HESI Health Assessment Exam 2 2024
"My life is really out of balance." - answersA client is reporting chest pain. What
statement made by the client,
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naturalistic belief in the cause of illness?
Be open to people who are different
Have a curiosity about people.
Become culturally competent. - answers2. A nurse is working in a healthcare facility
that serves a diverse population. What action(s) by the nurse will allow the nurse to
empathize with and understand this population? (Select all that apply.)
It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be palpable. -
answersWhich statement is accurate about assessing the spleen?
Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostalspace. - answersWhat is the best place for
the nurse to hear lower lobe lung sounds with a stethoscope?
Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line. - answersThe
nurse is assessing a client who has a history of mitral stenosis. How should the
nurse assess this client with a stethoscope to listen for this condition?
2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border. - answersThe nurse is
assessing a client who has a history of aortic regurgitation. Where should the nurse
place the stethoscope diaphragm to listen for this condition?
The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies outbreak. - answersThe
client is experiencing severe pruritus and small papules and burrows on areas over
one hand and the inner thighs. Which assessment data best explains the condition
the client is experiencing?
Level of consciousness. - answersA client comes to the clinic with a report of fever
and a recent exposure to someone who was diagnosed with meningitis. Which
nursing assessment should be completed during the initial examination of this client?
Use of vitamin and iron supplements. - answersA client reports feeling increasingly
fatigued for several months, and the nurse observes that the client's lips are pale.
Which additional data should the nurse collect based on this presentation?
There is no sign of associated infection. - answersThe nurse is assessing a client
who has experienced a sudden onset of hearing loss in the right ear. Which finding
should alert the nurse to a potentially serious medical condition that requires further
evaluation?
Swelling anterior to the ear lobe on one side of the face. - answersThe client reports
to the nurse a recent exposure to the mumps. Which assessment finding suggests
the client has contracted the mumps?
Swelling of the left arm and non-pitting edema. - answersA client states that she had
a mastectomy of her left breast last year and now experiences lymphedema. What
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