Sclera and hard palate - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse is assessing an older adult client's mouth. The nurse should identify that which of the following is an expected variation for this client? 1.Yellowing of the hard palate 2. Red spots on the hard palate 3. White patches not he Tonge 4. Darkening of the mucosa - Darkening of the mucosa A nurse is assessing the mouth of a client who has a vitamin B12 insufficiency. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? 1. White patches not he tongue 2. Bleeding of the gums 3. ...

PN VATI Medical Surgical Re-evaluation Assessment A nurse is caring for a client who just had a endoscopic procedure. Which of the following is the monitoring priority for this client? A) Pain B) Nausea C) Gag reflex D) Level of consciousness - ANSWER C) Gag reflex ...

Custom: PN VATI Medical Surgical Re-evaluation Assessment Already Passed A nurse is caring for a client who just had a endoscopic procedure. Which of the following is the monitoring priority for this client? A) Pain B) Nausea C) Gag reflex D) Level of consciousness C) Gag reflex A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching for a client who has chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate? A)"You should decrease your caloric intake when abdominal pain is...

A nurse is caring for a client who just had a endoscopic procedure. Which of the following is the monitoring priority for this client? A) Pain B) Nausea C) Gag reflex D) Level of consciousness C) Gag reflex A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching for a client who has chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate? A)"You should decrease your caloric intake when abdominal pain is present." B) "You should increase your daily protein intak...

2023 HESI HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2023 |TEST BANK |QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |GUARANTEE A+ SCORE GUIDE An elderly patient is admitted to the hospital. While performing a skin assessment, the nurse discovers bruises in various stages of healing all over the patient's body. Why is it important for the nurse to promptly document and report these findings? a.The patient may have been abused. b.The patient is elderly. c.The patient may have peripheral vascular disease. d.The patient may have a c...

Physical Examination and Health Assessment Multiple Choice Questions The best description of the secretion of the eccrine glands ANSWER Dilute saline solution To assess for early jaundice, you will assess: ANSWER Sclera and hard palate Checking for skin temperature is best accomplished by using: ANSWER the dorsal surface of the hands Assessing a patient's skin turgor is done to assess which clinical finding? ANSWER Dehydration You note a lesion during a skin assessment. Which...

Chapter 4 (Preventive Health) - AnswerSensitivity - Answer-(SNOUT) Negative results rules out the disease. Sensitivity test are good at identifying the positive markers of disease. So good that it is more prone to report false positives. So a negative result is more definitive Specificity - Answer-(SPIN) Positive results rules in the disease. Specificity tests are good at identifying the negative marker of a disease. So good that is more prone to report false negatives. So a positive result...

Vernix Caseosa - Answer-Waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of newborns Physiologic Jaundice can occur within ____ hours after birth or as late as ____ days - Answer-24 7 Skin of dark-skinned newborns is not fully pigmented until _______ months after birth - Answer-2-3 Milia - Answer--In infants, tiny white facial papules due to sebum collecting in the opening of hair follicles. -Disappears spontaneously within the few weeks of birth. Stork bites (Telangiectatic nevi...

Select the best description of the secretion of the eccrine glands. a. thick, milky b. dilute saline solution c. protective lipid substance d. keratin - ANSWER b To assess for early jaundice, you will assess: a. sclera and hard palate b. nail beds c. lips d. all visible skin surface - ANSWER a checking for skin temperature is best accomplished by using: a. the palmar surface of the hands b. the ventral surface of the hands c. the fingertips d. the dorsal surface of ...

Brown pigmentation indicates correct answers venous insufficiency Shiny and translucent skin without hair indicates correct answers arterial insufficiency skin tugor locations correct answers adults-forearm or sternum infant- abdomen pallor correct answers -loss of color: best noted in face, conjunctivae, nail beds, palms -indication of anemia or lack of blood flow cyanosis correct answers Location- nail beds, sclera, MM Changes for light skin tones best located in sclera Change...