HESI Prep Health Assessment Exam 2024/2025 Latest Update |Questions & Answers, Verified Answers| Complete A+ Guide

HESI Prep Health Assessment Exam 2024/2025 Latest

Update |Questions & Answers, Verified Answers| Complete

A+ Guide




1. 1. In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his
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orher memory later. Which statement is true regarding note-taking?
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A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's
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nonverbalbehaviors.
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B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her own pace as
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thenurse records what is said.
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C) Note-taking allows the nurse to shift attention away from the
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patient,resulting in an increased comfort level.
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D) Note-taking allows the nurse to break eye contact with the patient,
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which may increase his or her level of comfort.
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…Ans>> A) Note-taking may impede the nurse'sobservation of the patient's
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Page: 31 Some use of history forms and note-taking may be unavoidable. But
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m be aware that note-taking during the interview has disadvantages. It breaks eye
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contacttoo often, and it shifts attention away from the patient, which diminishes
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m his or her sense of importance. It also may interrupt the patient's narrative flow,
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and it impedesthe observation of the patient's nonverbal behavior.
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2. 2. During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned shortness of
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m breath. Tell me more about that." Which verbal skill is used with this
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A) Reflection
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Page: 32 The open-ended question asks for narrative information. It states the
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m topic to be discussed but only in general terms. The nurse should use it to begin
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the interview, to introduce a new section of questions, and whenever the person
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introduces a new topic.
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3. 3. A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients
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attending a wellness workshop. On the history form, one of the written
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m questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take drugs, do you?" This
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B) using confrontation.
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C) using biased or leading questions.
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D) using blunt language to deal with distasteful topics.
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…Ans>> C) using biased orleading questions.
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Page: 36 This is an example of using leading or biased questions. Asking, "You
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don'tsmoke, do you?" implies that one answer is "better" than another. If the person
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wants to please someone, he or she is either forced to answer in a way
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m corresponding totheir implied values or is made to feel guilty when admitting the
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other answer.
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, 4. 4. During an interview, a parent of a hospitalized child is sitting in an
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m openposition. As the interviewer begins to discuss his son's treatment,
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m however,he suddenly crosses his arms against his chest and crosses his
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m legs. This would suggest that the parent is:
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B) more comfortable in this position.
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C) tired and needs a break from the interview.
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D) uncomfortable talking about his son's treatment. m m m m m




…Ans>> D) uncomfortable talkingabout his son's treatment.
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Page: 37 Note the person's position. An open position with the extension of
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m large muscle groups shows relaxation, physical comfort, and a willingness to
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m share information. A closed position with the arms and legs crossed tends to look
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m defensiveand anxious. Note any change in posture. If a person in a relaxed
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m position suddenlytenses, it suggests possible discomfort with the new topic.
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5. 5. The nurse is interviewing a patient who has a hearing impairment.
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m Whattechniques would be most beneficial in communicating with this
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B) Avoid using facial and hand gestures because most hearing-
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C) Request a sign language interpreter before meeting with him to
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