A nurse is planning a personal safety educational session for those who work in a manufacturing plant. Which of the following would be an important risk prevention measure to include regarding hearing?

A nurse in the emergency department assesses a client's pupillary reaction and observes pinpoint pupils. The client seems lethargic but oriented to person and place. There is a significant other at the bedside who notes this is not "normal" for them. The nurse interprets this finding as suggesting which of the following?

A client with a wide-based, staggering, unsteady gait walks into the clinic. The gait would be correctly described as which of the following?

A client is admitted to the emergency room with a head injury. The client denies a previous history of seizures or head injury. What would the nurse most likely find when assessing a client diagnosed with a frontal lobe contusion following a motor vehicle accident?

A nurse is integrating health promotion education into the assessment of a client's mouth, nose and throat. What interview question is most likely to identify a risk factor for oral cancer?

The nurse has begun the objective assessment of a client's heart and neck vessels and is assessing the client's jugular veins. What finding would the nurse consider to be expected in a healthy client?

During the health history a client describes recent episodes of intermittent facial pain lasting several minutes. The vital signs are 98.6°F orally, pulse 86, respirations 20, blood pressure 142/88 and O2 saturation of 96%. The nurse should recognize that this complaint is suggestive of what health problem?

The nursing preceptor is observing the nursing student providing a neurological assessment focusing on various tests for cerebellar function. What would be the priority test the preceptors should expect the student to perform on their client?

The nurse is assessing a client admitted on the medical surgical unit. The patient has no complaints of pain or distress noted. The temp is 98.6°F, pulse of 88, respirations of 18 and blood pressure of 172/88. The patient's electronic health record notes a diagnosis of esotropia that has been present for the past five years. The nurse is providing an external eye exam. What priority finding would the nurse expect from the client?

A new client has been received into the emergency department following a pedestrian-automobile collision. The triage nurse recognizes which of the following as an emergency and correctly notifies the provider immediately?

The nurse is performing a peripheral vascular assessment of an adult client. The nurse is palpating the client's peripheral pulses but knows that some are not palpable, even in healthy clients. What pulse is not palpable in a large proportion of healthy clients?