HESI 1 - V1 and V2 REVIEW - Health
Assessment 1 Questions with Answers 2025
TheAnurseAisAperformingAaAthoracicAassessmentAonAaAclientAwithAchronicAasthmaAandA
hyperinflationAofAtheAlungs.AWhichAfindingAshouldAbeAexpectedAforAthisAclient?A
-AcorrectAanswers-BarrelAchest
TheAnurseAisAassessingAbowelAsoundsAforAaAhospitalizedAclient.ATheAnurseAhasAheardAbow
elAsoundsAinAtheArightAupperAquadrant.AWhatAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAnext?A-
AcorrectAanswers-NoteAtheAcharacterAandAfrequencyAofAbowelAsounds
DuringAinspectionAofAaAclient'sAmouthAandApharynx,AtheAnurseAplacesAaAtongueAbladeAonAt
heAbackAofAtheAtongueAwhichAcausesAtheAclientAtoAgag.AAfterAremovingAtheAtongueAblade,A
whatAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-DocumentAanAintactAgagAreflex.
WhenAteachingAaAclientAhowAtoAperformAaAmonthlyAbreastAself-
assessment,AtheAnurseAshouldAtellAtheAclientAthatAitAisAmostAimportantAtoAassessAwhichApar
tAofAtheAbreastAmoreAcloselyAforAchanges?A-AcorrectAanswers-UpperAouterAquadrant.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaApostmenopausalAclientAwhoAhasAaABMIAofA32.ATheAclientAhasAaA
chestAmeasurementAofA42Ainches,AwaistAmeasurementAofA45Ainches,AandAhipAmeasureme
ntAofA50Ainches.AWhatAimportantAmessageAshouldAtheAnurseAexplainAtoAtheAclientAtoApromo
teAhealthApromotion?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAwaistAcircumferenceAisAgreaterAthanA35AinchesAinAwomenAputsAyouAatAhigherAriskAforAtyp
eA2AdiabetesAandAheartAdisease."
TheAnurseAperformsAaAphysicalAassessmentAonAanAolderAfemaleAclient.AWhichAchangeAfro
mAtheApriorAexamAmayAbeAanAindicationAofAosteoporosis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
HeightAreductionAofA1.5Ainches.
WhileAconductingAanAinterviewAtoAobtainAaAhealthAhistory,AtheAnurseAnoticesAthatAtheAclient
ApausesAfrequentlyAandAlooksAatAtheAnurseAexpectantly.AWhichAresponseAisAbestAforAtheAn
urseAtoAprovide?A-AcorrectAanswers-SitAquietlyAtoAallowAtheAclientAtoArespondAcomfortably.
AAclientAisAinAtheAclinicalAforAaAyearlyAphysicalAexamination.AWhichAactionAshouldAtheAnurs
eAtakeAwhenApreparingAtoAexamineAtheAclient'sAabdomen?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AskAtheAclientAtoAurinateAbeforeAbeginningAtheAexamination.
WhichArespiratoryAconditionAshouldAtheAnurseAdocumentAafterAmeasuringAaArespiratoryArat
eAofA8Abreaths/minute?A-AcorrectAanswers-Bradypnea.
WhichAprocedureAshouldAtheAnurseAuseAtoAassessforAaApulseAdeficit?A-AcorrectAanswers-
MeasureAtheAapicalApulseAandAcompareAitAtoAtheAperipheralApulse.
*AApulseAdeficitAisAaApalpableAdifferenceAbetweenAtheAapicalApulseAatAtheApointAofAmaximal
AimpulseAandAtheAradialApulseApalpatedAatAtheAwrist.
AAclientAhasAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAbilateralAlowerAlobeAatelectasis.AWhatApercussionAsoun
dAshouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtoAhearAwhenApercussingAoverAtheAclient'sAlowerAlobes?A-
AcorrectAanswers-Dull,Athud-like.
AAclientAisAbeingAassessedAuponAadmissionAtoAtheAmedical-
surgicalAunit.ATheAnurseAisApreparingAtoAcompleteAaAhead-to-
, toeAassessmentAandAwillAbeginAatAtheAheadAofAtheAclient.AWhichAtechniqueAshouldAtheAnur
seAuseAtoAbeginAtheAassessment?A-AcorrectAanswers-InspectAtheAhairAandAskin.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaAhealthyAyoungAadultAduringAanAannualAphysicalAexamination.AW
hichAassessmentAtechniqueAshouldAtheAnurseAimplementAwhenApalpatingAtheAabdominalA
aorta?A-AcorrectAanswers-DeepApalpationAaboveAandAtoAtheAleftAofAtheAumbilicus.
TheAnurseAisAconductingAaAfamilyAhistoryAasApartAofAtheAassessmentAinterview.AWhichAacti
onAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAtoAensureAthatAsufficientAinformationAaboutAtheAclient'sAbloodArel
ativesAisAobtained?A-AcorrectAanswers-
DocumentAatAleastA3AgenerationsAofAtheAclient'sAfamilyAmedicalAhistory.
TheAnurseAisAtestingAtheAclient'sAshouldersAforArangeAofAmotion.AWhatAshouldAtheAnurseAdo
cumentAtoArecordAnormalAinternalArotation?A-AcorrectAanswers-
RangeAofA90AdegreesAwhenAtheAhandsAareAplacedAatAtheAsmallAofAtheAback.
AAclientApresentsAwithAaArashAalongAtheAoccipitalAareaAofAtheAhairlineAandAreportsAintenseAit
ching.AHowAshouldAtheAnurseAbeginAtheAobjectiveApartAofAtheAexamination?A-
AcorrectAanswers-InspectAtheAscalpAlookingAforAnits.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaAclient'sArangeAofAmotionAasAtheAclientAbendsAtheArightAkneeAupAt
oAtheAchestAwhileAkeepingAtheAleftAlegAstraight,AbutAisAunableAtoAkeepAtheAleftAthighAonAtheAt
able.ATheAassessmentAisArepeatedAforAtheAleftAknee,AandAtheAclientAisAunableAtoAkeepAtheAr
ightAthighAonAtheAtable.AHowAshouldAtheAnurseAdocumentAthisAfinding?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAflexionAdeformityAreferredAtoAasAaApositiveAThomasAtest.
DuringAaAskinAasssessment,AtheAnurseAnotes,AroundAandAdiscreteAlesionsAthatAareAdarkAre
dAinAcolorAandAwillAnotAblanch.ATheAlesionsArangeAfromA1AtoA3AmmAinAsize.AWhatAisAtheAfirstA
questionAtheAnurseAshouldAaskAtheAclient?A-AcorrectAanswers-
HaveAyouAnoticeAanyAirregularAbleeding
AAclientAwithAprogressiveAhearingAlossAappearsAdistressedAwhenAtheAregisteredAnurseA(R
N)AasksAopen-
endedAquestionsAaboutAtheAclient'sAhealthAhistory.AWhichAformsAofAcommunicationAshould
AtheARNAuse?A-AcorrectAanswers-FaceAtheAclientAsoAtheAclientAcanAseeAtheARN'sAmouth.
CheckAifAtheAclient'sAhearingAaidesAareAworkingAproperly.
ReduceAenvironmentalAnoiseAsurroundingAtheAclient.
AAclientAstatesAthatAsheAhadAaAmastectomyAofAherAleftAbreastAlastAyearAandAnowAexperienc
esAlymphedema.AWhatAshouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtoAfindAwhenAexaminingAtheAclient?A-
AcorrectAanswers-SwellingAofAtheAleftAarmAandAnon-pittingAedema.
AAclientAhasAjustAreturnedAfromAtheArecoveryAroomAandAasksAtoAgetAoutAofAbedAtoAgoAtoAtheA
bathroom.ATheAnurseAdecidesAtoAobtainAorthostaticAvitalAsignsAfirst.AHowAwillAtheAnurseApo
sitionAtheAclientAtoAbeginAthisAprocedure?A-AcorrectAanswers-Lying.
AApostmenopausalAfemaleAclientAisAundergoingAaAroutineAphysicalAexamination.ASheAhasA
reportedAnothingAoutAofAtheAordinary.AWhenAperformingAtheAexaminationAofAtheAgenitourin
aryAsystem,AtheAnurseAfindsAanAirregularlyAenlargedAuterusAwithAfirm,Amobile,ApainlessAnod
ulesAinAtheAuterineAwall.AHowAshouldAtheAnurseAexplainAthisAfindingAtoAtheAclient?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
YouAhaveAbenignAfibroidAtumors,AaAcommonAoccurrenceAinAwomenAyourAage.
AAclientAisAreportingAchestApain.AWhatAstatementAmadeAbyAtheAclient,AhelpsAtheAnurseAtoAu
nderstandAthisAclientAhasAaAnaturalisticAbeliefAinAtheAcauseAofAillness?A-AcorrectAanswers-
"MyAlifeAisAreallyAoutAofAbalance."
