Before otoscopic exam, the nurse should palpate which areas for tenderness?
A) Helix, tragus, and stapes
B) Tragus, lobule, and concha
C) Tragus, mastoid process, and helix
D) Tragus, lobule, and mastoid
C
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a. Rest is a state of mental and physical relaxation in which no activities occur. b. Sleep is a state of altered consciousness. c. Rest involves being in a quiet environment. d. Individuals require at least 8 hours of sleep for it to be restorative.
Important information the nurse should collect when a client complains of chest pain includes (Select all that apply)
a. aggravating and relieving factors. b. associated manifestations. c. characteristics. d. duration. e. location.
The nurse is teaching a group of 6-year-olds about the digestive system. Which statements by the children indicate that teaching has been effective?
Select all that apply. 1. "Grown-ups have 28 teeth." 2. "Spit helps you taste your food." 3. "Food starts breaking down in the stomach." 4. "It's like a tube. Food I need goes in one end. What I don't need comes out the other." 5. "The food moves through the tube in waves, like a snake eating a mouse."
After completing a scheduled every-2-hour turn by turning the client to the left side, the nurse notices a reddened area over the coccyx. The area blanches when the nurse compresses it with thumb pressure
One hour later, the nurse reassesses the area and finds the redness has disappeared. How should the nurse document this area? 1. Reactive hyperemia 2. Stage I pressure ulcer 3. Stage II pressure ulcer 4. Stage III pressure ulcer