The nurse is assessing an 80-year-old male client. Which assessment findings would be considered normal in the patient?

During a routine examination, a client begins to cry when discussing a recent diagnosis of cancer. The nurse’s best response to her crying would be:

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?