Health Assessment (Final Exam Review; Jarvis 6th Ed.)

Health Assessment (Final Exam Review; Jarvis 6th Ed.)-The nurse is examining a patient who is complaining of "feeling cold." Which is a mechanism of heat loss in the body? - Radiation A patient has been admitted to the hospital with vertebral fractures related to osteoporosis. She is in extreme pain. This type of pain would be classified as: - deep somatic. The nurse notices that a patient's palpebral fissures are not symmetrical. On examination, the nurse may find that there has been damage to cranial nerve: - VII. A patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull stimulation to both sides of her face. The nurse suspects: - damage to the trigeminal nerve. A patient's laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine level. The nurse would proceed with an examination of the: - thyroid gland While examining a patient, the nurse observes abdominal pulsations between the xiphoid and umbilicus. The nurse would suspect that these are: - normal abdominal aortic pulsations. The nurse is watching a new graduate nurse perform auscultation of a patient's abdomen. Which statement by the new graduate shows a correct understanding of the reason auscultation precedes percussion and palpation of the abdomen? - "It prevents distortion of bowel sounds that might occur after percussion and palpation." After completing an assessment of a 60-year-old man with a family history of colon cancer, the nurse discusses with him early detection measures for colon cancer. The nurse should mention the need for a(n): - colonoscopy every 10 years When beginning to assess a person's spirituality, which question by the nurse would be most appropriate? - "How does your spirituality relate to your health care decisions?"