After Noticing an Older Man's Extremities Are Cool and the Cardiac

Multiple Choice

After noticing an older man's extremities are cool and the cardiac monitor is showing a heart rate of 120 bpm,the nurse determines that these findings warrant further investigation.Rank the patient' parameters the nurse should examine to assess cardiac output in order of importance,beginning with the first assessment the nurse should complete.

A) Hypoxemia
B) Hypotension
C) Irregular rhythm
D) Low urine output
E) None of the above