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Which layer of the epidermis is found only in thick skin? CH 5

The nurse is assessing the plantar reflex in an adult client.  The RN would expect the normal result to be which of the following?

The RN is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic brain injury.  Which physical assessment finding identified by the RN would indicate damage to the upper motor neurons?

The RN understands that the usual order of physical assessment is inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation.  This order would change when conducting which assessment?

The RN has just completed a lymph node assessment on a 70-year-old healthy male patient.  The RN knows that most lymph nodes in healthy adults are normally which of the following?

The nurse is preparing to take an apical pulse on an assigned client.  The nurse places the diaphragm of the stethoscope at which cardiac site to hear the apical pulse best.

Which of the following statements is correct when referring to thoracic expansion?

During a health history interview, the nurse states, “You mentioned shortness of breath. Tell me more about that.”  Which of the following communication technique is the nurse using?

A client tells the RN that she is allergic to penicillin.  What would be the RN’s best response to this info?

Advanced maternal age confers a much greater risk of having a baby with ________.