BSN /
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/ // /
Vital
/ /
Signs
/ /
post
/ /
tests and exam questions with correct answers
/ // // // // // //
Which //of //the //following //patients //would //require //follow-up? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔An //adult //with //a //respiratory //rate //of //10 //breaths //per //minute.
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/vital /
/signs /
/recorded /
/for /
/an /
/older /
/adult //would //be //considered //acceptable //(within //normal //limits)? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Temp //97.0° //F //(36.1 //°C), //P-60, //R-16, //BP //116/78, //O2 //sat //95%
The /
/nurse /
/has /
/delegated /
/the //task //of //temperature //assessment //to //the //NAP. //Which //information //should //be //provided
,to //the //NAP? //- //verified //answer(s)-
//
✔✔What //changes //to //report //immediately //to //the //nurse.
The //frequency //for //taking //or //monitoring //the //temperature.
The //type //of //temperature //required.
Which /
/of //the //following //situations //may //affect //a //patient's //vital //signs? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Moving //from //lying //to //standing //position.
Pain //rated //as //a //7 //on //0-10 //pain //scale.
Time //of //day.
The /
/nurse /
/will /
/take /
/the /
/patient's //vital //signs //preoperatively //and //record //them //as //part //of //the //patient's //preparation
//for //surgery. //Why //is //it //necessary //to //take //vital //signs //preoperatively? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔To /
/verify /
/the /
/patient /
/is /
/not /
/experiencing //any //complications //that //may //contraindicate //surgery //or //require //intervention.
To //provide //a //set //of //vital //signs //to //use //for //comparison //during //and //after //surgery.
The //NAP //reports //to //the //nurse //a //65-year-
old /
/patient //
s/
/blood /
/pressure /
, is //160/98. //What //is //the //appropriate //initial //response //of //the //nurse? //- //verified //answer(s)-
/
✔✔Assess //the //patient //s //blood //pressure.
Which /
/patient /
/would //it //be //appropriate //for //the //nurse //to //delegate //vital //signs //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Elderly //nursing //home //resident
Which /
/person //would //be //expected //to //have //the //lowest //body //temperature //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔An //80-year-old //who //walked //half //a //mile
80-year-
old /
/would /
/have //
a/
/lower /
/starting /
/temperature /
/and /
/therefore, /
/would /
/most /
/likely /
/have /
/the /
/lowest /
/body //temperature //although //it //may //take //longer //to //return //to //baseline //after //exercise.
The /
/NAP /
/is /
/preparing /
/to /
/measure //
206 -
/ // /
Vital
/ /
Signs
/ /
post
/ /
tests and exam questions with correct answers
/ // // // // // //
Which //of //the //following //patients //would //require //follow-up? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔An //adult //with //a //respiratory //rate //of //10 //breaths //per //minute.
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/vital /
/signs /
/recorded /
/for /
/an /
/older /
/adult //would //be //considered //acceptable //(within //normal //limits)? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Temp //97.0° //F //(36.1 //°C), //P-60, //R-16, //BP //116/78, //O2 //sat //95%
The /
/nurse /
/has /
/delegated /
/the //task //of //temperature //assessment //to //the //NAP. //Which //information //should //be //provided
,to //the //NAP? //- //verified //answer(s)-
//
✔✔What //changes //to //report //immediately //to //the //nurse.
The //frequency //for //taking //or //monitoring //the //temperature.
The //type //of //temperature //required.
Which /
/of //the //following //situations //may //affect //a //patient's //vital //signs? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Moving //from //lying //to //standing //position.
Pain //rated //as //a //7 //on //0-10 //pain //scale.
Time //of //day.
The /
/nurse /
/will /
/take /
/the /
/patient's //vital //signs //preoperatively //and //record //them //as //part //of //the //patient's //preparation
//for //surgery. //Why //is //it //necessary //to //take //vital //signs //preoperatively? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔To /
/verify /
/the /
/patient /
/is /
/not /
/experiencing //any //complications //that //may //contraindicate //surgery //or //require //intervention.
To //provide //a //set //of //vital //signs //to //use //for //comparison //during //and //after //surgery.
The //NAP //reports //to //the //nurse //a //65-year-
old /
/patient //
s/
/blood /
/pressure /
, is //160/98. //What //is //the //appropriate //initial //response //of //the //nurse? //- //verified //answer(s)-
/
✔✔Assess //the //patient //s //blood //pressure.
Which /
/patient /
/would //it //be //appropriate //for //the //nurse //to //delegate //vital //signs //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Elderly //nursing //home //resident
Which /
/person //would //be //expected //to //have //the //lowest //body //temperature //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔An //80-year-old //who //walked //half //a //mile
80-year-
old /
/would /
/have //
a/
/lower /
/starting /
/temperature /
/and /
/therefore, /
/would /
/most /
/likely /
/have /
/the /
/lowest /
/body //temperature //although //it //may //take //longer //to //return //to //baseline //after //exercise.
The /
/NAP /
/is /
/preparing /
/to /
/measure //
