Comprehensive physical assessment of a child
A nurse is inspecting the thorax of an infant. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A barrel shaped chest anterior posterior are equal
A nurse is performing an abdominal assessment on a preschooler following action should the nurse take during assessing
Ask the child to help exam by placing her hand on top of the nurses hand
A nurse performing a screening for scoliosis on a school-age child. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide
Bend forward with your knees straight in your arms dangling
Nurse is inspecting the stand and a toddler following findings should the nurse report to the provider
Ecchymotic area on abdomen
A nurse is preparing to perform a physical examination on a 10-year-old child. Which of the following interventions should the nurse planta implement?
Explain how The equipment works using correct medical terminology
A nurse is preparing to obtain a temperature on an 18-month-old toddler during a well child examination. Which of the following actions should the nurse take
In the center of the toddlers against their skin
A nurse is performing a cardiac assessment on a preschooler. The nurse should plan to auscultate the apical pulse at which of the following precordial landmarks ?
Left one at the fourth intercostal space
A nurse is assessing the reflexes of a 6-month-old infant . Which of the following reflex findings should the nurse expect?
Positive Babinski reflex
A nurse is obtaining the blood pressure of a schoolage child. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
That covers 40% of the upper arm
A nurse is performing an annual physical examination on an adolescent, Which of the following should the nurse include the general survey
The adolescent makes good eye contact
