The nurse is collecting data during an initial assessment. The patient tells the nurse, "i have a tremendous headache and my stomach is upset." These findings are called:

The nurse is collecting data during an initial assessment. The patient tells the nurse, "i have a tremendous headache and my stomach is upset." These findings are called:

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:

The protective response of body tissues to irritation, injury or pathogens is:

As the assessment continues the nurse notes an abnormal swishing sound with auscultation of the carotid artery. The term for this sound is:

Although the signs and symptoms of both infection and inflammation include erythema, edema, and pain, the major difference is that inflammation:

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:

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

The profuse secretion of sweat associated with an elevated body temperature, certain disease conditions, physical exertion, exposure to heat and mental or emotional stress is termed:

When the color of the sclera is yellow due to bilirubin that infiltrates all tissues of the body it is called:

The nurse has been assigned to care for a 62 year-old man. After introducing herself to the patient and explaining that she will be performing a nursing assessment, what is the first area to be assessed after taking vital signs?