A nurse collects an adult client’s vital signs.  The client has a history of hypertension.  Based on the following findings, which vital sign result needs to be further assessed at this time? oral temperature 98.8 degrees F; radial pulse 80 beats/minute with regular rhythm; respirations 30 breaths/minute, shallow; blood pressure 118/78 mm Hg. 

Social determinants of health are factors within the environment where a client lives that affect their health.  Which of the following are examples of social determinants of health.  (Select all that apply)

A nurse palpates a client’s radial pulse and determines the pulse to be weak and diminished.  What pulse strength would the nurse document.

A client has an order for a urinary catheter to be inserted. If an LPN was assigned the task and wasn’t sure if it was included in their scope of practice, where would the nurse obtain this information?

Communication plays an important role in building a therapeutic relationship. Which of the following are characteristics of nonverbal communication? (Select all that apply)

What terminology describes a heart rate less than 60 beats per minute?

The Texas army that won the decisive Battle of San Jacinto was led by

Nurses are at risk of compassion fatigue.  Which of the following is a finding of compassion fatigue?

Which term best defines intentional and wrongful physical contact with a person that involves an injury or offensive contact?

Which of the following vital sign results are not within normal limits?