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Which skin assessment involves pinching a fold of skin with the thumb and first finger over the sternum or the clavicle?

The nurse asks the client to open the mouth and move the jaw laterally against resistance. As the client clenches the teeth, the nurse feels for the contraction of the temporal and masseter muscles. Which cranial nerve is tested by performing this assessment?

During a routine musculoskeletal assessment, the nurse measures a 71-year-old postmenopausal client’s height. It is 4 cm (1.5 inches) shorter than the height recorded 2 years ago. The client also has a rounded upper back. The client denies any injury or pain.Which additional assessment finding or history best supports osteoporosis?

During a hair assessment, which of the following findings would be considered abnormal?

A nurse is assessing an older adult client who reports difficulty swallowing after a recent stroke. Which finding would the nurse most likely anticipate in a client with dysphagia?

**Critical Thinking:** A mutation changes one amino acid in an enzyme’s active site. The enzyme then loses function even though most of its sequence is unchanged. What is the best explanation?

The nurse observes the following finding on a client. How would the nurse document this finding?

A nurse is assessing a client who reports dyspnea. Which of the following findings would the nurse identify as objective data related to dyspnea?

Sucrose is best classified as a:

Alpha helices and beta sheets are examples of: