A client diagnosed with osteoporosis asks the nurse. "What is osteoporosis?" The nurse should provide which of the following explanations about osteoporosis?

A client drove himself to the urgent care center for, "Legs that look like balloons and difficulty walking." The nurse assesses 4+ edema of both legs based upon which finding?

A 60-year-old man has been told that he has benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). He expresses that his friend just died from prostate cancer and that he is concerned about dying from cancer. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?

A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves. Which of the following methods should the nurse use to assess cranial nerve V?

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse is unable to hear bowel sounds in a client's abdomen. How long should the nurse listen before reporting absent bowel sounds?

The nurse is percussing a client's abdomen during a physical assessment. The nurse observes an area of dullness above the right costal margin of approximately 11 cm. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is educating a client about blood cell formation in the body. The nurse documents the education and refers to blood cell formation as?

A client comes to the clinic and reports having weakness in the left arm and leg for the past week. The nurse should perform which type of neurological exam?

The nurse is performing a rectal examination on a client and finds a firm, irregularly shaped mass. Which of the following is the next action the nurse should take?

A client reports pain in the left wrist after falling while playing basketball. After assessing the wrist, which of the following assessment finding would make the nurse suspect a fracture?

The nurse is assessing a client's joint for range of movement after falling in the shower. The nurse asks the client to move the right arm away from the center of the body. The nurse correctly documents the joint movement as?