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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? A waist circumference i...

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BSN 246 HESI Health Assessment V1
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Latest Exam Questions with Verified i.- i.- i.- i.- i.-




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The nurse is assessing a postmenopausal client who has a BMI
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of 32. The client has a chest measurement of 42 inches, waist
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measurement of 45 inches, and hip measurement of 50 inches. i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.-



What important message should the nurse explain to the client
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to promote health promotion?
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greater than 35 inches in women puts you at higher risk for type
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2 diabetes and heart disease."
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A client with dark skin is reporting a painful and itching area on
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the lower left leg. What should the nurse look for when
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assessing this client's skin for inflammation?
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consistency.


A client is being assessed upon admission to the medical-
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surgical unit. The nurse is preparing to complete a head-to-toe
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assessment and will begin at the head of the client. Which
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technique should the nurse use to begin the assessment?
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Inspect the hair and skin. i.- i.- i.- i.-

,The nurse is assessing a healthy young adult during an annual
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physical examination. Which assessment technique should the
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nurse implement when palpating the abdominal aorta?
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Deep palpation above and to the left of the umbilicus.
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The nurse is conducting a family history as part of the
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assessment interview. Which action should the nurse take to i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.-



ensure that sufficient information about the client's blood
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relatives is obtained? Document at least 3 generations of
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the client's family medical history.
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The nurse performs a physical assessment on an older female
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client. Which change from the prior exam may be an indication
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of osteoporosis?
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While conducting an interview to obtain a health history, the
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nurse notices that the client pauses frequently and looks at the
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nurse expectantly. Which response is best for the nurse to
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provide? Sit quietly to allow the client to respond
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comfortably.


A client is in the clinical for a yearly physical examination. Which
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action should the nurse take when preparing to examine the
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, client's abdomen? Ask the client to urinate before
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beginning the examination. i.- i.-




Which respiratory condition should the nurse document after
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measuring a respiratory rate of 8 breaths/minute? i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.-i.- i.-



Bradypnea.


Which procedure should the nurse use to assessfor a pulse
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deficit? Measure the apical pulse and compare it to the
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peripheral pulse. i.-




*A pulse deficit is a palpable difference between the apical
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pulse at the point of maximal impulse and the radial pulse
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palpated at the wrist. i.- i.- i.-




A client has been diagnosed with bilateral lower lobe
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atelectasis. What percussion sound should the nurse expect to i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.- i.-




hear when percussing over the client's lower lobes?
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thud-like.


The nurse is performing a thoracic assessment on a client with
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chronic asthma and hyperinflation of the lungs. Which finding
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should be expected for this client?
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