A 45-Year-Old Patient Who Is Alert and Oriented Has a Blood

question 14

Multiple Choice

A 45-year-old patient who is alert and oriented has a blood pressure of 98/66 mm Hg, radial pulse of 76 beats/min (irregular) , and respirations of 18 breaths/min (regular) . The best nursing intervention is to:

• A) notify the charge nurse of the hypotension.
• B) notify the doctor of the bradycardia.
• C) check medications that might be the cause of the irregularity.
• D) check the patient's record to determine his baseline blood pressure.

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