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?

The nurse is caring for a  5 year old child in the emergency room who came in with a chief complaint of shortness of breath.  The mother states that the child has a history of asthma and she thinks he is having an “asthma attack.”  Which assessment findings will support a diagnosis of acute asthma?

During an assessment, the nurse uses the profile sign to detect:

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