When caring for a victim with a gunshot wound to the abdomen who has lost a significant amount of blood, the nurse would anticipate the vital signs to reflect:

A nurse is caring for a patient with a cardiac disease history. When measuring vital signs, the nurse finds that the radial pulse is 102 beats/min and irregular. The nurse correctly:

A very pertinent part of the physical examination on a patient with back pain is

Standards of the Joint Commission state that pain is the fifth vital sign and should be documented by assessments of: (Select all that apply.)

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

A type of Korotkoff sound that indicates the diastolic pressure in children and in some adults is

A nurse caring for a patient on bed rest with a history of respiratory health problems should:

During a health interview, an older adult patient has difficulty remembering information about the health history. In order to get the information more reliably, the nurse should:

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

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

A critically ill patient has faster and deeper, then slower, respirations. These are followed by a period of no breathing for 21 seconds with continuation of this cycle. This respiratory pattern is