HESI RN Health Assessment Questions

A client is reporting chest pain. What statement made by the client helps the nurse to understand the client has a naturalistic belief in the cause of illness? A. "My life is really out of balance." B. "I knew I should have changed my diet." C. "I should have gone to church last week." D. "I forgot to take my medicines last night." - ans -----A. "My life is really out of balance." 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. - ans -----A. Be open to people who are different. B. Have a curiosity about people. C. Become culturally competent. Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen? A. It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be palpable B. It is easily felt by reaching the left hand behind the 11th and 12th ribs. C. It is normally felt by rolling the client on the right side and palpating. D. It is a firm mass palpated slightly left of midline in the upper abdomen. - ans -----A. It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be palpable What is the best place for the nurse to hear lower lobe lung sounds with a stethoscope? A. Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space B. Posterior-axillary line at the 4th intercostal space C. Anterior chest at the level of the 4th intercostal space.