During a genital examination, the nurse notices that a male patient has clusters of small vesicles on the glans, surrounded by erythema. What does this finding suggest?

A) Genital warts
B) Genital herpes
C) Peyronie disease
D) Syphilitic chancres

A patient tells the nurse, "I get sick so much, so I started taking ginseng to boost my immune system." The patient's only other medication is warfarin daily. Which potential complication should be included in the nursing assessment?

A) Gastrointestinal distress
B) Spontaneous bleeding
C) Thromboembolism
D) Drowsiness

A patient comes to the crisis clinic after an unexpected job termination. The patient paces, sobs, cringes when approached, and responds to questions with only shrugs or monosyllables. Choose the nurse's best initial comment to this patient.

A) "Everything is going to be all right. You are here at the clinic and the staff will keep you safe."
B) "I see you are feeling upset. I'm going to stay and talk with you to help you feel better."
C) "You need to try to stop crying and pacing so we can talk about your problems."
D) "Let's set some guidelines and goals for your visit here."

The nurse is unable to palpate the right radial pulse on a patient. What should the nurse do next?

A) Auscultate over the area with a fetoscope.
B) Use a goniometer to measure the pulsations.
C) Use a Doppler device to check for pulsations over the area.
D) Check for the presence of pulsations with a stethoscope.

The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a patient with an enteral tube.The nurse can safely give the medications through which types of enteral tube? (Select all that apply. )

A) Nasogastric feeding tube
B) Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
C) Jejunostomy tube
D) Nasogastric decompression tube

A wide,thin,sheetlike tendon is known as an:

A) atrophy.
B) atonic.
C) aponeurosis.
D) antagonist.

The nurse has been teaching a student how to perform mouth care for her unconscious patient.The student will show evidence of learning if she places the patient in which position for this care?

A) Supine
B) Prone
C) Semi-Fowler's
D) Side-lying