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 is observing the auscultation technique of a student nurse. What is the correct method to use when progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another?

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?

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?

What component of the conduction system is referred to as the pacemaker of the heart?

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

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, itching, burning, and bleeding over the past month. She has a dark complexion and has no family history of skin cancer, but she has had many blistering sunburns in the past.

A patient's laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine (T4) level. What gland should the nurse assess?

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

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 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: