While percussing the lung fields of a 53-year-old patient, the nurse practitioner notes the following: Intensity: Very Loud Pitch: Very Low Duration: Longer Quality: Booming The nurse practitioner should note this tone in the chart as:  

Which modification is made to documentation of the history of older adults?

During the examination of a patient’s heart and blood vessels the nurse practitioner notes a mid systolic murmur with a medium pitch. The sound radiates along the left sternal border to the carotid with a palpable thrill. The nurse practitioner notes that the apical thrust shifts down and left. Which heart murmur should the nurse practitioner suspect most?

The nurse practitioner is inserting a radial artery catheter. The nurse practitioner correctly determines that they should perform The Allen Test on the patient. Which of the following parts of The Allen Test is correct?

The nurse practitioner should expect to feel tactile fremitus the best: 

Pulmonary function tests

The examiner percusses for diaphragmatic excursion along the:

When auscultating the heart the nurse practitioner should listen…

During an assessment of a thin adult, the nurse practitioner hears a louder, low pitch tone. This tone should be described as:

The nurse practitioner is examining an adult patient. They feel a palpable rushing vibration over the base of the heart at the second intercostal space. The nurse practitioner should correctly note this as a