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An abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably is known as ___________________.

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orthopnea Orthopnea is an abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably.

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Arrange these assessment techniques in correct order of a standard physical examination 1.Auscultation 2.Percussion 3.Inspection 4.Palpation Put a comma between each answer choice (1,2,3,4,etc.).

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3,4,1,2
3,4,1,2
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When admitting a patient to the hospital,the nurse notes the patient has mild sunburn.The nurse should document this finding as:

A nurse needs to auscultate a patient's lung sounds.The nurse should place the patient in what position?

When assessing a patient,the nurse notes that the patient has an unnatural paleness of color to the skin.The nurse should document this finding as:

A nurse is gathering subjective data when admitting a patient.Which assessment finding is considered subjective data? The patient:

When assessing a female for risk factors associated with coronary artery disease,what information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

A yellow tinge to the skin that may indicate obstruction in the flow of bile from the liver is known as ___________________.

A nurse is caring for a patient with congestive heart failure.During the physical assessment,the nurse notes the patient is experiencing difficulty breathing.The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing:

A patient interview being conducted by the nurse should convey to the patient that the nurse has:

During a physical assessment,the nurse notes that a patient's heart rate is 56 beats per minute.The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing:

Which are infectious diseases? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse observes an older adult patient has no hair on the lower legs.The nurse should assess further for the sufficiency of _________ ________.

A physician documents that a patient has a scleral icterus.The nurse understands this indicates that the color of the patient's sclera is:

A condition in which a patient experiences bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by an increase of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood is known as _________________.

A physician documents that a patient is having purulent drainage from a wound.The nurse understands that this is most likely caused by:

During a physical assessment,the nurse notes a patient has profuse secretions of sweat.The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing:

When assessing a patient,the nurse notes a yellow tinge to the patient's skin.The nurse should document that the patient has:

As part of an assessment,the nurse asks the patient for subjective information related to the present illness.Subjective findings that are perceived by the patient are known as:

The nurse is performing auscultation of breath sounds on a respiratory patient.The sounds heard on inspiration and expiration are low-pitched,coarse,gurgling,and have a snoring sound.These are identified as: