HESI A2 (ALL VERSIONS) WITH COMPLETE REAL EXAM
AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A
1. What is the primary purpose of standard precautions?
A) To treat infections
B) To prevent disease transmission ✔
C) To replace isolation procedures
D) To administer vaccines
Rationale: The passage states they are “used to prevent
transmission of diseases.”
2. Which of the following is NOT listed as part of standard
precautions?
A) Hand hygiene
B) PPE
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,C) Quarantine of visitors ✔
D) Safe injection practices
Rationale: Quarantine is not mentioned; the others are explicitly
listed.
3. Standard precautions apply to which of the following?
A) Only blood
B) Only mucous membranes
C) Blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes ✔
D) Only non-intact skin
Rationale: The passage lists all four.
4. The word “transmission” in the passage most nearly
means:
A) Treatment
B) Spread ✔
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,C) Cure
D) Prevention
Rationale: Transmission refers to the spread of disease from one
person to another.
Passage 2 (simulated for questions 5–8):
*“The patient has a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
Current medications include metformin 500 mg BID and lisinopril
10 mg daily. Blood pressure today is 148/92 mmHg. Fasting
blood glucose is 185 mg/dL.”*
5. Which medication is prescribed for diabetes?
A) Lisinopril
B) Metformin ✔
C) Both
D) Neither
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, Rationale: Metformin is an oral antidiabetic; lisinopril is for
hypertension.
6. The abbreviation “BID” means:
A) Once daily
B) Twice daily ✔
C) Three times daily
D) Every other day
Rationale: BID = bis in die = twice daily.
7. Is the patient’s blood pressure controlled based on typical
goals (<130/80 for diabetics)?
A) Yes
B) No ✔
C) Cannot determine
D) Only systolic is high
Rationale: 148/92 exceeds 130/80 goal.
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