Which pulse is located near the bend of the elbow?

Mr. Smith is bedridden, using Oxygen and has difficulty closing his mouth. Which is the preferred method to obtain the most accurate temperature?

  Identify the term definition for the following terms: 1st.  measurement of blood pressure; phase when the heart is at work, contracting and pushing the blood out of the left ventricle.

Identify the term definition for the following terms: difficult or labored breathing

Read the following and record the systolic and diastolic numbers  

  Identify the term definition for the following terms: T.P.R

If protective eye wear is worn you do not need a mask.

  Identify the term for the following definitions: Cerebrovascular accident; stroke

You are to take a rectal temperature, you should do all of the following except:

Normal adult rectal temperature is