When a fever begins to come down. the patient is in a state of

The nurse taking a blood pressure should:

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a family history of hypertension. The nurse should inform the client that his blood pressure reading of 124/84 mm Hg places him in which of the following categories?

A 16-year-old patient sustained a head injury while playing soccer. When performing a neurologic check, the nurse looks at each pupil to determine

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

When checking extraocular movements, the nurse asks the patient to follow an object as it is moved into different positions and watch to see if

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:

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:

A patient was admitted with possible head trauma after a motor vehicle accident. The nursing implementation with the highest priority is to:

If a patient's blood pressure measures 146/92 on the left arm and 138/84 on the right arm, what would you do?

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: