HESI RN Health Assessment Proctored Exam

An older adult client comes to the healthcare provider's office for a routine follow up exam for high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, constipation, and chronic sinusitis. The client recently had a cat

In auscultating for the presence of a carotid artery bruit, the nurse places the bell of the stethoscope at which location?

Using the Ballard Gestational Age Assessment Tool, the nurse determines that a 15-minute old client has a gestational age of 42 weeks. Based on this finding, which intervention is most important for t

The nurse auscultates a client's breath sounds as seen in the picture. Which type of normal sounds should the nurse hear over these lung fields?

The nurse is teaching an older adult client newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus about symptoms and treatment of hypoglycemia. Which action should the nurse implement while teaching the clien

A client grimaces while preforming range of motion of the left knee during an annual health assessment. Which movements should the nurse utilize to assess the client's ability to normally perform rang

During a 2-year-old well-child visit, a toddler's parent tells the nurse that this son, who is the youngest of five, rarely talks spontaneously. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

While performing a physical assessment, the nurse is unable to palpate the client's pedal pulses. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with malnutrition. Which finding supports the medical diagnosis?Reference Range: Body Mass Index (BMI) (18.5 to 24.9 kg/m3]

A pregnant, homeless woman who has received no prenatal care presents to the clinic in her third trimester because she is having vaginal bleeding, but reports that she is not in pain. Ultrasound revea

The nurse is assessing a 38-week gestation newborn infant immediately following a vaginal birth. Which assessment finding best indicates that the infant is transitioning well to extrauterine life?

A six-year-old girl is being admitted to the hospital for repair of an umbilical hernia. Which information, collected by the admitting nurse, is particularly helpful in planning care for this child?

In assessing an older adult client, the nurse notes that the client's right arm muscles feel soft and boggy. To gather additional data related to this finding, which assessment should the nurse comple

While completing an admission assessment for a client with gastrointestinal bleeding, the nurse inspects the perianal area and anus. Which findings indicate a normal appearance of the anus?

Which subjective assessment data supports the nurse's conclusion that a client is experiencing orthopnea?

During a routine physical examination of a client, chest palpation is determined to be normal except for a 2 inch (5.1 cm) diameter area of crepitus over the upper right anterior chest. Which interpre

An older adult client who reports pain in the arms and back is brought to the emergency department (ED) by an adult child who states the client "fell out of a chair." The nurse notes that the client h

The nurse is assessing the lung sounds of a preschooler. Which action should the nurse implement to ensure the child's cooperation?

During a routine health screening of an adult client, the nurse notes several changes that have occurred over the past year. Which change indicates the need for a bone density screening?

In assessing a primigravida woman at 15 weeks gestation by dates, the nurse palpates the fundus at the umbilicus. Based on this assessment finding, it is most important for the nurse to obtain informa

The nurse completes percussion of the abdomen on an adult client. Which finding is considered normal?

In assessing tactile fremitus in the client with suspected pneumonia, the nurse should perform which action?

A client who is 32 weeks gestation arrives at the clinic reporting nausea and vomiting for the past 24 hours. The nurse reviews the record and observes there has been a rapid weight gain over six week

When performing a neurologic assessment on an alert client, the nurse observes that the client's pupils are both round, 3 mm in size, and respond briskly to light. Which notation should the nurse use

While assessing a client, the nurse notices that the client's legs are asymmetrical. Which additional physical data should the nurse collect?