If dehydration occurs, the blood pressure will

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:

If a silence is heard between sounds when auscultating blood pressure, it is termed a(n)

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

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 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 nurse who is assessing the patient with the Glasgow Coma Scale finds a patient who can open his eyes spontaneously, obeys all commands, and is oriented. The nurse documents a score of

A patient who is terminally ill is described during shift report as having Cheyne-Stokes breathing. On assessment, the nurse anticipates finding:

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:

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