Exam 30: Vital Signs

The patient requires temperatures to be taken every 2 hours. Which task will the nurse assign to an RN?

A patient has a head injury and damages the hypothalamus. Which vital sign will the nurse monitor most closely?

The nurse is caring for a patient who reports feeling light-headed and "woozy." The nurse checks the patient's pulse and finds that it is irregular. The patient's blood pressure is 100/72. It was 113/80 an hour earlier. What should the nurse do?

The nurse needs to obtain a radial pulse from a patient. What must the nurse do to obtain a correct measurement?

The patient's blood pressure is 140/60. Which value will the nurse record for the pulse pressure?

A nurse is assessing results of vital signs for a group of patients. Match the condition to the assessment findings the nurse is reviewing. -Tachycardia

The nurse is working the night shift on a surgical unit and is making 4:00 AM rounds. The nurse notices that the patient's temperature is 96.8° F (36° C), whereas at 4:00 PM the preceding day, it was 98.6° F (37° C). What should the nurse do?

When taking an adult blood pressure, the onset of the sound the nurse hears is at 138, the muffled sound the nurse hears is at 70, and the disappearance of the sound the nurse hears is at 62. How should the nurse record this finding?

A nurse reviews blood pressures of several patients. Which finding will the nurse report as prehypertension?

The nurse is caring for an older-adult patient and notes that the temperature is 96.8° F (36° C). How will the nurse interpret this finding?

A nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient will the nurse see first?