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evelyn o bentley · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

What does the nurse recognize as the initial step in conducting an assessment of a patient?

a. A body systems review
b. The nursing health history
c. Biographical data
d. The present illness

Question 2

A patient is suspected of having a cardiac arrhythmia. The nurse is concerned with the findings of an apical rate of 88 and a radial rate of 80. What is the term for the difference between these two rates?

a. Pulse pressure
b. Unequal pulses
c. Pulse deficit
d. Tachycardia

braelync · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The nursing health history is the initial step in the assessment process.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The difference between radial and apical pulses is called a pulse deficit.