The nurse is performing an eye assessment on an 80-year-old patient. Which of these findings is considered abnormal?

A patient is reporting sharp pain along the costovertebral angles. What does this symptom most often indicate?

A patient has been diagnosed with venous stasis. Which of these findings would the nurse most likely observe?

When auscultating over a patient's femoral arteries, the nurse notices the presence of a bruit on the left side. The nurse knows that bruits:

When performing a peripheral vascular assessment of the lower extremities, a nurse should place the fingertips just posterior to the medial malleolus in order to assess for which of the following peripheral pulses?

A patient has been admitted after an accident at work. During the assessment, the patient is having trouble hearing and states, "I don't know what the matter is. All of a sudden, I can't hear you out of my left ear!" What should the nurse do next?

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse is unable to hear bowel sounds in a patient's abdomen. How long should the nurse listen before reporting absent bowel sounds?

The nurse is reviewing the risk factors for venous disease. Which of these situations best describes a person at highest risk for the development of venous disease?

The nurse is watching a new graduate nurse perform auscultation of a patient's abdomen. Which statement by the new graduate shows a correct understanding of the reason auscultation precedes percussion and palpation of the abdomen?

A nurse is precepting a new graduate nurse on the telemetry unit. The new graduate nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment on a hospitalized client without a history of gastrointestinal abnormalities. Click to indicate the corresponding number for each of the following assessment techniques in order of performance.

When performing the corneal light reflex assessment, the nurse notes that the light is reflected at 2 o'clock in each eye. The nurse should: