The nurse is perform a confrontation test on an adult patient who was admitted to he hospital for a right hemisphere (right brain) stroke.  What result does the nurse anticipate?

Which of the following are expected musculoskeletal changes that occur with aging? (Select all that apply)

  The nurse discovers a pattern injury on a 4 year old child who is in the emergency department for a sore throat. What is the best nursing action?

The nurse is teaching a health promotion class for a group of older adults.  What will be included as risk factors for stroke?  (Select all that apply).

The nurse is caring for an adult patient in the emergency department who reports colicky abdominal pain, nausea with vomiting and no bowel movement for several days. Assessment reveals a distended abdomen with hypoactive bowel sounds. How does the nurse interpret these assessment findings?

How should the nurse respond to the mother of a 3 year old toddler, when she expresses concern about her child having “knock-knees?”

The nurse is beginning a physical assessment for a new patient.  Which is required for performing a proper inspection during the physical examination? (Select all that apply).

The nurse is providing health promotion teaching to a group of adolescent females.  What will be included in the teaching?

The nurse is caring for a patient who was in a car crash with her spouse.  She has been informed that the spouse died.  The patient shows no emotion and answers each question with one word.  How will the nurse document the patient’s mood and affect?

What technique will the nurse use to auscultate the apical pulse of a patient with a history of a myocardial infarction?