The nurse gives the patient the following instructions: Focus on my pencil and follow it as I move it away from you and then back toward you. The nurse is assessing the
1. Anisocoria of the patient's pupils.
2. Patient's accommodation response.
3. Patient's consensual reflex.
4. Direct pupil response of the patient.
Question 2
During the physical assessment, the nurse asks an elderly female patient if she experiences constipation. The nurse knows that
1. Elderly patients almost always abuse laxatives, which creates problems with constipation.
2. Aging patients always have difficulty having a bowel movement while hospitalized.
3. In elderly patients, the rectal sphincter has lost elasticity, which decreases the sensation of urgency.
4. It is common for intestinal peristalsis to slow down as a person ages, causing problems with constipation.
Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI
Caring for a patient on isolation precautions
Helping maintain accurate patient records is a critical part of the medical assistant's work.
A hearing-impaired patient using an interpreter.
Variations in patient response to drugs