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.
The nurse assesses the patient's ability to use the walker correctly
In 1839 Mary Cragin, at the age of twenty-nine, became a convert to John Humphrey Noyes’s “communism
Patient Information Supplied When Scheduling Hospital Admissions
An example of a medical history sheet to list patient problems.
Example of a patient statement.
Calipers being used to measure body fat on the triceps of a patient.