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120 Detailed Questions: Comprehensive practice covering all key physical assessment areas.
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Answers & Rationales: Clear explanations to deepen your understanding of techniques.
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Nursing Student Focused: Tailored for success in the 2025 HESI Physical Assessment Exam.
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Skill Mastery: Helps you refine your assessment skills for clinical and exam success.
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Updated for 2025: Aligned with the latest HESI exam standards.
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What movement from the patient does a nurse request to assess for hyperextension of the
hip?
a. Raise one leg at a time while lying prone.
b. Raise one leg at a time while lying supine.
c. Move one leg at a time laterally, away from midline, while lying prone.
d. Move one leg at a time medially, toward midline, while lying supine. – – correct ans- Ans A
A This procedure tests hyperextension of the hip.
B This procedure tests hip flexion.
C This procedure tests hip abduction.
D This procedure tests hip adduction.
With the patient in a supine position, how does a nurse test the external rotation of the
patient’s right hip?
a. Asking the patient to move the right leg laterally with the right knee straight
b. Asking the patient to flex the right knee and turn medially toward the left side (inward)
c. Asking the patient to place the right heel on the left patella
d. Asking the patient to raise the right leg straight up and perpendicular to the body – –
correct ans- -Ans C
A Moving the right leg laterally with the right knee straight assesses abduction of the right
hip.
B Flexing the right knee and turning medially toward the left side (inward) internally rotates
the right hip.
C Placing the right heel on the left patella externally rotates the right hip.
D Raising the right leg straight up and perpendicular to the body flexes the right hip.
How does a nurse assess the eversion and inversion of a patient’s ankle?
a.
For eversion, ask the patient to turn the sole of the foot away from the body and for
inversion turn the sole of the foot toward the midline.
b.
For eversion, ask the patient to turn the sole of the inward toward the midline and
for inversion turn the sole of the foot away from the body.
c.
heels.
d.
For eversion, ask the patient to walk on his toes and, for inversion, to walk on his
For eversion, ask the patient to point the toes forward and, for inversion, to point the
toes backward. – – correct ans- -Ans A
A This is the correct maneuver for eversion and inversion of the ankle.
B This movement is the opposite of the correct movement.
C This is the test for muscle strength of the ankles and feet.
D This is the maneuver for dorsiflexion and plantar flexion of the ankle.
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