Health Educational Systems HESI Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Health Educational Systems HESI Online Questions & Answers

• Question 151:

  Select the best word for the blank in the following sentence.

  When the gymnastic athletes travel for a competition, a chaperone must accompany ____.

  A. it
  B. them
  C. all of it
  D. their
  B. them

• Question 152:

  What is 0.85 × 0.65?

  A. 0.5520
  B. 0.5252
  C. 0.5525
  D. 0.2552
  C. 0.5525

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• Question 153:

  Which of these is the best definition of the word illustrious?

  A. eminent
  B. shiny
  C. tarnished
  D. vain
  A. eminent

• Question 154:

  A nurse working at a medical clinic earns $17.81 per hour. The nurse works three 8-hour shifts and one 12-hour shift every week, and is paid weekly. Weekly deductions are: federal tax $102.80, state tax $24.58, federal insurance $18.13, and family health insurance $52.15. What is the nurse's take-home pay each week?

  A. $158.54
  B. $443.50
  C. $514.74
  D. $641.16
  B. $443.50

• Question 155:

  What is the best definition of diagnosis?

  A. complication
  B. explanation
  C. comment
  D. alias
  B. explanation

• Question 156:

  Which of these is the best definition of the word postulate?

  A. move
  B. gather
  C. claim
  D. disagree
  C. claim

• Question 157:

  How many centimeters are in a millimeter?

  A. 10
  B. 100
  C. 1000
  D. 1/10
  D. 1/10

• Question 158:

  

  The passage suggests that which of the following would be likely to reduce the isolation felt by women medical students?

  A. An increased proportion of women in medical schools.
  B. A decrease in the number of women filling faculty positions in medical schools.
  C. A decrease in support services available to women students.
  D. A more complete segregation between men and women in medical schools.
  A. An increased proportion of women in medical schools.

• Question 159:

  An unknown element has a mass number of 33 and an atomic number of 12. How many neutrons does the element contain?

  A. 21
  B. 12
  C. 33
  D. 45
  A. 21

• Question 160:

  Deflections of the EKG represent which of the following?

  A. The contraction of the heart.
  B. The relaxation of the heart.
  C. The electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation.
  D. The physical movement that precedes contraction and relaxation.
  C. The electrical activity that precedes contraction and relaxation.