Assessment 1 Questions with Answers 2025
TheAnurseAisAperformingAaAthoracicAassessmentAonAaAclientAwithAchronicAasthmaAandA
hyperinflationAofAtheAlungs.AWhichAfindingAshouldAbeAexpectedAforAthisAclient?A
-AcorrectAanswers-BarrelAchest
TheAnurseAisAassessingAbowelAsoundsAforAaAhospitalizedAclient.ATheAnurseAhasAheardAbow
elAsoundsAinAtheArightAupperAquadrant.AWhatAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAnext?A-
AcorrectAanswers-NoteAtheAcharacterAandAfrequencyAofAbowelAsounds
DuringAinspectionAofAaAclient'sAmouthAandApharynx,AtheAnurseAplacesAaAtongueAbladeAonAt
heAbackAofAtheAtongueAwhichAcausesAtheAclientAtoAgag.AAfterAremovingAtheAtongueAblade,A
whatAactionAshouldAtheAnurseAtake?A-AcorrectAanswers-DocumentAanAintactAgagAreflex.
WhenAteachingAaAclientAhowAtoAperformAaAmonthlyAbreastAself-
assessment,AtheAnurseAshouldAtellAtheAclientAthatAitAisAmostAimportantAtoAassessAwhichApar
tAofAtheAbreastAmoreAcloselyAforAchanges?A-AcorrectAanswers-UpperAouterAquadrant.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaApostmenopausalAclientAwhoAhasAaABMIAofA32.ATheAclientAhasAaA
chestAmeasurementAofA42Ainches,AwaistAmeasurementAofA45Ainches,AandAhipAmeasureme
ntAofA50Ainches.AWhatAimportantAmessageAshouldAtheAnurseAexplainAtoAtheAclientAtoApromo
teAhealthApromotion?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAwaistAcircumferenceAisAgreaterAthanA35AinchesAinAwomenAputsAyouAatAhigherAriskAforAtyp
eA2AdiabetesAandAheartAdisease."
TheAnurseAperformsAaAphysicalAassessmentAonAanAolderAfemaleAclient.AWhichAchangeAfro
mAtheApriorAexamAmayAbeAanAindicationAofAosteoporosis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
HeightAreductionAofA1.5Ainches.
WhileAconductingAanAinterviewAtoAobtainAaAhealthAhistory,AtheAnurseAnoticesAthatAtheAclient
ApausesAfrequentlyAandAlooksAatAtheAnurseAexpectantly.AWhichAresponseAisAbestAforAtheAn
urseAtoAprovide?A-AcorrectAanswers-SitAquietlyAtoAallowAtheAclientAtoArespondAcomfortably.
AAclientAisAinAtheAclinicalAforAaAyearlyAphysicalAexamination.AWhichAactionAshouldAtheAnurs
eAtakeAwhenApreparingAtoAexamineAtheAclient'sAabdomen?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AskAtheAclientAtoAurinateAbeforeAbeginningAtheAexamination.
WhichArespiratoryAconditionAshouldAtheAnurseAdocumentAafterAmeasuringAaArespiratoryArat
eAofA8Abreaths/minute?A-AcorrectAanswers-Bradypnea.
WhichAprocedureAshouldAtheAnurseAuseAtoAassessforAaApulseAdeficit?A-AcorrectAanswers-
MeasureAtheAapicalApulseAandAcompareAitAtoAtheAperipheralApulse.
*AApulseAdeficitAisAaApalpableAdifferenceAbetweenAtheAapicalApulseAatAtheApointAofAmaximal
AimpulseAandAtheAradialApulseApalpatedAatAtheAwrist.
AAclientAhasAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAbilateralAlowerAlobeAatelectasis.AWhatApercussionAsoun
dAshouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtoAhearAwhenApercussingAoverAtheAclient'sAlowerAlobes?A-
AcorrectAanswers-Dull,Athud-like.
AAclientAisAbeingAassessedAuponAadmissionAtoAtheAmedical-
surgicalAunit.ATheAnurseAisApreparingAtoAcompleteAaAhead-to-
, toeAassessmentAandAwillAbeginAatAtheAheadAofAtheAclient.AWhichAtechniqueAshouldAtheAnur
seAuseAtoAbeginAtheAassessment?A-AcorrectAanswers-InspectAtheAhairAandAskin.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaAhealthyAyoungAadultAduringAanAannualAphysicalAexamination.AW
hichAassessmentAtechniqueAshouldAtheAnurseAimplementAwhenApalpatingAtheAabdominalA
aorta?A-AcorrectAanswers-DeepApalpationAaboveAandAtoAtheAleftAofAtheAumbilicus.
TheAnurseAisAconductingAaAfamilyAhistoryAasApartAofAtheAassessmentAinterview.AWhichAacti
onAshouldAtheAnurseAtakeAtoAensureAthatAsufficientAinformationAaboutAtheAclient'sAbloodArel
ativesAisAobtained?A-AcorrectAanswers-
DocumentAatAleastA3AgenerationsAofAtheAclient'sAfamilyAmedicalAhistory.
TheAnurseAisAtestingAtheAclient'sAshouldersAforArangeAofAmotion.AWhatAshouldAtheAnurseAdo
cumentAtoArecordAnormalAinternalArotation?A-AcorrectAanswers-
RangeAofA90AdegreesAwhenAtheAhandsAareAplacedAatAtheAsmallAofAtheAback.
AAclientApresentsAwithAaArashAalongAtheAoccipitalAareaAofAtheAhairlineAandAreportsAintenseAit
ching.AHowAshouldAtheAnurseAbeginAtheAobjectiveApartAofAtheAexamination?A-
AcorrectAanswers-InspectAtheAscalpAlookingAforAnits.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAaAclient'sArangeAofAmotionAasAtheAclientAbendsAtheArightAkneeAupAt
oAtheAchestAwhileAkeepingAtheAleftAlegAstraight,AbutAisAunableAtoAkeepAtheAleftAthighAonAtheAt
able.ATheAassessmentAisArepeatedAforAtheAleftAknee,AandAtheAclientAisAunableAtoAkeepAtheAr
ightAthighAonAtheAtable.AHowAshouldAtheAnurseAdocumentAthisAfinding?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAflexionAdeformityAreferredAtoAasAaApositiveAThomasAtest.
DuringAaAskinAasssessment,AtheAnurseAnotes,AroundAandAdiscreteAlesionsAthatAareAdarkAre
dAinAcolorAandAwillAnotAblanch.ATheAlesionsArangeAfromA1AtoA3AmmAinAsize.AWhatAisAtheAfirstA
questionAtheAnurseAshouldAaskAtheAclient?A-AcorrectAanswers-
HaveAyouAnoticeAanyAirregularAbleeding
AAclientAwithAprogressiveAhearingAlossAappearsAdistressedAwhenAtheAregisteredAnurseA(R
N)AasksAopen-
endedAquestionsAaboutAtheAclient'sAhealthAhistory.AWhichAformsAofAcommunicationAshould
AtheARNAuse?A-AcorrectAanswers-FaceAtheAclientAsoAtheAclientAcanAseeAtheARN'sAmouth.
CheckAifAtheAclient'sAhearingAaidesAareAworkingAproperly.
ReduceAenvironmentalAnoiseAsurroundingAtheAclient.
AAclientAstatesAthatAsheAhadAaAmastectomyAofAherAleftAbreastAlastAyearAandAnowAexperienc
esAlymphedema.AWhatAshouldAtheAnurseAexpectAtoAfindAwhenAexaminingAtheAclient?A-
AcorrectAanswers-SwellingAofAtheAleftAarmAandAnon-pittingAedema.
AAclientAhasAjustAreturnedAfromAtheArecoveryAroomAandAasksAtoAgetAoutAofAbedAtoAgoAtoAtheA
bathroom.ATheAnurseAdecidesAtoAobtainAorthostaticAvitalAsignsAfirst.AHowAwillAtheAnurseApo
sitionAtheAclientAtoAbeginAthisAprocedure?A-AcorrectAanswers-Lying.
AApostmenopausalAfemaleAclientAisAundergoingAaAroutineAphysicalAexamination.ASheAhasA
reportedAnothingAoutAofAtheAordinary.AWhenAperformingAtheAexaminationAofAtheAgenitourin
aryAsystem,AtheAnurseAfindsAanAirregularlyAenlargedAuterusAwithAfirm,Amobile,ApainlessAnod
ulesAinAtheAuterineAwall.AHowAshouldAtheAnurseAexplainAthisAfindingAtoAtheAclient?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
YouAhaveAbenignAfibroidAtumors,AaAcommonAoccurrenceAinAwomenAyourAage.
AAclientAisAreportingAchestApain.AWhatAstatementAmadeAbyAtheAclient,AhelpsAtheAnurseAtoAu
nderstandAthisAclientAhasAaAnaturalisticAbeliefAinAtheAcauseAofAillness?A-AcorrectAanswers-
"MyAlifeAisAreallyAoutAofAbalance."