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

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

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

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:

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

When caring for a victim with a gunshot wound to the abdomen who has lost a significant amount of blood, the nurse would anticipate the vital signs to reflect:

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:

When a fever begins to come down. the patient is in a state of

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

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

When performing an initial assessment on a patient, which piece of information is of highest priority?