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HESI RN Health Assessment Questions (Fall 2021)
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A client is reporting chest A. "My life is really out of balance."
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."
,A nurse is working in a A. Be open to people who are different.
healthcare facility that B. Have a curiosity about people.
serves a diverse C. Become culturally competent.
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.
,Which statement is A. It must be enlarged at least three times normal size
accurate about assessing for it to be palpable
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.
What is the best place for A. Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space
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.
D. Anterior-axillary line at
the 5th intercostal space.
, The nurse is assessing a A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left
client who has a history of midclavicular line.
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.
HESI RN Health Assessment Questions (Fall 2021)
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Terms in this set (51)
A client is reporting chest A. "My life is really out of balance."
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."
,A nurse is working in a A. Be open to people who are different.
healthcare facility that B. Have a curiosity about people.
serves a diverse C. Become culturally competent.
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.
,Which statement is A. It must be enlarged at least three times normal size
accurate about assessing for it to be palpable
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.
What is the best place for A. Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space
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.
D. Anterior-axillary line at
the 5th intercostal space.
, The nurse is assessing a A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left
client who has a history of midclavicular line.
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.
