Exam 27: The Complete Health Assessment: Adult

The nurse should use which location for eliciting deep tendon reflexes?

A patient's uvula raises midline when she says "ahh," and she has a positive gag reflex.The nurse has just tested which cranial nerves?

When the nurse performs the confrontation test,the nurse has assessed:

During examination,the nurse finds that a patient is unable to distinguish objects placed in his hand.The nurse would document:

After assessing a female patient,the nurse notices flesh-colored,soft,pointed,moist,papules in a cauliflower-like patch around her introitus.This finding is most likely:

An 85-year-old man has come in for a physical examination,and the nurse notices that he uses a cane.When documenting general appearance,the nurse should document this information under the section that covers:

Which of these is included in an assessment of general appearance?

The nurse has just completed an examination of a patient's extraocular muscles.When documenting the findings,the nurse should document the assessment of which cranial nerves?

After the health history has been obtained and before beginning the physical examination,the nurse should first ask the patient to:

The nurse will measure a patient's near vision with which tool?

The nurse is performing a vision examination.Which of these charts is most widely used for vision examinations?

The nurse has just recorded a positive iliopsoas test on a patient who has abdominal pain.This test is used to confirm a(n):

During a complete health assessment,how would the nurse test the patient's hearing?

During the examination of a patient,the nurse notices that the patient has several small,flat macules on the posterior portion of her thorax.These macules are less than 1 cm wide.Another name for these macules is:

The nurse should wear gloves for which of these examinations?

After the examination of an infant,the nurse documents opisthotonos.The nurse recognizes that this finding often occurs with:

A patient states,"Whenever I open my mouth real wide,I feel this popping sensation in front of my ears." To further examine this,the nurse would:

During an examination,the nurse notices that a patient is unable to stick out his tongue.Which cranial nerve is involved with the successful performance of this action?

A patient tells the nurse,"Sometimes I wake up at night and I have real trouble breathing.I have to sit up in bed to get a good breath." When documenting this information,the nurse would note:

A patient is unable to shrug her shoulders against the nurse's resistant hands.What cranial nerve is involved with successful shoulder shrugging?