Perrla - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR302 / NR-302 Exam 2 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025): Health Assessment | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Chamberlain Question: When assessing a patient who has cataracts, what will you see when looking at the eyes through an ophthalmoscope? Answer: You will see opaque black areas against the red reflex. The cataracts is blocking the light from hitting the retina. Question: When assessing a client's pupils for accommodation, the RN should interpre...

HESI Health Assessment and Physical Examination Latest 2023/2024 (With Questions and Answers) Graded A+. A 29 year old male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, "Maybe I have lung cancer or something," and wants to get checked out since, "I can't seem to get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six weeks." Which computer documentation of this client's concerns should the nurse enter? A. Presents with a hacking non-productive...

Exam 1: PRN1725 / PRN 1725 (NEW 2024 / 2025 Update) Client-Centered Care IV Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen Question: During the initial assessment of a neurological disorder, you should obtain Answer: baseline vitals Question: level of consciousness Answer: a patient's responsiveness Question: Glasgow coma scale (GCS) Answer: eye-opening motor and verbal response, scores range from 3-15 Question: Pupils - PERRLA...

Midterm Exam: NR509 / NR 509 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Advanced Physical Assessment | Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: Cranial Nerve I: Olfactory Answer: sensory, smell Question: Cranial Nerve II: Optic Answer: •Visual acuity, central/peripheral vision, PERRLA Question: Cranial Nerve III: Oculomotor Answer: •EOM movements, H trace Question: Cranial Nerve IV- Trochlear Answer: •EOM movements, H trace) ...

GENERAL ORDER OF THE EXAM * • Inspect  visually observe pt • Palpate  use hands to feel pt • Percuss  light striking of body parts to produce sounds • Auscultate  listening to body w/stethoscope o Bell = low-pitch sound o Diaphragm = high-pitch sound *All systems except GI 4 CLASSICAL ASSUMPTIONS • A & O x 4 (person, place, time, situation) • Vital signs WNL • Visual acuity assessed via Snellen chart (CN 2 – Optic) • Patient is in NAD PREPARATION • ...

NR 546 Week 7 Case Study: Child and Adolescent (Solved). Subjective Objective The client is a 7-year-old male accompanied by his mother and 9-year-old brother. Client’s Chief Complaints: “My son has endless energy, he can’t sit still. When he plays, he is too rough with other kids.” History of Present Illness This clint was previously diagnosed with attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The school reports that he cannot stay seated, frequently calls out in class, is d...

General Survey (general look) -what should you check for? (4) Correct Answer-1. appearance (are they clean?) ior (is it appropriate?) they move Emergency Prioritization Correct Answer-1. airway (most important) 2. breathing 3. circulation *4. safety* **if there is a neuro injury, this prioritization still applies Neuro Assessment -What do you check for ? -Levels of Consciousness (4) Correct Answer--alert -oriented (person, time, place) -speech (clear, can swallow without ch...

QUESTION During the initial assessment of a neurological disorder you should obtain Answer: baseline vitals QUESTION level of consciousness Answer: a patient's responsiveness QUESTION Glasgow coma scale (GCS) Answer: eye-opening motor and verbal response, scores range from 3-15 QUESTION Pupils - PERRLA Answer: pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodationQUESTION types of head injuries Answer: concussion, contusion, subdural hematoma, epidural hematoma, intracranial...

Are your immunizations up to date. Reason for encounter: “i have a really bad sore throat” HPI: The patient is a 23-year-old female who presents to the clinic with a sore throat and a fever of 101.5 that began two days ago. She also complains of a headache that comes and goes as well as swollen and tender b/l glands on her neck. She reported that her sore throat began suddenly two days ago. She reports that he sore throat pain is constant but her headaches and fever comes and goes. Sh...

COPD Assessment and finding CORRECT ANSWER -Barrel chest - shortness of breath -lung crackling -clubbed fingers What is respiratory acidosis? CORRECT ANSWER Too little co2 and acidic pH How do you treat respiratory acidosis? CORRECT ANSWER Assist with ventilation What is assessed in a Glasgow Coma Scale CORRECT ANSWER Verbal Flexsation with pain Eye opening --NOT PERRLA-- What is the difference between emphysema and COPD CORRECT ANSWER Emphysema is caused by smoking How do ...