During the primary assessment of a geriatric patient complaining of shortness of breath and fever, you quickly locate the radial pulse. What should you do next?
A) Assess the patient's breathing.
B) Obtain a blood pressure.
C) Determine the rate and quality of the pulse.
D) Establish the patient's level of consciousness.
C
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a. are safe b. do not take the anger or insults personally c. are tolerant and do not become defensive d. all of the above
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Following the Bernoulli principle, when a fluid approaches a constriction in a tube, there will be a(n) ____ in acceleration and a(n) ____ in lateral pressure
a. Decrease, decrease c. Increase, decrease b. Decrease, increase d. Increase, increase
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