A nurse is auscultating the aortic area and knows it is in which of the following areas:

Which of the following is the most important muscle in the normal respiratory process of an adult?

During a cardiac assessment of a client you observed jugular vein distension, and auscultated $3 gallop heart sound. These findings most likely suggest which of the following conditions?

A nurse is assessing a client who has chronic respiratory insufficiency. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to find because of the long- term inadequate tissue perfusion?

When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, the nurse notes that low-pitched, soft breath sounds are heard over the posterior lower lobes, with inspiration being longer than expiration. The nurse interprets that these sounds are:

A patient's laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine (T4) level. What gland should the nurse assess?

Skin Assessment

Highlight the abnormal findings that the nurse should be concerned about. Select all that apply.

A 40-year-old woman reports a change in mole size, accompanied by color changes, itching, burning, and bleeding over the past month. She has a dark complexion and has no family history of skin cancer, but she has had many blistering sunburns in the past.

A nurse is performing a lymphatic system assessment on a client reporting fatigue and malaise for one week. In which order should the nurse perform the head to toe assessments? Indicate the correct order from first to last. All options must be used.

During auscultation of the lungs, the nurse expects decreased breath sounds to be heard in which situation?

A nurse in a provider's office is preparing to auscultate and percuss a client’s thorax as part of a comprehensive physical examination. Which of the following are considered normal findings? Select all that apply

The nurse palpates a swollen inguinal lymph node. Which assessment should the nurse perform next?