A very pertinent part of the physical examination on a patient with back pain is

To correctly determine the strength of a patient's lower extremities during a neurological examination, the nurse asks the patient to:

The nurse who is assessing the patient with the Glasgow Coma Scale finds a patient who can open his eyes spontaneously, obeys all commands, and is oriented. The nurse documents a score of

The nurse covers a newborn baby's head with a cap. because the head:

When caring for a victim with a gunshot wound to the abdomen who has lost a significant amount of blood, the nurse would anticipate the vital signs to reflect:

When a fever begins to come down. the patient is in a state of

A 52-year-old patient presents with malaise, fatigue, chest congestion, and a chronic cough. While collecting assessment data, an important question to ask is

A patient is receiving an opiate-based medication to help mange pain. Which assessment has the highest priority when monitoring his condition?

A nurse is instructing a nursing student on performing pupillary checks on a patient with a possible head injury. Which statement indicates that the nursing student understands the concept?

The nurse tells a patient that he will be performing a visual acuity test using the Snellen eye chart. The patient asks how the test is done. The nurse's best reply is:

The nurse is informed that a patient had abnormal heart sounds during the night shift. When auscultating abnormal heart sounds, the nurse knows to listen to heart sounds with the: