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HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT PRACTICE EXAM A nurse who receives a patient in the operative suite prior to the actual surgery is in charge of the patient's care. Which of the following is NOT a task related to the nurse's intraoperative care? Go over the surgical procedure with the patient before he or she is anesthetized. There has been a serious explosion at a local factory and many of the injured are arriving at the hospital. Which of the following patients should a nurse attend to fi...

HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT PRACTICE EXAM 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? 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." A. "My life is really out of balance." The cause of disease may be viewed from thr...

HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT 246 EXAM A client with chest pain, dizziness, and vomiting for the last 2 hours is admitted for evaluation for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). Which cardiac biomarker should the registered nurse (RN) anticipate to be elevated if the client experienced myocardial damage? Creatine Kinase (CK-MB). Serum troponin. Myoglobin. Ischemia modified albumin. Serum troponin. Troponin is the most sensitive and specific test for myocardial damage. Troponin elevation is more spec...

BSN 246 HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM The registered nurse (RN) is developing the plan of care for a client who is admitted for alcohol detoxification. Which goal should be most important for the RN to primarily focus the client's care? The client maintains optimal nutritional status. The client will remain alert and oriented. The client will remain free from injury. The client will remain alcohol free during hospitalization. The client will remain free from injury. Rationale The cl...

HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM During her annual OB/GYN exam, a 24-year-old woman asks the nurse when she should perform her breast exams. The nurse's best response is: Correct: "One week after your period starts, or when your breasts are least engorged." b/c In menstruating women, self breast exams are best performed 4-7 days after the start of a woman's cycle, when the breasts are least engorged and painful. While assessing for common signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hy...

BSN 246 HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM Which patient does the nurse identify as being at risk for developing cataracts? A. A newborn with an unsuccessful vision examination. B. A 45 yr old with blue eyes experiencing eye pain. C. A 30 yr old who irregularly takes vitamin supplements. D. A 20 yr old who sustained an injury to the right eye after a car accident. D. A 20 yr old who sustained an injury to the right eye after a car accident. While educating a patient with age-related macula...

While assessing a 40 yr old female's trunk area, the nurse notices small smooth, slightly raised bright red dots. Which of the following is described, if the nurse documents the spots as "normal" - ANSWER Cherry (senile) angioma The abnormal condition of the eye as usually the result of weakness or paralysis or one or more intraocular muscle of the eye. The nerve affected will be the same side of the eye affected? - ANSWER paralytic strabismus This is when the skin is red i...

EXAM 3: HEALTH ASSESSMENT- STUDY GUIDE ABDOMEN | LATEST UPDATE { GUARANTEED A+} Name the 3 types of abdominal pain - 1. Visceral pain 2. Parietal pain 3. Referred pain What is visceral pain? - Related to internal organs, difficult to localize, typically palpable near midline, and varies in quality (burning, cramping, aching). Associated with sweating, pallor, N/V, and restlessness. Name the 5 types of visceral pain? - 1. RUQ pain 2. Epigastric pain 3. Periumbilical pain 4...

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