Exam 12: Physical Assessment

As part of an assessment, the nurse asks the patient for subjective information related to the present illness. What are the subjective findings perceived by the patient?

A condition in which there is a temporary loss of consciousness associated with an increased rate of respiration, tachycardia, pallor, perspiration, and coolness of the skin is known as _________________.

The nurse is obtaining a history of a patient's present illness. The PQRST system is used for the interview. What does the R stand for in this system?

The nurse observes that an older adult patient has no hair on the lower legs. The nurse should assess further for the sufficiency of _________ ________.

Any disturbance of a structure or function of the body is a pathologic condition. What is the term for this condition?

What does the nurse recognize as the initial step in conducting an assessment of a patient?

A physician documents that a patient has a scleral icterus. What is the cause of this coloring?

When assessing a female for risk factors associated with coronary artery disease, what information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

An abnormal condition in which the heart contracts regularly but at a rate greater than 100 beats per minute is known as ___________________.

A condition in which a patient experiences bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by an increase of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood is known as _________________.

During a physical assessment, the nurse notes a patient has a lack of appetite resulting in an inability to eat. What should the nurse document that the patient is experiencing?

An older adult patient is being assessed for skin turgor. The nurse identifies decreased skin turgor demonstrated by slow return of the skin to the previous position after being grasped and raised. What can the nurse conclude is responsible for this assessment?

A nurse needs to auscultate a patient's lung sounds. In what position should the nurse place the patient?

When auscultating the chest, a nurse hears crackles in both lower lobes. To further assess this finding, the nurse should ask the patient to ______________.

A patient has edema of the lower extremities. The nurse is assessing whether it is pitting and to what degree. After pressing the skin against a bony prominence for 5 seconds, the nurse identifies 2+ pitting edema. When did the edema disappear?

A nursing assessment is a process of collecting data to establish a database. The information contained in the database is a basis for:

Redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membranes that is the result of dilation and congestion of superficial capillaries is known as _________________.

What is the term used to describe a disease where there has been a partial or complete disappearance of clinical and subjective characteristics of the disease?

Symptoms that are perceived by the patient are known as _____________ ____________.

Auscultating the heart sounds should result in a "lubb-dupp" sound when using the bell and the diaphragm of the stethoscope. What causes the "lubb" sound?