ATI Health Assessment Proctored Exam

Skin Assessment Highlight the abnormal findings that the nurse should be concerned about. Select all that apply. A 40-year-old woman reports a change in mole size, accompanied by color changes, itchin

During an examination of a female patient, the nurse notes lymphadenopathy and suspects an acute infection. How do acutely infected lymph nodes typically appear?

During palpation of the anterior chest wall, the nurse notices a coarse, crackling sensation over the skin surface. On the basis of these findings, the nurse suspects:

A heart murmur should be assessed for which of the following? Select all that apply.

A nurse in an emergency department (ED) is admitting a client. Exhibits Select 4 findings in the client's medical record that place them at risk for pneumonia.

During an admission assessment, the nurse notices that a male patient has an enlarged and rather thick skull. The nurse suspects acromegaly. What additional finding would the nurse assess for to confi

A patient's thyroid gland is enlarged, and the nurse is preparing to auscultate the gland for the presence of a bruit. What technique should the nurse use to assess for a bruit?

During auscultation of the lungs, the nurse expects decreased breath sounds to be heard in which situation?

A nurse is performing a lymphatic system assessment on a client reporting fatigue and malaise for one week. In which order should the nurse perform the head to toe assessments? Indicate the correct or

A 92-year-old patient has had a stroke. The right side of his face is drooping. The nurse might also suspect which of these assessment findings?

The nurse is assessing a lesion on a patient and observes a focal loss of epidermis and dermis, a depression extending into the dermis, irregularly shaped, and bleeding. This type of wound is known as

A client presents with an infection of the forearm and hand. The nurse should expect what lymph nodes to be swollen on assessment:

The nurse palpates a swollen inguinal lymph node. Which assessment should the nurse perform next?

The nurse suspects that a patient has hyperthyroidism, and the laboratory data indicate that the patient's T4 and T3 hormone levels are elevated. Which of these findings would the nurse most likely fi

A nurse is assessing a client who has chronic respiratory insufficiency. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to find because of the long- term inadequate tissue perfusion?

A nurse in a provider's office is preparing to auscultate and percuss a client’s thorax as part of a comprehensive physical examination. Which of the following are considered normal findings? Select a

Mrs. Helms is sitting on the side of the bed, leaning forward, with her arms on the bedside table. What would this indicate to you?

A nurse is examining a patient and finds a lesion that is a linear arrangement along a unilateral nerve route. The nurse would document this finding as

During an assessment, the nurse knows that expected assessment findings in the normal adult lung include the presence of:

A nurse is auscultating heart sounds and hears a murmur. What should be included in the nurse's documentation? Select all that apply.

The RN is explaining to an elderly client why the skin folds and sags as part of the normal aging process. What is the correct mechanism for this?

During a cardiac assessment of a client you observed jugular vein distension, and auscultated $3 gallop heart sound. These findings most likely suggest which of the following conditions?

The nurse has just completed a lymph node assessment on a healthy 40-year-old female patient. Which of the following is an expected finding?

A nurse is auscultating the aortic area and knows it is in which of the following areas:

When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, the nurse notes that low-pitched, soft breath sounds are heard over the posterior lower lobes, with inspiration being longer than expiration. The nurse