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HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI 2026-
COMPLETE EXAM SET|QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
SOAP modified format - correct-answer -Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on paper - correct-answer -
Permanent black ink
What is the correct order for vital signs - correct-answer -T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt
position, SPO2
What should be at the top of every page of documentation - correct-answer -
Patient initials and date and time of entry
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What should be at the end of every documentation entry - correct-answer -
Interviewers signature
How do you correct a mistake in documentation - correct-answer -1) Draw a single
line through the incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry
Documentation tips - correct-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
Normal oral temp range - correct-answer -96.4 - 99.1 F
Febrile - correct-answer -With fever
Afebrile - correct-answer -Without fever
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Hyperthermia symptoms - correct-answer -1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
Most common and easy method of assessing temperature - correct-answer -Oral
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core temperature - correct-
answer -1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature - correct-answer -
axillary
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature readings - correct-
answer -Patients with increased HR
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Preferred method of taking infants and small children's temperatures - correct-
answer -Rectal
Pulse deficit - correct-answer -- Difference between apical peripheral pulse
Pulse amplitude scale - correct-answer -0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical assessment? - correct-answer
-1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
Normal heart rate in resting adult - correct-answer -60 to 100 bpm
HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI 2026-
COMPLETE EXAM SET|QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
SOAP modified format - correct-answer -Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on paper - correct-answer -
Permanent black ink
What is the correct order for vital signs - correct-answer -T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt
position, SPO2
What should be at the top of every page of documentation - correct-answer -
Patient initials and date and time of entry
,2|Page
What should be at the end of every documentation entry - correct-answer -
Interviewers signature
How do you correct a mistake in documentation - correct-answer -1) Draw a single
line through the incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry
Documentation tips - correct-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
Normal oral temp range - correct-answer -96.4 - 99.1 F
Febrile - correct-answer -With fever
Afebrile - correct-answer -Without fever
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Hyperthermia symptoms - correct-answer -1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
Most common and easy method of assessing temperature - correct-answer -Oral
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core temperature - correct-
answer -1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature - correct-answer -
axillary
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature readings - correct-
answer -Patients with increased HR
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Preferred method of taking infants and small children's temperatures - correct-
answer -Rectal
Pulse deficit - correct-answer -- Difference between apical peripheral pulse
Pulse amplitude scale - correct-answer -0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical assessment? - correct-answer
-1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
Normal heart rate in resting adult - correct-answer -60 to 100 bpm
