HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Thesregisteredsnurses(RN)srecognizesswhichsclientsgroupsissatsthesgreatestsrisksforsdevelopi
ngsasurinarystractsinfections(UTI)?s(Ranksfromshighestsriskstoslowestsrisk.)
-sSchool-agedsfemales
-sOldersmales
-sOldersfemales
-sAdolescentsmaless-sans--1.soldersfemales
2.sschool-agedsfemales
3.soldersmales
4.sadolescentsmales
Thesregisteredsnurses(RN)sissinterviewingsasfemalesclientswhosstatesssheshassaspersistentsp
roductivescoughsduringstheswinterscausedsbysbronchitis.sWhichsadditionalsfindingsshouldsth
esRNsassesssforsbronchitis?
A.)sPhlegmsproductions&swheezing
B.)sSmokingshistory
C.)sHemoptysis
D.)sNightssweatss-sans--A.)sphlegmsproductions&swheezing
Thesregisteredsnurses(RN)sisscaringsforsasclientswithstuberculosiss(TB)swhosisstakingsascomb
inationsdrugsregimen.sThesclientscomplainssaboutstakings"sosmanyspills."sWhatsinformations
shouldsthesRNsprovidestosthesclientsaboutsthesprescribedstreatement?
A.)sThesdevelopmentsofsresistantsstrainssofsTBsaresdecreasedswithsascombinationsofsdrugs.
B.)sCompliancestosthesmedicationsregimensisschallengingsbutsshouldsbesmaintained.
C.)sSideseffectssaresminimizedswithsthesusesofsassinglesmedicationsbutsisslessseffective.
D.)sThestreatmentstimesissdecreasedsfroms6smonthsstos3smonthsswithsthissstandardsregime
n.s-sans--
A.)sThesdevelopmentsofsresistantsstrainssofsTBsaresdecreasedswithsascombinationsofsdrugs.
Asclientswithsprogressiveshearingslosssappearssdistressedswhensthesregisteredsnurses(RN)s
askssopen-
endedsquestionssaboutsthesclient'sshealthshistory.sWhichsformssofscommunicationsshouldst
hesRNsuse?s(SATA)
A.)sFacesthesclientssosthesclientscansseesthesRN'ssmouth.
B.)sIncreasesone'ssspeechsvolumeswhensinteractingswithsthesclient.
, C.)sRepeatsinformationstosthesclientsifsmisunderstood.
D.)sChecksifsthesclient'sshearingsaidessaresworkingsproperly.
E.)sReducesenvironmentalsnoisessurroundingsthesclient.s-sans--
A.)sFacesthesclientssosthesclientscansseesthesRN'ssmouth.
D.)sChecksifsthesclient'sshearingsaidessaresworkingsproperly.
E.)sReducesenvironmentalsnoisessurroundingsthesclient.
Speakingsclearlyswithsenunciationsandsinsasregularstonesisseasiersforsasclientstosunderstandst
hansincreasingsthesvolumesofsspeech.sIfsasclientsshowsssignssofsconfusion,srephrasingsthesq
uestion,sinsteadsofsrepeating,sshouldsbesdonestosdecreasesclientsanxietysandsfacilitatesund
erstanding.
Thesregisteredsnurses(RN)sissadministeringshaloperidols0.5smgsIMsPRNstosasclientsforsthesfir
ststime.sWhatssideseffectssshouldsthesRNsassesssthesclientsforsduringsthesinitialsdose?
A.)sBradykinesia.
B.)sDystonia.
C.)sSomatization.
D.)sAkathisia.s-sans--B.)sDystonia
Ansoldersclientsissadmittedstostheshospitalswithsseveresdiarrhea.sThesregisteredsnurses(RN)si
sscompletingsansassessmentsandsnotessthesclientshassdrysmucoussmembranessandspoorssk
insturgor.sWhichsassessmentsdatasshouldsthesRNsgatherstosdeterminesifsthesclientshassasflui
dsvolumesdeficit?
A.)sLowersextremitysedema.
B.)sOrthostaticshypotension.
C.)sElevatedsbloodspressure.
D.)sCheyne-Stokessrespirationss-sans--B.)sOrthostaticshypotension.
Orthostaticshypotensionscansbesassignsofsfluidsvolumesdeficitsinsansoldersclientswhoshassexp
eriencedsseveresdiarrhea.
Thesregisteredsnurses(RN)snotifiessthesspousesofsasclientswhoswassadmittedstoshospiceswith
sshallowsrespirations,sof saschangesinsthesclient'sscondition.sOversthespastshour,sthesclient'ssr
espiratoryspatternshasschangedstosasCheynesStokesspattern.sAftersreceivingsthissinformatio
n,sthesclient'ssspousesbeginssvacuumingsaroundsthesbed.sWhichsstagesofsgriefsissthesspous
esdisplayingsduringsthesvisit?
A.)sAcceptance.
B.)sDenial.
C.)sBargaining.
D.)sDepression.s-sans--B.)sDenial.
