HESI PREP - HEALTH ASSESSMENT PRACTIC
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cIn can cinterview, cthe cnurse cmay cfind cit cnecessary cto ctake cnotes cto caid chis cor cher cmemory c
cregarding cnote-taking? c
A) cNote-taking cmay cimpede cthe cnurse's cobservation cof cthe cpatient's cnonverbal cbehaviors.
B) cNote-taking callows cthe cpatient cto ccontinue cat chis cor cher cown cpace cas cthe cnurse crecords cw
C) cNote-taking callows cthe cnurse cto cshift cattention caway cfrom cthe cpatient, cresulting cin can cincre
D) cNote-taking callows cthe cnurse cto cbreak ceye ccontact cwith cthe cpatient, cwhich cmay cincrease ch
cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) cNote-taking cmay cimpede cthe cnurse's cobservation cof cthe cpatient's cnonv
Page: c31 cSome cuse cof chistory cforms cand cnote-taking cmay cbe cunavoidable. cBut cbe caware ctha
cinterview chas cdisadvantages. cIt cbreaks ceye ccontact ctoo coften, cand cit cshifts cattention caway cfro
cdiminishes chis cor cher csense cof cimportance. cIt calso cmay cinterrupt cthe cpatient's cnarrative cflow,
cobservation cof cthe cpatient's cnonverbal cbehavior.
2. cDuring can cinterview, cthe cnurse cstates, c"You cmentioned cshortness cof cbreath. cTell cme cmore
cskill cis cused cwith cthis cstatement?
A) cReflection
B) cFacilitation
C) cDirect cquestion
D) cOpen-ended cquestion c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D) cOpen-ended cquestion
,A) cjust cchanging cpositions.
B) cmore ccomfortable cin cthis cposition.
C) ctired cand cneeds ca cbreak cfrom cthe cinterview.
D) cuncomfortable ctalking cabout chis cson's ctreatment. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D) cuncomfortable cta
ctreatment.
Page: c37 cNote cthe cperson's cposition. cAn copen cposition cwith cthe cextension cof clarge cmuscle cg
cphysical ccomfort, cand ca cwillingness cto cshare cinformation. cA cclosed cposition cwith cthe carms can
cdefensive cand canxious. cNote cany cchange cin cposture. cIf ca cperson cin ca crelaxed cposition csudd
cpossible cdiscomfort cwith cthe cnew ctopic.
5. cThe cnurse cis cinterviewing ca cpatient cwho chas ca chearing cimpairment. cWhat ctechniques cwoul
ccommunicating cwith cthis cpatient?
A) cDetermine cthe ccommunication cmethod che cprefers.
B) cAvoid cusing cfacial cand chand cgestures cbecause cmost chearing-impaired cpeople cfind cthis cdeg
C) cRequest ca csign clanguage cinterpreter cbefore cmeeting cwith chim cto chelp cfacilitate cthe ccommu
D) cSpeak cloudly cand cwith cexaggerated cfacial cmovement cwhen ctalking cwith chim cbecause cthis c
cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) cDetermine cthe ccommunication cmethod che cprefers.
Pages: c40-41 cThe cnurse cshould cask cthe cdeaf cperson cthe cpreferred cway cto ccommunicate—by
cwriting. cIf cthe cperson cprefers clip creading, cthen cthe cnurse cshould cbe csure cto cface chim cor cher
clighting con cthe cnurse's cface. cThe cnurse cshould cnot cexaggerate clip cmovements cbecause cthis c
cshouting cdistorts cthe creception cof ca chearing caid cthe cperson cmay cwear. cThe cnurse cshould csp
csupplement chis cor cher cvoice cwith cappropriate chand cgestures cor cpantomime.
6. cThe cnurse cis cperforming ca chealth cinterview con ca cpatient cwho chas ca clanguage cbarrier, cand
cWhich cis cthe cbest cexample cof can cappropriate cquestion cfor cthe cnurse cto cask cin cthis csituation?
A) c"Do cyou ctake cmedicine?"
B) c"Do cyou csterilize cthe cbottles?"
C) c"Do cyou chave cnausea cand cvomiting?"
D) c"You chave cbeen ctaking cyour cmedicine, chaven't cyou?" c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) c"Do cyou ctak
Page: c46 cIn ca csituation cwhere cthere cis ca clanguage cbarrier cand cno cinterpreter cavailable, cuse c
cjargon. cAvoid cusing ccontractions cand cpronouns. cUse cnouns crepeatedly cand cdiscuss cone ctopic
7. cA cfemale cpatient cdoes cnot cspeak cEnglish cwell, cand cthe cnurse cneeds cto cchoose can cinterpr
cwould cbe cthe cmost cappropriate cchoice?
A) cA ctrained cinterpreter
B) cA cmale cfamily cmember
C) cA cfemale cfamily cmember
D) cA cvolunteer ccollege cstudent cfrom cthe cforeign clanguage cstudies cdepartment c- cCORRECT cA
Page: c46 cwhenever cpossible, cthe cnurse cshould cuse ca ctrained cinterpreter, cpreferably cone cwho
cIn cgeneral, can colder, cmore cmature cinterpreter cis cpreferred cto ca cyounger, cless cexperienced con
cpreferred cwhen cpossible.
8. cThe cnurse cis cconducting can cinterview. cWhich cof cthese cstatements cis ctrue cregarding copen-e
cthat capply.
A) cThey celicit ccold cfacts.
B) cThey callow cfor cself-expression.
, E) cAllow cthe cpatient cto csee cthe cmonitor cduring ctyping.
Page: c32 cThe cuse cof ca ccomputer ccan cbecome ca cbarrier. cThe cnurse cshould cbegin cthe cintervie
cpatient, cestablishing crapport, cand ccollecting cthe cpatient's cnarrative cstory cin ca cdirect cface-to-fac
cnarrative cis cfully cexplored cshould cthe cnurse ctype cdata cinto cthe ccomputer. cWhen ctyping, cthe cn
cmonitor cso cthat cthe cpatient ccan csee cit.
10. cDuring can cassessment, cthe cnurse cnotices cthat ca cpatient cis chandling ca csmall ccharm cthat ci
caround chis cneck. cWhich caction cby cthe cnurse cis cappropriate?
A) cAsk cthe cpatient cabout cthe citem cand cits csignificance.
B) cAsk cthe cpatient cto clock cthe citem cwith cother cvaluables cin cthe chospital's csafe.
C) cTell cthe cpatient cthat ca cfamily cmember cshould ctake cvaluables chome.
D) cNo caction cis cnecessary. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) cAsk cthe cpatient cabout cthe citem cand cits cs
Page: c21 cThe cnurse cshould cinquire cabout cthe camulet's cmeaning. cAmulets, csuch cas ccharms, ca
cimportant cmeans cof cprotection cfrom c"evil cspirits" cby csome ccultures.
11. cIn cthe cmajority cculture cof cAmerica, ccoughing, csweating, cand cdiarrhea care csymptoms cof can
cof cMexican-American corigin, chowever, cthese csymptoms care ca cnormal cpart cof cliving. cThe cnurs
cprobably cbecause cMexican-Americans:
A) chave cless cefficient cimmune csystems cand care coften cill.
B) cconsider cthese csymptoms ca cpart cof cnormal cliving, cnot csymptoms cof cill chealth.
C) ccome cfrom cMexico cand ccoughing cis cnormal cand chealthy cthere.
D) care cusually cin ca clower csocioeconomic cgroup cand care cmore clikely cto cbe csick. c- cCORRECT
csymptoms ca cpart cof cnormal cliving, cnot csymptoms cof cill chealth.
Page: c27 cThe cnurse cneeds cto cidentify cthe cmeaning cof chealth cto cthe cpatient, cremembering ctha
cpart, cfrom cthe cway cin cwhich cmembers cof cthe ccultural cgroup cdefine chealth.
12. cAmong cmany cAsians cthere cis ca cbelief cin cthe cyin/yang ctheory, crooted cin cthe cancient cChine
cnurse crecognizes cwhich cstatement cthat cmost caccurately creflects c"health" cin can cAsian cwith cthi
A) cA cperson cis cable cto cwork cand cproduce.
B) cA cperson cis chappy, cstable, cand cfeels cgood.
C) cAll caspects cof cthe cperson care cin cperfect cbalance.
D) cA cperson cis cable cto ccare cfor cothers cand cfunction csocially. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C) cAll casp
cperfect cbalance.
Page: c21 cMany cAsians cbelieve cin cthe cyin/yang ctheory, cin cwhich chealth cis cbelieved cto cexist cw
care cin cperfect cbalance. cThe cother cstatements cdo cnot cdescribe cthis ctheory.
13. cAn cindividual cwho ctakes cthe cmagicoreligious cperspective cof cillness cand cdisease cis clikely ct
cillness cwas ccaused cby:
A) cgerms cand cviruses.
B) csupernatural cforces.
C) ceating cimbalanced cfoods.
D) can cimbalance cwithin chis cor cher cspiritual cnature. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) csupernatural cforce
Page: c21 cThe cbasic cpremise cof cthe cmagicoreligious cperspective cis cthat cthe cworld cis cseen cas
csupernatural cforces cdominate. cThe cfate cof cthe cworld cand cthose cin cit cdepends con cthe cactions
cgood cor cevil. cThe cother canswers cdo cnot creflect cthe cmagicoreligious cperspective.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cIn can cinterview, cthe cnurse cmay cfind cit cnecessary cto ctake cnotes cto caid chis cor cher cmemory c
cregarding cnote-taking? c
A) cNote-taking cmay cimpede cthe cnurse's cobservation cof cthe cpatient's cnonverbal cbehaviors.
B) cNote-taking callows cthe cpatient cto ccontinue cat chis cor cher cown cpace cas cthe cnurse crecords cw
C) cNote-taking callows cthe cnurse cto cshift cattention caway cfrom cthe cpatient, cresulting cin can cincre
D) cNote-taking callows cthe cnurse cto cbreak ceye ccontact cwith cthe cpatient, cwhich cmay cincrease ch
cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) cNote-taking cmay cimpede cthe cnurse's cobservation cof cthe cpatient's cnonv
Page: c31 cSome cuse cof chistory cforms cand cnote-taking cmay cbe cunavoidable. cBut cbe caware ctha
cinterview chas cdisadvantages. cIt cbreaks ceye ccontact ctoo coften, cand cit cshifts cattention caway cfro
cdiminishes chis cor cher csense cof cimportance. cIt calso cmay cinterrupt cthe cpatient's cnarrative cflow,
cobservation cof cthe cpatient's cnonverbal cbehavior.
2. cDuring can cinterview, cthe cnurse cstates, c"You cmentioned cshortness cof cbreath. cTell cme cmore
cskill cis cused cwith cthis cstatement?
A) cReflection
B) cFacilitation
C) cDirect cquestion
D) cOpen-ended cquestion c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D) cOpen-ended cquestion
,A) cjust cchanging cpositions.
B) cmore ccomfortable cin cthis cposition.
C) ctired cand cneeds ca cbreak cfrom cthe cinterview.
D) cuncomfortable ctalking cabout chis cson's ctreatment. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔D) cuncomfortable cta
ctreatment.
Page: c37 cNote cthe cperson's cposition. cAn copen cposition cwith cthe cextension cof clarge cmuscle cg
cphysical ccomfort, cand ca cwillingness cto cshare cinformation. cA cclosed cposition cwith cthe carms can
cdefensive cand canxious. cNote cany cchange cin cposture. cIf ca cperson cin ca crelaxed cposition csudd
cpossible cdiscomfort cwith cthe cnew ctopic.
5. cThe cnurse cis cinterviewing ca cpatient cwho chas ca chearing cimpairment. cWhat ctechniques cwoul
ccommunicating cwith cthis cpatient?
A) cDetermine cthe ccommunication cmethod che cprefers.
B) cAvoid cusing cfacial cand chand cgestures cbecause cmost chearing-impaired cpeople cfind cthis cdeg
C) cRequest ca csign clanguage cinterpreter cbefore cmeeting cwith chim cto chelp cfacilitate cthe ccommu
D) cSpeak cloudly cand cwith cexaggerated cfacial cmovement cwhen ctalking cwith chim cbecause cthis c
cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) cDetermine cthe ccommunication cmethod che cprefers.
Pages: c40-41 cThe cnurse cshould cask cthe cdeaf cperson cthe cpreferred cway cto ccommunicate—by
cwriting. cIf cthe cperson cprefers clip creading, cthen cthe cnurse cshould cbe csure cto cface chim cor cher
clighting con cthe cnurse's cface. cThe cnurse cshould cnot cexaggerate clip cmovements cbecause cthis c
cshouting cdistorts cthe creception cof ca chearing caid cthe cperson cmay cwear. cThe cnurse cshould csp
csupplement chis cor cher cvoice cwith cappropriate chand cgestures cor cpantomime.
6. cThe cnurse cis cperforming ca chealth cinterview con ca cpatient cwho chas ca clanguage cbarrier, cand
cWhich cis cthe cbest cexample cof can cappropriate cquestion cfor cthe cnurse cto cask cin cthis csituation?
A) c"Do cyou ctake cmedicine?"
B) c"Do cyou csterilize cthe cbottles?"
C) c"Do cyou chave cnausea cand cvomiting?"
D) c"You chave cbeen ctaking cyour cmedicine, chaven't cyou?" c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) c"Do cyou ctak
Page: c46 cIn ca csituation cwhere cthere cis ca clanguage cbarrier cand cno cinterpreter cavailable, cuse c
cjargon. cAvoid cusing ccontractions cand cpronouns. cUse cnouns crepeatedly cand cdiscuss cone ctopic
7. cA cfemale cpatient cdoes cnot cspeak cEnglish cwell, cand cthe cnurse cneeds cto cchoose can cinterpr
cwould cbe cthe cmost cappropriate cchoice?
