Exam 3: Health Assessment

The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP),a student nurse working as a certified nursing assistant,informs the nurse that the client is dyspneic,has crackles throughout the lung fields bilaterally,has an oxygen saturation of 94%,has a respiratory rate of 52,and is in respiratory distress.Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse is assigned to accept a new admission expected from the emergency department.As the client is wheeled off the elevator,which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse is admitting an early-adolescent client.Which strategies would the nurse use when assessing the genitalia,anus,and inguinal area?

Which item is not included in a health history?

The nurse is explaining to the student nurses the different heart sounds that are assessed during the cardiac assessment.Which statement made by a student indicates understanding of the expected normal heart sounds?

The nurse is reading the client's medical history,and learns that the client has a history of alopecia,exophthalmos,and right leg paresthesia.When performing a thorough assessment,the nurse confirms that the client has which manifestations?