The nurse is performing a physical assessment of the client's mandible and temporal bone. The nurse recognizes that the articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is called?

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse is unable to hear bowel sounds in a client's abdomen. How long should the nurse listen before reporting absent bowel sounds?

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

The nurse is assessing a client who reports cessation of menses. The nurse should document the cessation of menses in the client's record as:

A client drove himself to the urgent care center for, "Legs that look like balloons and difficulty walking." The nurse assesses 4+ edema of both legs based upon which finding?

The nurse is taking a health history from a client. The client tells the nurse that. "It feels like the room is spinning." How should the nurse document this finding?

A client tells the nurse about being very unsteady and has difficulty in maintaining balance. The nurses recognize which area of the brain is involved and require further assessment.

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.

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 suspects that a client has carpal tunnel syndrome and prepares to conduct the Phalen test. What instructions should the nurse give the client to perform the Phalen test?

The nurse is performing a rectal examination on a client and finds a firm, irregularly shaped mass. Which of the following is the next action the nurse should take?