HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT REAL EXAM 2023/2024 (NGN)
INCLUDES 150 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS RATIONALES INCLUDED| GRADED A
A nurse conducting a physical assessment is observing the client's balance and performing tests
to determine the client's sense of equilibrium. Which cranial nerve is the nurse assessing?
1. Cranial nerve II
2. Cranial nerve IX
3. Cranial nerve VII
4. Cranial nerve VIII
4. Cranial nerve VIII
Cranial nerve VIII is the acoustic nerve. Hearing tests are performed to assess the cochlear
portion of this nerve. Tests to assess equilibrium, such as observation of the client's balance
when the client is walking or standing, involve the vestibular portion.
A nurse performing a neurological assessment of a client who has sustained a stroke (brain
attack) is preparing to check for stereognosis. Which action should the nurse take to perform this
assessment?
1. Placing an object in the client's hand and asking the client to identify it
2. Tracing a number on the client's hand and asking the client to identify it
3. Moving the client's finger up and down and asking the client which way it is being moved
4. Making two simultaneous pinpricks on the skin and asking the client to distinguish them
1. Placing an object in the client's hand and asking the client to identify it
Stereognosis is the client's ability to recognize objects placed in his or her hand.
A nurse performing an abdominal assessment of a client is preparing to auscultate for bowel
sounds. In which part of the abdomen should the nurse place the stethoscope first?
1. Left upper quadrant
2. Left lower quadrant
3. Right upper quadrant
4. Right lower quadrant
4. Right lower quadrant
To auscultate for bowel sounds, the nurse places the diaphragm endpiece of the stethoscope
lightly against the skin, then begins to auscultate in the right lower abdominal quadrant, in the
area of the ileocecal valve, because bowel sounds are always present there normally.
,A nurse performing a physical assessment of a client is checking the client's mouth and throat.
As part of the assessment, the nurse plans to assess the function of cranial nerve XII. What
should the nurse ask the client to do as a means of assessing this nerve?
1. Frown
2. Show the teeth
3. Stick out the tongue
4. Say "ah" as the tongue is depressed with a tongue blade
3. Stick out the tongue
To assess the function of cranial nerve XII (the hypoglossal nerve), the nurse asks the client to
stick out the tongue. The nurse then notes the forward thrust in the midline as the client protrudes
the tongue. The nurse also asks the client to verbalize certain words and then listen for clear,
distinct speech.
Discontinuous high-pitched crackling sounds heard during inspiration that do not clear with
coughing
Fine Crackles
Loud, low-pitched bubbling and gurgling sounds heard on inspiration (may be present on
expiration); may decrease with coughing or suctioning but reappear
Coarse Crackles
High-pitched, continuous musical sounds heard during inspiration or expiration
Wheezing
Loud, low-pitched, coarse rumbling sounds heard during inspiration or expiration; may be
cleared by coughing
Rhonchi
Dry, grating quality sounds heard best during inspiration; does not clear with coughing
Pleural Friction Rub
Moderately pitched; heard over the major bronchi
Bronchovesicular sounds
Low-pitched rustling; heard over the peripheral lung fields
Vesicular sounds
High-pitched, with a harsh, hollow, tubular quality heard over the trachea and larynx
Bronchial sounds
, A nurse preparing to perform a respiratory assessment of an adult client is reading the client's
medical record. The nurse sees that the health care provider noted resonance on percussion of the
client's posterior chest. What interpretation does the nurse make of this finding?
1. The client has normal, healthy lungs.
2. The client may have a pneumothorax.
3. The client most likely has a lung tumor.
4. An excessive amount of air is present in the lungs.
1. The client has normal, healthy lungs.
Resonance on percussion predominates in healthy adult lung tissue.
When too much air is present such as in the case of emphysema where it is trapped in the alveoli
and pneumothorax where it is trapped in the pleural space leading to lung collapse.
Hyperresonance
Indicates an abnormal density in the lungs, such as that noted in pneumonia, pleural effusion, or
atelectasis or in the presence of a tumor.
Dull note on percussion of the lungs
A nurse performing a breast examination is preparing to palpate the client's breasts. Into which
position should the nurse assist the client to perform palpation?
1. A standing position, with the client holding both arms above her head
2. A standing position, with the client holding her hands firmly on her hips
3. A supine position, with the arm on the side being examined positioned across the chest
4. A supine position, with the arm on the side being examined positioned behind the head and a
small pillow placed under the shoulder on the same side
4. A supine position, with the arm on the side being examined positioned behind the head and a
small pillow placed under the shoulder on the same side
To palpate the breasts, the nurse assists the client into a supine position and positions the client's
arm on the side being examined behind the head. A small pillow is placed under the shoulder on
the same side. The nurse uses the pads of the first three fingers to gently compress the breast
tissue against the chest wall and notes tissue consistency. Palpation is performed systematically,
with care taken to ensure that the entire breast and tail are palpated.
A nurse performing a neck assessment of a client is testing the status of cranial nerve XI. What
does the nurse ask the client to do to enable assessment of this nerve?
