Health Educational Systems HESI Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Health Educational Systems HESI Online Questions & Answers

• Question 71:

  Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

  The nurse reminded the patient that he was ordered to be on strict bed rest until the doctor said otherwise.

  A. lackadaisical
  B. absolute
  C. shifting
  D. lax
  B. absolute

• Question 72:

  Using garden peas, which of the following scientists discovered the basic principles of genetics?

  A. Galileo.
  B. Mendel.
  C. Curie.
  D. Hawking
  B. Mendel.

• Question 73:

  How many meters in a kilometer?

  A. 10
  B. 100
  C. 1000
  D. 2.2
  C. 1000

• Question 74:

  

  What is the major difference between matter at the nanoscale and matter at larger scales such as millimeters or inches?

  A. At the nanoscale, metals are bendable, and at larger scales they are rigid.
  B. Matter has different and special characteristics at the nanoscale.
  C. At the nanoscale, matter has the same properties as matter at the atomic level.
  D. There is no difference.
  B. Matter has different and special characteristics at the nanoscale.

• Question 75:

  A student is observing a chemical reaction occurring with visible bubbling. The bubbling eventually stops. The student can see that some of the original reactants are still intact inside the beaker, so he knows that not all the reactant has been used up. Therefore, the student knows he is now observing:

  A. A failed reaction.
  B. Equilibrium.
  C. A decrease in temperature.
  D. A completed reaction.
  B. Equilibrium.

• Question 76:

  Primary is best defined as:

  A. subtle
  B. following
  C. first
  D. aimless
  C. first

• Question 77:

  Select the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence.

  The doctors who were participating in rounds wanted to know the patient's status as of this morning.

  A. bias
  B. peak
  C. condition
  D. cognizance
  C. condition

• Question 78:

  Which is a bodily reaction to the fight or flight response?

  A. Pupil dilation
  B. Vasoconstriction
  C. Increase perspiration
  D. Decrease gastric motility
  E. All of the above
  E. All of the above

• Question 79:

  What is 5.06 × 0.7?

  A. 35.42
  B. 3.542
  C. 0.3542
  D. 0.03542
  B. 3.542

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• Question 80:

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

  Neither of the flower bouquets ____ as full as the one we ordered last year.

  A. are
  B. is
  C. were
  D. being
  B. is