Exam 6: Health Assessment

A nurse is documenting a patient's breath sounds.Crackles are heard as:

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 _____________.

Where is the pulmonic area for auscultation found?

The patient is noted to have difficulty swallowing.The nurse realizes that the most probable cause of this difficulty is damage to cranial nerve ______.

While performing a cardiovascular assessment on a patient with suspected left-sided congestive heart failure,the nurse is unable to palpate the PMI with the patient lying supine.What might her next step be?

Which skin condition would cause a nurse to suspect chickenpox?

The purpose of the physical assessment is to:

The patient is admitted with fever and acute lower abdominal pain.He has taken Tylenol but says he still feels feverish.Before taking the patient's temperature,the nurse may:

Which of the following is an expected outcome for a patient after cardiac assessment?

Measurement of the patient's ability to differentiate between sharp and dull sensations over the forehead tests which cranial nerve?

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?

Which patient position maximizes the nurse's ability to assess the patient's body for symmetry?

Which of the following is an unexpected finding after a cardiac assessment?

When performing an assessment of the cardiovascular system,the nurse evaluates the skin and nails of the patient.Inadequate tissue perfusion is known as ______________.

In teaching the patient about prevention of cervical cancer,the nurse teaches the patient about the risk factors for cervical cancer.Risk factors for cervical cancer include which of the following?

In providing a physical assessment of an 88-year-old patient,the nurse should:

A student nurse is working with a patient who has asthma.The primary nurse tells the student that wheezes can be heard on auscultation.The student expects to hear:

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:

A late sign of decreased oxygen levels may cause a change in skin color known as _________.

While performing a physical examination,the nurse incorporates health promotion by teaching the patient about how to reduce the risk of lung cancer.The nurse explains that besides cigarette smoking,exposure to other substances may lead to this disease.Some of these substances are: