The patient has been found to have edema of the lower extremities. The nurse is assessing whether or not it is pitting and to what degree. After pressing the skin against a bony prominence for 5 seconds, the nurse identifies 4+ pitting edema because the rebound time is:

Febrile is an abnormal elevation of:

The nurse is obtaining a history of the patient's present illness. The PQRST system is being used for the interview. In this system the R is:

The most frequently used skill in the physical nursing assessment is:

An abnormally rapid heart rate above 100 beats per minute is called:

The technique used in physical examination where the examiner feels the texture, size, consistency and location of certain parts of the body with the hands s

While conducting an assessment of the patient, the nurse recognizes that after verifying biographical data, the initial step is:

There are four categories of factors that increase the individual's vulnerability to developing a disease. These categories are genetic, physiological, age and lifestyle. These factors are called:

During the nursing interview, several histories are taken. The history that involves data concerning habits and lifestyle patterns is called:

An abnormally slow heart rate, below 60 beats per minute is called:

The term used to describe a disease where there has been a partial or complete disappearance of clinical and subjective characteristics of the disease is: