During an assessment of the cranial nerves (CNS), the nurse finds the following asymmetry when the client smiles or frowns, uneven lifting of the eyebrows, and escape of air when the nurse presses against the right puffed cheek. The nurse recognized that these findings indicate dysfunction of which cranial nerve(s)?

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 preparing to screen a client for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Which of the following techniques should the nurse recognize as the appropriate technique to screen for DVT?

The nurse tests the function of Cranial Nerve XI while performing a physical examination on a client. Which statement best describes the response the nurse should expect if Cranial Nerve XI is intact?

The nurse is teaching a male client about the reproductive system. The nurse recognizes that which structure secretes a thin, milky alkaline fluid to enhance the viability of sperm?

A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves as part of a neurological examination. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to assess cranial nerve III?

The physician comments that the client has abdominal borborygmic. The nurse recognizes that which of the following is the best description of borborygmic?

An adolescent male is brought to the emergency department with complaints of excruciating pain in his left testicle. Which of the following should be the priority action by the nurse?

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?

The nurse is providing health promotion teaching to a group of clients. The nurse should include in her teaching which of the following populations has a greater risk factor for osteoporosis.

The student nurse is studying the functioning of the nervous system. Which of the following descriptions of the central nervous system is accurate?