HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED
VERSION 2026 EDITION |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND
NEW!) |FULL REVISED EXAM
A nurse is preparing to assess a client’s peripheral pulses. Which pulse
site should the nurse use to assess the client’s circulation to the foot?
A. Popliteal
B. Femoral
D. Dorsalis pedals – CORRECT ANSWER
During a cardiac assessment, the nurse notes a thrill at the second
intercostal space, left sternal border. This finding is most consistent with
which condition?
A. Mitral stenosis
B. Aortic regurgitation
,C. Pulmonic stenosis – CORRECT ANSWER
D. Tricuspid insufficiency
A client reports chest pain that worsens with deep breathing and lying
flat, but improves with leaning forward. The nurse should suspect which
condition?
A. Pericarditis – CORRECT ANSWER
B. Myocardial infarction
C. Pneumothorax
D. Angina pectoris
When auscultating breath sounds, the nurse hears high-pitched, loud,
hollow sounds over the trachea. These are best described as:
A. Vesicular
B. Broncho vesicular
,C. Bronchial – CORRECT ANSWER
D. Crackles
A nurse palpates a client’s radial pulse and finds it irregular. What
should the nurse do next?
A. Auscultate the apical pulse for one full minute – CORRECT
ANSWER
B. Count the radial pulse for 30 seconds and multiply by 2
C. Compare with the brachial pulse
D. Document as tachycardia
Which finding during a neurological assessment is the earliest sign of
increased intracranial pressure?
A. Change in level of consciousness – CORRECT ANSWER
B. Pupil dilation
C. DE cerebrate posturing
, D. Bradycardia
A nurse assesses a client’s skin and notes a flat, no palpable,
circumscribed area of color change. This is correctly documented as:
A. Macule – CORRECT ANSWER
B. Papule
C. Nodule
D. Vesicle
During a head and neck assessment, the nurse palpates an enlarged,
tender, movable lymph node in the anterior cervical chain. This most
likely indicates:
A. Malignancy
B. Local infection – CORRECT ANSWER
C. Hodgkin’s lymphoma
QUESTIONS & STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED
VERSION 2026 EDITION |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND
NEW!) |FULL REVISED EXAM
A nurse is preparing to assess a client’s peripheral pulses. Which pulse
site should the nurse use to assess the client’s circulation to the foot?
A. Popliteal
B. Femoral
D. Dorsalis pedals – CORRECT ANSWER
During a cardiac assessment, the nurse notes a thrill at the second
intercostal space, left sternal border. This finding is most consistent with
which condition?
A. Mitral stenosis
B. Aortic regurgitation
,C. Pulmonic stenosis – CORRECT ANSWER
D. Tricuspid insufficiency
A client reports chest pain that worsens with deep breathing and lying
flat, but improves with leaning forward. The nurse should suspect which
condition?
A. Pericarditis – CORRECT ANSWER
B. Myocardial infarction
C. Pneumothorax
D. Angina pectoris
When auscultating breath sounds, the nurse hears high-pitched, loud,
hollow sounds over the trachea. These are best described as:
A. Vesicular
B. Broncho vesicular
,C. Bronchial – CORRECT ANSWER
D. Crackles
A nurse palpates a client’s radial pulse and finds it irregular. What
should the nurse do next?
A. Auscultate the apical pulse for one full minute – CORRECT
ANSWER
B. Count the radial pulse for 30 seconds and multiply by 2
C. Compare with the brachial pulse
D. Document as tachycardia
Which finding during a neurological assessment is the earliest sign of
increased intracranial pressure?
A. Change in level of consciousness – CORRECT ANSWER
B. Pupil dilation
C. DE cerebrate posturing
, D. Bradycardia
A nurse assesses a client’s skin and notes a flat, no palpable,
circumscribed area of color change. This is correctly documented as:
A. Macule – CORRECT ANSWER
B. Papule
C. Nodule
D. Vesicle
During a head and neck assessment, the nurse palpates an enlarged,
tender, movable lymph node in the anterior cervical chain. This most
likely indicates:
A. Malignancy
B. Local infection – CORRECT ANSWER
C. Hodgkin’s lymphoma
