HESI RN med surg specialty EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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HESI Prep Health Assessment . Updated 2026 A+ GRADE
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QUESTION 1 vc




2. During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell me mo
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re about that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement?
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A) Reflection vc



B) Facilitation
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C) Direct question
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D) Open-ended question
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ANSWER

D) Open-ended question Page: 32 The open-
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ended question asks for narrative information. It states the topic to be discussed but only in general ter
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ms. The nurse should use it to begin the interview, to introduce a new section of questions, and whenev
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er the person introduces a new topic.
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QUESTION 2 vc




3. A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients attending a wellness
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workshop. On the history form, one of the written questions asks, "You don't smoke, drin
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k, or take drugs, do you?" This question is an example of:
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A) talking too much.
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B) using confrontation.
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C) using biased or leading questions.
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D) using blunt language to deal with distasteful topics.
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ANSWER

C) using biased or leading questions. Page: 36 This is an example of using leading or biased questions. A
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sking, "You don't smoke, do you?" implies that one answer is "better" than another. If the person wants
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to please someone, he or she is either forced to answer in a way corresponding to their implied values o
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r is made to feel guilty when admitting the other answer.
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,QUESTION 3 vc




6. The nurse is performing a health interview on a patient who has a language barrier, a
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nd no interpreter is available. Which is the best example of an appropriate question for t
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he nurse to ask in this situation?
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A) "Do you take medicine?"
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B) "Do you sterilize the bottles?"
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C) "Do you have nausea and vomiting?"
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D) "You have been taking your medicine, haven't you?"
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ANSWER

A) "Do you take medicine?" Page: 46 In a situation where there is a language barrier and no interpreter
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available, use simple words avoiding medical jargon. Avoid using contractions and pronouns. Use nouns
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QUESTION 4 vc




7. A female patient does not speak English well, and the nurse needs to choose an interpr
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eter. Which of the following would be the most appropriate choice?
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A) A trained interpreter
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B) A male family member
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C) A female family member
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D) A volunteer college student from the foreign language studies department
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ANSWER

A) A trained interpreter Page: 46 whenever possible, the nurse should use a trained interpreter, prefera
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bly one who knows medical terminology. In general, an older, more mature interpreter is preferred to a
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younger, less experienced one, and the same gender is preferred when possible.
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QUESTION 5 vc




8. The nurse is conducting an interview. Which of these statements is true regarding ope
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n-ended questions? Select all that apply.
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A) They elicit cold facts.
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B) They allow for self-expression.
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C) They build and enhance rapport.
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D) They leave interactions neutral.
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E) They call for short one- to two-
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word answers. F) They are used when narrative information is needed.
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ANSWER

B) They allow for self-expression.
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C) They build and enhance rapport. F) They are used when narrative information Page: 32 Open-
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ended questions allow for self-
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expression, build rapport, and obtain narrative information. These features enhance communication dur
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ing an interview. The other statements are appropriate for closed or direct questions.
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, QUESTION 6 vc




13. An individual who takes the magicoreligious perspective of illness and disease is like
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ly to believe that his or her illness was caused by:
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A) germs and viruses.
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B) supernatural forces.
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C) eating imbalanced foods.
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D) an imbalance within his or her spiritual nature.
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ANSWER

B) supernatural forces. Page: 21 The basic premise of the magicoreligious perspective is that the world i
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s seen as an arena in which supernatural forces dominate. The fate of the world and those in it depends
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on the actions of supernatural forces for good or evil. The other answers do not reflect the magicoreligi
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QUESTION 7 vc




19. When planning a cultural assessment, the nurse should include which component?
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A) Family history
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B) Chief complaint
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C) Medical history
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D) Health-related beliefs
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ANSWER

D) Health-related beliefs Pages: 19-20. Health-
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related beliefs and practices are one component of a cultural assessment. The other items reflect other a
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spects of the patient's history.
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QUESTION 8 vc




21. In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who denies having had any, which n
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ote by the nurse would be most accurate?
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A. Patient denies usual childhood illnesses.
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B. Patient states he was a "very healthy" child.
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C. Patient states sister had measles, but he didn't.
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D. Patient denies measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis, and strep throat.
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ANSWER

D. Patient denies measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis, and strep throat. Page: 51. Childhood i
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llnesses include measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis, and strep throat. Avoid recording "usua
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l childhood illnesses" because an illness common in the person's childhood may be unusual today (e.g.,
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measles).



QUESTION 9 vc