A nurse is unable to palpate a client's dorsalis pedis pulse. The nurse will next attempt to palpate the

A nurse is unable to palpate a client's dorsalis pedis pulse. The nurse will next attempt to palpate the

At the staff education meeting, the nurse explains that it is important to use four senses (sight, touch, hearing, and smell) to determine whether a patient is exhibiting signs of illness or injury. These signs of illness or injury are

During auscultation, the nurse hears fine rales in the patient's lower lobes bilaterally. Fine rales are described as

A nurse is preparing to obtain an electronic blood pressure measurement on a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse performing an assessment would correctly note that an absent pulse in one or more of the extremities indicates

A nurse is collecting data on a client who reports acute pain at a level of 7 on a scale of 0 to 10. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a patient. When collecting objective and subjective data, the nurse identifies subjective data as

A nurse is assessing a sedated patient whose respiratory rate has fallen below 12 respirations per minute. The nurse identifies this condition as

During the physical assessment, the nurse asks an elderly female patient if she experiences constipation. The nurse knows that

A nurse is assisting with teaching a newly licensed nurse about the loss of body heat. The nurse should include that heat loss that occurs when sweat dries on the skin is caused by which of the following mechanisms?