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HESI 1 - V1 and V2 REVIEW - Health Assessment 1
EXAM 2026/2027 Actual Complete Real Verified Exam
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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? - Answer-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? - Answer-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? -
Answer-Bradypnea.
Which procedure should the nurse use to assessfor a
pulse deficit? - Answer-Measure the apical pulse and
compare it to the peripheral pulse.
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*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? - Answer-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? - Answer-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? - Answer-Deep palpation above and to
the left of the umbilicus.
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
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blood relatives is obtained? - Answer-Document at least 3
generations of the client's family medical history.
The nurse is testing the client's shoulders for range of
motion. What should the nurse document to record normal
internal rotation? - Answer-Range of 90 degrees when the
hands are placed at the small of the back.
A client presents with a rash along the occipital area of the
hairline and reports intense itching. How should the nurse
begin the objective part of the examination? - Answer-
Inspect the scalp looking for nits.
The nurse is assessing a client's range of motion as the
client bends the right knee up to the chest while keeping
the left leg straight, but is unable to keep the left thigh on
the table. The assessment is repeated for the left knee,
and the client is unable to keep the right thigh on the table.
How should the nurse document this finding? - Answer-A
flexion deformity referred to as a positive Thomas test.
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? - Answer-Barrel
chest
HESI 1 - V1 and V2 REVIEW - Health Assessment 1
EXAM 2026/2027 Actual Complete Real Verified Exam
Questions & Correct Answers (Verified Answers) |
Already Graded A+ | Newest Exam!!!
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? - Answer-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? - Answer-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? -
Answer-Bradypnea.
Which procedure should the nurse use to assessfor a
pulse deficit? - Answer-Measure the apical pulse and
compare it to the peripheral pulse.
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*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? - Answer-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? - Answer-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? - Answer-Deep palpation above and to
the left of the umbilicus.
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
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blood relatives is obtained? - Answer-Document at least 3
generations of the client's family medical history.
The nurse is testing the client's shoulders for range of
motion. What should the nurse document to record normal
internal rotation? - Answer-Range of 90 degrees when the
hands are placed at the small of the back.
A client presents with a rash along the occipital area of the
hairline and reports intense itching. How should the nurse
begin the objective part of the examination? - Answer-
Inspect the scalp looking for nits.
The nurse is assessing a client's range of motion as the
client bends the right knee up to the chest while keeping
the left leg straight, but is unable to keep the left thigh on
the table. The assessment is repeated for the left knee,
and the client is unable to keep the right thigh on the table.
How should the nurse document this finding? - Answer-A
flexion deformity referred to as a positive Thomas test.
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? - Answer-Barrel
chest
