*NURSING > EXAM > Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting Jarvis_: Physical Examination & (All)
Chapter 08: Assessment Techniques and Safety in the Clinical Setting Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When performing a physical assessment, the first t... echnique the nurse will always use is: 2. The nurse is preparing to perform a physical assessment. Which statement is true about the physical assessment? The inspection phase: 3. The nurse is assessing a patient’s skin during an office visit. What part of the hand and technique should be used to best assess the patient’s skin temperature? 4. Which of these techniques uses the sense of touch to assess texture, temperature, moisture, and swelling when the nurse is assessing a patient? 5. The nurse is preparing to assess a patient’s abdomen by palpation. How should the nurse proceed? 6. The nurse would use bimanual palpation technique in which situation? 7. The nurse is preparing to percuss the abdomen of a patient. The purpose of the percussion is to assess the of the underlying tissue. 8. The nurse is reviewing percussion techniques with a newly graduated nurse. Which technique, if used by the new nurse, indicates that more review is needed? 9. When percussing over the liver of a patient, the nurse notices a dull sound. The nurse should: 10. The nurse is unable to identify any changes in sound when percussing over the abdomen of an obese patient. What should the nurse do next [Show More]
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