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Nurses should measure the patient's A. When transferred to a new nursing unit.
vital signs:
A. When transferred to a new nursing
unit.
B. When the patient is incontinent.
C. When the patient comes to the
nurses station.
D. At least three times a day.
When assessing a patient's radial A. Release the pressure of the fingers slightly when
pulse, a nurse is unable to feel compressing the artery.
pulsations. What should the nurse do
first?
A. Release the pressure of the
fingers slightly when compressing
the artery.
B. Apply more pressure with the
index finger when palpating the
artery.
C. Use a Doppler to assess the
artery.
D. Assess an artery in the other arm.
, A nurse has assigned the vital signs A. "If anyone's oral temperature is over 100° F, I'll let
of the elderly patients residing in the you know right away since that means they have a
facility's assisted living unit to the fever."
nursing assistant. Which of the
following statements made by the
UAP requires immediate correction
by the RN?
A. "If anyone's oral temperature is
over 100° F, I'll let you know right
away since that means they have a
fever."
B. "As you age your blood pressure
may go up, but it doesn't have to if
your vessels are healthy."
C. "I always wait a good 30 minutes
after assisting the older patients back
to bed before I count their pulses."
D. "I watch the elderly client's
abdomen and count the number of
times it rises when I am counting
respirations."
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Terms in this set (30)
Nurses should measure the patient's A. When transferred to a new nursing unit.
vital signs:
A. When transferred to a new nursing
unit.
B. When the patient is incontinent.
C. When the patient comes to the
nurses station.
D. At least three times a day.
When assessing a patient's radial A. Release the pressure of the fingers slightly when
pulse, a nurse is unable to feel compressing the artery.
pulsations. What should the nurse do
first?
A. Release the pressure of the
fingers slightly when compressing
the artery.
B. Apply more pressure with the
index finger when palpating the
artery.
C. Use a Doppler to assess the
artery.
D. Assess an artery in the other arm.
, A nurse has assigned the vital signs A. "If anyone's oral temperature is over 100° F, I'll let
of the elderly patients residing in the you know right away since that means they have a
facility's assisted living unit to the fever."
nursing assistant. Which of the
following statements made by the
UAP requires immediate correction
by the RN?
A. "If anyone's oral temperature is
over 100° F, I'll let you know right
away since that means they have a
fever."
B. "As you age your blood pressure
may go up, but it doesn't have to if
your vessels are healthy."
C. "I always wait a good 30 minutes
after assisting the older patients back
to bed before I count their pulses."
D. "I watch the elderly client's
abdomen and count the number of
times it rises when I am counting
respirations."
