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

The nurse suspects that a patient has appendicitis. Which of these procedures are appropriate for use when assessing for appendicitis or a perforated appendix? (Select all that apply)

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:

A patient's vision is recorded as 20/30 when the Snellen eye chart is used. The nurse interprets these results to indicate that:

During an eye examination, a client tells a nurse that their left eye feels dry and itchy and has noticed a lot of tearing. The nurse notices that the client's left lower eyelid is rolled out with exposure of the palpebral conjunctiva. The nurse would document these findings as:

The nurse is performing an otoscopic examination on an adult. Which of these actions is correct?

A nurse is precepting a new graduate nurse on the telemetry unit. The new graduate nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment on a hospitalized client without a history of gastrointestinal abnormalities.

The nurse preceptor reminds the new graduate nurse of normal and abnormal findings.

Click to indicate whether the findings listed below are normal or abnormal.

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse tests for a fluid wave. What condition would produce a positive fluid wave test?

A 70-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that he is having trouble hearing, especially in large groups. He says that he "can't always tell where the sound is coming from" and the words often sound "mixed up." What might the nurse suspect as the cause for this change?