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 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 explains to a patient that the pulse oximeter can measure the arterial oxygen by:

The nurse taking a blood pressure should:

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:

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:

Regarding the blood pressure in children, the diastolic pressure is assessed by the auscultation of a:

When educating a patient about the warning signs of cancer, the nurse includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

To ensure an accurate reading when using a glass oral thermometer, it is necessary to

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

The nurse notes that a patient has an exaggerated lumbar curve. This is indicative of