The nurse practitioner is assessing a patient who is lying s…
The nurse practitioner is assessing a patient who is lying supine with a bulging flank. The nurse practitioner has the patient press their forearm firmly along the vertical midline of their abdomen. The nurse practitioner then places their hands on either side of the patients abdomen and strikes one side sharply with their fingertips. This procedure is called
Read DetailsA 52-year-old African-American patient presents to the clini…
A 52-year-old African-American patient presents to the clinic for a wellness examination. During the history taking portion of the examination, the nurse practitioner learns that the patient smokes 2 packs of cigarettes per day, drinks 6-7 beers per day, eats highly-processed meat and has a sedentary job. The nurse practitioner also notes that the patient is obese with a family history of FAP. The nurse practitioner correctly diagnoses this patient at risk for:
Read DetailsThe nurse practitioner is preparing to examine the abdomen o…
The nurse practitioner is preparing to examine the abdomen of a patient. The patient tells the nurse practitioner that they are extremely ticklish and begin to apologize. The nurse practitioner begins by having the patient perform self-palpation, placing their fingers over the patient’s fingers and slowly drifting to the abdomen. The patient is still ticklish and the nurse practitioner uses the diaphragm of their stethoscope as a starting point, but the patient is still unable to lie still. After a few attempts using other objects and palpating another part of the patient’s body the nurse practitioner
Read DetailsAn 18-year-old arrives in the Emergency Department via ambul…
An 18-year-old arrives in the Emergency Department via ambulance from a high school football game. The paramedics tell the nurse practitioner the patient received a blow to the head that rendered them unconscious. The patient regained consciousness just prior to being put in the ambulance. When assessing the patient the nurse practitioner asks the patient to repeat 3 digits backwards. This is part of the _______tool to test the patient’s __________.
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