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

A 92-year-old patient has had a stroke. The right side of his face is drooping. The nurse might also suspect which of these assessment findings?

A patient's thyroid gland is enlarged, and the nurse is preparing to auscultate the gland for the presence of a bruit. What technique should the nurse use to assess for a bruit?

A nurse is auscultating heart sounds and hears a murmur. What should be included in the nurse's documentation? Select all that apply.

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:

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.

The nurse has discovered decreased skin turgor in a patient and knows that this finding is expected in which condition?

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

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

What component of the conduction system is referred to as the pacemaker of the heart?

A nurse in an emergency department (ED) is admitting a client.

Select 4 findings in the client's medical record that place them at risk for pneumonia.