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The nurse is performing a thoracic assessment on a client with chronic asthma and
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hyperinflation of the lungs. Which finding should be expected for this client? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




ANSWER **✔✔Barrel chest |||||| ||||||




The nurse is assessing bowel sounds for a hospitalized client. The nurse has heard bowel
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sounds in the right upper quadrant. What action should the nurse take next? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED
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ANSWER **✔✔Note the character and frequency of bowel sounds |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




During inspection of a client's mouth and pharynx, the nurse places a tongue blade on the
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back of the tongue which causes the client to gag. After removing the tongue blade, what
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action should the nurse take? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Document an intact gag reflex.
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When teaching a client how to perform a monthly breast self-assessment, the nurse should tell
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the client that it is most important to assess which part of the breast more closely for
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changes? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Upper outer quadrant. |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




The nurse is assessing a postmenopausal client who has a BMI of 32. The client has a chest
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measurement of 42 inches, waist measurement of 45 inches, and hip measurement of 50 |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




inches. What important message should the nurse explain to the client to promote health
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promotion? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔A waist circumference is greater than 35 inches |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




in women puts you at higher risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease."
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The nurse performs a physical assessment on an older female client. Which change from the
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prior exam may be an indication of osteoporosis? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Height
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reduction of 1.5 inches. |||||| |||||| ||||||

, While conducting an interview to obtain a health history, the nurse notices that the client
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pauses frequently and looks at the nurse expectantly. Which response is best for the nurse to
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provide? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Sit quietly to allow the client to respond
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comfortably.



A client is in the clinical for a yearly physical examination. Which action should the nurse take
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when preparing to examine the client's abdomen? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Ask the
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client to urinate before beginning the examination.
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Which respiratory condition should the nurse document after measuring a respiratory rate of 8
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breaths/minute? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Bradypnea.
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Which procedure should the nurse use to assessfor a pulse deficit? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER
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**✔✔Measure the apical pulse and compare it to the peripheral pulse. |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




*A pulse deficit is a palpable difference between the apical pulse at the point of maximal
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impulse and the radial pulse palpated at the wrist. |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




A client has been diagnosed with bilateral lower lobe atelectasis. What percussion sound
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should the nurse expect to hear when percussing over the client's lower lobes? -
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...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Dull, thud-like. |||||| |||||| ||||||




A client is being assessed upon admission to the medical-surgical unit. The nurse is preparing
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to complete a head-to-toe assessment and will begin at the head of the client. Which
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technique should the nurse use to begin the assessment? - ...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




**✔✔Inspect the hair and skin. |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




The nurse is assessing a healthy young adult during an annual physical examination. Which
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assessment technique should the nurse implement when palpating the abdominal aorta? - |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




...,.🔹VERIFIED ANSWER **✔✔Deep palpation above and to the left of the umbilicus. |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||

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