An advantage of using an anecdotal record is:

During a health history interview, a client has difficulty describing a chief complaint of chest pain. The client hesitates and is having difficulty when trying to explain the symptoms. Which action by the nurse would be most appropriate? 

An experienced medical-surgical nurse has identified critical thinking as an integral component of clinical judgment. How can the relationship between these two concepts be best described?

During a health history interview, a client tells the nurse, “My abdominal pain scares me. I keep thinking it could be an ulcer or even cancer.” The nurse knows that rephrasing is a therapeutic technique used to clarify subjective information and ensure understanding. Which is the best response from the nurse?

The nurse is writing down thoughts about each cue cluster. The nurse is involved in which step of the diagnostic reasoning process?

A nurse is preparing to conduct a physical examination to assess a client’s lungs after a knee replacement surgery. To gather objective data, which sequence and technique are most appropriate for the physical examination?

A nurse is collecting data from a client newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes who is about to begin an educational program. The nurse gathers both subjective and objective data. Which assessment finding should the nurse correctly classify as objective data?

An instructor is explaining the technique for deep palpation, describing it as which of the following?

A client at a community clinic asks the nurse, “How is the nursing health assessment you do different from the doctor’s medical exam?” What is the most appropriate explanation the nurse can provide to highlight the unique purpose of the nursing health assessment?

A nurse is providing care for an 84-year-old client who has diagnoses of middle-stage Alzheimer disease and a femoral head fracture. What assessment tool should the nurse use to assess the client’s pain?