The most frequently used skill in the physical nursing assessment is:

The nurse uses a systematic method for collecting data on all body systems including normal functioning and any noted changes. This system is:

Febrile is an abnormal elevation of:

A nurse is collecting data from a patient who has dehydration. Which findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is checking a client's bowel sounds. At which of the following times should the nurse auscultate the client's abdomen?

Short, discrete, interrupted crackling or bubbling adventitious breath sounds heard most commonly on inspiration is termed:

Fluid, cells or other substances that have been slowly discharged from body cells or blood vessels, through small pores or breaks in the cell membrane are called:

Listening for bowel sounds is done over all four quadrants of the abdomen using the diaphragm of the stethoscope. The normal rate of bowel sounds per minute is:

Adventitious breath sounds that have a whistling or sighing sound due to narrowing of the lumen of a respiratory passage are termed:

The nurse is obtaining a history of the patient's present illness. The PQRST system is being used for the interview. In this system the R is:

An abnormal rapid rate of breathing seen in many disease conditions is called: