-Hep C
16. Which is considered to be an occupational disease in the United
States? - ANSWER-Pneumoconiosis
17. Which could result in the birth of identical twins? - ANSWER-One
ovum fertilized by one sperm
, 18. What is a list of questions that must be answered under oath, by
parties named in a lawsuit, before a trial begins? - ANSWER-
Interrogatories
19. Which are factors in determining if a minor is emancipated?
(Select all that apply.) - ANSWER-married, self supporting, member of
armed forces
20. Which best describes the appropriate way to lift a box using
good body mechanics? - ANSWER-Bend knees and grasp the box
firmly.
21. Which is true of a palliative medication? - ANSWER-Does not
cure a disease or illness. Reduces the symptoms of an illness.
22. Where is medication placed, if the medication is administered by
buccal route? - ANSWER-Between the cheek and gums.
23. Which gauge injection needle has the largest lumen? - ANSWER-
18
24. Which injection technique would be appropriate to teach a
patient for routine insulin injection? - ANSWER-Subcut
25. What is recommended for a patient who has fainted? - ANSWER-
Raise the patient's legs above the level of the heart
26. Which is an ultrasound examination of the heart? - ANSWER-
Echocardiogram.
