When you care for a patient who is younger than your other patients, you would

Which of the following statements concerning the location of the medial canthus is most specific when comparing it with the lateral canthus?

Mr. Massoura is a patient from another country who speaks very little English. He says “yes” to almost every question that his nursing assistant, Andre, asks him. How can Andre best communicate with him?

What is the term for the top surface of the tongue?

The superior and posterior free margin of the auricle is the helix, which ends inferiorly at the lobule. The lobule is a small flap of tissue that is the part of the auricle anterior to the external acoustic meatus.

Walking into work, a nursing assistant sees a visitor slip and fall at the entrance of the hospital. What is the best action for the nursing assistant?

Which part of the nasal region will feel flexible when palpated during an extraoral examination by a clinician?

Which of the following does not need to occur in order to effectively examine the dorsal surface of the tongue during an intraoral examination on patient?

Empathy is a key interpersonal skill and helps nursing assistants form connections with patients, families, and coworkers. Which of the following best defines empathy?

The dental professional must be thoroughly familiar with the surface anatomy of the head and neck in order to examine patients because features of the surface provide essential landmarks for deeper anatomic structures.