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What is the priority nursing action for a patient who reports having a “cold” and the nurse notes enlarged, firm and tender submandibular lymph nodes?

A 68-year-old woman is in the eye clinic for a checkup.  She tells the nurse that she has been having trouble reading the paper, sewing, and even seeing the faces of her grandchildren.  On examination, the nurse notes that she has some loss of central vision but her peripheral vision is normal.  What do these finding suggest?

How will the nurse document assessment of the eyes in an adult patient that has drooping of the left eye lid with a smaller distance between the upper and lower lids on the left?

Picture1.png What type of pressure injury is this?

Match each patient with the appropriate pain scale that the nurse will use to perform a pain assessment.

Picture1.png What type of pressure injury is this?

During an assessment, the nurse notices that when the patient coughs there is bulge on the abdomen, near a healed surgical scar.  What does the nurse suspect?

During an assessment, the nurse notices that when the patient coughs there is bulge on the abdomen, near a healed surgical scar.  What does the nurse suspect?

A 7-year-old child is brought to the urgent care center for a dislocated shoulder. How will the nurse obtain information about the etiology of the injury?

What are the symptoms of a person who has hyperthyroidism? (select all that apply)