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Multiple choices
1. b. abnormal
Reason: diastolic blood pressure is in normal range. But systolic blood pressure is high. So it is abnormal.
2. d. Head circumference
Reason: BP and temperature are vital signs. Head circumference is the measurement of growth. L
3.a 37.7°c
4.d T 97.7 R
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Write a nurses note on a 75yr-old single mother who was brought in the ER due...
Write a nurses note on a 75yr-old single mother who was brought in
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heart failure. What the cause and and positive treatment. Write
nursing diagnose and possible nursing intervention. Use this
picture below as a guide line in passing d patients.
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Critical Thinking Questions 1. A 45-year-old patient comes to the clinic for a follow-up appointment regarding her elevated blood pressure. Prior to seeing the patient, you note on her chart that her last blood pressure reading was 152/90 and her weight was 295 pounds. What measurement should you first take for this patient and why? 2. You take the pulse and blood pressure of a 68-year-old male with an electronic sphygmomanometer and note the following results: BP 169/98, P 104....
can make when preparing the patient to be examined by the practitioner. Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and pain assessment give information about how a patient will adjust to changes within the body and in the environment. Changes in the vital signs can indicate an abnormality It is typically evaluated recorded with the other vital signs. Vital signs are usually measured at every visit. There is a standard range of values for each surement, as shown in Table 14-1. Each...
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2 Measuring Vital Signs 193 11. Biot creased intracranial ized by (363) 1. increasing rapidity of breathing followed by slowing of the rate. 2 excessively slow, deep respirations fol- lowed by a period of apnea 3. increase-decrease of rate and depth of res- piration 4. two or three shallow breaths followed by a period of apnea. occur in patients with in- pressure and are character- 15. When performing an assessment on a 1-year- old patient, you should 358) 1. use...
Write a nurses note on a 75yr-old single mother who was brought in
the ER due to high blood pressure, Hypertension and Congestive
heart failure. What the cause and and positive treatment. Write
nursing diagnose and possible nursing intervention. Use this
picture below as a guide line in passing d patients.
REGIONAL WRITE-UP GENERAL SURVEY, VITAL SIGNS Date Examiner AgeGender Patient Occupation I. Physical Examination A. General survey 1. Physical appearance Gender Level of consciousness Skin color Facial features 2....
guide ing a diagnosis. You from the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) for taking measureme of vital signs (Table 14-2). These guidelines are inten to prevent transmission of disease to or from the pa They help protect the patient and you, plus keep measurements also are completed to evaluate a patient's condition. For example, you may need to measure the size of a wound or bruise or the diameter of an arm or leg. In all cases,...
Case Study Fluid Balance Suggested Uses: Fundamentals, Medical-Surgical a Bidalchi is an 86-year-old female with hypertension who Clar has become increasingly weak and confused. Clara's daugh tells the nurse that her mother takes a "water pi blood pressure. Clara is admitted with fluid volume deficit ter ll" for her he nurse assesses Clara for orthostatic vital sign changes and izes the need to assess skin turgor. The nurse calculates Clara's recent weight loss, converting kilograms to pounds, and esti factors...
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