TEST BANK FOR
NUR 211 EXAM;
VITAL SIGNS
QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED
ANSWERS
2026/2027 A+
PASS
GUARANTEED
,Chapter 1; Vital Signs
Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 8th
Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.The nursing student is obtaining the
patients vital signs. The patient has gone
to the clinic seeking help because she is
having chest pain. Which of the following
vital signs are most important to obtain?
a. Temperature, pulse, respirations
b. Temperature, pulse, respirations, oxygen
saturation
c. Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood
pressure, oxygen saturation
d. Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood
pressure, oxygen
saturation, pain ANS: D
The cardinal vital signs are temperature,
pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and
oxygen saturation. A sixth vital sign,
assessment of pain, is a standard of care
in health care settings. Frequently pain
and discomfort are the signs that lead a
patient to seek health care. Therefore
,assessing a patients pain helps a nurse
understand the patients clinical status
and progress.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
(Comprehension) REF:270
OBJ:Accurately assess body temperature,
pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation, and
blood pressure.TOP:Nursing Process:
Diagnosis
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
2.Upon a patients admission to the
nursing unit, the registered nurse
delegated to the nursing assistive
personnel to take her vital signs. What is
the registered nurses responsibility
regarding delegating this task?
a. This is inappropriate delegation; the nurse
should always take the vital signs.
b. Have the NAP repeat the measurement if
vital signs appear abnormal.
c.
d. The nurse should review and interpret the
vital sign measurements.
, e. This task has been delegated so the nurse is
not responsible.
ANS: C
A nurse may delegate the measurement
of selected vital signs (e.g., stable
patients) to nursing assistive personnel.
However, it is the nurses responsibility to
review vital sign data, interpret their
significance, and critically think through
decisions about interventions. When vital
signs appear abnormal, repeat the
measurement. When caring for a patient,
the nurse is responsible for vital sign
monitoring.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
(Comprehension) REF:271
OBJ: Correctly delegate vital sign
measurement to nursing assistive
personnel.
TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis MSC: NCLEX:
Management of Care
NUR 211 EXAM;
VITAL SIGNS
QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED
ANSWERS
2026/2027 A+
PASS
GUARANTEED
,Chapter 1; Vital Signs
Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 8th
Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.The nursing student is obtaining the
patients vital signs. The patient has gone
to the clinic seeking help because she is
having chest pain. Which of the following
vital signs are most important to obtain?
a. Temperature, pulse, respirations
b. Temperature, pulse, respirations, oxygen
saturation
c. Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood
pressure, oxygen saturation
d. Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood
pressure, oxygen
saturation, pain ANS: D
The cardinal vital signs are temperature,
pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and
oxygen saturation. A sixth vital sign,
assessment of pain, is a standard of care
in health care settings. Frequently pain
and discomfort are the signs that lead a
patient to seek health care. Therefore
,assessing a patients pain helps a nurse
understand the patients clinical status
and progress.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
(Comprehension) REF:270
OBJ:Accurately assess body temperature,
pulse, respiration, oxygen saturation, and
blood pressure.TOP:Nursing Process:
Diagnosis
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
2.Upon a patients admission to the
nursing unit, the registered nurse
delegated to the nursing assistive
personnel to take her vital signs. What is
the registered nurses responsibility
regarding delegating this task?
a. This is inappropriate delegation; the nurse
should always take the vital signs.
b. Have the NAP repeat the measurement if
vital signs appear abnormal.
c.
d. The nurse should review and interpret the
vital sign measurements.
, e. This task has been delegated so the nurse is
not responsible.
ANS: C
A nurse may delegate the measurement
of selected vital signs (e.g., stable
patients) to nursing assistive personnel.
However, it is the nurses responsibility to
review vital sign data, interpret their
significance, and critically think through
decisions about interventions. When vital
signs appear abnormal, repeat the
measurement. When caring for a patient,
the nurse is responsible for vital sign
monitoring.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding
(Comprehension) REF:271
OBJ: Correctly delegate vital sign
measurement to nursing assistive
personnel.
TOP: Nursing Process: Diagnosis MSC: NCLEX:
Management of Care
