Exam 5: Vital Signs

When inserting a rectal thermometer, the nurse encounters resistance.The nurse should:

___________, a subjective symptom, is also referred to as a vital sign, along with the physiological signs.

The patient is complaining of a severe headache.The nurse takes the patient's blood pressure and finds it to be 240/110.What is the pulse pressure?

The patient is admitted in a near comatose state with a blood glucose level of 750.His respiratory rate is 42 breaths per minute, and his respiratory pattern is deep and regular.What is this type of breathing known as?

The patient was found in an alley on a cold winter night and is admitted with hypothermia from environmental exposure.She is elderly and is having difficulty breathing.Her breath sounds are diminished, and the tip of her nose is cyanotic.The nurse wants to assess the oxygen level in the patient's blood.She decides to use the pulse oximeter.The best way to apply this to this patient would be with a(n):