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 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:

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:

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 is reviewing in age-related changes in the eye for a class. Which of these physiologic changes is responsible for presbyopia?

In performing a voice test to assess hearing, which of these actions would the nurse perform?

A nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment on a client. Identify the sequence of steps the nurse should take to conduct the assessment.

1) Auscultate the abdomen for bowel sounds.

2) Inspect the abdomen for skin integrity.

3) Ask if the client has abdominal pain.

4) Palpate the abdomen lightly for tenderness.

5) Percuss the abdomen in each of the four quadrants.

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.

A 70-year-old patient tells the nurse that he has noticed that he is having trouble hearing, especially in large groups. He says that he "can't always tell where the sound is coming from" and the words often sound "mixed up." What might the nurse suspect as the cause for this change?

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 tests for a fluid wave. What condition would produce a positive fluid wave test?