A nurse performs the Weber test on a healthy adult client. The nurse would expect which of the following normal finding?

When assessing the pupillary light reflex or PERRL (pupils, round, reactive to light), the nurse should use which technique?

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse is unable to hear bowel sounds in a patient's abdomen. How long should the nurse listen before reporting absent bowel sounds?

Which of the following should the nurse perform to assess the arterial function of the lower extremities?

A patient had abdominal surgery yesterday when auscultating his abdomen, you would expect to hear:

The nurse in the family practice clinic is educating a newly graduated nurse on how to correctly use a penlight. The nurse creates the expected outcome: After the review session, the newly graduated nurse will verbalize appropriate penlight examination techniques.

For each statement below, click to specify whether it indicates the outcome was met or not met.

A patient is reporting sharp pain along the costovertebral angles. What does this symptom most often indicate?

A nurse is educating a patient regarding arterial insufficiency. The nurse knows the patient has a correct understanding of arterial risk factors by listing the following:

During an assessment of an older adult, the nurse should expect to notice which finding as a normal physiologic change associated with the aging process?

The nurse is watching a new graduate nurse perform auscultation of a patient's abdomen. Which statement by the new graduate shows a correct understanding of the reason auscultation precedes percussion and palpation of the abdomen?

A nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment on a client. Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should take to conduct the assessment.

1) Auscultate the abdomen for bowel sounds.

2) Inspect the abdomen for skin integrity.

3) Ask if the client has abdominal pain.

4) Palpate the abdomen lightly for tenderness.

5) Percuss the abdomen in each of the four quadrants.