When Conducting a Physical Assessment, What Should the Nurse Assess

question 13

Multiple Choice

When conducting a physical assessment, what should the nurse assess and document about size and shape of body parts?

• A) Actual measurements in centimeters
• B) Symmetry (comparison of bilateral body parts)
• C) Indications of general health status
• D) Vital signs of all extremities (arms and legs)

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Definitions:

Endocrine System

The body system consisting of a set of glands that regulate the activities of certain organs by releasing their chemical products into the bloodstream.

Electrochemical Transmission

The process of nerve cells communicating with each other through electrical signals and chemical neurotransmitters across synapses.

Integration

The process of combining or adding parts to make a unified whole; in mathematics, it represents the process of finding an integral or the inverse of differentiation.

Complexity

The quality or state of having multiple interconnected parts or elements, leading to difficulty in understanding, predicting, or controlling outcomes.