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

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

If dehydration occurs, the blood pressure will

The nurse taking an apical pulse would place the stethoscope at:

The nurse taking a blood pressure should:

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 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?

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 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:

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

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