During the cardiac cycle heart sounds correlate with events of the cycle. Which is being associated with systole?

While performing an assessment, the nurse presses the client's arm with the tip of her thumb, holds for a few seconds, and releases. The nurse observes the client as shown. What is the nurse assessing?

The nurse assesses a client with lower abdominal pain who reports localized tenderness in the right lower quadrant. Which assessment should the nurse conduct next?

When assessing for appendicitis, what signs might the nurse look for? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is auscultating a client's abdomen and is unable to discern any bowel sounds. How should the nurse proceed with assessment?

What is responsible to move the blood supply from the feet toward the inferior vena cava?

A client complains of a burning sensation in the esophagus after eating. Which associated condition should the nurse most suspect?

After teaching a group of students about blood flow through the heart, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state that after being received by the atria, the blood goes to which of the following?

The nurse is preparing to assess a client's apical impulse. The nurse would palpate at which location?

During a health history, a male client tells the nurse that he "can't breathe well" at night when he is lying down and has trouble sleeping because he wakes up with trouble breathing. The nurse would assess this client further for which of the following?

The nurse is planning care for a client recovering from orthopedic surgery. Interventions should be included to address which contributing factor to deep vein thrombosis development?