What are symptoms of hearing loss a nurse may note in a patient? Choose all that apply?

During an examination of a patient’s abdomen, the nurse notes that the abdomen is rounded and firm to the touch. The nurse suspects gaseous distention as the patient denies “passing flatus yesterday or today”. During percussion, the nurse notes a drum-like quality of sound across the quadrants. Tympany upon percussion indicates?

A nurse is caring for a patient post-operatively. Which assessments would the nurse include in the “Quick Neurologic Recheck?” Choose all that apply?

Which action when taken by the nurse would make an adolescent patient feel more comfortable in discussing sex-related matters?

Which specific instruction would the nurse include in patient teaching regarding the treatment of epistaxis?

The nurse is utilizing the Lawton IADL tool to assess independent living skills for an 85-year-old patient who will be discharged from the hospital in the next few days. Which of the following activities are considered “instrumental” activities of daily living according to the Lawton tool? Choose all that apply?

The nurse is performing a Katz Activity of Daily Life functional assessment on an 82-year-old patient who recently had a right sided stroke. Which of these questions would be most important to ask?

When considering legal requirements of medical charting, the nurse understands: Choose all that apply?

A person arrives to the Emergency room after a long exposure to very cold weather. The patient states that their ears are numb on the outside. The auricle skin looks reddish/blue with some small vesicles upon inspection. The nurse suspects?

When considering the legal requirements of electronic medical charting, the nurse understands that?Choose all that apply?