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

A patient states "whenever I open my mouth real wide,I feel this popping sensation in front of my ears." To further examine this,the nurse would:

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

During the examination of a patient,the nurse notes that the patient has several small,flat macules on her posterior thorax.These macules are less than 1 cm wide.Another name for these macules is:

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

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

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?

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

While recording in a patient's chart,the nurse notes that a patient's hematest results have been positive.This means that:

While examining a 48-year-old patient's eyes,the nurse notes that he had to move the hand-held vision screener farther away from his face.The nurse would suspect:

The nurse has just recorded a positive obturator test on a patient who has abdominal pain.This test is used to confirm:

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

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

Gloves should be worn for which of the following examinations?

The nurse is performing a vision examination.Which of the following charts is most widely used for vision examinations?

A patient is unable to shrug her shoulders against the nurse's resistant hands.What cranial nerve is involved with successful shoulder shrugging?

Which of the following is an appropriate location for eliciting deep tendon reflexes?

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:

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

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

The nurse notes that a patient has ulcerations on the tips of the toes and on the lateral ankles.This finding would indicate: