It is the responsibility of the nurse to perform a quick focused assessment of the patient upon:

The nurse documents vital signs on a newly admitted patient as: "blood pressure is 170/90 mm Hg, the pulse is 80 beats/min, and the respirations are 16 breaths/min." The nurse would record the pulse pressure as:

If dehydration occurs, the blood pressure will

Because the older adult's blood vessels are nonelastic, they are prone to orthostatic hypotension. A priority intervention for a patient with orthostatic hypotension is to:

The nurse would record a pulse as bradycardic if the rate were:

Older adult patients with hypertension may have an auscultatory gap in their Korotkoff sounds. It is important when taking their blood pressure measurement to:

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

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 52-year-old patient presents with malaise, fatigue, chest congestion, and a chronic cough. While collecting assessment data, an important question to ask is

The normal pattern of breathing is described as

The nurse assesses that the 86-year-old patient is experiencing orthostatic hypotension when assessments indicate: (Select all that apply.)