The Phalen's test is used to evaluate: {Ans: inflammation of the median nerve}When examining an infant, the nurse practitioner should examine which area first? {Ans: Abdomen}A patient presents with excruciating headache pain on one side of his head, especially around his eye, forehead, and cheek that lasts about 1/2 to 2 hours, occurring once or twice each day. The nurse practitioner suspects: {Ans: cluster headaches}The mother of a 2-year-old is concerned because her son has had three ear infections in the past year. What would be an appropriate response by the nurse practitioner? {Ans: "Your son's eustachian tube is shorter and wider than yours because of his age, which allows for infections to develop more easily."}A new patient is complaining of severe pruritus that is worse at night. Several family members also have the same symptoms. Upon examination, areas of excoriated papules are noted on some of the interdigital webs of both hands and on the axillae. This finding is most consistent with: {Ans: Scabies}When preparing to perform a physical examination on an infant, the examiner should: {Ans: have the parent remove all clothing except the diaper on a boy. i}