hesi fundamentals exam remediation
Practice Questions and Explanations
2026
back-channeling - Correct Answers ✅- involves the use of
active listening prompts such as "go on...", "all right", and
"uh-huh."
- encourage the client to complete the full story
probing - Correct Answers ✅- asking the client, "what else
is bothering you?"
- such open-ended questions help obtain more information
until the client has nothing more to say
open-ended questions - Correct Answers ✅- allows the
client to explain their health concerns in their own words
close-ended questions - Correct Answers ✅- used to obtain
a definite answer
- "how would you rate your pain on a scale of 0-10?"
degree of edema documentation - Correct Answers
✅depth of 2mm = 1+
depth of 4mm = 2+
depth of 6mm = 3+
,hesi fundamentals exam remediation
Practice Questions and Explanations
2026
depth of 8mm = 4+
when to use television as an adequate detractor? - Correct
Answers ✅for mild pain only
when can a warm compress be used fro pain? - Correct
Answers ✅- for mild pain or when awaiting medication for
moderate to severe pain
- warm compress promotes vasodilation which should help
reduce pain from cellular clumping
hypothermia - Correct Answers ✅- hypothermia occurs
when the body temperature falls below 36.2C
- mild hypothermia = 34-36C / 93.2-96.8F
- moderate hypothermia = 30-34C / 86-93F
- severe hypothermia = below 30C / 86F
MEDLINE database - Correct Answers ✅includes studies in
medicine, nursing, dentistry, psychiatry, veterinary medicine,
and allied health
EMBASE database - Correct Answers ✅includes biomedical
and pharmaceutical studies
,hesi fundamentals exam remediation
Practice Questions and Explanations
2026
the National Guidelines Clearinghouse database - Correct
Answers ✅includes a repository for structured abstracts
about clinical guidelines and their development
the Cochrane Database - Correct Answers ✅includes full
test of regularly updates systematic reviews prepared by the
Cochrane collaboration as well as completed reviews and
protocols
nurse administrators - Correct Answers ✅function is to
prepare the budget, staffing, strategic planning of programs
and services, employee evaluations, and employee
development
certified registered nurse anesthetist - Correct Answers
✅provides surgical anesthesia under the guidance and
supervision of the anesthesiologist
nurse practitioner - Correct Answers ✅provides
comprehensive care and directly manages the medical care
of clients who are healthy or have chronic conditions
nurse educators - Correct Answers ✅provide knowledge
about current nursing practices, trends, theories, and
necessary skills in laboratories and clinical settings
, hesi fundamentals exam remediation
Practice Questions and Explanations
2026
potassium function in cells and body - Correct Answers ✅-
a decrease in serum potassium causes a decrease in the cell
wall pressure gradient and results in water moving out of the
cells
- intracellular osmolarity regulation
- potassium also regulates metabolic activities, transmission
and conduction of nerve impulses, cardiac conduction, and
smooth and skeletal muscle contraction
sodium function in cells and body - Correct Answers ✅-
sodium is the most abundant extracellular cation that
regulates serum osmolarity as well as nerve impulse
transmission and acid-base balance
calcium function in cells and body - Correct Answers ✅- an
extracellular cation necessary for bone and teeth formation,
blood clotting, hormone secretion, cardiac condition,
transmission of nerve impulses, and muscle contraction
primary care (health promotion) - Correct Answers ✅-
prenatal and well-baby care
- nutrition counseling
- family planning
- exercise, yoga, and meditation classes
Practice Questions and Explanations
2026
back-channeling - Correct Answers ✅- involves the use of
active listening prompts such as "go on...", "all right", and
"uh-huh."
- encourage the client to complete the full story
probing - Correct Answers ✅- asking the client, "what else
is bothering you?"
- such open-ended questions help obtain more information
until the client has nothing more to say
open-ended questions - Correct Answers ✅- allows the
client to explain their health concerns in their own words
close-ended questions - Correct Answers ✅- used to obtain
a definite answer
- "how would you rate your pain on a scale of 0-10?"
degree of edema documentation - Correct Answers
✅depth of 2mm = 1+
depth of 4mm = 2+
depth of 6mm = 3+
,hesi fundamentals exam remediation
Practice Questions and Explanations
2026
depth of 8mm = 4+
when to use television as an adequate detractor? - Correct
Answers ✅for mild pain only
when can a warm compress be used fro pain? - Correct
Answers ✅- for mild pain or when awaiting medication for
moderate to severe pain
- warm compress promotes vasodilation which should help
reduce pain from cellular clumping
hypothermia - Correct Answers ✅- hypothermia occurs
when the body temperature falls below 36.2C
- mild hypothermia = 34-36C / 93.2-96.8F
- moderate hypothermia = 30-34C / 86-93F
- severe hypothermia = below 30C / 86F
MEDLINE database - Correct Answers ✅includes studies in
medicine, nursing, dentistry, psychiatry, veterinary medicine,
and allied health
EMBASE database - Correct Answers ✅includes biomedical
and pharmaceutical studies
,hesi fundamentals exam remediation
Practice Questions and Explanations
2026
the National Guidelines Clearinghouse database - Correct
Answers ✅includes a repository for structured abstracts
about clinical guidelines and their development
the Cochrane Database - Correct Answers ✅includes full
test of regularly updates systematic reviews prepared by the
Cochrane collaboration as well as completed reviews and
protocols
nurse administrators - Correct Answers ✅function is to
prepare the budget, staffing, strategic planning of programs
and services, employee evaluations, and employee
development
certified registered nurse anesthetist - Correct Answers
✅provides surgical anesthesia under the guidance and
supervision of the anesthesiologist
nurse practitioner - Correct Answers ✅provides
comprehensive care and directly manages the medical care
of clients who are healthy or have chronic conditions
nurse educators - Correct Answers ✅provide knowledge
about current nursing practices, trends, theories, and
necessary skills in laboratories and clinical settings
, hesi fundamentals exam remediation
Practice Questions and Explanations
2026
potassium function in cells and body - Correct Answers ✅-
a decrease in serum potassium causes a decrease in the cell
wall pressure gradient and results in water moving out of the
cells
- intracellular osmolarity regulation
- potassium also regulates metabolic activities, transmission
and conduction of nerve impulses, cardiac conduction, and
smooth and skeletal muscle contraction
sodium function in cells and body - Correct Answers ✅-
sodium is the most abundant extracellular cation that
regulates serum osmolarity as well as nerve impulse
transmission and acid-base balance
calcium function in cells and body - Correct Answers ✅- an
extracellular cation necessary for bone and teeth formation,
blood clotting, hormone secretion, cardiac condition,
transmission of nerve impulses, and muscle contraction
primary care (health promotion) - Correct Answers ✅-
prenatal and well-baby care
- nutrition counseling
- family planning
- exercise, yoga, and meditation classes
