A nurse is instructing a nursing student on performing pupillary checks on a patient with a possible head injury. Which statement indicates that the nursing student understands the concept?

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 would record a pulse as bradycardic if the rate were:

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

A patient is receiving an opiate-based medication to help mange pain. Which assessment has the highest priority when monitoring his condition?

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

The home health nurse is instructing a caregiver about caring for a patient with hypothermia. The nurse recognizes that further instruction when the caregiver states, "I will

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:

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:

The nurse covers a newborn baby's head with a cap. because the head:

The nurse taking a blood pressure should: