RN HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A nurse is working in a healthcare facility that serves a diverse population. What action(s)
by the nurse will allow the nurse to empathize with and understand this population?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Be open to people who are different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
D. Interact with each person in the same way.
E. Request nurses take care of patients with the same ethnicity.
F. Always request an interpreter for people from other countries.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Be open to people who are different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
Question 2
Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen?
CORRECT ANSWER
It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be palpable.
Question 3
What is the best place for the nurse to hear lower lobe lung sounds with a stethoscope?
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,CORRECT ANSWER
Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space.
Question 4
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of mitral stenosis. How should the nurse
assess this client with a stethoscope to listen for this condition?
CORRECT ANSWER
Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
Question 5
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of aortic regurgitation. Where should the
nurse place the stethoscope diaphragm to listen for this condition?
CORRECT ANSWER
2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border.
Question 6
The client is experiencing severe pruritus and small papules and burrows on areas over
one hand and the inner thighs. Which assessment data best explains the condition the
client is experiencing?
CORRECT ANSWER
The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies outbreak.
Question 7
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, A client comes to the clinic with a report of fever and a recent exposure to someone who
was diagnosed with meningitis. Which nursing assessment should be completed during
the initial examination of this client?
CORRECT ANSWER
Level of consciousness.
Question 8
Aclient reports feeling increasingly fatigued for several months, and the nurse observes
that the client's lips are pale. Which additional data should the nurse collect based on this
presentation?
CORRECT ANSWER
Use of vitamin and iron supplements.
Question 9
The nurse is assessing a client who has experienced a sudden onset of hearing loss in the
right ear. Which finding should alert the nurse to a potentially serious medical condition
that requires further evaluation?
CORRECT ANSWER
There is no sign of associated infection.
Question 10
The client reports to the nurse a recent exposure to the mumps. Which assessment finding
suggests the client has contracted the mumps?
CORRECT ANSWER
Swelling anterior to the ear lobe on one side of the face.
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A nurse is working in a healthcare facility that serves a diverse population. What action(s)
by the nurse will allow the nurse to empathize with and understand this population?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Be open to people who are different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
D. Interact with each person in the same way.
E. Request nurses take care of patients with the same ethnicity.
F. Always request an interpreter for people from other countries.
CORRECT ANSWER
A. Be open to people who are different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
Question 2
Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen?
CORRECT ANSWER
It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be palpable.
Question 3
What is the best place for the nurse to hear lower lobe lung sounds with a stethoscope?
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,CORRECT ANSWER
Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space.
Question 4
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of mitral stenosis. How should the nurse
assess this client with a stethoscope to listen for this condition?
CORRECT ANSWER
Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
Question 5
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of aortic regurgitation. Where should the
nurse place the stethoscope diaphragm to listen for this condition?
CORRECT ANSWER
2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border.
Question 6
The client is experiencing severe pruritus and small papules and burrows on areas over
one hand and the inner thighs. Which assessment data best explains the condition the
client is experiencing?
CORRECT ANSWER
The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies outbreak.
Question 7
2
, A client comes to the clinic with a report of fever and a recent exposure to someone who
was diagnosed with meningitis. Which nursing assessment should be completed during
the initial examination of this client?
CORRECT ANSWER
Level of consciousness.
Question 8
Aclient reports feeling increasingly fatigued for several months, and the nurse observes
that the client's lips are pale. Which additional data should the nurse collect based on this
presentation?
CORRECT ANSWER
Use of vitamin and iron supplements.
Question 9
The nurse is assessing a client who has experienced a sudden onset of hearing loss in the
right ear. Which finding should alert the nurse to a potentially serious medical condition
that requires further evaluation?
CORRECT ANSWER
There is no sign of associated infection.
Question 10
The client reports to the nurse a recent exposure to the mumps. Which assessment finding
suggests the client has contracted the mumps?
CORRECT ANSWER
Swelling anterior to the ear lobe on one side of the face.
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