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? 

The APRN is assessing an 80-year-old male patient with complaints of an acute onset of severe ripping and tearing pain in his mid-sternal chest that radiates to his thoracic back. His blood pressure is 192/113 mmHg. The APRN should be most concerned for which condition?

While performing the otoscopic examination of a 3-year-old boy who has been pulling on his left ear, the advanced practice provider finds that his left tympanic membrane is bright red, bulging and that the light reflex is not visible. You perform pneumatic otoscopy and find there is diminished movement of the tympanic membrane The advanced practice provider interprets these findings to indicate:

During the interview portion of data collection, the advanced practice nurse collects _____ data.

The Advanced Practice Nurse is examining a patient’s retina with an ophthalmoscope. Which finding is considered normal?

An adult patient with a history of smoking and is a retired welder presents with complaints of chronic cough and progressive dyspnea. The advanced practice nurse determines the cause of dyspnea is most likely from:

The advanced practice nurse is assessing a patient’s lungs and hears a low-pitched snoring quality sound. The nurse asks the patient to cough and the sound clears. What best describes the sound the nurse heard?

The APRN performs the Ortoloni and Barlow tests during an infant’s well child check to evaluate for hip dislocation

During the assessment of a six-week-old infant, the NP notes bulging fontanelles. The NP is concerned with which condition?

A father brings in his 2-month-old infant to the clinic because the infant has had diarrhea for the last 24 hours. He says that his baby has not been able to keep any formula down and that the diarrhea has been at least every 2 hours. The advance practice nurse decides to test skin mobility and turgor of the infant’s abdomen.  The advanced practice nurse is assessing for tenting which is a phenomenon that occurs in children who are showing manifestations of _______________.