Exam 5: Physical Assessment

An abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably is known as ___________________.

During a physical assessment,the nurse notes a patient has profuse secretions of sweat.The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing:

A nurse is gathering subjective data when admitting a patient.Which assessment finding is considered subjective data? The patient:

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

When admitting a patient to the hospital,the nurse notes the patient has mild sunburn.The nurse should document this finding as:

During a physical assessment,the nurse notes that a patient's heart rate is 56 beats per minute.The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing:

A physician documents that a patient has a scleral icterus.The nurse understands this indicates that the color of the patient's sclera is:

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

A patient interview being conducted by the nurse should convey to the patient that the nurse has:

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 _________________.

When assessing a patient,the nurse notes a yellow tinge to the patient's skin.The nurse should document that the patient has:

A physician documents that a patient is having purulent drainage from a wound.The nurse understands that this is most likely caused by:

The nurse is performing auscultation of breath sounds on a respiratory patient.The sounds heard on inspiration and expiration are low-pitched,coarse,gurgling,and have a snoring sound.These are identified as:

When assessing a female for risk factors associated with coronary artery disease,what information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse observes an older adult patient has no hair on the lower legs.The nurse should assess further for the sufficiency of _________ ________.

A yellow tinge to the skin that may indicate obstruction in the flow of bile from the liver is known as ___________________.

Arrange these assessment techniques in correct order of a standard physical examination 1.Auscultation 2.Percussion 3.Inspection 4.Palpation Put a comma between each answer choice (1,2,3,4,etc.).

When assessing a patient,the nurse notes that the patient has an unnatural paleness of color to the skin.The nurse should document this finding as:

As part of an assessment,the nurse asks the patient for subjective information related to the present illness.Subjective findings that are perceived by the patient are known as:

A nurse is caring for a patient with congestive heart failure.During the physical assessment,the nurse notes the patient is experiencing difficulty breathing.The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing: