Health Assessment HESI (A+ Graded)

1. In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her memory later. Which statement is true regarding note-taking? A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors. B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her ...

While measuring a patient's blood pressure, which set of Korotkoff sounds should be recorded as systolic and diastolic pressure? 1 Phase III/phase V 2 Phase I/phase V 3 Phase II/phase III 4 Phase I/phase IV correct answers 2 What should the nurse document as a normal finding when auscult...

5. The nurse is interviewing a patient who has a hearing impairment. What techniques would be most beneficial in communicating with this patient? A) Determine the communication method he prefers. B) Avoid using facial and hand gestures because most hearing-impaired people find this degrading. C...

1. In an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her memory later. Which statement is true regarding note-taking? A) Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors. B) Note-taking allows the patient to continue at his or her ...

The nurse is performing a thoracic assessment on a client with chronic asthma and hyperinflation of the lungs. Which finding should be expected for this client? correct answers Barrel chest The nurse is assessing bowel sounds for a hospitalized client. The nurse has heard bowel sounds in the righ...

The nurse is setting up the physical environment for an interview with a client and plans to obtain subjective data regarding the client's health. Which interventions are appropriate? Select all that apply. A.Set the room temperature at a comfortable level. B.Remove distracting objects from the...

B. Denial The spouse is exhibiting the first stage of denial (B) of Kubler-Ross's grief model by ignoring that the client's death is imminent (A, C, and D) are stages of grief that are not being displayed by the client's spouse during this observation. correct answers The registered nurse (RN) n...

"My life is really out of balance." correct answers 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? Be open to people who are different Have a curiosity about people. Become cultu...

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...

SOAP modified format correct answers Subjective Objective Assessment Plan What color ink should be used when documenting on paper correct answers Permanent black ink What is the correct order for vital signs correct answers T, P, RR, BP, extremity, pt position, SPO2 What should be at t...