An astute APRN (advanced practice registered nurse) knows that sensitive and careful inquiry are necessary when discussing anxiety with a patient in order to mitigate the stigma surrounding treatment for mental health.  Which of the following phrases should the APRN use with the patient to reduce feelings of stigma?

The advanced practice provider is assessing a patient in the hospital who has received numerous antibiotics and notices that his tongue appears to be black and hairy. In response to his concern, what should the advanced practice provider say?

The advanced practice nurse is evaluating a patient’s breasts during an examination. They are found to have an abnormality upon inspection. Which of the following findings is abnormal?

The APRN is assessing a 65 year-old male patient who is complaining of leg calf pain and cramping with exertion which improves within 10 minutes with rest. What would be the likely cause of this pain?

When percussing the liver span of a patient with COPD, the APP is aware that:

The advanced practice provider is preparing to do an otoscopic examination on a 4-year-old child. Which of these reflects the correct procedure?

A teenage patient comes to the emergency department with complaints of an inability to breathe and a sharp pain in the left side of his chest. The assessment findings include cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the right, decreased tactile fremitus on the left, hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath sounds on the left. The nurse interprets that these assessment findings are consistent with:  

During pregnancy the irregular brownish patches around the forehead, cheeks, nose, and jaw are known as:

The advanced practice nurse is conducting a newborn exam and suspects the child has Down syndrome (trisomy 21). Which of the following physical characteristics should increase the advanced practice nurse’s suspicions?

A 55-year-old patient comes to the clinic complaining of a cough. The APRN takes a thorough history of the cough and asks about the duration of the cough.  Which answer would indicate that this cough is chronic?