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ATI VItal Signs Test Questions WithComplete Solutions
A charge nurse in a clinic is preparing an in-service about blood
pressure measurements for a group of staff members. Which of
the following should the nurse include?
a) A client diagnosed with an elevated BP when the
measurement is greater than 130/80 mm Hg
b) A client us experiencing a hypertensive crisis when their BP
is greater than 150/90 mm Hg
c) A client who has a BP of 128/86 mm Hg has stage I
hypertension
d) A client who has a blood pressure of 162/102 mm Hg has
stage II hypertension Correct Answers d) A client who has a
blood pressure of 162/102 mm Hg has stage II hypertension
A charge nurse is discussing a client's RR data with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following statements should the
nurse include?
a) clients will exhibit an increase in their RR after using a
bronchodilator
b) count the RR for 1 min who have a respiratory infection
c) expect clients who have a brainstem injury to exhibit rapid
respirations
d) clients who are experiencing acute pain will have slow, deep
respirations Correct Answers b) count the RR for 1 min who
have a respiratory infection
,A charge nurse is discussing mechanisms of loss of body heat
with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements
should the nurse include?
a) "Convection is the loss of body heat when a client is in
contact with a cooler surface."
b) "Conduction is the loss of body heat when sweat dries from a
client's skin."
c) "Evaporation is the loss of body heat when a client is near a
current of cool air."
d) "Radiation is the loss of body heat when a client is in close
proximity to a cooler surface." Correct Answers d) "Radiation
is the loss of body heat when a client is in close proximity to a
cooler surface."
A charge nurse is discussing the physiology of the heart with a
newly licensed nurse. Which of the following anatomical sites
should the newly licensed nurse identify as the pacemaker of the
heart?
a) AV node
b) left ventricle
c) SA node
d) right ventricle Correct Answers c) SA node
A charge nurse is evaluating a newly licensed nurse's
documentation of vitals for several clients. Which of the
following documentation should the charge nurse identify as
being incomplete?
a) radial pulse regular at 84/min
b) respirations observed as even, nonlabored at 20/min with
client in supine position
c) BP 124/82 mm Hg lying in bed
, d) temporal temperature 36.9 degrees C (98.4 degrees F)
Correct Answers c) BP 124/82 mm Hg lying in bed
A charge nurse is providing an in-service for a group of nurses
about cardiac output. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include?
a) cardiac output is the amount of blood flow through the heart
in 1 minute
b) cardiac output is the amount of blood ejected from the atria
c) cardiac output is the ability of the muscle fibers in the
ventricles to stretch
d) cardiac output is the resistance of the ventricles to pump
blood through the heart Correct Answers a) cardiac output is
the amount of blood flow through the heart in 1 minute
A charge nurse is reviewing documentation of vital signs by a
newly licensed nurse. Which of the following pieces of
documentation is correct?
a) pulse 52/min
b) RR 24
c) SaO2 97% right index finger, room air
d) BP 132/86 mm Hg Correct Answers c) SaO2 97% right
index finger, room air
A charge nurse is reviewing orthostatic hypotension with a
group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following
statements should the charge nurse make?
a) the first step in checking for checking orthostatic hypotension
is obtaining a client's BP while they are standing
b) an increase of 5 mm of Hg in the diastolic pressure with a
position change indicates orthostatic hypotension
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