The nurse detects a possible extra heart sound while assessing an adult client. To verify this finding, which action should the nurse take?

The nurse learns in report that a client is stuporous. Which assessment should the nurse perform to confirm this report?

An older adult client comes to the healthcare provider's office for a routine follow up exam for high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, constipation, and chronic sinusitis. The client recently had a cataract removed from the left eye. Which is most important for the nurse to address when obtaining this client's health history?

When assessing heart sounds of a client with rheumatic valvular heart disease, where should the nurse place the stethoscope to auscultate the tricuspid valve?

Which question by the nurse is likely to elicit the most information regarding a client's use of medications to treat a chronic cough?

Patient Data

Nurse reviews data.

For each joint, click to specify what type of range of motion was being assessed based on findings. Each category will have one response.

The nurse is assessing a client with gallstones for jaundice. Which action should the nurse perform to confirm this information?

Which subjective assessment data supports the nurse's conclusion that a client is experiencing orthopnea?

The nurse is performing a head-to-toe physical examination on a known victim of intimate partner violence. The visual exam reveals several round, flat, pinpoint, red spots. How should the nurse document this finding?

During the precordium assessment, the nurse palpates the apical impulse of a client on the 5th intercostal space left mid-clavicular line. The pulse is more vigorous than expected. Which action should the nurse take in response to this finding?

A 20-year-old nulliparous female college student sees the nurse because she has missed her last two menstrual periods. She reports she has not had sexual intercourse in one month. The nurse requests a pregnancy test, which is negative. Based on this client's history, which assessment is most important for the nurse to obtain?