MED SURG HESI – Complete Health
Assessment (Adult) 2025–2026 | Complete
Questions and Correct Answers — Exam-style
practice material for adult medical-surgical
health assessment
Introduction:
This document contains a full collection of Medical-Surgical
HESI Adult Health Assessment questions with correct answers.
It covers neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular,
gastrointestinal, endocrine, renal, integumentary, and
musculoskeletal assessment topics. The content is structured
as exam-style questions aligned with current 2025–2026 HESI
testing standards. It is designed to support students preparing
for comprehensive health assessment exams.
Exam Questions and Answers:
In which component of the physical examination would the
nurse document normocephalic as an assessment finding?
a. head
b. abdomen
c. optic nerve
,d. mental status -Answers:-a. head
Which component would the nurse assess first when taking
vital signs?
a. blood pressure
b. temperature
c. respirations
d. radial pulse -Answers:-d. radial pulse
Which pulse would the nurse palpate while assessing the
inguinal area of a patient?
a. radial
b. femoral
c. dorsalis pedis
d. popliteal -Answers:-b. femoral
Which component of the physical examination would the nurse
be examining when using the Snellen chart?
a. vision acuity
b. stereognosis
c. facial symmetry
,d. pain level -Answers:-a. vision acuity
Which action would the nurse take while examining the
genitalia of a male patient?
a. inspect for aortic pulsations
b. check for inguinal hernia
c. palpate epitrochlear nodes
d. percuss costovertebral angle. -Answers:-b. check for
inguinal hernia
Which examination would include both size and strength
parameters?
a. breast
b. abdominal
c. eyes
d. musculoskeletal -Answers:-d. musculoskeletal
Which action would the nurse ask the patient to take to
properly assess for cardiac murmurs?
a. hyperextend the neck
b. rest in the prone position
, c. shrug the shoulders quickly
d. lean forward and exhale briefly -Answers:-d. lean forward
and exhale briefly
Which area would the nurse assess to determine the presence
of pretibial edema in a patient?
a. eyes
b. scalp
c. lower extremities
d. inguinal lymph nodes -Answers:-c. lower extremities
For which lymph nodes would the nurse check while assessing
the patient's neck?
a. cervical
b. axillary
c. inguinal
d. epitrochlear -Answers:-a. cervical
What information should the nurse include in the teaching
plan of a client diagnosed with GERD?
A. Sleep without pillows
Assessment (Adult) 2025–2026 | Complete
Questions and Correct Answers — Exam-style
practice material for adult medical-surgical
health assessment
Introduction:
This document contains a full collection of Medical-Surgical
HESI Adult Health Assessment questions with correct answers.
It covers neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular,
gastrointestinal, endocrine, renal, integumentary, and
musculoskeletal assessment topics. The content is structured
as exam-style questions aligned with current 2025–2026 HESI
testing standards. It is designed to support students preparing
for comprehensive health assessment exams.
Exam Questions and Answers:
In which component of the physical examination would the
nurse document normocephalic as an assessment finding?
a. head
b. abdomen
c. optic nerve
,d. mental status -Answers:-a. head
Which component would the nurse assess first when taking
vital signs?
a. blood pressure
b. temperature
c. respirations
d. radial pulse -Answers:-d. radial pulse
Which pulse would the nurse palpate while assessing the
inguinal area of a patient?
a. radial
b. femoral
c. dorsalis pedis
d. popliteal -Answers:-b. femoral
Which component of the physical examination would the nurse
be examining when using the Snellen chart?
a. vision acuity
b. stereognosis
c. facial symmetry
,d. pain level -Answers:-a. vision acuity
Which action would the nurse take while examining the
genitalia of a male patient?
a. inspect for aortic pulsations
b. check for inguinal hernia
c. palpate epitrochlear nodes
d. percuss costovertebral angle. -Answers:-b. check for
inguinal hernia
Which examination would include both size and strength
parameters?
a. breast
b. abdominal
c. eyes
d. musculoskeletal -Answers:-d. musculoskeletal
Which action would the nurse ask the patient to take to
properly assess for cardiac murmurs?
a. hyperextend the neck
b. rest in the prone position
, c. shrug the shoulders quickly
d. lean forward and exhale briefly -Answers:-d. lean forward
and exhale briefly
Which area would the nurse assess to determine the presence
of pretibial edema in a patient?
a. eyes
b. scalp
c. lower extremities
d. inguinal lymph nodes -Answers:-c. lower extremities
For which lymph nodes would the nurse check while assessing
the patient's neck?
a. cervical
b. axillary
c. inguinal
d. epitrochlear -Answers:-a. cervical
What information should the nurse include in the teaching
plan of a client diagnosed with GERD?
A. Sleep without pillows
