HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
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Title: HESI Health Assessment Exam – 200 MCQ Revision Set
Description: Comprehensive multiple-choice questions covering all body systems,
techniques, and nursing considerations for the HESI Health Assessment exam.
Keywords: HESI, Health Assessment, Nursing, Physical Exam, Inspection, Palpation,
Percussion, Auscultation, Review, 2025
1. Which technique is used first during a physical assessment?
A. Palpation
B. Percussion
C. Inspection ✅
D. Auscultation
,2. The nurse is assessing a client with suspected appendicitis. Which sign indicates
rebound tenderness?
A. Blumberg's sign ✅
B. Murphy's sign
C. McBurney's point
D. Rovsing's sign
3. Which sound is heard during percussion over the lungs?
A. Tympany
B. Dullness
C. Resonance ✅
D. Flatness
4. What is the normal range for adult resting heart rate?
A. 40–60 bpm
B. 60–100 bpm ✅
C. 100–120 bpm
D. 120–140 bpm
5. Which cranial nerve is assessed by asking the client to smile and frown?
A. CN V
B. CN VII ✅
C. CN IX
D. CN X
6. The nurse notes a client has a positive Babinski sign. This indicates:
A. Normal finding in adults
B. Corticospinal tract damage ✅
C. Peripheral neuropathy
D. Cerebellar dysfunction
7. Which assessment finding is expected in a client with dehydration?
A. Bounding pulse
,B. Moist mucous membranes
C. Poor skin turgor ✅
D. Peripheral edema
8. What is the correct order for abdominal assessment?
A. Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
B. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation ✅
C. Auscultation, inspection, palpation, percussion
D. Palpation, percussion, auscultation, inspection
9. Which test assesses hearing by placing a vibrating tuning fork on the mastoid
bone?
A. Weber test
B. Rinne test ✅
C. Whisper test
D. Romberg test
10. A client has a blood pressure of 150/90 mmHg. This is classified as:
A. Normal
B. Elevated
C. Stage 1 hypertension ✅
D. Stage 2 hypertension
11. Which finding is abnormal when assessing the thyroid gland?
A. Smooth, non-tender
B. Symmetrical
C. Nodule present ✅
D. Moves with swallowing
12. The nurse is testing for cerebellar function. Which test is used?
A. Finger-to-nose test ✅
B. Babinski reflex
, C. Deep tendon reflexes
D. Graphesthesia
13. Which breath sound is described as low-pitched, rumbling, and heard over the
trachea?
A. Vesicular
B. Bronchial
C. Bronchovesicular
D. Tracheal ✅
14. What is the normal pupillary response to light?
A. Dilation
B. Constriction ✅
C. No change
D. Ptosis
15. Which term describes difficulty swallowing?
A. Dysphasia
B. Dysphagia ✅
C. Aphagia
D. Aphasia
16. The nurse assesses capillary refill time. What is considered normal?
A. <1 second
B. <3 seconds ✅
C. 3–5 seconds
D. >5 seconds
17. Which condition is indicated by a positive Murphy's sign?
A. Appendicitis
B. Cholecystitis ✅
C. Pancreatitis
D. Diverticulitis
NEXT GENERATION EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | PROFESSOR VERIFIED |
BRANDNEW!!!
Title: HESI Health Assessment Exam – 200 MCQ Revision Set
Description: Comprehensive multiple-choice questions covering all body systems,
techniques, and nursing considerations for the HESI Health Assessment exam.
Keywords: HESI, Health Assessment, Nursing, Physical Exam, Inspection, Palpation,
Percussion, Auscultation, Review, 2025
1. Which technique is used first during a physical assessment?
A. Palpation
B. Percussion
C. Inspection ✅
D. Auscultation
,2. The nurse is assessing a client with suspected appendicitis. Which sign indicates
rebound tenderness?
A. Blumberg's sign ✅
B. Murphy's sign
C. McBurney's point
D. Rovsing's sign
3. Which sound is heard during percussion over the lungs?
A. Tympany
B. Dullness
C. Resonance ✅
D. Flatness
4. What is the normal range for adult resting heart rate?
A. 40–60 bpm
B. 60–100 bpm ✅
C. 100–120 bpm
D. 120–140 bpm
5. Which cranial nerve is assessed by asking the client to smile and frown?
A. CN V
B. CN VII ✅
C. CN IX
D. CN X
6. The nurse notes a client has a positive Babinski sign. This indicates:
A. Normal finding in adults
B. Corticospinal tract damage ✅
C. Peripheral neuropathy
D. Cerebellar dysfunction
7. Which assessment finding is expected in a client with dehydration?
A. Bounding pulse
,B. Moist mucous membranes
C. Poor skin turgor ✅
D. Peripheral edema
8. What is the correct order for abdominal assessment?
A. Inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
B. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation ✅
C. Auscultation, inspection, palpation, percussion
D. Palpation, percussion, auscultation, inspection
9. Which test assesses hearing by placing a vibrating tuning fork on the mastoid
bone?
A. Weber test
B. Rinne test ✅
C. Whisper test
D. Romberg test
10. A client has a blood pressure of 150/90 mmHg. This is classified as:
A. Normal
B. Elevated
C. Stage 1 hypertension ✅
D. Stage 2 hypertension
11. Which finding is abnormal when assessing the thyroid gland?
A. Smooth, non-tender
B. Symmetrical
C. Nodule present ✅
D. Moves with swallowing
12. The nurse is testing for cerebellar function. Which test is used?
A. Finger-to-nose test ✅
B. Babinski reflex
, C. Deep tendon reflexes
D. Graphesthesia
13. Which breath sound is described as low-pitched, rumbling, and heard over the
trachea?
A. Vesicular
B. Bronchial
C. Bronchovesicular
D. Tracheal ✅
14. What is the normal pupillary response to light?
A. Dilation
B. Constriction ✅
C. No change
D. Ptosis
15. Which term describes difficulty swallowing?
A. Dysphasia
B. Dysphagia ✅
C. Aphagia
D. Aphasia
16. The nurse assesses capillary refill time. What is considered normal?
A. <1 second
B. <3 seconds ✅
C. 3–5 seconds
D. >5 seconds
17. Which condition is indicated by a positive Murphy's sign?
A. Appendicitis
B. Cholecystitis ✅
C. Pancreatitis
D. Diverticulitis
