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A 49-year-old patient has just returned to the postsurgical unit after undergoing surgery to remove a lung tumor. During one of the postoperative vital sign checks, the nurse notes that the patient’s systolic blood pressure had dropped by 30 points. In addition to the drop in systolic blood pressure, the patient’s skin is pale and “clammy”. The nurse should do which of the following?

Which patient behavior indicates to the nurse that the patient’s facial cranial nerve (CN VII) is intact?

A 49-year-old patient has just returned to the postsurgical unit after undergoing surgery to remove a lung tumor. During one of the postoperative vital sign checks, the nurse notes that the patient’s systolic blood pressure had dropped by 30 points. In addition to the drop in systolic blood pressure, the patient’s skin is pale and “clammy”. The nurse should do which of the following?

Which patient is most likely to have developmental effects due to prolonged immobility?

Which patient is most likely to have developmental effects due to prolonged immobility?

1 oz is equivalent to:

How does a nurse correctly palpate carotid pulses?

An older adult patient has been admitted to a busy medical unit. To control environmental stimuli a nurse should do which of the following?

A nurse records the following at 1800: patient states that the abdominal pain is worse now than last night – Betty Smith, RN. The nurse is using which type of charting?

Which body system does the nurse assess primarily by inspection?