During an assessment of a 20-year-old Asian patient, the nurse notices that he has dry, flaky cerumen in his canal. What is the significance of this finding? This finding:

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;

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)

The nurse is describing how to perform a testicular self-examination to a patient. Which statement is most appropriate?

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

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

A 45-year-old man is in the clinic for a physical examination. During the abdominal assessment, the nurse percusses the abdomen and notices an area of dullness above the right costal margin of approximately 11 cm. How should the nurse proceed?

When assessing the abdomen most health care providers divide the abdomen into how many sections?

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

When auscultating over a patient's femoral arteries, the nurse notices the presence of a bruit on the left side. The nurse knows that bruits: