Master the 2025 HESI Physical Assessment with 120 Exam – High-Yield Practice Questions and Comprehensive Review Guide

• 120 high-yield practice questions for the 2025 HESI Physical Assessment exam
• Comprehensive review guide covering all essential physical assessment topics
• Targets key skills: head-to-toe assessments, vital signs, and abnormality detection
• Ideal for RN and LPN students aiming for exam success
• Your ultimate resource for a thorough and effective HESI prep

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When preparing to measure the height and weight of a newly admitted patient, why would
the nurse ask about the patient’s ability to stand?
A. To determine if a wheelchair should be requested
B. To determine if the patient is steady enough to stand without assistance
C. To determine if a bed scale must be obtained to measure the patient’s weight
D. To establish how much help the patient will need with personal care – – correct ans- B. To
determine if the patient is steady enough to stand without assistance
Before measuring height and weight, the nurse asks about the patient’s ability to stand in
order to determine if the patient is steady enough to stand without assistance while having
his or her height measured. Use of a wheelchair is determined only after the nurse
determines if the patient can’t stand without assistance, and that he or she is able to
transfer to a wheelchair. Use of a bed scale is determined only after the nurse determines if
the patient can’t stand without assistance or get out of bed. Personal care needs of a patient
do not come into consideration when measuring weight and height.
A nursing assistive personnel (NAP) is preparing to weigh a resident in a skilled nursing
facility. The patient is usually weighed in street clothing and socks, with his shoes off. The
patient is currently wearing street clothing with shoes and socks. What will the NAP do to
ensure that the patient’s weight is correctly measured?
A. Take off the patient’s street clothing.
B. Take off the patient’s shoes, but leave his socks on.
C. Take off the patient’s shoes and socks, and put on slippers.
D. Take off the patient’s street clothing and put on a hospital gown and nonskid socks. – –
correct ans- -B. Take off the patient’s shoes, but leave his socks on.
Since the patient is usually weighed in street clothing and socks, the NAP should remove the
patient’s shoes and leave his socks on. The patient’s street clothing need not be removed.
The patient need not wear slippers. The patient need not wear a hospital gown and nonskid
socks; however, his shoes must be removed and his own socks left on.
Which step must be taken to ensure accurate measurement of a patient’s daily weight?
A. Weigh the patient at a different time each day.
B. Ask the patient to void before he or she is weighed.
C. Ask the patient to list all food and beverages consumed since the last weight
measurement was taken.
D. Weigh the patient using two different scales, and compare the weights. – – correct ans- -B.
Ask the patient to void before he or she is weighed.
To ensure accurate measurement of a patient’s daily weight, the patient should be weighed
at the same time of day, wearing the same clothes, and he or she should be asked to void
f
irst. The patient need not need list all food and drink consumed since the last time he or she
was weighed. The nurse need not weigh the patient with two different scales in order to
compare the weights.