When Admitting a Patient with a Stroke Who Is Unconscious

question 3

Multiple Choice

When admitting a patient with a stroke who is unconscious and unresponsive to stimuli, the nurse learns from the patient's family that the patient has a history of GERD. The nurse will plan to do frequent assessment of the patient's

• A) bowel sounds.
• B) breath sounds.
• C) apical pulse.
• D) abdominal girth.

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