When performing a physical assessment of a patient, a nurse uses the five techniques of obtaining objective data. The technique that provides data by using the hands is
1. Palpation.
2. Auscultation.
3. Observation.
4. Olfaction.
Question 2
A nurse wakes the patient for a focused assessment. The patient, trying to rest, tells the nurse, I wish you would quit waking me up. Do you really need to keep bothering me? The nurse appropriately responds:
1. Most patients would love to get the attention that you are getting.
2. I understand your frustration, but this has been ordered by your physician.
3. It is necessary that I do a head-to-toe assessment from which I can determine whether there are any changes in your condition.
4. It is important to assess your blood pressure and pulse since we just started your new blood pressure medicine.
The effectiveness of patient education
To check pupillary reflexes the nurse first holds the penlight
Patient registration form.
Areas of sclerosis (see arrows) in the white matter of a patient with MS.