Exam 10: General Survey, Measurement, Vital Signs

When assessing the force, or strength, of a pulse, the nurse recalls that the pulse:

When evaluating the temperature of older adults, the nurse knows that:

To assess a rectal temperature accurately in an adult, the nurse would:

The nurse decides to use the temporal artery thermometer (TAT) with the 4-year-old patient because it is:

When assessing the pulse of a 6-year-old boy, the nurse notices that his heart rate varies with his respiratory cycle, speeding up at the peak of inspiration and slowing to normal with expiration.The nurse's next action would be to:

The nurse is performing a general survey of a patient.Which finding is considered normal?

During an examination, the nurse notices that a female patient has a round "moon" face, central trunk obesity, and a cervical hump.Her skin is fragile with bruises.The nurse determines that the patient has which condition?

A 75-year-old man with a history of hypertension was recently changed to a new antihypertensive drug.He reports feeling dizzy at times.How should the nurse evaluate his blood pressure?

The nurse is assessing the vital signs of a 20-year-old male marathon runner and documents the following vital signs: temperature-36°C; pulse-48 beats per minute; respirations-14 breaths per minute; blood pressure-104/68 mm Hg.Which statement is true concerning these results?

A 60-year-old male patient has been treated for pneumonia for the past 6 weeks.He is seen today in the clinic for an "unexplained" weight loss of 10 pounds over the past 6 weeks.The nurse knows that:

The nurse is assessing an 8-year-old child whose growth rate measures below the third percentile for a child his age.He appears significantly younger than his stated age and is chubby with infantile facial features.Which condition does this child have?

The nurse measures the patient's temperature to be 37.3°C during the afternoon.After comparing with the morning temperature of 36°C, the nurse: