ATI Nurs 531 Age and Lifespan proctored Exam

While obtaining a health history of a 3-month-old infant from the mother, the nurse asks about the infant’s ability to suck and grasp the mother’s finger. What is the nurse assessing?

The nurse uses the whispered voice test to assess a patient’s hearing. The nurse is assessing which cranial nerve?

A nurse assesses a patient’s abdomen. Which examination technique would aid the nurse in determining whether gas (air) in the bowel is causing distention rather than constipation?

The nurse is assessing a patient’s pain. Which would be the most reliable indicator of pain in a conscious, alert, and oriented patient?

In response to a question regarding the use of alcohol, a patient asks the nurse why the nurse needs to know. What is the reason for needing this information?

Which of the following could the nurse use to assess indicators of pain experienced by a patient with advanced dementia? (Select all that apply)

When examining the face, the nurse is aware that which two pairs of salivary glands are accessible for palpation?

A nurse examines a patient’s tympanic membranes with an otoscope. The nurse understands the normal tympanic membrane exhibits which normal characteristic?

During an interview, the nurse states, “What brings you to the clinic today?” Which communication technique is used with this statement?

The nurse knows that the rationale for using deep palpation during an abdominal assessment is to determine which of the following?

A nurse in the emergency center is assessing the tonsils of a patient and observes that the tonsils are swollen to the point of touching. How should the nurse document this finding?

A nurse understands that a patient’s race is most related to which of the following?

During a health history, a 22-year-old woman asks, “Can I get that vaccine for human papilloma virus (HPV)? I have genital warts and I’d like them to go away!” What is the nurse’s best response?

As a mandatory reporter of elder abuse, which of these statements must be present before a nurse notifies the authorities?

The nurse is examining a 3-year-old child. Which bruise, if found, would be of most concern?

The nurse is caring for several patients on a pediatric unit. Which patient should the nurse be most concerned about possible abuse?

The best way to assess a 70-year-old patient’s recent memory recall is for the nurse to ask the patient to:

The nurse examines a patient who has asthma and chronic hypoxemia. The nurse would expect to find which condition of the nails?

The nurse is listening to the breath sounds of a patient with severe asthma. Air passing through narrowed bronchioles would produce which of these adventitious sounds?

In performing a voice test to assess hearing, which of these actions would the nurse perform?

An instructor asks a nursing student to test a newborn’s rooting reflex. Which technique would be correct?

A patient has a normal corneal light reflex. The nurse recognizes that this reflex indicates which information about the eyes?

Which valves of the heart create the S2 heart sound?

A nurse is teaching a patient to perform self-breast examination and tells the patient to pay particular attention to examining the upper outer quadrant of the breast. When asked why, “why,” how shoul

A 29-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has “excruciating pain” in her back. Which would be an appropriate response by the nurse to the woman’s statement?