The nurse is assessing a client who reports an abnormal sensation of burning or tingling in extremities. Which of the following should the nurse document in the client's record?

A client diagnosed with osteoporosis asks the nurse. "What is osteoporosis?" The nurse should provide which of the following explanations about osteoporosis?

A nurse is caring for a client with severe bilateral lower extremity edema.

Nursing Assessment:

The client drove self to the Emergency Department. Stated, "My legs are swollen like balloons and I can hardly walk." The client has bilateral 4+ pitting edema from feet to knees. The nurse is preparing to assess the client's medical history. Which of the following should the nurse recognize to be the underlying cause of lower extremity edema?

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 assessing a female client who reports painful menstruation. Which of the following should the nurse document in the client's record about painful menstruation?

A 60-year-old man has been told that he has benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). He expresses that his friend just died from prostate cancer and that he is concerned about dying from cancer. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?

The nurse is assessing a client's joint for range of movement after falling in the shower. The nurse asks the client to move the right arm away from the center of the body. The nurse correctly documents the joint movement as?

A nurse is assessing a client's fingers. The client complains of a swollen, painful knuckle and not being able to remove a ring from that finger. The nurse recognizes which of the following is the correct term for the affected joint.

A male client with possible fertility problems asks the nurse where sperm is produced. Which answer should the nurse give the client?

The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a client with a history of Diabetes.

When testing the ability to feel the vibrations of a tuning fork, the nurse notices that the client is unable to feel vibrations on the great toe or ankle bilaterally, but is able to feel vibrations on both patellae. What should the nurse suspect from these assessments?

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse elicits tenderness on light palpation in the right lower quadrant. The nurse recognizes that this finding could indicate a problem with which organ?