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

A patient has been diagnosed with venous stasis. Which of these findings would the nurse most likely observe?

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

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:

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

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

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.

The nurse gave a client an instruction sheet for a colonoscopy. The client held the instructions approximately 18 inches from their face and read the description of the procedure aloud. The nurse recognizes that the client