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

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?

Which of the following should the nurse perform to assess the arterial function of the lower extremities?

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?

During an eye examination, a client tells a nurse that their left eye feels dry and itchy and has noticed a lot of tearing. The nurse notices that the client's left lower eyelid is rolled out with exposure of the palpebral conjunctiva. The nurse would document these findings as:

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

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?

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 patient comes into the clinic complaining of pain in her right eye. On examination, the nurse sees a pustule at the lid margin that is painful to touch, red, and swollen. The nurse recognizes that this is a:

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

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