ATI Nurs 531 Age and Lifespan proctored Exam

A patient arrives at the emergency center with a severe head injury. During assessment, the nurse observes that the patient is unresponsive, adducts the arms tightly against the thorax, and plantar fl

Which area would the nurse assess for a murmur due to aortic valve stenosis?

Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, which is correct?

The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter. How should the nurse document this finding?

What is the best time for the nurse to measure a patient's respirations?

The provider has ordered 180 mg of Dilantin PO every 8 hours. The label of the drug reads 250 mg per 5 ml. How many milliliters will the nurse administer per dose?

During an assessment of a 22-year-old woman who sustained a head injury from an automobile accident 8 hours earlier, the nurse notices the following changes: both pupils were equal, but now the right

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

A patient who is visiting the clinic complains of having stomach pains for 2 weeks and describes his stools as being soft and black for approximately the last 10 days. He denies taking any medications

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse elicits tenderness on light palpation in the right lower quadrant. The nurse recognizes this finding could indicate a problem with what structure?

A 62-year-old man states that his physician told him that he has an inguinal hernia. He asks the nurse to explain what a hernia is. How should the nurse respond?

A nurse assesses a 70-year-old patient’s recent memory. Which would the nurse ask the patient to recall?

A patient tells the nurse that he is allergic to penicillin. What would be the nurse’s best response to this information?

The nurse will give Amoxicillin 25 mg/kg as ordered. How many tablet(s) of Amoxicillin is needed if the medication is supplied as 500 mg tablets and the patient weighs 10 kg?

When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, the nurse notes that low-pitched, soft breath sounds are heard over the posterior lower lobes, with inspiration being longer than expiration. How shoul

A nurse suspects abuse when a 6-year-old child is taken to the emergency center for a traumatic injury. How should the nurse document the assessment findings?

Which statement concerning the areas of the brain is true?

In using the ophthalmoscope to assess a patient’s eyes, the nurse notices a red glow in the patient’s pupils. Based on this finding, what should the nurse do?

Which of these specific measurements is the best index of a child’s general health?

During a visit to the clinic, a patient complains that her legs feel heavy in the calf. The nurse assesses that the patient has dilated, tortuous veins apparent in her lower legs. Which condition is r

When teaching the patient about self-examination of the male genitalia, the nurse would include which instructions in the teaching plan?

Young women should have their first Pap smear examination at which age?

When the nurse assesses the Cranial Nerve VII, which would the nurse ask the patient to perform? (Select all that apply)

Which is a normal characteristic of lymph nodes in a healthy adult patient?

The nurse finds that a patient’s skin tents when assessing skin turgor. How would the nurse interpret this finding?