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

When performing a peripheral vascular assessment on a patient, the nurse is unable to palpate the ulnar pulses. The patient's skin is warm and capillary refill time is normal. Next, the nurse should;

In performing a voice test to assess hearing, which of these actions would the nurse perform?

The nurse is performing an assessment on an adult. The adult's vital signs are normal, and capillary refill time is 5 seconds. What should the nurse do next?

A patient comes into the clinic complaining of pain in her right eye. On examination, the nurse sees a pustule at the lid margin that is painful to touch, red, and swollen. The nurse recognizes that this is a:

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.

Peripheral Vascular

A 65-year-old patient is experiencing pain in his left calf when he exercises that disappears after resting for a few minutes.

Choose the correct answer in the drop down menu to fill in the blank.

The nurse recognizes that this description is most consistent with

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 reviewing in age-related changes in the eye for a class. Which of these physiologic changes is responsible for presbyopia?

The nurse gave a client an instruction sheet for a colonoscopy. The client held the instructions approximately 18 inches from their face and read the description of the procedure aloud. The nurse recognizes that the client

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