Gnrs 578 Health Assessment - Quiz #1-9 Questions And Answers 100% Verified A+ Guaranteed

The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the mother of a newborn on how to detect jaundice. Which of the following statements by the mother indicates an understanding of the teaching? a. "Jaundice is a yellowish tint to the skin color" b. "The best place to look for jaundice is over the calluses on the palms" c. "Jaundice is caused by lack of oxygenated hemoglobin" d. "Jaundice will look like fluid underneath the skin" {Ans: "Jaundice is a yellowish tint to the skin color"}When assessing edema to the lower extremities, the nurse should: a. only use a very light touch b. life the legs and ask the client to wag the feet c. rate any pitting edema on a scale of 1+ to 4+ d. check for edema over the sole of the foot {Ans: c. rate any pitting edema on a scale of 1+ to 4+}The nurse is unable to palpate the right radial pulse on a patient. The best action would be to: a. Check for the presence of pulsations with a stethoscope b. Auscultate over the area with a fetoscope c. Use a goniometer to measure the pulsations d. Use a Doppler probe over the