CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING (HESI A2) TEST BANK ENTRANCE EXAM - QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SCORED A+) UPDATED VERSION

A mystery element has 6protons,6 electrons and 6neutrons.What is its atomic number? • 6 • 12 • 18 • Not enough information The correct answer is A. An atom can always be identified based on the number of protons which will always be the same for atoms of the same element. The atomic number is always equal to the number of protons. • Amysteryelementhas13 protons,13 electrons and 14neutrons.What element is it? • Fe • Zr • Al • Notenoughinformation The correct answe...

Section I - Reading Comprehension. Directions: The following questions are based on a number of reading passages. Each passage is followed by a series of questions. Read each passage carefully, and then answer the questions based on it. You may reread the passage as often as you wish. When you have finished answering the questions based on one passage, go right on to the next passage. Choose the best answer based on the information given and implied. Questions 1 – 4 refer to the follo...

HESI EXAM: READING COMPREHENSION, CHEMISTRY, GRAMMAR, BIOLOGY, VOCABULARY &GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING AND ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY. Reading Comprehension Neurologists and biological psychologists have witnessed a sharp increase in the knowledge andunderstanding of particular structures of the brain over the past two decades. As technology becomes ever more advanced, scientists are able to isolate the functions of even small regions of the human brain. One noteworthy discovery is th...

1. BIOLOGY What is the typical result of mitosis in humans? A. two diploid cells B. two haploid cells C. four diploid cells D. four haploid cells 2. How does water affect the temperature of a living thing? A. Water increases temperature. B. Water keeps temperature stable. C. Water decreases temperature. D. Water does not affect temperature. 3. Which of the following is not a product of the Krebs cycle? A. carbon dioxide B. oxygen C. adenosine triphosphate (ATP) D. energy c...

• Before preparing a client for the first surgical case of the day, a part-time scrub nurse asks the circulating nurse if a 3-minute surgical hand scrub is adequate preparation for this client. Which response should the circulating nurse provide? a- Ask a more experience nurse to perform that scrub since it is the first time of the day b- Validate the nurse is implementing the OR policy for surgical hand scrub c- Inform the nurse that hand scrubs should be 3 minutes between cases. d- Direc...

Doppler Effect Have you ever wondered why the whistle of a traveling, distant locomotive predicts its approach several yards before anyone actually sees it? Or why an oncoming ambulance’s screaming siren is heard momentarily several feet before the ambulance comes into full view, before it passes you, and why its siren is still heard faintly well after the ambulance is out of sight? What you are witnessing is a scientific phenomenon known as the Doppler Effect. What takes place is truly...

Which of the following is a structure found in the upper respiratory?Pharynx. Golgi apparatus functions as? Process protein secretion. Synthesize carbs and glycoproteins. • How many carbs per gram do carbohydrates contain? 4. • When water molecules move across cell membrane from high to low concentration this process is called? Osmosis. • What is the result of carbon dioxide in the body?Body becomes more acidic. • What part of the body is the lower back?Lumbar. • High leve...

1. Which of the following is not true of mitosis? A. Mitosis produces daughter cells B. Mitosis has five main stages C. Mitosis can only be done by haploids D. Following mitosis, daughter cells are identical to parent cells 2. In meiosis, the chromosome number is reduced from: A. 46 to 23 B. 46 to 33 C. 28 to 14 D. 24 to 12 3. Cellular respiration takes place in which of the following? A. Golgi apparatus B. Mitochondrion C. Chloroplast D. Ribosome 4. Which of the follo...

Which of the following is NOT a function of the digestive tract? a) to use enzymes to break down food b) to perform gas exchange c) to remove waste from the body d) to use peristalsis to move food along - b) to perform gas exchange Gas exchange is a function of the respiratory system The body, at all times, attempts to maintain homeostasis. The best definition of homeostasis is: a) a process that maintains the stability of the human body's internal environment in response to changes ...

In which of the following locations would the urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs be found? 1. Thoracic cavity 2. Mediastinum 3. Abdominal cavity 4. Pelvic cavity - 4. Pelvic cavity Which tissue serves as the framework of the body by providing support and structure for the organs? 1. Epithelial 2. Connective 3. Nervous 4. Muscle - 2. Connective What are the glands of skin that produce a thin, watery secretion? 1. Sebaceous glands 2. ...