BSN 246 HESI Health Assessment Exam
V1 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions
and Verified Answers |100% Correct|
Grade A+
A client comes to the clinic with a report of fever and a recent exposure to
someone who was diagnosed with meningitis. Which nursing assessment should be
completed during the initial examination of this client? - ---------correct answer--
----Level of consciousness.
A client has been diagnosed with bilateral lower lobe atelectasis. What percussion
sound should the nurse expect to hear when percussing over the client's lower
lobes? - ---------correct answer------Dull, thud-like.
A client has come to the clinic for a routine health assessment. What is the best
assessment question for the nurse to ask a client after observing tophi on the
client's ear cartilage? - ---------correct answer------Have you had sudden and
severe pain in the toes or feet?
A client has just returned from the recovery room and asks to get out of bed to go
to the bathroom. The nurse decides to obtain orthostatic vital signs first. How will
the nurse position the client to begin this procedure? - ---------correct answer---
---Lying.
A client is being assessed upon admission to the medical-surgical unit. The nurse is
preparing to complete a head-to-toe assessment and will begin at the head of the
client. Which technique should the nurse use to begin the assessment? - ---------
correct answer------Inspect the hair and skin.
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.
, 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 clinical for a yearly physical examination. Which action should the
nurse take when preparing to examine the client's abdomen? - ---------correct
answer------Ask the client to urinate before beginning the examination.
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 client presents with a rash along the occipital area of the hairline and reports
intense itching. How should the nurse begin the objective part of the examination? -
---------correct answer------Inspect the scalp looking for nits.
A client reports feeling increasingly fatigued for several months, and the nurse
observes that the client's lips are pale. Which additional data should the nurse
collect based on this presentation? - ---------correct answer------Use of vitamin
and iron supplements.
A client reports lower abdominal pain and a feeling of pressure in the bladder.
Which assessment finding indicates acute urinary retention? - ---------correct
answer------Dull sound percussed over bladder.
*Clients with acute urinary retention may present with lower abdominal pain and
bladder distension. Percussion (tapping on the body wall) is performed to detect
differences in pitch. A dull sound produced when percussing a distended urinary
bladder is an indication of urinary retention.
A client reports pain when taking a deep breath. Which lung auscultation sound
should the nurse anticipate hearing? - ---------correct answer------Pleural
friction rub
V1 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions
and Verified Answers |100% Correct|
Grade A+
A client comes to the clinic with a report of fever and a recent exposure to
someone who was diagnosed with meningitis. Which nursing assessment should be
completed during the initial examination of this client? - ---------correct answer--
----Level of consciousness.
A client has been diagnosed with bilateral lower lobe atelectasis. What percussion
sound should the nurse expect to hear when percussing over the client's lower
lobes? - ---------correct answer------Dull, thud-like.
A client has come to the clinic for a routine health assessment. What is the best
assessment question for the nurse to ask a client after observing tophi on the
client's ear cartilage? - ---------correct answer------Have you had sudden and
severe pain in the toes or feet?
A client has just returned from the recovery room and asks to get out of bed to go
to the bathroom. The nurse decides to obtain orthostatic vital signs first. How will
the nurse position the client to begin this procedure? - ---------correct answer---
---Lying.
A client is being assessed upon admission to the medical-surgical unit. The nurse is
preparing to complete a head-to-toe assessment and will begin at the head of the
client. Which technique should the nurse use to begin the assessment? - ---------
correct answer------Inspect the hair and skin.
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.
, 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 clinical for a yearly physical examination. Which action should the
nurse take when preparing to examine the client's abdomen? - ---------correct
answer------Ask the client to urinate before beginning the examination.
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 client presents with a rash along the occipital area of the hairline and reports
intense itching. How should the nurse begin the objective part of the examination? -
---------correct answer------Inspect the scalp looking for nits.
A client reports feeling increasingly fatigued for several months, and the nurse
observes that the client's lips are pale. Which additional data should the nurse
collect based on this presentation? - ---------correct answer------Use of vitamin
and iron supplements.
A client reports lower abdominal pain and a feeling of pressure in the bladder.
Which assessment finding indicates acute urinary retention? - ---------correct
answer------Dull sound percussed over bladder.
*Clients with acute urinary retention may present with lower abdominal pain and
bladder distension. Percussion (tapping on the body wall) is performed to detect
differences in pitch. A dull sound produced when percussing a distended urinary
bladder is an indication of urinary retention.
A client reports pain when taking a deep breath. Which lung auscultation sound
should the nurse anticipate hearing? - ---------correct answer------Pleural
friction rub
