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Health Assessment Final NP ASSESMENT Chamberlain College Nursing -Question and answers verified to pass How much does the nurse expect to spend on the Mini-Cog examination with which patient? - correct answer 3 minutes with an 86-year-old Alzheimer's patient on a med-surg unit A pediatric nurs...

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Health Assessment Final
How much does the nurse expect to spend on the Mini-Cog examination with
which patient? - correct answer ✔3 minutes with an 86-year-old Alzheimer's
patient on a med-surg unit


A pediatric nurse is doing the initial shift assessments on assigned clients.
One of the clients is an older adult with pneumonia. How would the nurse
assess this client's skin turgor? - correct answer ✔Pinch a fold of skin on the
client's sternum


The nurse practitioner auscultated both lobes of a clients enlarged thyroid
gland. Identification of what sound would tend to confirm a diagnosis of a toxic
goiter. - correct answer ✔Bruit


A new graduate nurse, attending a hospital orientation, is asked to explain
what the goals of a cultural assessment include. What would be the graduate
nurses best answer? - correct answer ✔Developing and implementing a
culturally congruent plan of care


When a nurse asks a patient "Do you have any thoughts of wanting to harm or
kill yourself?" for what is the nurse assessing? - correct answer ✔Suicide
ideation


A woman newly immigrated to the united states is admitted to the obstetric
unit. While doing a transcultural assessment, how would the nurse
individualize questions for this client? - correct answer ✔Assessing if the
client speaks and understands English


A nursing instructor is discussing mental health assessment with a class of
nursing students. While reviewing risk factors for mental illness, what would

,the instructor be sure to identify as a factor that cannot be changed? - correct
answer ✔Age


What would be the students most appropriate response when asked by the
preceptor what is the most important assessment when considering the
overall health care provided a multiethnic population? - correct answer
✔Transcultural


Which open-ended question might be helpful when assessing abuse with a
client demonstrating discomfort discussing the issue? - correct answer
✔What would you like me to know?


What information should the nurse provide the client when preparing to
administer the mini-cog assessment tool? - correct answer ✔This will take
about 3 minutes to administer


Parents bring a child to the clinic and report a "rash" on her knee. On
assessment, the nurse practitioner notes the area to be a reddish pink lesion
covered with silvery scales. What would the nurse practitioner chart? - correct
answer ✔Psoriasis


An obese adult client is undergoing a preoperative examination prior to having
bariatric surgery. The client tells the nurse that he has a red sore in the groin
area that appears to be spreading. The nurse assesses the lesion and finds a
macular erythematous lesion with satellite pustules. What would the nurse
expect? - correct answer ✔Candida


Madeline Leininger identified attributes and behaviors that a nurse practicing
effective care across cultures must have. What statement is reflective of
Leininger's theory? - correct answer ✔Use of active listening by the nurse is
fundamental to effective care

, A school aged child is brought to the pediatric clinic by her mother, who tells
the nurse practitioner that the child has a sore on her leg that "just keeps
getting bigger." On examination, the nurse practitioner notes an area of
vesicles and bulla, some of which have ruptured and are oozing serous fluid.
A honey-colored crust covers the area. What would the nurse practitioner tell
the mother the lesion is? - correct answer ✔Impetigo


A nurse is caring for an 82-year-old male patient who has been hospitalized
after a fall. A family member asks how often should the patient bathe. What is
the nurses best response? - correct answer ✔Every two to three days


An older adult presents at the clinic with reports of a painful neck. On
palpation, the nurse notes a hard, non-movable mass, approximately 20 mm,
that is painful to touch. The area seems to have several nodes matted
together. How would the nurse chart this finding? - correct answer ✔Nodes
are delimited on palpation


A caregiver brings a handicapped client to the ED reporting the presence of
an altered level of consciousness and the client's refusal to eat. When the
client is found to be severely dehydrated, the nurse suspects neglect and asks
the caregiver several questions regarding the client's activities, diet, and care.
The caregiver states, "I didn't know it could hurt him if he didn't drink
anything." This is an example of what kind of abuse? - correct answer
✔Unintentional


A woman and her teenager have come to the clinic. The teenager has acne
lesions that are not well controlled. The mother asks the nurse what causes
acne. What would be the nurse's best response? - correct answer ✔Acne is
caused by the impedance of sebum secretion onto the skins surface


Madeline Leininger formulated a theory that highlights what? - correct answer
✔Nursing behaviors necessary to carry out an effective cultural assessment

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