HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
SOAP modified format - ANS Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on paper - ANS Permanent black ink
What is the correct order for vital signs - ANS T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2
What should be at the top of every page of documentation - ANS Patient initials and date and
time of entry
What should be at the end of every documentation entry - ANS Interviewers signature
How do you correct a mistake in documentation - ANS 1) Draw a single line through the
incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry
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,Documentation tips - ANS 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 - ANS 96.4 - 99.1 F
Febrile - ANS With fever
Afebrile - ANS Without fever
Hyperthermia symptoms - ANS 1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
Most common and easy method of assessing temperature - ANS Oral
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core temperature - ANS 1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature - ANS axillary
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature readings - ANS Patients with
increased HR
Preferred method of taking infants and small children's temperatures - ANS Rectal
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,Pulse deficit - ANS - Difference between apical peripheral pulse
Pulse amplitude scale - ANS 0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical assessment? - ANS 1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
Normal heart rate in resting adult - ANS 60 to 100 bpm
Well trained athletes heart rate - ANS Heart rate less than 60 bpm
When is it normal for someone to have a rapid heart rate over 100 bpm - ANS Someone with
anxiety and right after exercise
Eupnea - ANS Normal RR, rhythm and depth
Normal SPO2 value - ANS 95-100%
What level is poor oxygenation - ANS below 90%
Systolic BP - ANS Maximum pressure on the artery during ventricular contraction
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, Diastolic BP - ANS Resting pressure during ventricular filling
Pulse pressure - ANS Difference between systolic and diastolic
Stroke volume - ANS Amount of blood ejected with each beat
How does age affect BP - ANS BP increases with age
What BP is pre hypertensive? - ANS Sustained BP over 120/80
What extremities should you avoid taking a BP in - ANS Extremities with IV lines, invasive
lines, history of mastectomy/lymph node issues
Orthostatic hypertension - ANS - Decreased BP with change in position
- Drop in SBP of 25 mmHg or DBP of 10 mmHG
- Symptoms
1) Dizziness
2) Weakness
3) Blurred vision
4) Syncope
5) Changes in BP/HR
- Causes
1) Hypovolemia
2) Impaired vasoconstriction
3) Medications
Precautions in someone with orthostatic hypertension - ANS - change positions slowly
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT.
SOAP modified format - ANS Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
What color ink should be used when documenting on paper - ANS Permanent black ink
What is the correct order for vital signs - ANS T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2
What should be at the top of every page of documentation - ANS Patient initials and date and
time of entry
What should be at the end of every documentation entry - ANS Interviewers signature
How do you correct a mistake in documentation - ANS 1) Draw a single line through the
incorrect documentation
2) Write error above the entry
3) Initial and date the crossed out entry
@COPYRIGHT ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PAGE 1 OF 50
,Documentation tips - ANS 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 - ANS 96.4 - 99.1 F
Febrile - ANS With fever
Afebrile - ANS Without fever
Hyperthermia symptoms - ANS 1) Cessation of shivering
2) Bradycardia
3) Decrease in respiratory minute volume
Most common and easy method of assessing temperature - ANS Oral
What methods of assessing temperature reflects core temperature - ANS 1) Oral
2) Rectal
3) Tympanic
4) Temporal Artery
What is the least accurate method of assessing temperature - ANS axillary
Which patients are contraindicated for rectal temperature readings - ANS Patients with
increased HR
Preferred method of taking infants and small children's temperatures - ANS Rectal
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,Pulse deficit - ANS - Difference between apical peripheral pulse
Pulse amplitude scale - ANS 0 = no pulse
1 = diminished, weak
2 = normal and expected
3 = full or strong
4 = bounding
Which pulses are assessed during a routine physical assessment? - ANS 1) Apical
2) Radial
3) Dorsalis pedis
4) Posterior tibialis
Normal heart rate in resting adult - ANS 60 to 100 bpm
Well trained athletes heart rate - ANS Heart rate less than 60 bpm
When is it normal for someone to have a rapid heart rate over 100 bpm - ANS Someone with
anxiety and right after exercise
Eupnea - ANS Normal RR, rhythm and depth
Normal SPO2 value - ANS 95-100%
What level is poor oxygenation - ANS below 90%
Systolic BP - ANS Maximum pressure on the artery during ventricular contraction
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, Diastolic BP - ANS Resting pressure during ventricular filling
Pulse pressure - ANS Difference between systolic and diastolic
Stroke volume - ANS Amount of blood ejected with each beat
How does age affect BP - ANS BP increases with age
What BP is pre hypertensive? - ANS Sustained BP over 120/80
What extremities should you avoid taking a BP in - ANS Extremities with IV lines, invasive
lines, history of mastectomy/lymph node issues
Orthostatic hypertension - ANS - Decreased BP with change in position
- Drop in SBP of 25 mmHg or DBP of 10 mmHG
- Symptoms
1) Dizziness
2) Weakness
3) Blurred vision
4) Syncope
5) Changes in BP/HR
- Causes
1) Hypovolemia
2) Impaired vasoconstriction
3) Medications
Precautions in someone with orthostatic hypertension - ANS - change positions slowly
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