Health Assessment HESI Exam 2026
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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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
What should be at the end of every documentation entry - Correct answer-
Interviewers signature
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,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
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
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,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
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
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, 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
Well trained athletes heart rate - Correct answer-Heart rate less than 60 bpm
When is it normal for someone to have a rapid heart rate over 100 bpm - Correct
answer-Someone with anxiety and right after exercise
Eupnea - Correct answer-Normal RR, rhythm and depth
Normal SPO2 value - Correct answer-95-100%
What level is poor oxygenation - Correct answer-below 90%
Systolic BP - Correct answer-Maximum pressure on the artery during ventricular
contraction
Diastolic BP - Correct answer-Resting pressure during ventricular filling
Pulse pressure - Correct answer-Difference between systolic and diastolic
Stroke volume - Correct answer-Amount of blood ejected with each beat
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Guaranteed
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
What should be at the end of every documentation entry - Correct answer-
Interviewers signature
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVE 1
,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
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
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,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
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
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, 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
Well trained athletes heart rate - Correct answer-Heart rate less than 60 bpm
When is it normal for someone to have a rapid heart rate over 100 bpm - Correct
answer-Someone with anxiety and right after exercise
Eupnea - Correct answer-Normal RR, rhythm and depth
Normal SPO2 value - Correct answer-95-100%
What level is poor oxygenation - Correct answer-below 90%
Systolic BP - Correct answer-Maximum pressure on the artery during ventricular
contraction
Diastolic BP - Correct answer-Resting pressure during ventricular filling
Pulse pressure - Correct answer-Difference between systolic and diastolic
Stroke volume - Correct answer-Amount of blood ejected with each beat
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