RN Hesi Health Assessment Exam
RN Hesi Health Assessment Exam Preparation
Test Bank 1 Latest / Health Assessment HESI
Exam Prep Test Bank 1 (New!)
Which of the following is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the United States?
A) Hepatitis C
B) HIV
C) Hepatitis A
D) Hepatitis B - Correct Answer :A) Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the United States with about 2% of
the population having the virus. Bates, p467-468
A+ TEST BANK 1
, RN Hesi Health Assessment Exam
In which order should the abdomen be examined in?
A) auscultation, inspection, percussion, palpation
B) inspection, percussion, auscultation, palpation
C) percussion, palpation, inspection, auscultation
D) inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation - Correct Answer :D) inspection,
auscultation, percussion, palpation
Bates 471-475
Auscultate for abdominal bruits of the following areas during abdominal exam:
A) aorta, renal arteries, iliac arteries, femoral arteries
B) lower right and left quadrants
C) liver and spleen only
D) femoral arteries and aorta only - Correct Answer :A) aorta, renal arteries, iliac arteries,
femoral arteries
Bates 472-473
What is the measurement of the liver in the right mid-clavicular line?
A) 10-14 cm
B) 4-6 cm
C) 6-12 cm
D) 3-5 cm - Correct Answer :C) 6-12 cm
Bates, p 476
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The normal abdominal aorta in a 50 year old adult should be no bigger in diameter than:
A) 5cm
B) 6cm
C) 1.5cm
D) 3cm - Correct Answer :D) 3cm
Bates, p483
Which of the following is NOT an examination technique to detect appendicitis?
A) McBurney's Sign
B) Murphy's Sign
C) Obturator Sign
D) Rovsings Sign - Correct Answer :B) Murphy's Sign
All except Murphy's sign are tests for appendicitis. Murphy's sign is to detect gall bladder
disease. Bates, p485-486
The cone of light of the tympanic membrane is found:
A) on the posterior lower TM
B) on the lower anterior part of the TM
C) on the posterior upper TM
D) on the upper anterior TM - Correct Answer :B) on the lower anterior part of the TM
The cone of light is found on the anterior lower TM (Bates, p243)
A serous (otitis) effusion looks like:
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A) bright red bulging
B) dull and retracted
C) amber fluid or bubbles behind the tympanic membrane
D) like a hole in the tympanic membrane - Correct Answer :C) amber fluid or bubbles behind
the tympanic membrane
A serous (otitis) effusion appears as an air/fluid level or bubbles with amber colored fluid
(Bates, p288).
Psoriasis lesions are best described as:
A) clustered pustules
B) silvery scaly plaques/papules
C) vesicular lesions progressing to craters
D) macular patches - Correct Answer :B) silvery scaly plaques/papules
Bates, p192
When looking at the retina, a macular star is usually caused by:
A) diabetes
B) trauma
C) hypertension
D) none of the above - Correct Answer :C) hypertension
A macular star is also known as hypertensive retinopathy with macular star and is caused by
high blood pressure. (Bates, p283)
A+ TEST BANK 4
RN Hesi Health Assessment Exam Preparation
Test Bank 1 Latest / Health Assessment HESI
Exam Prep Test Bank 1 (New!)
Which of the following is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the United States?
A) Hepatitis C
B) HIV
C) Hepatitis A
D) Hepatitis B - Correct Answer :A) Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is the most common bloodborne pathogen in the United States with about 2% of
the population having the virus. Bates, p467-468
A+ TEST BANK 1
, RN Hesi Health Assessment Exam
In which order should the abdomen be examined in?
A) auscultation, inspection, percussion, palpation
B) inspection, percussion, auscultation, palpation
C) percussion, palpation, inspection, auscultation
D) inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation - Correct Answer :D) inspection,
auscultation, percussion, palpation
Bates 471-475
Auscultate for abdominal bruits of the following areas during abdominal exam:
A) aorta, renal arteries, iliac arteries, femoral arteries
B) lower right and left quadrants
C) liver and spleen only
D) femoral arteries and aorta only - Correct Answer :A) aorta, renal arteries, iliac arteries,
femoral arteries
Bates 472-473
What is the measurement of the liver in the right mid-clavicular line?
A) 10-14 cm
B) 4-6 cm
C) 6-12 cm
D) 3-5 cm - Correct Answer :C) 6-12 cm
Bates, p 476
A+ TEST BANK 2
, RN Hesi Health Assessment Exam
The normal abdominal aorta in a 50 year old adult should be no bigger in diameter than:
A) 5cm
B) 6cm
C) 1.5cm
D) 3cm - Correct Answer :D) 3cm
Bates, p483
Which of the following is NOT an examination technique to detect appendicitis?
A) McBurney's Sign
B) Murphy's Sign
C) Obturator Sign
D) Rovsings Sign - Correct Answer :B) Murphy's Sign
All except Murphy's sign are tests for appendicitis. Murphy's sign is to detect gall bladder
disease. Bates, p485-486
The cone of light of the tympanic membrane is found:
A) on the posterior lower TM
B) on the lower anterior part of the TM
C) on the posterior upper TM
D) on the upper anterior TM - Correct Answer :B) on the lower anterior part of the TM
The cone of light is found on the anterior lower TM (Bates, p243)
A serous (otitis) effusion looks like:
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A) bright red bulging
B) dull and retracted
C) amber fluid or bubbles behind the tympanic membrane
D) like a hole in the tympanic membrane - Correct Answer :C) amber fluid or bubbles behind
the tympanic membrane
A serous (otitis) effusion appears as an air/fluid level or bubbles with amber colored fluid
(Bates, p288).
Psoriasis lesions are best described as:
A) clustered pustules
B) silvery scaly plaques/papules
C) vesicular lesions progressing to craters
D) macular patches - Correct Answer :B) silvery scaly plaques/papules
Bates, p192
When looking at the retina, a macular star is usually caused by:
A) diabetes
B) trauma
C) hypertension
D) none of the above - Correct Answer :C) hypertension
A macular star is also known as hypertensive retinopathy with macular star and is caused by
high blood pressure. (Bates, p283)
A+ TEST BANK 4
