Exam 27: The Complete Health Assessment: Putting It All Together

The nurse will measure a patient's near vision with which tool?

During examination,the nurse finds that a patient is unable to distinguish objects placed in his hand.The nurse would document:

Which of these statements is true regarding the complete physical assessment?

A 5-year old child is in the clinic for a checkup.The nurse would expect him to:

A patient's uvula rises midline when she says "ahh" and she has a positive gag reflex.The nurse has just tested which cranial nerves?

Which of these statements is true regarding the recording of data from the history and physical examination?

During an examination,the patient tells the nurse that she sometimes feels as if objects are spinning around her.The nurse would document that she occasionally experiences:

The nurse is documenting the assessment of an infant.During the abdominal assessment,the nurse noticed a very loud splash auscultated over the upper abdomen when the nurse rocked her from side to side.This finding would indicate:

When the nurse performs the confrontation test,the nurse has assessed:

During an examination,the nurse notices that a patient's legs turn white when they are raised above the patient's head.The nurse should suspect:

The nurse notices that a patient has ulcerations on the tips of the toes and on the lateral aspect of the ankles.This finding indicates:

During an examination,the nurse notices that a patient is unable to stick out his tongue.Which cranial nerve is involved with successful performance of this action?

During inspection of a patient's face,the nurse notices that the facial features are symmetric.This finding indicates that which cranial nerve is intact?

When assessing the neonate,the nurse should test for hip stability with which method?

If the nurse records the results to the Hirschberg test,the nurse has:

An 85-year-old man has come in for a physical examination,and the nurse notices that he uses a cane.When documenting general appearance,the nurse should document this information under the section that covers:

During the examination of a patient's mouth,the nurse observes a nodular bony ridge down the middle of the hard palate.The nurse would chart this finding as:

After assessing a female patient,the nurse notices flesh-colored,soft,pointed,moist,papules in a cauliflower-like patch around her introitus.This finding is most likely:

The nurse should use which location for eliciting deep tendon reflexes?

The nurse has just completed an examination of a patient's extraocular muscles.When documenting the findings,the nurse should document the assessment of which cranial nerves?