History of high blood pressure-obesity and cardiac disease

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The nurse is caring for a patient on the telemetry unit with a history of high blood pressure, obesity, and cardiac disease. The patient states that his right arm and face are numb. The nurse performed the NIHSS test on the patient which resulted with a score of 14. What action should the nurse complete next?

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