The nurse is performing an otoscopic examination on an adult. Which of these actions is correct?

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.

The nurse preceptor reminds the new graduate nurse of normal and abnormal findings.

Click to indicate whether the findings listed below are normal or abnormal.

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:

During an assessment of an older adult, the nurse should expect to notice which finding as a normal physiologic change associated with the aging process?

The nurse is testing a patient's visual accommodation, which refers to which action?

When performing a peripheral vascular assessment on a patient, the nurse is unable to palpate the ulnar pulses. The patient's skin is warm and capillary refill time is normal. Next, the nurse should;

The nurse in the family practice clinic is educating a newly graduated nurse on how to correctly use a penlight. The nurse creates the expected outcome: After the review session, the newly graduated nurse will verbalize appropriate penlight examination techniques.

For each statement below, click to specify whether it indicates the outcome was met or not met.

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

The nurse is describing how to perform a testicular self-examination to a patient. Which statement is most appropriate?

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?

When assessing the abdomen most health care providers divide the abdomen into how many sections?