Exam 22: Assessing Health Status

Prior to assessing a patient's blood pressure in both arms, the nurse will instruct the patient to lie down for at least ________ minutes.

The nurse is assessing a patient's heart sounds and hears a "swish" that is recorded as a ___________.

A nurse caring for a patient on bed rest with a history of respiratory health problems should:

To auscultate the breath sounds of a patient correctly, the nurse should:

The nurse tells a patient that he will be performing a visual acuity test using the Snellen eye chart. The patient asks how the test is done. The nurse's best reply is:

An elderly American Indian patient has been admitted to the hospital with abdominal pain. Along with performing a physical assessment, the nurse should also perform a:

The nurse is assessing a patient's lung sounds and hears a wheeze in the lower left lobe. This wheeze is categorized as a(n) ____________ sound.

The nurse takes special care in the draping of a patient in the lithotomy position in order to diminish _______________.

The nurse notes that a patient has an exaggerated lumbar curve. This is indicative of __________.

When teaching a patient about the warning signs of cancer, the nurse includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

When performing deep palpation, the nurse should use:

Periodic tests recommended for men are: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is aware that the best way to assess dependent pitting edema in a patient with congestive heart failure is to:

The nurse taking a blood pressure should:

The nurse uses the technique of inspection to initially assess: (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is instructing a nursing student on performing pupillary checks on a patient with a possible head injury. Which statement indicates that the nursing student understands the concept?

Prior to preparing a female patient for a pelvic examination, the nurse should: