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ATI: VITAL SIGNS Questions and Answers (2022)
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ATI: VITAL SIGNS Questions and Answers1. The most important factor in measuring blood pressure accurately is:
- using a cuff of the appropriate size for the patient
2. When assessing a patient's respiration, it is recommended that the
patient:
- have the head of the bed elevated 45 to 60 degrees.
3. When auscultating a patient's apical pulse, you listen until you hear
the S1 and S2 heart sounds clearly and regularly. S2 is produced when
the:
- semilunar valves close
4. To auscultating a patient's apical pulse accurately, you position the
bell of the diaphragm of your stethoscope over the point of maximal
impulse, which is located:
- at the fifth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line.
5. You are assessing a patient's vital signs. The patient has a
temperature of 102F (39C). Which of the following do you expect to
find?
- An elevated pulse rate
6. The best way to determine the depth of a patient's respiration is to: -
observe the degree of chest
-wall movement during inspiration and expiration
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