An adult client presents with gnawing epigastric pain.

The pain is worse when the client is hungry and abates after eating something.

Which problem do these symptoms suggest?

The nurse observes an older adult client walking aimlessly in the hallway and staring straight ahead with a blank expression.How should the nurse enter documentation of this finding in the client’s electronic medical record (EMR)?

The nurse observes the presence of brittle, concave curves to the nails of a client on assessment.

Which information should the nurse obtain from the client that may explain the appearance of the nails?

In assessing tactile fremitus in the client with suspected pneumonia, the nurse should perform which action?

When systematically auscultating a client’s anterior breath sounds, the nurse should begin by placing the stethoscope over which location?

The nurse should anticipate difficulty locating the point of maximal impulse (PMI) in which client?

An adult client presents with gnawing epigastric pain.

The pain is worse when the client is hungry and abates after eating something.

Which problem do these symptoms suggest?

While completing an admission assessment for a client with gastrointestinal bleeding, the nurse inspects the perianal area and anus.

Which findings indicate a normal appearance of the anus?

While assessing the legs of an adult client, the nurse observes leathery-looking skin. The client reports aching, tired legs that swell if standing for long periods of time.

To screen for venous insufficiency, the nurse should ask the client if they have experienced which subjective finding?

While completing an admission assessment, the nurse is unable to palpate the client’s left dorsalis pedis (DP) pulse. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

The nurse completes palpation of the thoracic region on an adult client.

Which finding is considered normal for this client?