The nurse notes that a patient has an exaggerated lumbar curve. This is indicative of

The home health nurse is instructing a caregiver about caring for a patient with hypothermia. The nurse recognizes that further instruction when the caregiver states, "I will

The nurse is informed that a patient had abnormal heart sounds during the night shift. When auscultating abnormal heart sounds, the nurse knows to listen to heart sounds with the:

It is the responsibility of the nurse to perform a quick focused assessment of the patient upon:

The nurse taking an apical pulse would place the stethoscope at:

The nurse tells a patient that he will be performing a visual acuity test using the Snellen eye chart. The patient asks how the test is done. The nurse's best reply is:

Older adult patients with hypertension may have an auscultatory gap in their Korotkoff sounds. It is important when taking their blood pressure measurement to:

A nurse is checking a client's bowel sounds. At which of the following times should the nurse auscultate the client's abdomen?

A 16-year-old patient sustained a head injury while playing soccer. When performing a neurologic check, the nurse looks at each pupil to determine

If a patient's blood pressure measures 146/92 on the left arm and 138/84 on the right arm, what would you do?

To correctly determine the strength of a patient's lower extremities during a neurological examination, the nurse asks the patient to: