A nurse assesses a client with knee pain and observes swelling over the patella. This finding suggests which condition of the knee?

The client reports severe pain when breathing in deeply. The description suggests to the nurse that the client is experiencing which respiratory condition?

The nurse is preparing an educational program on effective hygiene methods for a group of high school teens. When discussing the need for antiperspirants and effective bathing, the nurse will focus on which layer of the skin?

During an assessment interview, a young client makes the following statement: “I need something more than friends and family to give me meaning and purpose in life.” The nurse then looks for cues that suggest whether the findings from the rest of the assessment are related.  The nurse should focus on which next step in the clinical reasoning process?

A child is crying when the nurse enters the examination room. What response should the nurse make in order to minimize the child’s distress related to the physical examination?

A client has had two breast biopsies within 10 years. Both of these biopsies were to drain cysts. The nurse should instruct the client that these procedures will have which impact on the future development of breast cancer?

After completing the physical examination of a client who is 12 weeks pregnant, a new nurse leaves the room only to realize she forgot to complete an examination of the skin. What should the nurse do?

While conducting an abdominal physical examination, the client complains of pain with deep palpation of the right kidney. Which of the following should be the nurse’s next step in the physical examination?

The nurse is determining a priority problem that would be appropriate for a client with heart failure. Which problem would have the highest priority for the client?

Find the principal unit normal vector N for the curve r(t).r(t) = (4 + t)i + (1 + ln(cos t))k, -π/2 < t < π/2