Chapter 22 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A client blinks when the right eye is lightly touched with a cotton wisp. Which cranial nerve should the nurse document as being intact? - trigeminal A client cannot differentiate between sharp and dull pain sensations when a nurse tests with a safety pin. What is an appropriate action by the nurse? - Determine the ability to differentiate hot and cold temperatures A client has sustained an injury to the cerebellum. Which area should be the nurse's primary focus for assessment? - Coor...

A client blinks when the right eye is lightly touched with a cotton wisp. Which cranial nerve should the nurse document as being intact? - trigeminal A client cannot differentiate between sharp and dull pain sensations when a nurse tests with a safety pin. What is an appropriate action by the nurse? - Determine the ability to differentiate hot and cold temperatures A client has sustained an injury to the cerebellum. Which area should be the nurse's primary focus for assessment? - Coor...

A client blinks when the right eye is lightly touched with a cotton wisp. Which cranial nerve should the nurse document as being intact? - trigeminal A client cannot differentiate between sharp and dull pain sensations when a nurse tests with a safety pin. What is an appropriate action by the nurse? - Determine the ability to differentiate hot and cold temperatures A client has sustained an injury to the cerebellum. Which area should be the nurse's primary focus for assessment? - Coor...

When does the health assessment begin? a. When the nurse first meets the patient b. When the patient tells the nurse his name and age c. When the nurse asks the patient the first health-related question d. When the patient consents to have a health assessment performed - Correct Answer-A When the nurse and patient first meet, the nurse begins collecting data about the patient. Which assessments are routine examination techniques of the upper extremities? a. Palpating the epitrochlear l...

When does the health assessment begin? a. When the nurse first meets the patient b. When the patient tells the nurse his name and age c. When the nurse asks the patient the first health-related question d. When the patient consents to have a health assessment performed - Correct Answer-A When the nurse and patient first meet, the nurse begins collecting data about the patient. Which assessments are routine examination techniques of the upper extremities? a. Palpating the epitrochlear l...

CHAPTER 22- CONDUCTING A HEAD-TO-TOE EXAMINATION 2022

A patient is being assessed for range of joint movement. The nurse asks him to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called: A) flexion. B) abduction. C) adduction. D) extension. - Answer - ANS: adduction. Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is called adduction; abduction is moving a limb away from the midline of the body. Flexion is bending a limb at a joint; extension is straightening a limb at a joint. A patient tells the nurse that she is having ...