ThesspousesissexhibitingsthesfirstsstagesofsdenialsofsKubler-
Ross'ssgriefsmodelsbysignoringsthatsthesclient'ssdeathsissimminent.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Thesregisteredsnurses(RN)srecognizesswhichsclientsgroupsissatsthesgreatestsrisksforsdevelopi
ngsasurinarystractsinfections(UTI)?s(Ranksfromshighestsriskstoslowestsrisk.)
-sSchool-agedsfemales
-sOldersmales
-sOldersfemales
-sAdolescentsmaless-sans--1.soldersfemales
2.sschool-agedsfemales
3.soldersmales
4.sadolescentsmales
Thesregisteredsnurses(RN)sissinterviewingsasfemalesclientswhosstatesssheshassaspersistentsp
roductivescoughsduringstheswinterscausedsbysbronchitis.sWhichsadditionalsfindingsshouldsth
esRNsassesssforsbronchitis?
A.)sPhlegmsproductions&swheezing
B.)sSmokingshistory
C.)sHemoptysis
D.)sNightssweatss-sans--A.)sphlegmsproductions&swheezing
Thesregisteredsnurses(RN)sisscaringsforsasclientswithstuberculosiss(TB)swhosisstakingsascomb
inationsdrugsregimen.sThesclientscomplainssaboutstakings"sosmanyspills."sWhatsinformations
shouldsthesRNsprovidestosthesclientsaboutsthesprescribedstreatement?
A.)sThesdevelopmentsofsresistantsstrainssofsTBsaresdecreasedswithsascombinationsofsdrugs.
B.)sCompliancestosthesmedicationsregimensisschallengingsbutsshouldsbesmaintained.
C.)sSideseffectssaresminimizedswithsthesusesofsassinglesmedicationsbutsisslessseffective.
D.)sThestreatmentstimesissdecreasedsfroms6smonthsstos3smonthsswithsthissstandardsregime
n.s-sans--
A.)sThesdevelopmentsofsresistantsstrainssofsTBsaresdecreasedswithsascombinationsofsdrugs.
Asclientswithsprogressiveshearingslosssappearssdistressedswhensthesregisteredsnurses(RN)s
askssopen-
endedsquestionssaboutsthesclient'sshealthshistory.sWhichsformssofscommunicationsshouldst
hesRNsuse?s(SATA)
A.)sFacesthesclientssosthesclientscansseesthesRN'ssmouth.
B.)sIncreasesone'ssspeechsvolumeswhensinteractingswithsthesclient.
, C.)sRepeatsinformationstosthesclientsifsmisunderstood.
D.)sChecksifsthesclient'sshearingsaidessaresworkingsproperly.
E.)sReducesenvironmentalsnoisessurroundingsthesclient.s-sans--
A.)sFacesthesclientssosthesclientscansseesthesRN'ssmouth.
D.)sChecksifsthesclient'sshearingsaidessaresworkingsproperly.
E.)sReducesenvironmentalsnoisessurroundingsthesclient.
Speakingsclearlyswithsenunciationsandsinsasregularstonesisseasiersforsasclientstosunderstandst
hansincreasingsthesvolumesofsspeech.sIfsasclientsshowsssignssofsconfusion,srephrasingsthesq
uestion,sinsteadsofsrepeating,sshouldsbesdonestosdecreasesclientsanxietysandsfacilitatesund
erstanding.
Thesregisteredsnurses(RN)sissadministeringshaloperidols0.5smgsIMsPRNstosasclientsforsthesfir
ststime.sWhatssideseffectssshouldsthesRNsassesssthesclientsforsduringsthesinitialsdose?
A.)sBradykinesia.
B.)sDystonia.
C.)sSomatization.
D.)sAkathisia.s-sans--B.)sDystonia
Ansoldersclientsissadmittedstostheshospitalswithsseveresdiarrhea.sThesregisteredsnurses(RN)si
sscompletingsansassessmentsandsnotessthesclientshassdrysmucoussmembranessandspoorssk
insturgor.sWhichsassessmentsdatasshouldsthesRNsgatherstosdeterminesifsthesclientshassasflui
dsvolumesdeficit?
A.)sLowersextremitysedema.
B.)sOrthostaticshypotension.
C.)sElevatedsbloodspressure.
D.)sCheyne-Stokessrespirationss-sans--B.)sOrthostaticshypotension.
Orthostaticshypotensionscansbesassignsofsfluidsvolumesdeficitsinsansoldersclientswhoshassexp
eriencedsseveresdiarrhea.
Thesregisteredsnurses(RN)snotifiessthesspousesofsasclientswhoswassadmittedstoshospiceswith
sshallowsrespirations,sof saschangesinsthesclient'sscondition.sOversthespastshour,sthesclient'ssr
espiratoryspatternshasschangedstosasCheynesStokesspattern.sAftersreceivingsthissinformatio
n,sthesclient'ssspousesbeginssvacuumingsaroundsthesbed.sWhichsstagesofsgriefsissthesspous
esdisplayingsduringsthesvisit?
A.)sAcceptance.
B.)sDenial.
C.)sBargaining.
D.)sDepression.s-sans--B.)sDenial.
ThesspousesissexhibitingsthesfirstsstagesofsdenialsofsKubler-
Ross'ssgriefsmodelsbysignoringsthatsthesclient'ssdeathsissimminent.
