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

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

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

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?

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

Peripheral Vascular

A 65-year-old patient is experiencing pain in his left calf when he exercises that disappears after resting for a few minutes.

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The nurse recognizes that this description is most consistent with

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse tests for a fluid wave. What condition would produce a positive fluid wave test?

Which of the following is the first important step in helping the patient to relax for the complete abdominal examination?

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?

The nurse suspects that a patient has appendicitis. Which of these procedures are appropriate for use when assessing for appendicitis or a perforated appendix? (Select all that apply)