HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
A client states that she had a mastectomy of her left breast last year
and now experiences lymphedema. What should the nurse expect to
find when examining the client? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Swelling of the
left arm and non-pitting edema.
What is the best nursing response to an older client who has not
mentioned incontinence during a genitourinary assessment? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >Ask the client specifically about any leakage of urine.
A client is in the clinic for a routine health examination. The nurse
notices the client appears underweight. Which question is most
important for the nurse to ask when completing the health history of
this client? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Have you experienced sudden
weight loss?
A client is in the clinic and is reporting lower abdominal pain and
constipation. Which information is of greatest concern to the nurse
when obtaining the health history from this client? - CORRECT ANSWER
- >Family history of colon cancer on mother's side. Correct
Which information should the nurse obtain to identify the client's self-
perception of health status? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Health history.
, A client is reporting chest pain. What statement made by the client,
helps the nurse to understand this client has a naturalistic belief in the
cause of illness? - CORRECT ANSWER - >"My life is really out of
balance."
A nurse is working in a healthcare facility that serves a diverse
population. What action(s) by the nurse will allow the nurse to
empathize with and understand this population? (Select all that apply.)
- CORRECT ANSWER - >Be open to people who are different
Have a curiosity about people.
Become culturally competent.
Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to
be palpable.
What is the best place for the nurse to hear lower lobe lung sounds
with a stethoscope? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Posterior chest below the
3rd intercostal space.
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Place the bell on the 5th intercostal
space, left midclavicular line.
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW 2025
A client states that she had a mastectomy of her left breast last year
and now experiences lymphedema. What should the nurse expect to
find when examining the client? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Swelling of the
left arm and non-pitting edema.
What is the best nursing response to an older client who has not
mentioned incontinence during a genitourinary assessment? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >Ask the client specifically about any leakage of urine.
A client is in the clinic for a routine health examination. The nurse
notices the client appears underweight. Which question is most
important for the nurse to ask when completing the health history of
this client? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Have you experienced sudden
weight loss?
A client is in the clinic and is reporting lower abdominal pain and
constipation. Which information is of greatest concern to the nurse
when obtaining the health history from this client? - CORRECT ANSWER
- >Family history of colon cancer on mother's side. Correct
Which information should the nurse obtain to identify the client's self-
perception of health status? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Health history.
, A client is reporting chest pain. What statement made by the client,
helps the nurse to understand this client has a naturalistic belief in the
cause of illness? - CORRECT ANSWER - >"My life is really out of
balance."
A nurse is working in a healthcare facility that serves a diverse
population. What action(s) by the nurse will allow the nurse to
empathize with and understand this population? (Select all that apply.)
- CORRECT ANSWER - >Be open to people who are different
Have a curiosity about people.
Become culturally competent.
Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen? - CORRECT
ANSWER - >It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to
be palpable.
What is the best place for the nurse to hear lower lobe lung sounds
with a stethoscope? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Posterior chest below the
3rd intercostal space.
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? - CORRECT ANSWER - >Place the bell on the 5th intercostal
space, left midclavicular line.
