Blog

Identify assessment findings that may indicate Alzheimer’s Disease. Select three.

The nurse is auscultating bowel sounds and hears a rhythmic whooshing sound in the midline.  What condition could be causing this sound?

What assessment does the nurse use to evaluate auditory acuity?

When teaching how to conduct a self-breast exam, the nurse reminds the client to also palpate the breast tissue in the upper outer quadrant that extends into the axilla. Identify the term for this area of the breast.

What cell count on a white blood cell differential would be elevated for a severe bacterial infection?

How should the nurse screen for oral cancer?

This group of hyoid muscles elevates the hyoid bone and larynx, and aids in depression of the mandible with this muscle of mastication.

Clinical Consideration:   When there is damage to the Facial Nerve (Cranial Nerve VII), there may be a temporary or permanent loss of the action of the facial muscles. According to this information, which of the following is the name of this condition?

The ________ muscle of the tongue originates outside of the tongue, and is responsible for the action represented by Figure B.  

This phenomenon may occur when the jaw is held open long periods of time.