Exam 6: Health Assessment

The patient has been immobile at home after having had leg trauma in an automobile accident and is now being admitted with calf pain and localized swelling of the calf muscle.One test that is contraindicated in assessment of this patient is testing for _____________.

The nurse is caring for a patient who is recovering from an acute myocardial infarction.While providing cardiac education, the nurse realizes that the patient needs more education when he:

The nurse is visiting the patient for the first time this shift.She introduces herself and asks the patient several questions related to his condition.While doing so, and without being obvious, she is looking at the color of his eyes and is assessing his ears and nose for discharge and the symmetry of his mouth.Which assessment technique is the nurse using?

The nurse is preparing to examine a patient who has chronic lung disease.She realizes that the patient most likely will need to be in which position for the examination?

Where is the pulmonic area for auscultation found?