HESI RN Health Assessment Proctored Exam

While conducting a physical assessment, the nurse shines a pen light into a client's right eye and moves the light source to check the client's left eye. Which finding indicates the need for further e

The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client during an annual physical examination. When evaluating the client for menopausal symptoms, which finding indicates the client is perimenopausal?

The nurse plans to assess a client's ability to think abstractly. Which question or statement is likely to provide the best information about the client's abstract thinking?

Patient Data Exhibits The nurse is admitting the client to the stroke unit and preparing to complete a focused neurological assessment. Which assessment(s) should the nurse conduct? Select all that ap

When assessing an older adult client, which finding is most indicative of dehydration?

While completing an admission assessment for a client with fatigue, weakness, and unexplained weight loss, the nurse notes scleral jaundice. Which finding during percussion of the abdomen should the n

While assessing a client who is obese, the nurse is unable to locate the gallbladder when palpating below the liver margin at the lateral border of the rectus abdominal muscle. Which is the most likel

To assess for the presence of egophony, which instruction should the nurse give the client who has a lung abscess?

A 16-year-old client with a history of chronic ear infections when younger comes to the clinic for a health exam. No ear pain, vertigo or hearing loss is reported during history taking. Inspection of

When assessing an older adult client, which finding is most indicative of dehydration?

When assessing the left foot planter reflex of an adult client, the nurse observes an extension of the great toe and fanning of other toes. Which interpretation of this finding is accurate?

The nurse begins a client's musculoskeletal assessment. While using the technique of inspection, the nurse assesses for which possible findings? Select all that apply.

When performing a skin and nail exam on an older adult female client, the nurse notes that she has longitudinal ridges on her fingernails. What does this finding indicate?

The nurse assesses a young adult female who was brought to the emergency department (ED) by her boyfriend because she has not been feeling well all day and he believes she is getting worse. Which find

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

While obtaining the health history of a client, the nurse learns the client's father was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his twenties, the same age the client is now. The client hesitates to discuss t

In assessing an adult client, the nurse calculates the body mass index (BMI) as 14 kg/m2. Which nursing problem should be included in this client's plan of care? Reference Range: Body mass index (BMI)

While auscultating for bowel sounds in an adult client, the nurse notes a series of gurgles that last about 3 seconds and occur every 5 to 10 seconds in all quadrants. How should the nurse document th

Patient Data Exhibits Nurse analyzes the assessment findings. Click to indicate which findings are indicative of rheumatoid arthritis or are not applicable to that disease. Each row must have only one

Which assessment finding, obtained during chest auscultation, should the nurse consider a normal finding?

The nurse observes that the lower legs of a client with diabetes mellitus are shiny, and with no hair growth. To obtain additional data to support these findings, which assessment should the nurse per

The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of kidney stones and returns to the clinic with flank pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

During the precordium assessment, the nurse palpates the apical impulse of a client on the 5th intercostal space left mid-clavicular line. The pulse is more vigorous than expected. Which action should

A client arriving to the emergency department reports trouble breathing and tightness in the chest that started while exercising at the gym. The nurse observes the client is afebrile, heart rate 96 be

When assessing a client's range of motion, the nurse notes crepitation with movement of the left knee. Which information in the client's history is most likely related to this finding?