Health Educational Systems HESI Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Health Educational Systems HESI Online Questions & Answers

• Question 191:

  Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

  When the lab work returned, it appeared that the patient's hematologic values were abnormal.

  A. circumference
  B. blood
  C. immune system
  D. circulatory
  B. blood

• Question 192:

  According to the theory of the same name, after the "Big Bang" there were only what two things?

  A. mass and gravity
  B. neutrons and electrons
  C. matter and antimatter
  D. space and time
  C. matter and antimatter

• Question 193:

  What word meaning "sudden and possibly unexpected" fits best in the sentence?

  Although the nursing unit did their best to care for the patient, he passed away in a/n ______ manner when his heart stopped.

  A. violent
  B. abrupt
  C. contained
  D. ordered
  B. abrupt

• Question 194:

  Which word or phrase in the following sentence is the simple predicate?

  So many types of birthday cake put Cynthia at a loss.

  A. put
  B. put at a loss
  C. put Cynthia
  D. put Cynthia at a loss
  A. put

• Question 195:

  Which of these sentences is written correctly?

  A. The girl wanted he to take her to the store.
  B. The girl wanted him to take her to the store.
  C. The girl wanted him to take her to the store, hisself.
  D. The girl wanted himself to take her to the store.
  B. The girl wanted him to take her to the store.

• Question 196:

  Which of the following statements about atoms is false?

  A. Electrons do not orbit an atom's nucleus; they exist in electron clouds surrounding the nucleus.
  B. As each orbital of an atom is filled to capacity, electrons begin occupying a higher energy orbital.
  C. Most of the volume of an atom is empty space.
  D. Atoms are most stable when their outer electron shell (valence shell) is incomplete.
  D. Atoms are most stable when their outer electron shell (valence shell) is incomplete.

• Question 197:

  Which of these is not an example of an ecosystem?

  A. grassland
  B. ozone
  C. marine
  D. desert
  B. ozone

• Question 198:

  The pH scale ranges from 0 to 14, where 0 is more _____ and 14 is more ______.

  A. basic, acidic
  B. neutral, acidic
  C. acidic, neutral
  D. acidic, basic
  D. acidic, basic

• Question 199:

  Which of these sentences contains an active verb tense?

  A. The woman was given an engagement ring by her boyfriend.
  B. The boy was rewarded with a trophy for his win.
  C. The lawyer presented his case to the jury.
  D. The spaghetti was quickly devoured by the hungry children.
  C. The lawyer presented his case to the jury.

• Question 200:

  The imaginary line that separates the body into superior and inferior regions is called the ____.

  A. sagittal plane
  B. vertical plane
  C. transverse plane
  D. coronal plane
  C. transverse plane