HESI LPN · HESI LPN Fundamentals of Nursing · LPN PN Vital Signs Assessment
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What is the best method for the nurse to assess for cyanosis in a dark-skinned patient?
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Correct Answer: Examine the lips and oral mucosa.
Which finding during a peripheral vascular assessment is most concerning?
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Correct Answer: Absent dorsalis pedis pulse.
When inspecting the anterior chest of an adult, the nurse should include which assessment?
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Correct Answer: Shape and configuration of the chest wall.
A physical therapist using an electrical stimulation device attempts to quantify several characteristics of a monophasic waveform. When measuring phase charge, the standard unit of measure is the:
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Correct Answer: coulomb
In using verbal responses to assist the patient's narrative, some responses focus on the patient's frame of reference and some focus on the health care provider's perspective. An example of a verbal response that focuses on the health care provider's perspective would be:
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Correct Answer: Confrontation.
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