Fundamentals Of Nursing Practice Trivia - 1

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1. A client has just undergone bronchoscopy. Which nursing assessment is most important at this time?
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The basic principles and practices of nursing as taught in educational programs for nurses. In a course on the fundamentals of nursing, traditionally required in the first semester of the program, the student attends classes and gives care to selected patients. A fundamental of nursing course emphasizes the importance of... see morethe fundamental needs of humans as well as competence in basic skills as prerequisites to providing comprehensive nursing care. see less

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2. The nurse prepares to assess a client who has just been admitted to the health care facility. During assessment, the nurse performs which activity?
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3. When assessing a client with cellulitis of the right leg, which of the following would the nurse expect to find?
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4. Which pulse should the nurse palpate during rapid assessment of an unconscious adult?
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5. To assess the effectiveness of cardiac compressions during adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the nurse should palpate which pulse site?
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6. The nurse is assessing a postoperative client. Which of the following should the nurse document as subjective data?
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7. The nurse is obtaining the health history of a client whose background differs from the nurse's. To develop culturally acceptable strategies for nursing care, the nurse should assess which client factor?
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8. When inspecting a client's skin, the nurse finds a vesicle on the client's arm. Which description applies to a vesicle?
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9. The nurse measures a client's temperature at 102° F. What is the equivalent Centigrade temperature?
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10. The nurse is performing a preoperative assessment. Which statement by the client would alert the nurse to the presence of risk factors for postoperative complications?
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11. Which of the following factors are major components of a client's general background drug history?
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12. When obtaining a client's history, the nurse develops a genogram. What is the purpose of developing a genogram?
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13. During assessment, the nurse auscultates for a client's breath sounds. Auscultation produces which type of data?
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14. The nurse is assessing a client's abdomen. Which examination technique should the nurse use first?
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15. The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with cystic fibrosis about proper nutrition. Which instruction should the nurse include?
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16. At 8 a.m., the nurse assesses a client who's scheduled for surgery at 10 a.m. During the assessment, the nurse detects dyspnea, a nonproductive cough, and back pain. What should the nurse do next?
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17. All of the following components may be part of a client's medical record. Which one is the major source of subjective data about the client's health status?
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18. The nurse plans to obtain client information from a primary source. Which is a primary information source?
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19. Which of the following is the most common source of airway obstruction in an unconscious victim?
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20. To evaluate a client's cerebellar function, the nurse should ask:
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21. After suctioning a tracheostomy tube, the nurse assesses the client to determine the effectiveness of the suctioning. Which findings indicate that the airway is now patent?
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22. A client with fever, weight loss, and watery diarrhea is being admitted to the facility. While assessing the client, a nurse inspects the client's abdomen and notices that it's slightly concave. Additional assessment should proceed in which order?
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23. Before a transesophageal echocardiogram, a client is given an oral topical anesthetic spray. Upon return from the procedure, the nurse observes that the client has no active gag reflex. In response, the nurse should
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24. The nurse conducts a test for the Romberg's sign. What is the correct procedure for this test?
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25. The nurse prepares to palpate a client's maxillary sinuses. For this procedure, where should the nurse place the hands?
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26. A client complains of abdominal pain. To elicit as much information about the pain as possible, the nurse should ask:
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27. The nurse is teaching a client who will be discharged soon how to change a sterile dressing on the right leg. During the teaching session, the nurse notices redness, swelling, and induration at the wound site. What do these signs suggest?
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28. To evaluate a client's reason for seeking care, the nurse performs deep palpation. The purpose of deep palpation is to assess which of the following?
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29. The nurse is monitoring a client for adverse reactions during barbiturate therapy. What is the major disadvantage of barbiturate use?
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30. The nurse is caring for a client who has suffered a severe stroke. During routine assessment, the nurse notices Cheyne-Stokes respirations. Cheyne-Stokes respirations are:
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31. A client, age 75, is admitted to the facility. Because of the client's age, the nurse should modify the assessment by:
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32. A client who recently immigrated to the United States from Korea is hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns. He speaks little English and has been lying quietly in bed. Ten hours after his admission, the nurse conducts a serial assessment and asks him whether he's in pain. He smiles and shakes his head vigorously back and forth. Which nursing action would be most appropriate at this time?
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33. Which statement regarding heart sounds is correct?
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34. During the physical examination, the nurse uses various techniques to assess structures, organs, and body systems. Which technique allows the nurse to feel for vibration and locate body structures?
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35. The nurse correctly identifies which items as belonging to the dorsal cavity?
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36. When should the nurse check a client for rebound tenderness?
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37. The nurse is auscultating a client's chest. How can the nurse differentiate a pleural friction rub from other abnormal breath sounds?
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38. To avoid recording an erroneously low systolic blood pressure because of failure to recognize an auscultatory gap, the nurse should:

Explanation

NURSING PROCESS STEP: Assessment

CLIENT NEEDS CATEGORY: Physiological integrity

CLIENT NEEDS SUBCATEGORY: Basic care and comfort

COGNITIVE LEVEL: Knowledge

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39. When percussing a client's chest, the nurse should identify which sound as a normal finding?
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40. Which plane divides the body longitudinally into anterior and posterior regions?
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41. When testing a client's pupils for accommodation, the nurse should interpret which findings as normal?
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42. The nurse is helping a client ambulate for the first time after 3 days of bed rest. Which observation by the nurse suggests that the client tolerated the activity without distress?
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43. When palpating a client's body to detect warmth, the nurse should use which part of the hand?
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44. Tachycardia can result from:
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45. An 82-year-old client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. The nurse learns that the client lives alone and hasn't been eating or drinking. When assessing him for dehydration, the nurse would expect to find:
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46. The nurse must assess skin turgor of an elderly client. When evaluating skin turgor, the nurse should remember that:
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47. The nurse is assessing an elderly client. When performing the assessment, the nurse should consider that one normal aging change is:
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48. The nurse prepares to perform an otoscopic examination on an adult. For proper visualization, the nurse should position the client's ear by pulling the:
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49. Hyperactive bowel sounds can result from all of the following except:
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50. The nurse is assessing a client who may be in the early stages of dehydration. Early manifestations of dehydration include:
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51. A 60-year old client reports to the nurse that he has a rash on his back and right flank. The nurse observes elevated, round, blisterlike lesions that are filled with clear fluid. When documenting the findings, what medical term should the nurse use to describe these lesions?
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52. When examining a client with abdominal pain, the nurse should assess:
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53. The nurse prepares to auscultate a client's carotid arteries for bruits. For this procedure, the nurse should:
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54. Which descriptions are true about crackles?
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55. The nurse is evaluating a client's auditory function. To compare air conduction to bone conduction, the nurse should conduct which test?
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56. The nurse is helping to plan a teaching session for a client who will be discharged with a colostomy. When describing a healthy stoma, which statement should the nurse be sure to include?
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57. To evaluate a client's posterior tibial pulse, where should the nurse palpate?
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58. The nurse is assessing a 47-year-old client who has come to the physician's office for his annual physical. One of the first physical signs of aging is:
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59. The nurse is assessing a client's abdomen. Which finding should the nurse report as abnormal?
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60. The nurse must assess a client's splinted extremity for neurovascular damage. What should she do?
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61. A client reports abdominal pain. Which action would aid the nurse's investigation of this complaint?
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62. Two days after undergoing a total abdominal hysterectomy, a client complains of left calf pain, and venography reveals deep vein thrombosis (DVT). When assessing this client, the nurse is most likely to detect:
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63. The nurse is examining a client with suspected peritonitis. How does the nurse elicit rebound tenderness?
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64. Which of the following sentences correctly describes the anatomic position?
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65. A 76-year-old client with no debilitating conditions belongs to which geriatric population?
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66. When performing an abdominal assessment, the nurse should follow which examination sequence?
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67. When auscultating a client's chest, the nurse assesses a second heart sound (S2). This sound results from:
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68. The nurse reviews the arterial blood gas (ABG) values of a client admitted with pneumonia: pH, 7.51; PaCO2, 28 mm Hg; PaO2, 70 mm Hg; and HCO3–, 24 mEq/L. What do these values indicate?
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69. When determining appropriate nursing interventions for a client with a medical diagnosis, the nurse is using which of the following?
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70. The nurse determines that a client has 20/40 vision. Which statement about this client's vision is true?
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71. When routinely evaluating a geriatric client for any atypical signs or symptoms, the nurse should remember that:
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72. A client who was involved in a motor vehicle accident is admitted to the intensive care unit. The emergency department admission record indicates that the client hit her head on the steering wheel. The client complains of a headache, and a nursing assessment reveals that she has difficulty comprehending language and diminished hearing. Based on these findings, the nurse suspects injury to which lobe of the brain?
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73. The nurse measures a client's apical pulse rate and compares it with the radial pulse rate. The differential between these two pulses is called:
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74. Why should the nurse inspect first and then auscultate when performing an assessment of a pediatric client?
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75. When palpating the bladder of an adult client, the nurse should identify which finding as normal?
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76. The nurse uses a stethoscope to auscultate a client's chest. Which statement about a stethoscope with a bell and diaphragm is true?
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77. Why shouldn't the nurse palpate both carotid arteries at one time?
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78. When assessing a geriatric client, the nurse expects to find various aging-related physiologic changes. These changes include:
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79. A client undergoes a total abdominal hysterectomy. When assessing the client 10 hours later, the nurse identifies which finding as an early sign of shock?
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80. The nurse prepares to measure a client's blood pressure. What is the correct procedure for measuring blood pressure?
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81. The nurse prepares to perform light palpation. How is light palpation performed?
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82. A child with rheumatic fever must have his heart rate measured while awake and while sleeping. Why are two readings necessary?
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83. A client comes to the clinic for diagnostic allergy testing. Why is intradermal injection used for such testing?
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84. Why should an infant be quiet and seated upright when the nurse assesses his fontanels?
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85. The nurse is assessing a client's pulse. Which pulse feature should the nurse document?
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86. To help assess a client's cerebral function, the nurse should ask:
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87. A pediatric nurse is asked to work temporarily (float) in the intensive care unit (ICU) because there are few clients in the pediatric unit. The nurse has never worked in ICU and has no critical care experience. Which action is most appropriate for this nurse?
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88. A mother comes to the clinic with her 5-year-old son who's complaining of a fever and sore throat. The nurse documents the client's tonsils as 3+. This means they're:
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89. The nurse can auscultate for heart sounds more easily if the client is:
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90. The nurse is assessing a client who has a rash on his chest and upper arms. Which questions should the nurse ask in order to gain further information about the client's rash?
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91. Vasodilation or vasoconstriction produced by an external cause will interfere with an accurate assessment of a client with peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Therefore, the nurse should:
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92. A client comes to the clinic for a routine checkup. To assess the client's gag reflex, the nurse should use which method?
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93. The nurse is assessing tactile fremitus in a client with pneumonia. For this examination, the nurse should use the:
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94. When a nurse enters the client's room, the client complains that she's spitting up blood when she coughs. The nurse takes a quick health history that includes:
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95. When auscultating a client's abdomen, the nurse detects high-pitched gurgles over the lower right quadrant. Based on this finding, the nurse suspects:
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96. A client has lymphedema in both arms and the nurse must measure blood pressure using a thigh cuff. In reference to the client's baseline arm blood pressure, the nurse should expect the thigh to have a:
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97. The nurse is assessing a client who has a rash on his chest and upper arms. Which questions should the nurse ask in order to gain further information about the client's rash?
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98. The ear canal of an infant or young child:
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99. During a physical examination, the nurse asks a client to hold the breath briefly, and then uses a stethoscope to auscultate over the carotid arteries. Which finding is normal when auscultating over these arteries?
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100. When assessing the facial lacerations of a middle-aged client admitted to the facility 1 week ago, the nurse observes scabs around the lacerations. Scabs indicate which phase of wound healing?
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A client has just undergone bronchoscopy. Which nursing assessment is...
The nurse prepares to assess a client who has just been admitted to...
When assessing a client with cellulitis of the right leg, which of the...
Which pulse should the nurse palpate during rapid assessment of an...
To assess the effectiveness of cardiac compressions during adult...
The nurse is assessing a postoperative client. Which of the following...
The nurse is obtaining the health history of a client whose background...
When inspecting a client's skin, the nurse finds a vesicle on the...
The nurse measures a client's temperature at 102° F. What is...
The nurse is performing a preoperative assessment. Which statement by...
Which of the following factors are major components of a client's...
When obtaining a client's history, the nurse develops a genogram....
During assessment, the nurse auscultates for a client's breath...
The nurse is assessing a client's abdomen. Which examination...
The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with cystic fibrosis...
At 8 a.m., the nurse assesses a client who's scheduled for surgery...
All of the following components may be part of a client's medical...
The nurse plans to obtain client information from a primary source....
Which of the following is the most common source of airway obstruction...
To evaluate a client's cerebellar function, the nurse should ask:
After suctioning a tracheostomy tube, the nurse assesses the client to...
A client with fever, weight loss, and watery diarrhea is being...
Before a transesophageal echocardiogram, a client is given an oral...
The nurse conducts a test for the Romberg's sign. What is the...
The nurse prepares to palpate a client's maxillary sinuses. For...
A client complains of abdominal pain. To elicit as much information...
The nurse is teaching a client who will be discharged soon how to...
To evaluate a client's reason for seeking care, the nurse performs...
The nurse is monitoring a client for adverse reactions during...
The nurse is caring for a client who has suffered a severe stroke....
A client, age 75, is admitted to the facility. Because of the...
A client who recently immigrated to the United States from Korea is...
Which statement regarding heart sounds is correct?
During the physical examination, the nurse uses various techniques to...
The nurse correctly identifies which items as belonging to the dorsal...
When should the nurse check a client for rebound tenderness?
The nurse is auscultating a client's chest. How can the nurse...
To avoid recording an erroneously low systolic blood pressure because...
When percussing a client's chest, the nurse should identify which...
Which plane divides the body longitudinally into anterior and...
When testing a client's pupils for accommodation, the nurse should...
The nurse is helping a client ambulate for the first time after 3 days...
When palpating a client's body to detect warmth, the nurse should...
Tachycardia can result from:
An 82-year-old client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of...
The nurse must assess skin turgor of an elderly client. When...
The nurse is assessing an elderly client. When performing the...
The nurse prepares to perform an otoscopic examination on an adult....
Hyperactive bowel sounds can result from all of the following except:
The nurse is assessing a client who may be in the early stages of...
A 60-year old client reports to the nurse that he has a rash on his...
When examining a client with abdominal pain, the nurse should assess:
The nurse prepares to auscultate a client's carotid arteries for...
Which descriptions are true about crackles?
The nurse is evaluating a client's auditory function. To compare...
The nurse is helping to plan a teaching session for a client who will...
To evaluate a client's posterior tibial pulse, where should the...
The nurse is assessing a 47-year-old client who has come to the...
The nurse is assessing a client's abdomen. Which finding should...
The nurse must assess a client's splinted extremity for...
A client reports abdominal pain. Which action would aid the...
Two days after undergoing a total abdominal hysterectomy, a client...
The nurse is examining a client with suspected peritonitis. How does...
Which of the following sentences correctly describes the anatomic...
A 76-year-old client with no debilitating conditions belongs to which...
When performing an abdominal assessment, the nurse should follow which...
When auscultating a client's chest, the nurse assesses a second...
The nurse reviews the arterial blood gas (ABG) values of a client...
When determining appropriate nursing interventions for a client with a...
The nurse determines that a client has 20/40 vision. Which statement...
When routinely evaluating a geriatric client for any atypical signs or...
A client who was involved in a motor vehicle accident is admitted to...
The nurse measures a client's apical pulse rate and compares it...
Why should the nurse inspect first and then auscultate when performing...
When palpating the bladder of an adult client, the nurse should...
The nurse uses a stethoscope to auscultate a client's chest. Which...
Why shouldn't the nurse palpate both carotid arteries at one time?
When assessing a geriatric client, the nurse expects to find various...
A client undergoes a total abdominal hysterectomy. When assessing the...
The nurse prepares to measure a client's blood pressure. What is...
The nurse prepares to perform light palpation. How is light palpation...
A child with rheumatic fever must have his heart rate measured while...
A client comes to the clinic for diagnostic allergy testing. Why is...
Why should an infant be quiet and seated upright when the nurse...
The nurse is assessing a client's pulse. Which pulse feature...
To help assess a client's cerebral function, the nurse should ask:
A pediatric nurse is asked to work temporarily (float) in the...
A mother comes to the clinic with her 5-year-old son who's...
The nurse can auscultate for heart sounds more easily if the client...
The nurse is assessing a client who has a rash on his chest and upper...
Vasodilation or vasoconstriction produced by an external cause will...
A client comes to the clinic for a routine checkup. To assess the...
The nurse is assessing tactile fremitus in a client with pneumonia....
When a nurse enters the client's room, the client complains that...
When auscultating a client's abdomen, the nurse detects...
A client has lymphedema in both arms and the nurse must measure blood...
The nurse is assessing a client who has a rash on his chest and upper...
The ear canal of an infant or young child:
During a physical examination, the nurse asks a client to hold the...
When assessing the facial lacerations of a middle-aged client admitted...
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