A patient's feet appear to be edematous, so the nurse first
1. Charts, Patient's feet appear to be swollen.
2. Percusses the tissue that appears edematous.
3. Applies pressure over a bony prominence of the foot for 2 seconds.
4. Elevates the patient's feet on a pillow to decrease swelling.
Question 2
A stable male patient, who was just admitted for left-lower-lobe pneumonia, tells the nurse that his cough is nonproductive. When assessing the patient's breath sounds, the nurse suspects consolidation when, over the left lower lobe, she detects
1. Rales.
2. Absent breath sounds.
3. Stridor.
4. Rhonchi.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The MRI lab includes the scanning instrument and a computer statio
Mammography. (a) A health-care professional assists the patient to ensure the breast is placed ideal
Scheduling patient appointments by telephone.
The physician uses auscultation to listen to a patient’s heart.
Jaundice seen in the eyes and the skin of a patient with hepatitis A.
Use palms and fingers to brush off along the back of the body from shoulders to feet with long ...