An antihypertensive medication has been prescribed for a client with hypertension. The client tells the clinic nurse that they would like to take an herbal substance to help lower their blood pressure. The nurse should take which action?

The nurse is planning to use the assessment technique of palpation. Review the following statements regarding palpation and indicate whether the statement is indicated or contraindicated during palpation. This question is worth 1 point total (0.20 each).

The nurse is caring for a client that was brought to the emergency after ingesting LSD. The client is screaming and thrashing stating that he sees monsters that are telling him to kill his roommate. The nurse would recognize this as an alteration in the client’s:

The nurse is assessing vital signs in an older adult client. What changes in vital signs would the nurse expect to assess in the older adult client?

Which of the following questions would best assess a client’s judgement?

In performing a functional assessment on an 82-year-old client with a recent stroke, which question would be most important to ask?

During assessment of history of presenting illness, a 45-year-old client reports right foot pain that started yesterday after walking to work. During the health history the client states: “it is the worse pain he has ever had.”  Which symptom characteristics has the client reported?

The nurse is conducting a reproductive history on a female client. The nurse should avoid asking the client which of the following questions during a client interview?

The nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department transferred from a long-term care facility. The client states having back pain for the past 2 weeks. He has been having difficulty ambulating and performing his ADLs independently. He also states having a decreased urinary output and urinary retention for the last week. The client was placed on some new medications recently but states he does not know what for. Based on this scenario, select the top two priorities for this client. 

The nurse is preparing to assess a hospitalized client who is experiencing significant shortness of breath. How should the nurse proceed with the assessment?