HESI Health Assessment Exam
"My life is really out of balance."
A client is reporting chest pain. What statement made by the client, helps the nurse to
understand this client has a naturalistic belief in the cause of illness?
Be open to people who are different
Have a curiosity about people.
Become culturally competent.
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 understand this population? (Select all
that apply.)
It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be palpable.
Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen?
Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostalspace.
What 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.
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 condition?
, 2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border.
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?
The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies outbreak.
The 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.
A 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.
A 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?
"My life is really out of balance."
A client is reporting chest pain. What statement made by the client, helps the nurse to
understand this client has a naturalistic belief in the cause of illness?
Be open to people who are different
Have a curiosity about people.
Become culturally competent.
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 understand this population? (Select all
that apply.)
It must be enlarged at least three times normal size for it to be palpable.
Which statement is accurate about assessing the spleen?
Posterior chest below the 3rd intercostalspace.
What 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.
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 condition?
, 2nd intercostal space along the right sternal border.
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?
The client works in a daycare setting that has had a scabies outbreak.
The 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.
A 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.
A 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?
