HESI RN Health Assessment Exam Questions and
Answers
1. 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. "I forgot to take my medicines last night." correct answer: A. "My life is
really out of balance."
2. 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 under- stand this population? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Be open to people who are different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
D. Interact with each person in the same way.
E. Request nurses take care of patients with the same ethnicity.
F.Always request an interpreter for people from other countries. correct
answer: A. Be open to people who are ditterent.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
3. Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen?
A. It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be
palpable
B. It is easily felt by reaching the left hand behind the 11th and
12th ribs.
C. It is normally felt by rolling the client on the right side and
palpating.
,HESI RN Health Assessment Exam Questions and
Answers
D. It is a firm mass palpated slightly left of midline in the upper
abdomen. correct answer: A. It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to
be palpable
4. What is the best place for the nurse to hear lower lobe lung
sounds with a stethoscope?
A. Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space
B. Posterior-axillary line at the 4th intercostal space
,HESI RN Health Assessment Exam Questions and
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C. Anterior chest at the level of the 4th intercostal space.
D. Anterior-axillary line at the 5th intercostal space. correct answer: A.
Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space
5. The 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 condi- tion?
A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
B. Place the bell on the 2nd intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
C. Put the diaphragm on the 5th intercostal space, left sternal border.
D. Put the diaphragm on the 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border.
correct answer: A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
6. The 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?
A. 2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border
B. 2nd intercostal space along the left sternal border.
C. 3rd intercostal space on the right midclavicular line
D.5th intercostal space on the left midclavicular line correct answer: A. 2nd
intercostal space along the right sternal border
7. The client is experiencing severe pruritis 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?
A. The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies
outbreak.
B. The client has been using a chemical stripping agent for home
remodeling.
C. The client has a family history of psoriasis in both parents and a
sibling.
Answers
1. 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. "I forgot to take my medicines last night." correct answer: A. "My life is
really out of balance."
2. 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 under- stand this population? (Select all that
apply.)
A. Be open to people who are different.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
D. Interact with each person in the same way.
E. Request nurses take care of patients with the same ethnicity.
F.Always request an interpreter for people from other countries. correct
answer: A. Be open to people who are ditterent.
B. Have a curiosity about people.
C. Become culturally competent.
3. Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen?
A. It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be
palpable
B. It is easily felt by reaching the left hand behind the 11th and
12th ribs.
C. It is normally felt by rolling the client on the right side and
palpating.
,HESI RN Health Assessment Exam Questions and
Answers
D. It is a firm mass palpated slightly left of midline in the upper
abdomen. correct answer: A. It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to
be palpable
4. What is the best place for the nurse to hear lower lobe lung
sounds with a stethoscope?
A. Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space
B. Posterior-axillary line at the 4th intercostal space
,HESI RN Health Assessment Exam Questions and
Answers
C. Anterior chest at the level of the 4th intercostal space.
D. Anterior-axillary line at the 5th intercostal space. correct answer: A.
Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostal space
5. The 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 condi- tion?
A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
B. Place the bell on the 2nd intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
C. Put the diaphragm on the 5th intercostal space, left sternal border.
D. Put the diaphragm on the 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border.
correct answer: A. Place the bell on the 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular line.
6. The 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?
A. 2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border
B. 2nd intercostal space along the left sternal border.
C. 3rd intercostal space on the right midclavicular line
D.5th intercostal space on the left midclavicular line correct answer: A. 2nd
intercostal space along the right sternal border
7. The client is experiencing severe pruritis 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?
A. The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies
outbreak.
B. The client has been using a chemical stripping agent for home
remodeling.
C. The client has a family history of psoriasis in both parents and a
sibling.
