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HESI RN PRACTICE EXAM - HEALTH
ASSESSMENT ON EVOLVE | {LATEST 2026/ 2027
UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC
EXAM | BRAND NEW!
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?
A) Level of consciousness.
B) Gait characteristics.
C) Presence of trauma.
D) Bladder control ability.
A) Level of consciousness
Initial symptoms of meningitis include headache, fatigue, stiff
neck, and changes in level of consciousness. It is necessary to
determine if the client is demonstrating signs of meningitis
before planning immediate care.
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The nurse is performing a thoracic assessment on a client with
chronic asthma and hyperinflation of the lungs. Which finding
should be expected for this client?
A) Kyphosis.
B) Barrel chest.
C) Pectus Excavatum.
D) Pectus Carinatum.
B) Barrel chest.
A barrel chest is associated with chronic asthma and
hyperinflation of the lungs. The nurse can expect to note an
increased anteroposterior chest diameter and ribs that are
horizontal instead of having a normal downward slope.
Which question should the nurse ask in order to test a client's
remote memory?
A) What is your date of birth?
B) Who is your current healthcare provider?
C) What medications are you taking?
D) How did you arrive at the hospital today?
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A) What is your date of birth?
Cognition is typically evaluated in a rapid and focused manner
and includes the assessment of memory. Remote memory, or
long - term memory, can be tested by asking the client's date of
birth.
The nurse is examining the hip joint of a client who reports hip
pain. Which other assessment is most helpful in determining the
cause of the client's pain?
A) Knee joint evaluation.
B) Cranial nerve testing.
C) Postural alignment.
D) Deep tendon reflexes.
A) Knee joint evaluation.
A client with hip pain usually experiences radiation of pain to the
groin or knee. Although the hip is difficult to palpate, the knee is
readily accessible. A client with hip pain should be assessed for
knee joint mobility, structural abnormalities, and fl uid
accumulation.
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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?
A) Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular
line.
B) Place the bell on the 2nd intercostal space, left midclavicular
line.
C) Put the diaphragm on the 5th intercostal space, left sternal
border.
D) Put the diaphragm on the 2nd intercostal space, left sternal
border.
A) Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular
line.
The best way to listen for low - pitch mitral heart sounds, such as
a mitral stenosis murmur, is to place the bell of stethoscope onto
the 5th intercostal space at the left midclavicular line.
Which part of the body should the nurse examine when
assessing for peripheral edema in a client with heart failure?
HESI RN PRACTICE EXAM - HEALTH
ASSESSMENT ON EVOLVE | {LATEST 2026/ 2027
UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC
EXAM | BRAND NEW!
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?
A) Level of consciousness.
B) Gait characteristics.
C) Presence of trauma.
D) Bladder control ability.
A) Level of consciousness
Initial symptoms of meningitis include headache, fatigue, stiff
neck, and changes in level of consciousness. It is necessary to
determine if the client is demonstrating signs of meningitis
before planning immediate care.
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The nurse is performing a thoracic assessment on a client with
chronic asthma and hyperinflation of the lungs. Which finding
should be expected for this client?
A) Kyphosis.
B) Barrel chest.
C) Pectus Excavatum.
D) Pectus Carinatum.
B) Barrel chest.
A barrel chest is associated with chronic asthma and
hyperinflation of the lungs. The nurse can expect to note an
increased anteroposterior chest diameter and ribs that are
horizontal instead of having a normal downward slope.
Which question should the nurse ask in order to test a client's
remote memory?
A) What is your date of birth?
B) Who is your current healthcare provider?
C) What medications are you taking?
D) How did you arrive at the hospital today?
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A) What is your date of birth?
Cognition is typically evaluated in a rapid and focused manner
and includes the assessment of memory. Remote memory, or
long - term memory, can be tested by asking the client's date of
birth.
The nurse is examining the hip joint of a client who reports hip
pain. Which other assessment is most helpful in determining the
cause of the client's pain?
A) Knee joint evaluation.
B) Cranial nerve testing.
C) Postural alignment.
D) Deep tendon reflexes.
A) Knee joint evaluation.
A client with hip pain usually experiences radiation of pain to the
groin or knee. Although the hip is difficult to palpate, the knee is
readily accessible. A client with hip pain should be assessed for
knee joint mobility, structural abnormalities, and fl uid
accumulation.
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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?
A) Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular
line.
B) Place the bell on the 2nd intercostal space, left midclavicular
line.
C) Put the diaphragm on the 5th intercostal space, left sternal
border.
D) Put the diaphragm on the 2nd intercostal space, left sternal
border.
A) Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular
line.
The best way to listen for low - pitch mitral heart sounds, such as
a mitral stenosis murmur, is to place the bell of stethoscope onto
the 5th intercostal space at the left midclavicular line.
Which part of the body should the nurse examine when
assessing for peripheral edema in a client with heart failure?