1. Smile
2. Lift the eyebrows
INCLUDES 150 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS RATIONALES INCLUDED| GRADED A
A nurse conducting a physical assessment is observing the client's balance and performing tests
to determine the client's sense of equilibrium. Which cranial nerve is the nurse assessing?
1. Cranial nerve II
2. Cranial nerve IX
3. Cranial nerve VII
4. Cranial nerve VIII
4. Cranial nerve VIII
Cranial nerve VIII is the acoustic nerve. Hearing tests are performed to assess the cochlear
portion of this nerve. Tests to assess equilibrium, such as observation of the client's balance
when the client is walking or standing, involve the vestibular portion.
A nurse performing a neurological assessment of a client who has sustained a stroke (brain
attack) is preparing to check for stereognosis. Which action should the nurse take to perform this
assessment?
1. Placing an object in the client's hand and asking the client to identify it
2. Tracing a number on the client's hand and asking the client to identify it
3. Moving the client's finger up and down and asking the client which way it is being moved
4. Making two simultaneous pinpricks on the skin and asking the client to distinguish them
1. Placing an object in the client's hand and asking the client to identify it
Stereognosis is the client's ability to recognize objects placed in his or her hand.
A nurse performing an abdominal assessment of a client is preparing to auscultate for bowel
sounds. In which part of the abdomen should the nurse place the stethoscope first?
1. Left upper quadrant
2. Left lower quadrant
3. Right upper quadrant
4. Right lower quadrant
4. Right lower quadrant
To auscultate for bowel sounds, the nurse places the diaphragm endpiece of the stethoscope
lightly against the skin, then begins to auscultate in the right lower abdominal quadrant, in the
area of the ileocecal valve, because bowel sounds are always present there normally.
,A nurse performing a physical assessment of a client is checking the client's mouth and throat.
As part of the assessment, the nurse plans to assess the function of cranial nerve XII. What
should the nurse ask the client to do as a means of assessing this nerve?
1. Frown
2. Show the teeth
3. Stick out the tongue
4. Say "ah" as the tongue is depressed with a tongue blade
3. Stick out the tongue
To assess the function of cranial nerve XII (the hypoglossal nerve), the nurse asks the client to
stick out the tongue. The nurse then notes the forward thrust in the midline as the client protrudes
the tongue. The nurse also asks the client to verbalize certain words and then listen for clear,
distinct speech.
Discontinuous high-pitched crackling sounds heard during inspiration that do not clear with
coughing
Fine Crackles
Loud, low-pitched bubbling and gurgling sounds heard on inspiration (may be present on
expiration); may decrease with coughing or suctioning but reappear
Coarse Crackles
High-pitched, continuous musical sounds heard during inspiration or expiration
Wheezing
Loud, low-pitched, coarse rumbling sounds heard during inspiration or expiration; may be
cleared by coughing
Rhonchi
Dry, grating quality sounds heard best during inspiration; does not clear with coughing
Pleural Friction Rub
Moderately pitched; heard over the major bronchi
Bronchovesicular sounds
Low-pitched rustling; heard over the peripheral lung fields
Vesicular sounds
High-pitched, with a harsh, hollow, tubular quality heard over the trachea and larynx
Bronchial sounds
, A nurse preparing to perform a respiratory assessment of an adult client is reading the client's
medical record. The nurse sees that the health care provider noted resonance on percussion of the
client's posterior chest. What interpretation does the nurse make of this finding?
1. The client has normal, healthy lungs.
2. The client may have a pneumothorax.
3. The client most likely has a lung tumor.
4. An excessive amount of air is present in the lungs.
1. The client has normal, healthy lungs.
Resonance on percussion predominates in healthy adult lung tissue.
When too much air is present such as in the case of emphysema where it is trapped in the alveoli
and pneumothorax where it is trapped in the pleural space leading to lung collapse.
Hyperresonance
Indicates an abnormal density in the lungs, such as that noted in pneumonia, pleural effusion, or
atelectasis or in the presence of a tumor.
Dull note on percussion of the lungs
A nurse performing a breast examination is preparing to palpate the client's breasts. Into which
position should the nurse assist the client to perform palpation?
1. A standing position, with the client holding both arms above her head
2. A standing position, with the client holding her hands firmly on her hips
3. A supine position, with the arm on the side being examined positioned across the chest
4. A supine position, with the arm on the side being examined positioned behind the head and a
small pillow placed under the shoulder on the same side
4. A supine position, with the arm on the side being examined positioned behind the head and a
small pillow placed under the shoulder on the same side
To palpate the breasts, the nurse assists the client into a supine position and positions the client's
arm on the side being examined behind the head. A small pillow is placed under the shoulder on
the same side. The nurse uses the pads of the first three fingers to gently compress the breast
tissue against the chest wall and notes tissue consistency. Palpation is performed systematically,
with care taken to ensure that the entire breast and tail are palpated.
A nurse performing a neck assessment of a client is testing the status of cranial nerve XI. What
does the nurse ask the client to do to enable assessment of this nerve?
1. Smile
2. Lift the eyebrows
