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