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A nurse asks a client to bring the hands together behind the head with the elbows flexed. The nurse is testing which of the following?

The nurse is examining the breasts of a client with Paget disease. Which of the following would the nurse expect to find?

A client arrives for a pelvic examination. Which action should the nurse take first to prepare the client?

A nurse is preparing to assess a male client’s anus and rectum. Which action should the nurse take to best prepare the client for this routine assessment?

A nurse is performing a routine assessment of the penis in an adult client. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is reinforcing health screening for a 22-year-old male client. Which teaching point is most appropriate to include?

The nurse assesses four male clients. In which client would the nurse expect to find gynecomastia during the assessment?

During a rectal examination, the stool appears brown and formed; however, fecal occult blood testing is positive. Which interpretation by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is performing an external genitalia assessment on an adult female client during a routine health examination. The nurse inspects the area over the symphysis pubis as part of the systematic assessment. Which finding should the nurse recognize as a normal characteristic of the mons pubis?

A nurse observes a client using crutches. Which action requires immediate correction?