HESI Health Assessment Exam 2 Questions and answers Latest 2024 Update
Objective. - ANS During the interview portio of the health assessment, a nurse notes the person's posture, physical appearance, and ability to converse. How should the nurse document these findings?
4th intercostal space,...
HESI Health Assessment Exam 2
Questions and answers
Objective. - ANS During the interview portio of the health assessment, a nurse notes
the person's posture, physical appearance, and ability to converse. How should the
nurse document these findings?
4th intercostal space, right midclavicular line. Correct - ANS The nurse is assessing a
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client's middle lung lobe. What is the best location for the nurse to place a stethoscope
diaphragm to hear normal lung sounds in this lobe?
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Document a normal finding. - ANS While performing a head-to-toe assessment, the
nurse assesses the client's pupillary accommodation. During the second portion of the
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test, the nurse notes that the client's pupils constrict and there is convergence of the
axes of the eyes. What action should the nurse implement next?
Seek the assistance of a healthcare team member who speaks the client's preferred
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language. - ANS The nurse is conducting an interview with a client who speaks limited
English. What action should the nurse implement?
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Document at least 3 generations of the client's family medical history. Correct - ANS
The nurse is conducting a family history as part of the assessment interview. Which
action should the nurse take to ensure that sufficient information about the client's blood
relatives is obtained?
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Verbal descriptor scale. - ANS An older client has just returned to the room following a
surgical procedure. Which pain scale should the nurse use when assessing the client's
pain level?
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Nocturia. - ANS Which term should the nurse use to document the condition of a client
who reports waking up frequently during the night to urinate?
Measure the apical pulse and compare it to the peripheral pulse. - ANS Which
procedure should the nurse use to assess for a pulse deficit?
Ask the client to urinate before beginning the examination. - ANS 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?
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