A) cA ctrained cinterpreter
B) cA cmale cfamily cmember
C) cA cfemale cfamily cmember
D) cA cvolunteer ccollege cstudent cfrom cthe cforeign clanguage cstudies cdepartment c- cCORRECT cA
Page: c46 cwhenever cpossible, cthe cnurse cshould cuse ca ctrained cinterpreter, cpreferably cone cwho
cIn cgeneral, can colder, cmore cmature cinterpreter cis cpreferred cto ca cyounger, cless cexperienced con
cpreferred cwhen cpossible.
8. cThe cnurse cis cconducting can cinterview. cWhich cof cthese cstatements cis ctrue cregarding copen-e
cthat capply.
A) cThey celicit ccold cfacts.
B) cThey callow cfor cself-expression.
, E) cAllow cthe cpatient cto csee cthe cmonitor cduring ctyping.
Page: c32 cThe cuse cof ca ccomputer ccan cbecome ca cbarrier. cThe cnurse cshould cbegin cthe cintervie
cpatient, cestablishing crapport, cand ccollecting cthe cpatient's cnarrative cstory cin ca cdirect cface-to-fac
cnarrative cis cfully cexplored cshould cthe cnurse ctype cdata cinto cthe ccomputer. cWhen ctyping, cthe cn
cmonitor cso cthat cthe cpatient ccan csee cit.
10. cDuring can cassessment, cthe cnurse cnotices cthat ca cpatient cis chandling ca csmall ccharm cthat ci
caround chis cneck. cWhich caction cby cthe cnurse cis cappropriate?
A) cAsk cthe cpatient cabout cthe citem cand cits csignificance.
B) cAsk cthe cpatient cto clock cthe citem cwith cother cvaluables cin cthe chospital's csafe.
C) cTell cthe cpatient cthat ca cfamily cmember cshould ctake cvaluables chome.
D) cNo caction cis cnecessary. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A) cAsk cthe cpatient cabout cthe citem cand cits cs
Page: c21 cThe cnurse cshould cinquire cabout cthe camulet's cmeaning. cAmulets, csuch cas ccharms, ca
cimportant cmeans cof cprotection cfrom c"evil cspirits" cby csome ccultures.
11. cIn cthe cmajority cculture cof cAmerica, ccoughing, csweating, cand cdiarrhea care csymptoms cof can
cof cMexican-American corigin, chowever, cthese csymptoms care ca cnormal cpart cof cliving. cThe cnurs
cprobably cbecause cMexican-Americans:
A) chave cless cefficient cimmune csystems cand care coften cill.
B) cconsider cthese csymptoms ca cpart cof cnormal cliving, cnot csymptoms cof cill chealth.
C) ccome cfrom cMexico cand ccoughing cis cnormal cand chealthy cthere.
D) care cusually cin ca clower csocioeconomic cgroup cand care cmore clikely cto cbe csick. c- cCORRECT
csymptoms ca cpart cof cnormal cliving, cnot csymptoms cof cill chealth.
Page: c27 cThe cnurse cneeds cto cidentify cthe cmeaning cof chealth cto cthe cpatient, cremembering ctha
cpart, cfrom cthe cway cin cwhich cmembers cof cthe ccultural cgroup cdefine chealth.
12. cAmong cmany cAsians cthere cis ca cbelief cin cthe cyin/yang ctheory, crooted cin cthe cancient cChine
cnurse crecognizes cwhich cstatement cthat cmost caccurately creflects c"health" cin can cAsian cwith cthi
A) cA cperson cis cable cto cwork cand cproduce.
B) cA cperson cis chappy, cstable, cand cfeels cgood.
C) cAll caspects cof cthe cperson care cin cperfect cbalance.
D) cA cperson cis cable cto ccare cfor cothers cand cfunction csocially. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔C) cAll casp
cperfect cbalance.
Page: c21 cMany cAsians cbelieve cin cthe cyin/yang ctheory, cin cwhich chealth cis cbelieved cto cexist cw
care cin cperfect cbalance. cThe cother cstatements cdo cnot cdescribe cthis ctheory.
13. cAn cindividual cwho ctakes cthe cmagicoreligious cperspective cof cillness cand cdisease cis clikely ct
cillness cwas ccaused cby:
A) cgerms cand cviruses.
B) csupernatural cforces.
C) ceating cimbalanced cfoods.
D) can cimbalance cwithin chis cor cher cspiritual cnature. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔B) csupernatural cforce
Page: c21 cThe cbasic cpremise cof cthe cmagicoreligious cperspective cis cthat cthe cworld cis cseen cas
csupernatural cforces cdominate. cThe cfate cof cthe cworld cand cthose cin cit cdepends con cthe cactions
cgood cor cevil. cThe cother canswers cdo cnot creflect cthe cmagicoreligious cperspective.
