WGU RN HESI Health Assessment Proctored Exam

The nurse is performing a head-to-toe physical examination on a known victim of intimate partner violence. The visual exam reveals several round, flat, pinpoint, red spots. How should the nurse docume

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?

Patient Data Click to indicate which findings are indicative of rheumatoid arthritis or are not applicable to that disease. Each row must have only one response option selected.

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

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 college health clinic nurse is preparing a seminar on testicular self-examination (TSE). Which instruction should be included in the content for this seminar?

The nurse observes that a client who is intoxicated has an ataxic gait. Which finding does the nurse expect to be positive upon further assessment of the client?

While completing an admission assessment for a client with rectal bleeding, the nurse observes dried, dark red blood on the surface of a purple, shiny tissue mass that extrudes from the anal opening.

When conducting a physical examination, the nurse is assessing a client's abdomen and identifies a centrally localized distention that is pulsating. This finding should direct the nurse to consider wh

A nurse performs a Tinetti assessment on an older adult client and calculates a balance score of 12 and a gait score of 8. Which do these results indicate?

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

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

Patient Data What can the nurse do to mitigate artifacts when performing auscultation? Select all that apply.

The nurse continues the respiratory assessment of a client's chest excursion by placing both hands as seen in the picture. Which instruction should the nurse give the client?

In auscultating for the presence of a carotid artery bruit, the nurse places the bell of the stethoscope at which location? (HOT-SPOT)

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 is being evaluated for admission to an assisted living facility. During the health assessment, the nurse implements which technique to determine the client's ability to reside in

A 20-year-old nulliparous female college student sees the nurse because she has missed her last two menstrual periods. She reports she has not had sexual intercourse in one month. The nurse requests a

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

The nurse learns in report that a client is stuporous. Which assessment should the nurse perform to confirm this report?

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 conducting a physical examination, the nurse uses a tuning fork to assess for which condition?

Patient Data Select from Choices to complete the sentence. Heart sounds are loudest for S1 and S2 at the ______.

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

Which finding, obtained during a skin assessment, should the school nurse report to the healthcare provider?