Reference no: EM133591029

Question: You are a staff nurse on a medical-surgical unit at University Hospital. You have been assigned to admit Ms. Howard, a 78-year-old Caucasian female, to your unit. She is being admitted for sepsis and hypertension. Upon entering Mrs. Howard's room, you note that she is obese and appears to be short of breath. You are preparing a full health history and physical examination and begin by taking her vital signs.

Explain each piece of equipment that you will use during your assessment of Mrs. Howard's vital signs (this requires documentation of resources used to finish the assignment unless you have personally invented a new way ).
Describe the appropriate steps needed to fully explain the assessment of the following vital signs on Mrs. Howard:
Blood pressure
Pulse
Respiration
Temperature
Again, the above requires documentation.
Based on your initial observations upon entering the room, what other tool(s) might you use in your assessment of Mrs. Howard in addition to those used to measure her vital signs?