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HESI 1 - V1 and V2 REVIEW - Health Assessment 1 Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the normal range for adult resting heart rate?✔✔60–100 beats per minute
During a physical assessment, where is the best place to auscultate the apical pulse?✔✔Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line
What is the correct technique for assessing a client’s radial pulse?✔✔Use the pads of your index and middle fingers, apply light pressure, and count for 30–60 seconds
When inspecting the skin, which finding indicates jaundice?✔✔Yellowing of the skin and sclera
What is the appropriate method to assess a client’s respiratory rate without their awareness? 1 / 3
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✔✔Observe chest rise and fall for one full minute while the client is unaware
What is the correct position to assess the posterior thorax and lungs?✔✔Client sitting upright with arms crossed in front of the chest
Which cranial nerve is tested by asking the client to shrug their shoulders against resistance?✔✔Spinal accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI)
What finding is considered abnormal when palpating lymph nodes?✔✔Tender, hard, immobile, or enlarged lymph nodes
How do you test a client’s visual acuity for distance?✔✔Use a Snellen chart placed 20 feet from the client, cover one eye at a time, and read the smallest line they can see
What is the normal range for adult blood pressure?✔✔Systolic 90–120 mmHg, diastolic 60–80 mmHg
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When assessing the abdomen, in which order should the nurse perform the techniques?✔✔Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
Which assessment finding suggests clubbing of the nails?✔✔Nail base angle greater than 180 degrees with spongy nail bed
What is the normal finding when auscultating heart sounds at the apex?✔✔Lub-dub (S1 and S2) without murmurs or extra sounds
Which assessment technique is used to evaluate for fluid in the lungs?✔✔Auscultation of lung fields for crackles or rales
What is the correct technique to assess capillary refill?✔✔Press the nail bed for 2 seconds and release; color should return within 2 seconds
Which part of the stethoscope is used to auscultate high-pitched heart and lung sounds?✔✔Diaphragm
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