HESI V2 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

HESI V2 HEALTH ASSESSMENT
EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) |
LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+




A 29 year old male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, "Maybe I
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have lung cancer or something," and wants to get checked out since, "I can't seem to
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get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six
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weeks." Which computer documentation of this client's concerns should the nurse
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enter?

A. Presents with a hacking non-productive cough of 6 weeks duration.
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B. Describe having a "body-wracking dry cough" of 6 weeks duration.
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C. Expresses concern of "lung cancer" symptoms for last 6 weeks.
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D. Young adult male presents with fears that he has "lung cancer"
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Correct Answer is B, as assessment process includes chief complaint which is how the
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patient describe why he is here in the hospital or clinic and can't include diagnosis.
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,A 75-year-old client with a recent history of a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) presents
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with right hemiparesis. The nurse tests the deep tendon reflexes on the right side and
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elicits a brisk 4+ response. Which interpretation of this finding is accurate?
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A. A normal reflex response.
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B. Absent or sluggish response consistent with a lower motor neuron lesion.
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C. Flaccid paralysis.
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, D. Hyperactive response consistent with an upper motor neuron disorder.
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Correct Answer is D, brisk 4+ response is correlated with hyperactive response.
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The nurse examines a client's abdomen. Which finding indicates an abnormal response
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when palpating the spleen?
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A. Pain notes when palpating McBurney's point.
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B. Tip of spleen palpable when client is asked to forcefully exhale.
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C. Rebound tenderness with compression over right upper quadrant. D. Firm mass
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palpated at bottom of left rib cage. X5 X5 X5 X5 X5 X5




Correct Answer is D. McBurney's point is related to appendicitis and not spleen.
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In auscultating for the presence of a carotid artery bruit, the nurse places the bell of the
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stethoscope at which location? X5 X5 X5




*under mandible towards lymph nodes. transverse to trachea
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A male client arrives at the clinic for follow-up health assessment after recent antibiotic
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treatment for pneumonia without hospitalization. Which technique should the nurse
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implement to assess for adventitious lung sounds? X5 X5 X5 X5 X5 X5




A. Use the bell of the stethoscope to listen to the lung fields over lower lobes. B. Have
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the client lay flat while listening to the anterior surface of the chest.
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C. Press the stethoscope's diaphragm firmly on the skin over each lung field.
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D. Shave all chest hair that may distort sounds heard through the diaphragm.
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