A nurse is instructing a nursing student on performing pupillary checks on a patient with a possible head injury. Which statement indicates that the nursing student understands the concept?

A patient is receiving an opiate-based medication to help mange pain. Which assessment has the highest priority when monitoring his condition?

A 45-year-old patient who is alert and oriented has a blood pressure of 98/66 mm Hg, radial pulse of 76 beats/min (irregular), and respirations of 18 breaths/min (regular). The best nursing intervention is to:

The nurse taking a blood pressure should:

To ensure an accurate reading when using a glass oral thermometer, it is necessary to

The nurse is informed that a patient had abnormal heart sounds during the night shift. When auscultating abnormal heart sounds, the nurse knows to listen to heart sounds with the:

The nurse tells a patient that he will be performing a visual acuity test using the Snellen eye chart. The patient asks how the test is done. The nurse's best reply is:

A nurse is checking a client's bowel sounds. At which of the following times should the nurse auscultate the client's abdomen?

The home health nurse is instructing a caregiver about caring for a patient with hypothermia. The nurse recognizes that further instruction when the caregiver states, "I will

To correctly determine the strength of a patient's lower extremities during a neurological examination, the nurse asks the patient to:

The nurse anticipates that if the stroke volume of a patient is reduced, the pulse will be: