BSN 246 HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST V WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
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BSN 246
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BSN 246
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? - Accurate Answers Barrel chest
The nurse is assessing bowel sounds for a hospitalized client. The nurse has heard bowel sounds in the ...
BSN 246 HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT
TEST V1
BSN 246 HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST V1 2024\2025 WITH GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
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? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Barrel chest
The nurse is assessing bowel sounds for a hospitalized client. The nurse
has heard bowel sounds in the right upper quadrant. What action should
the nurse take next? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Note the character and
frequency of bowel sounds
During inspection of a client's mouth and pharynx, the nurse places a
tongue blade on the back of the tongue which causes the client to gag.
After removing the tongue blade, what action should the nurse take? -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Document an intact gag reflex.
,When teaching a client how to perform a monthly breast self-
assessment, the nurse should tell the client that it is most important to
assess which part of the breast more closely for changes? - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ Upper outer quadrant.
The nurse is assessing a postmenopausal client who has a BMI of 32.
The client has a chest measurement of 42 inches, waist measurement of
45 inches, and hip measurement of 50 inches. What important message
should the nurse explain to the client to promote health promotion? -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ A waist circumference is greater than 35 inches
in women puts you at higher risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease."
The nurse performs a physical assessment on an older female client.
Which change from the prior exam may be an indication of
osteoporosis? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Height reduction of 1.5 inches.
While conducting an interview to obtain a health history, the nurse
notices that the client pauses frequently and looks at the nurse
expectantly. Which response is best for the nurse to provide? - Accurate
Answers✔✔✔ Sit quietly to allow the client to respond comfortably.
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? -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Ask the client to urinate before beginning the
examination.
, Which respiratory condition should the nurse document after measuring
a respiratory rate of 8 breaths/minute? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔
Bradypnea.
Which procedure should the nurse use to assessfor a pulse deficit? -
Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Measure the apical pulse and compare it to the
peripheral pulse.
*A pulse deficit is a palpable difference between the apical pulse at the
point of maximal impulse and the radial pulse palpated at the wrist.
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? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Dull, thud-like.
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? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Inspect the hair and
skin.
The nurse is assessing a healthy young adult during an annual physical
examination. Which assessment technique should the nurse implement
when palpating the abdominal aorta? - Accurate Answers✔✔✔ Deep
palpation above and to the left of the umbilicus.
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