The female nurse is preparing to assess and possibly change a ...

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The female nurse is preparing to assess and possibly change a scrotal dressing on a 34-year-old patient. Before changing the dressing, she should ________.
 
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Question 2

After applying the sphygmomanometer to the patient's upper arm, the nurse inflates the cuff to the proper level, and then, using a stethoscope, listens for the __________________ sounds.
 
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Answer to Question 1

have a third person of the patient's gender come into the room
Have a third person of the patient's gender in the room during assessment of genitalia . This prevents the patient from accusing the nurse of behaving in an unethical manner.

Answer to Question 2

Korotkoff
The most common technique used for measuring blood pressure is auscultation with a sphygmomanometer and stethoscope. As the sphygmomanometer cuff is deflated, the five different sounds heard over an artery are called Korotkoff phases. The sound in each phase has unique characteristics. Blood pressure is recorded with the systolic reading (first Korotkoff sound) before the diastolic reading (beginning of the fifth Korotkoff sound).