Exam 12: Physical Assessment

A nurse needs to auscultate a patient's lung sounds.In what position should the nurse place the patient?

A physician needs to assess extension of a patient's hip joint.In what position should the nurse place the patient?

What is the suggested sequence for a systematic approach to begin auscultating the thorax?

A nurse is gathering subjective data when admitting a patient.Which assessment finding reported by the patient is considered subjective data?

Which are infectious diseases? (Select all that apply.)

A physician documents that a patient has a scleral icterus.What is the cause of this coloring?

During a physical assessment,the patient complains of difficulty in passing stools.What should the nurse document that the patient is experiencing?

A physician documents that a patient is having purulent drainage from a wound.What does the nurse understand is most likely the cause?

Arrange these assessment techniques in correct order of a standard physical examination.Put a comma and space between each answer choice (A,B,C,D,etc.). A) Auscultation B) Percussion C) Inspection D) Palpation

A condition in which a patient experiences bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by an increase of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood is known as _________________.