When assessing an older adult client with a history of cardiovascular disease, dyspnea, and peripheral edema, which method is best for the nurse to use to assess the client's pulse rate?

While obtaining the health history of a client, the nurse learns the client's father was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his twenties, the same age the client is now. The client hesitates to discuss the topic and answer questions about the father. Which approach is best for the nurse to use to interview the client about mental health concerns?

While completing an admission assessment for a client with fatigue, weakness, and unexplained weight loss, the nurse notes scleral jaundice. Which finding during percussion of the abdomen should the nurse document indicating hepatomegaly?

The college health clinic nurse is preparing a seminar on testicular self-examination (TSE). Which instruction should be included in the content for this seminar?

An older adult client comes to the healthcare provider's office for a routine follow up exam for high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, constipation, and chronic sinusitis. The client recently had a cataract removed from the left eye. Which is most important for the nurse to address when obtaining this client's health history?

The nurse is performing oral inspection of a client with dark pigmented skin. The nurse observes a patchy discoloration of the buccal mucosa. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse assesses a young adult female who was brought to the emergency department (ED) by her boyfriend because she has not been feeling well all day and he believes she is getting worse. Which finding supports the nurse's suspicion that the client is experiencing appendicitis?

When performing a skin and nail exam on an older adult female client, the nurse notes that she has longitudinal ridges on her fingernails. What does this finding indicate?

The nurse learns in report that a client is stuporous. Which assessment should the nurse perform to confirm this report?

When assessing heart sounds of a client with rheumatic valvular heart disease, where should the nurse place the stethoscope to auscultate the tricuspid valve?

In auscultating for the presence of a carotid artery bruit, the nurse places the bell of the stethoscope at which location?

The nurse is assessing a client who has a history of kidney stones and returns to the clinic with flank pain. Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is assessing a client with gallstones for jaundice. Which action should the nurse perform to confirm this information?

In assessing an adult client, the nurse calculates the body mass index (BMI) as 14 kg/m2. Which nursing problem should be included in this client's plan of care? Reference Range:

The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client during an annual physical examination. When evaluating the client for menopausal symptoms, which finding indicates the client is perimenopausal?

Which assessment finding, obtained during chest auscultation, should the nurse consider a normal finding?

A client asks the nurse to look at a mole located on the back. The client tells the nurse that the mole has changed from brown to black and enlarged in size. Which is the priority nursing action?

The nurse is doing a health assessment of a client who smoked three packs of cigarettes every day for the last twenty years before quitting two years ago. How should the nurse document the client's pack-years? (Enter the numerical value only.)

While auscultating for bowel sounds in an adult client, the nurse notes a series of gurgles that last about 3 seconds and occur every 5 to 10 seconds in all quadrants. How should the nurse document this finding?

The nurse is performing a head-to-toe physical examination on a known victim of intimate partner violence. The visual exam reveals several round, flat, pinpoint, red spots. How should the nurse document this finding?

During a health assessment, the client reports being treated for osteoarthritis. The nurse examines a client's hands and finds Heberden's nodes. Which finding should the nurse document in the client's medical record?

While completing an admission assessment for a client with rectal bleeding, the nurse observes dried, dark red blood on the surface of a purple, shiny tissue mass that extrudes from the anal opening. When documenting in the client's electronic medical record (EMR), which finding should the nurse enter in the client's physical assessment?

The nurse assesses that a client has nailbed clubbing. Which additional information is consistent with this finding?

When assessing a client's range of motion, the nurse notes crepitation with movement of the left knee. Which information in the client's history is most likely related to this finding?