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HESI RN HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
(2025–2026 LATEST EDITION) | EXAM-STYLE
QUESTIONS, CORRECT ANSWERS & WELL-
ELABORATED RN RATIONALES | A+ SUCCESS
GUARANTEED
A client is reporting chest 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."
- ANSWER-A. "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.)
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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.
- ANSWER-A. Be open to people who are
different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
Which statement is accurate about assessing 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.
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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.
- ANSWER-A. 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?
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.
- ANSWER-A. Posterior chest below the 3rd
intercostal space
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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?
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.
- ANSWER-A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal
space, left midclavicular line.
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of
aortic regurgitation. Where should the nurse
place the stethoscope diaphragm to listen for this
condition?
HESI RN HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
(2025–2026 LATEST EDITION) | EXAM-STYLE
QUESTIONS, CORRECT ANSWERS & WELL-
ELABORATED RN RATIONALES | A+ SUCCESS
GUARANTEED
A client is reporting chest 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."
- ANSWER-A. "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.)
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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.
- ANSWER-A. Be open to people who are
different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
Which statement is accurate about assessing 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.
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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.
- ANSWER-A. 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?
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.
- ANSWER-A. Posterior chest below the 3rd
intercostal space
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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?
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.
- ANSWER-A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal
space, left midclavicular line.
The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of
aortic regurgitation. Where should the nurse
place the stethoscope diaphragm to listen for this
condition?
