HESI RN Health Assessment Proctored Exam Practice Questions - Set 3

The healthcare provider prescribes methylprednisolone 1 mg/kg IM every 12 hours for inflammation for a child who weighs 58 pounds.

The vial is labeled, "40 mg/mL.”. How many mL should the practical nurse (PN) administer with each dose? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required round to the nearest tenth.)

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

The nurse auscultates the precordium of a client who is diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation and hears a grade IV systolic murmur.
When documenting the comparison of systolic murmurs, which characteristics should the nurse use to support this systolic finding?

The nurse is preparing a client for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head and neck.
Which information should the nurse obtain from the client?

The nurse observes generalized weakness and diminished deep tendon reflexes on the right side of an older adult client who has a history of a cerebrovascular accident.
Which deep tendon reflex response should the nurse document to support the client's clinical assessment?

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?

An older adult client with a history of heart failure (HF) is brought to the clinic by a family member.
Which finding(s) confirm(s) to the nurse that the client is experiencing an exacerbation of the HF? Select all that apply.

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 this finding?

The nurse examines a client who is concerned about the amount of menstrual flow she is having.
Which finding indicates an abnormality related to the client's current menstruation?

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

The school nurse is teaching a group of female students about the female reproductive system. A student asks how she will know she is starting puberty.
Which information should the nurse discuss?

A client reports to the healthcare provider's (HCP) office for a routine postsurgical evaluation six weeks after a hysterectomy.
Which history-taking approach should the nurse use to gather the needed information?

The nurse assesses that a client has nailbed clubbing.
Which additional information is consistent with this finding?