When examining a patient's pupils with a light, the nurse notes that both pupils constrict, regardless of which eye is stimulated by the light. The nurse should document that the pupils exhibit:

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 would record a pulse as bradycardic if the rate were:

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

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

The normal pattern of breathing is described as

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:

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

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

The nurse would refrain from applying a blood pressure cuff on the affected arm of a patient who has a(n): (Select all that apply)