Vital Signs Latest Exam Questions With Complete Updated Solutions.
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Vital Signs
A nurse is planning care for a client who is experiencing tachycardia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to make?
a) instruct the client to increase exercise
b) instruct the client to consume no more than four caffeinated beverages per day
c) encourage the client to prac...
Vital Signs Latest Exam Questions With
Complete Updated Solutions.
A nurse is planning care for a client who is experiencing tachycardia. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse plan to make?
a) instruct the client to increase exercise
b) instruct the client to consume no more than four caffeinated beverages per day
c) encourage the client to practice relaxation techniques each day
d) encourage the client to engage in pattern paced breathing by panting - Answer c) encourage the
client to practice relaxation techniques each day
A nurse is teaching a group of AP about techniques used to obtain BP. For which of the following clients
should the nurse to instruct the AP to obtain an electronic BP measurement?
a) a client who has a BP lower than the expected reference range
b) a school-age client
c) a client recovering from extensive abdominal surgery
d) a client who has stabilized BP measurements - Answer d) a client who has stabilized BP
measurements
A nurse is observing an AP obtain vital signs from an adult client. Which of the following actions by the
AP requires follow up by the nurse?
a) the AP pulls the pinna up and back when obtaining a tympanic temperature
b) the AP informs the client when they are counting the respirations
c) the AP gently presses down with the pads of two or three fingers over the radial pulse site
d) the AP selects a blood pressure cuff that is 40% the circumference of the client's arm - Answer b) the
AP informs the client when they are counting the respirations
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 - Answer d) A client
who has a blood pressure of 162/102 mm Hg has stage II hypertension
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 - Answer c) SaO2 97% right index finger, room air
A nurse is assessing a three month old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take when assessing the apical pulse?
a) count the number of beats heard in 15 seconds and multiply by 4
b) notify the provider if the apical pulse rate is greater than 110/min
c) place the stethoscope over the 4th intercostal space to the left of the sternum
d) auscultate the apical pulse for an S4 heart sound - Answer c) place the stethoscope over the 4th
intercostal space to the left of the sternum
A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients is experiencing an alteration in their
RR that requires intervention?
a) an adolescent who has a RR of 20/min
b) an older adult with RR of 16/min
c) an infant with RR of 52/min
d) a school-age child who has a RR of 14/min - Answer d) a school-age child who has a RR of 14/min
A nurse is planning care for a group of clients. For which of the following clients should the nurse direct
an AP to obtain a rectal temperature?
a) a toddler who has diarrhea
b) a client who is 1 day post op from hemorrhoid surgery
c) an infant who is receiving IV fluids
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