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The aide reports to the nurse that the patient coughs when he drinks liquids and appears to be having difficulty swallowing solid foods. The medical term for difficulty swallowing is:

The nasal labial folds and the palpebral fissures of the face are measured to assess for:

The nurse is performing an assessment of a hospital client at the beginning of a shift. When assessing the client’s heart rate, the nurse will most likely palpate what artery?

Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do when assessing a client’s blood pressure?

The nurse is completing an assessment of a patient with cardiac and respiratory problems. Which data would the nurse categorize as subjective?

During an examination, the nurse notices a patterned injury on a patient’s back. Which of these would cause such an injury?

The nurse is preparing to conduct a health assessment with a patient. What will be the nurse’s initial role when caring for this patient?

Which technique is correct when the nurse is assessing the radial pulse of a patient? Count the:

A patient is experiencing sinus tenderness associated with a head cold. What techniques should the nurse use to assess the patient’s sinuses? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reviewing principles of pain. Which type of pain is due to an abnormal processing of the pain impulse through the peripheral or central nervous system?