NURSING 3315

An adult male client visits the outpatient center and tells the nurse that he has been experiencing patchy hair loss. The nurse should further assess the client for: Pigmentation irregularities Excessive exposure to low levels of radiation from cell phone use. Allergies to certain nuts Systemic lupus erythematosus 4 points  For which reason would the nurse ask the patient to say “ahhh” during throat assessment? To keep the gag reflex from triggering. To bring the roof of the mo...

Assignment 2 B Eyes and ears: (See below for mouth, nose throat, sinuses) Note that for this assignment (as noted in the syllabus) you need a tuning fork and an otoscope. The instructor priced both of these and found an otoscope at a local drug store for less than $15.00, and a tuning fork from the internet for less than $10.00. These inexpensive models are adequate for this assignment—of course you may be able to borrow them from another nurse for the few moments required to do this ass...

Question 1 When the nurse palpates the abdomen of a preschool boy, he begins to giggle and draw his legs up onto his abdomen, and says you’re tickling him. Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to do? Ask the parent to discipline the child. Explain the purpose of the exam to the child. Palpate with the child's hand under the nurse's hand. Omit the entire abdominal exam. 5 points  Question 1 of 20  Moving to the next question prevents changes to this a...