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?

During an assessment of a 20-year-old Asian patient, the nurse notices that he has dry, flaky cerumen in his canal. What is the significance of this finding? This finding:

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

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:

A 45-year-old man is in the clinic for a physical examination. During the abdominal assessment, the nurse percusses the abdomen and notices an area of dullness above the right costal margin of approximately 11 cm. How should the nurse proceed?

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

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?

A nurse performs the Weber test on a healthy adult client. The nurse would expect which of the following normal finding?

When assessing the pupillary light reflex or PERRL (pupils, round, reactive to light), the nurse should use which technique?

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.

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?