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The nurse is explaining the purpose of inspecting breasts in “four classic” positions- specifying that these positional changes help detect?

Which intervention (s) would the nurse perform at the end of a physical examination in a hospital setting? Choose all that apply?

Light and deep palpation of the abdomen is a nursing assessment skill used to determine: Choose all that apply?

Expected physical assessment findings in a “normal” vesicular lung would include? Choose all that apply?

Which response is likely to encourage the patient who has been physically abused to confide in the nurse?

Upon arrival to the provider’s office, which information would the nurse obtain when conducting a health history for the patient? Choose all that apply?

When auscultating a patient’s bowel sounds, the nurse should? Choose all that apply?

Upon admission, in which part of the electronic medical record would the nurse document the patient’s statement: “I am just not feeling well. I have a really bad headache and sinus pressure.”

A client calls a telehealth provider complaining of a “severe” headache in the fronto-temporal area of the head that is “throbbing” and “is somewhat relieved when the person lies down”. Upon further questioning, the client reports that her mother used to complain of similar style headaches in the past. The telehealth provider suspects the person is suffering from?

A patient complains of “a really, really bad sore throat and fever. I had the chills all last night too.” Denies symptoms of a head or chest cold. Upon physical exam, the nurse notes a pharynx that is erythematous, with enlarged tonsils with exudate. The nurse also palpates swollen tender cervical nodes. The patient’s temperature is 100.8. The nurse suspects?