Thankoon is a nursing student who is assigned to Ms. Trembly. Ms. Trembly is a 72-year-old Caucasian female who is admitted to the medical-surgical unit for management of hypotension secondary to heart disease.
Ms. Trembly’s blood pressure on admission is 82/54 mm Hg; but several hours later her blood pressure has dropped to 76/50 mm Hg. She complains of nausea, fatigue, and blurred vision.