HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+

HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS

AND CORRECT ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+

1. The nurse is assessing a patient's skin during an office visit. Whatis the

best technique to use to best assess the patient's skin temperature?

1. Use the fingertips because they're more sensitive to small

changes in temperature.

2. Use the dorsal surface of the hand because the skin is thinnerthan

on the palms.

3. Use the ulnar portion of the hand because there is increasedblood

supply that enhances temperature sensitivity.

4. Use the palmar surface of the hand because it is most sensitive to

temperature variations because of increased nerve supply in this area.

Use the dorsal surface of the hand because the skin is thinner than on thepalms.

2. Which of the following techniques uses the sense of touch whenassessing a

patient?

1. Palpation

2. Inspection

3. Percussion

4. Auscultation

Palpation

3. When performing a physical assessment, the technique the nursewill

always use first is:

1. palpation.

2. inspection.

3. percussion.

4. auscultation.

inspection.

4. The inspection phase of the physical assessment:

1. yields little information.

2. takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information.

3. may be somewhat uncomfortable for the expert practitioner.

4. requires a quick glance at the patient's body systems before

proceeding on with palpation.

takes time and reveals a surprising amount of information.

5. The nurse is preparing to assess a patient's abdomen by

palpation. How should the nurse proceed?

1. Avoid palpation of reported "tender" areas because this maycause

the patient pain.

2. Quickly palpate the area to avoid any discomfort that the patientmay

experience.

3. Begin the assessment with deep palpation, encouraging the

patient to relax and take deep breaths.

4. Start with light palpation to detect surface characteristics and to

accustom the patient to being touched.

Start with light palpation to detect surface characteristics and to accustomthe patient to

being touched.

6. The nurse would use bimanual palpation technique in whichsituation?

1. Palpating the thorax of an infant

2. Palpating the kidneys and uterus

3. Assessing pulsations and vibrations

4. Assessing the presence of tenderness and pain

Palpating the kidneys and uterus

7. The nurse is preparing to percuss to assess the underlying:

1. tissue turgor.

2. tissue texture.

3. tissue density.

4. tissue consistency.

tissue density.

8. The nurse is preparing to percuss the thorax of an adult. Whichtechnique

is correct?

1. Use the direct percussion technique.

2. Use the indirect percussion technique.

3. Use the ulnar surface of the hand to percuss the thorax.

4. Use the dorsal surface of the hand to percuss the thorax.

Use the indirect percussion technique.

9. When percussing over the ribs of a patient, the nurse notes a dullsound.

The nurse would:

1. consider this a normal finding.

2. palpate this area for an underlying mass.

3. reposition the hands and attempt to percuss in this area again.