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The NAU student nurse is assessing skin turgor. Which technique will the student nurse use?

Which nursing action during a focused urinary assessment would the nurse use to collect subjective client data? Select all that apply.

A client in an outpatient clinic is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks them to move their arm in toward the center of the body. This movement is called:

The RN working on an orthopedic unit  is checking the range of motion in a patient’s knee and knows that the knee is capable of which movement(s)?

When auscultating the mid-abdomen of a client with an intestinal obstruction in the descending colon, which type of sound would the nurse expect to hear?

The nurse on a medical unit has obtained a personal and family history from a client with a neurological disorder. Which factors in the client’s history are associated with added risk for neurological problems? Select 4 that apply.

The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment on a client of average weight. Which finding should the nurse report to the primary health care provider?

The student nurse suspects that a client has a distended bladder. How should the student nurse assess for this condition?

After performing an initial abdominal assessment on a client, the nurse documents that the bowel sounds are normal. Which description best describes normal bowel sounds?

A patient who recently had a stroke is going to be discharged at the end of the week. The nurse notices that the patient is having difficulty with communication and becomes tearful at times. Which intervention will the nurse include in the patient’s plan of care?