The nurse is conducting a health history with a female client who reports upper back and jaw pain. In order to assess the client's risk for a cardiac event, which question should the nurse ask first?

The nurse is conducting a health history with a female client who reports upper back and jaw pain. In order to assess the client's risk for a cardiac event, which question should the nurse ask first?

Data collection occurs where in the nursing process?

A nurse is performing a head-to-toe assessment and is preparing to examine the client's ears. Which equipment would the nurse need to have readily available?

During a physical assessment, the nurse should implement which actions initially when determining if a client's radial pulse is irregular? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is assessing a client's cardiovascular status within the comprehensive health history. What should the nurse include in this section of the assessment? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse hears high-pitched swooshing sounds over the carotid artery on the right side. What is this sound indicative of?

Which general survey question focuses on the common "fifth vital sign"?

A positive Murphy's sign is indicative of?

The nurse performs that technique shown when assessing the client. What cranial nerve is the nurse assessing?

The nurse notes a break in the skin, which appears blister-like, it looks superficial with loss up to the dermis layer. The nurse would interpret this finding as indicating which stage of pressure ulcer?