The nurse is assessing a client for lateral flexion. To complete this assessment, the nurse would:
a. rest the client's chin on the chest.
b. ask the client to push out the lower jaw.
c. move the client's head in order to touch the ear to the shoulder.
d. raise the client's straight arm forward to a position above the head.
Question 2
A client, receiving home care and recovering at home from a fall, tells the nurse that he feels bad that he has to have his daughter do so much to help him. The nursing diagnosis appropriate for the client at this time would be:
a. anxiety. c. activity intolerance.
b. situational low self-esteem. d. ineffective health maintenance.
Patient teaching: mouth and pharyngeal assessment
Primary visual processing areas (blue) in (a) human (lateral and mesial views) and (b) chimpanzee.
Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for self-directed violence.
Building a Client Base
Survey and posture of client: Lateral view