The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a client and is assessing the function of cranial nerves III, IV, and VI. Assessment of which aspect of function will yield the best information about these cranial nerves?

Select the 3 findings on day 3 that require immediate follow-up.

A client has dysfunction of the cochlear division of the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII). The nurse should determine that the client is adequately adapting to this problem if he or she states a plan to obtain which item?

During which part of a comprehensive physical assessment would the nurse auscultate after inspecting but before percussing?

A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves as part of a neurological examination. Which action should the nurse take to assess cranial nerve II?

A nurse is receiving a patient from the emergency room.

To assess whether a client is having symptoms of abdominal problems, which symptom would the nurse ask the patient? For each data collection, choose whether the assessment is essential or non-essential.

A nurse is assessing a client with a history of heart failure who presents with severe edema in the lower extremities. The nurse would document the presence of +4 pitting edema after noting which finding?

Which reproductive health issue causes breast pain beginning a few days before menstruation and subsides when menstruation begins?

Ms. Hartzel is a 33-year-old patient who presents to the office with complaints of enlarged lymph nodes in her neck. During your examination, which part of the hand is used to assess lymph node size?

A nurse is receiving a patient from the emergency room (ER) with an admitting diagnosis of hypothyroid disorder.

The receiving medical-surgical nurse would expect the patient to exhibit which signs and symptoms? Select all that apply

A nurse is precepting a nursing student. The nurse explains to the nursing student how you would perform the graphesthesia test on a client. What is the correct way to perform this test?