The nurse is performing an admission assessment for a client with pyelonephritis who has urgency and burning while urinating.

Which finding indicates an expected response when the nurse percusses the costovertebral angle?

When systematically auscultating a client’s anterior breath sounds, the nurse should begin by placing the stethoscope over which location?

An older male client reports to the nurse that his feet are cold.

Before covering the client’s feet, which assessment(s) should the nurse complete? Select all that apply.

An adolescent female client comes to the clinic troubled by breast tenderness before her menstrual periods.

On examination, the nurse notes generalized lumpiness of both breasts with no discrete masses and no nipple discharge.

Which action should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a 46-year-old male client in the emergency department who is experiencing difficulty breathing that has worsened over the last 24 hours.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices area to specify which condition the client is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client’s progress.

A client presents with itching and pain in the left ear that started several days after beginning swim lessons. The nurse observes a discharge coming from the ear with a musty odor.

How should the nurse expect the ear to appear when performing an otoscopic examination?

An adult male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, “Maybe I have lung cancer or something,” and wants to get checked out since, “I can’t seem to get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six weeks.”. Which computer documentation of this client’s concerns should the nurse enter?

The nurse observes an older adult client walking aimlessly in the hallway and staring straight ahead with a blank expression.How should the nurse enter documentation of this finding in the client’s electronic medical record (EMR)?

While observing a client’s face, which assessment finding requires immediate intervention by the nurse?

In assessing tactile fremitus in the client with suspected pneumonia, the nurse should perform which action?

When evaluating a client’s rectal bleeding, which findings should the nurse document?