Detail the steps involved in abdominal assessment

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1. What is rebound tenderness and how is it assessed and what does it indicate?

2. Detail the steps involved in an abdominal assessment. What types of things are you looking for during this assessment?

3. What diagnostic test might you expect to see ordered for a client with abdominal pain?

4. What information would you want to obtain when taking a history on a client with abdominal pain?

5. What are some the medications you would anticipate for a client with appendicitis?

6. What is the nurse's role in preparing a client for surgery?

7. What unique assessment techniques can be used to identify appendicitis? Aside from rebound tenderness?

8. What are some of the signs and complaints a client may experience leading up to ER or provider visit with appendicitis?

9. List 5 factors that influence urinary elimination.

10. When a patient with an indwelling catheter has urinary output that slows to less than 30 ml/hr what action should the nurse take? What diagnostics test might you expect to see ordered for this client?

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