
Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing 5th Edition by Linda Williams, Paula Hopper
Edition 5ISBN: 978-0803640689
Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing 5th Edition by Linda Williams, Paula Hopper
Edition 5ISBN: 978-0803640689 Exercise 8
The nurse is assigned to the team caring for the following patients. Which patient would be the priority for the nurse to see first?
1) A patient who was in a motor vehicle accident with blood pressure 140/80 mm Hg, pulse 98 beats per minute, respirations 20 per minute.
2) A patient who has a migraine with blood pressure 108/68 mm Hg, pulse 84 beats per minute, respirations 16 per minute.
3) A patient who slipped and fell with blood pressure 112/74 mm Hg, pulse 68 beats per minute, respirations 14 per minute.
4) A patient who is one day post-op with blood pressure 88/58 mm Hg, pulse beats 152 per minute, respirations 24 per minute.
1) A patient who was in a motor vehicle accident with blood pressure 140/80 mm Hg, pulse 98 beats per minute, respirations 20 per minute.
2) A patient who has a migraine with blood pressure 108/68 mm Hg, pulse 84 beats per minute, respirations 16 per minute.
3) A patient who slipped and fell with blood pressure 112/74 mm Hg, pulse 68 beats per minute, respirations 14 per minute.
4) A patient who is one day post-op with blood pressure 88/58 mm Hg, pulse beats 152 per minute, respirations 24 per minute.
Explanation
Hence, the options (1),(2) and (3) are i...
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