The nurse is doing a health assessment of a client who smoked three packs of cigarettes every day for the last twenty years before quitting two years ago. How should the nurse document the client's pack-years? (Enter the numerical value only.)

An adult male client tells the nurse that he smokes approximately one pack of cigarettes daily. How can the nurse expect smoking to affect this client's sleep?

The school nurse is interviewing a 13-year-old girl who wants to go home from school because of "back pain." Which question should the nurse ask the adolescent first?

When the nurse is obtaining health history during an annual physical examination, the client reports having difficulty with erections for the past 8 months. Which information in the client's history should the nurse consider as a potential reason for erectile dysfunction?

The college health clinic nurse is preparing a seminar on testicular self-examination (TSE). Which instruction should be included in the content for this seminar?

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

The nurse observes that a client who is intoxicated has an ataxic gait. Which finding does the nurse expect to be positive upon further assessment of the client?

A client arriving to the emergency department reports trouble breathing and tightness in the chest that started while exercising at the gym. The nurse observes the client is afebrile, heart rate 96 beats/minute, respirations 32 breaths/minute, and pulse oximeter reading of 85%. Audible wheezing is heard on expiration with a decrease in tactile fremitus and bilateral breath sounds. The client displays intercostal retracting and prolonged expirations. Based on the findings, the nurse should recognize the client is exhibiting symptoms of which condition?

Patient Data

Nurse analyzes the assessment findings.

Click to indicate which findings are indicative of rheumatoid arthritis or are not applicable to that disease. Each row must have only one response option selected.

A client asks the nurse to look at a mole located on the back. The client tells the nurse that the mole has changed from brown to black and enlarged in size. Which is the priority nursing action?

The nurse reviews a client's laboratory results for a client admitted with gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding who has no visible hemorrhoids on inspection of the anal area. Which laboratory test indicates that the client's bleeding is not yet resolved?

Reference Range:

Hematocrit (Hct) [42% to 52% (0.42 to 0.52 volume fraction)]

Prothrombin time (PT) [11.0 to 12.5 seconds (85%-100%)] Glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) [4% to 5.9%]