HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
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A patient is visiting an urgent care center after being hit in
the back with a baseball. Upon examination, the nurse
notes a flat, nonblanchable spot 2.25 cm wide that is
reddish-purple in color. How does the nurse document this
lesion?
a.
As an angioma
b.
As purpura
c.
As petechiae
d.
As ecchymosis - ....ANSWER...Ecchymosis
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During a health fair, which recommendation is appropriate
as a primary prevention measure to reduce the risk for skin
cancer?
a.
Use a tanning booth instead of sunning outside if a tan is
desired.
b.
Wear protective clothing while in the sun.
c.
Perform self-examination of skin monthly.
d.
Use sunscreen with a sun protection except on overcast
days. - ....ANSWER...Wear protective clothing while in
the sun
Which questions are appropriate to ask a patient when
performing a symptom analysis for a rash? Select all that
apply.
a.
"When did the rash first start?"
b.
"Do you have a family history of rashes?"
c.
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"What makes the rash worse?"
d.
"What do you do to make your rash better?"
e.
"Describe the sensation from the rash, does it burn or
itch?"
f.
"Describe what the rash looked like initially." -
....ANSWER...Everyone except C!
A white cast to the skin resulting from a congenital
inability to form melanin is known as
a.
vitiligo.
c.
jaundice.
b.
pallor.
d.
albinism. - ....ANSWER...ANS: D
A white cast to the skin as evidenced by generalized
whiteness, including the hair and eyebrows, is abnormal.
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This lack of coloration is caused by albinism, a congenital
inability to form melanin. Vitiligo is a condition marked
by patchy symmetrical areas of white on the skin. This
condition is caused by an acquired loss of melanin.
Trauma can also lead to hypopigmentation, especially in
dark-skinned individuals. Jaundice produces a yellow-
green to orange cast or coloration of the skin.
Your patient asks you about the small, reddish purple
discolorations of the skin, less than 0.5 cm in diameter.
You inform the patient that this is known as which of the
following?
a.
ecchymoses
b.
purpura
c.
petechiae
d.
spider telangiectasia - ....ANSWER...ANS: C
Petechiae are violaceous (red-purple) discolorations of less
than 0.5 cm in diameter. Petechiae do not blanch. They can
indicate an increased bleeding tendency or embolism;
causes include intravascular defects and infections.
Ecchymosis is a violaceous discoloration of varying size,