2023 HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT NURSING RN V1 100 Questions with answers

1.During a mental status examination, the nurse wants to assess a patient’s affect. The nurse should askthe patient which question? “How do you feel today?” 2.The nurse is planning to assess new memory with a patient. The best way for the nurse to do thiswould be to: Give him the Four Unrelated Words Test. 3.A 45-year-old woman is at the clinic for a mental status assessment. In giving her the Four UnrelatedWords Test, the nurse would be concerned if she could not four unrelated words . Recall; after a 30-minute delay 4.During a mental status assessment, which question by the nurse would best assess a person’sjudgment? “Tell me what you plan to do once you are discharged from the hospital.” 5.Which of these individuals would the nurse consider at highest risk for a suicide attempt? Older adult man who tells the nurse that he is going to “join his wife inheaven” tomorrow andplans to use a gun 6.When reviewing the use of alcohol by older adults, the nurse notes that older adults have severalcharacteristics that can increase the risk of alcohol use. Which would increase the bioavailability ofalcohol in the blood for longer periods in the older adult? Decreased liver and kidney functioning 7.During an assessment, the nurse asks a female patient, “How many alcoholic drinks do you have aweek?” Which answer by the patient would indicate at-risk drinking? “I have seven or eight drinks a week, but