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ATI Vital Signs Questions And AnswersLatest Update 2024/2025
A Nurse is preparing an in service about factors affecting respiratory rates for a group of assistive
personnel. Which of the following information should the nurse include? Answer: Fever can
increase a clients respiratory rate
A nurse is preparing an in-service about vital signs for a group of newly hired AP. Which of the following
info should the nurse include about measuring body temp? Answer: Oral Temperature is easily
accessible despite a clients position
A charge nurse is providing an in-service for a group of nurses about cardiac output. Which of the
following statements should the nurse make? Answer: "Cardiac output is the amount of blood flow
through the heart in 1 minute"
A nurse is discussing the use of a clients thigh for blood pressure measurements with an AP. Which of
the following info should the nurse include? Answer: Use the thigh to obtain blood pressure when
the client has severe edema in their arms.
A nurse is reviewing blood flow through the heart which a group of AP. The nurse should identify that
blood flows to which of the following parts of the heart as it leaves the right ventricle? Answer:
Pulmonary artery
A nurse is caring for a client who has an increase in cardiac afterload. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? Answer: Increase in blood pressure
A nurse is reviewing the vital signs obtained by AP at 1200. For which of the following clients should the
nurse plan to intervene? Answer: Toddler with respiratory rate of 44/min
, A nurse is reviewing the vital signs of four clients. The nurse should identify that which of the following
clients has a vital signs outside normal range? Answer: A 23 yr old who runs marathons and has a BP
of 85/54 mm Hg
A nurse is reviewing vital signs for a group of clients obtained by AP. The nurse should identify that
which of the following requires follow up assessment due to brachycardia? Answer: Young adult
with radial pulse of 56bpm
A nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about vital sign measurements. Which of the
following factors should the nurse include in teaching? Answer: Body temp is typically lower in older
adults
A nurse is evaluating effectiveness of interventions used for clients who had alterations in vital signs.
Which indicate interventions were effective? Answer: - a preschooler who was exhibiting tachypena
2hr post op and now has RR of 26/min
-older adult who had brachycardia while sleeping now has apical pulse of 66/min
- young adult who had hypotension after an opioid analgesic and now has bp of 98/68
A nurse is caring for a recently admitted client and as a part of the plan of care, two nurses obtained
simultaneous pulse rates. The clients auscultated apical pulse was 106/min and the palpated radial pulse
was 93 min. The nurse should document the findings as Answer: Pulse deficit of 13/min
A nurse is teaching a group of AP about techniques used to obtain BP. For which of the following clients
should the nurse instruct to obtain an electronic BP measurement? Answer: A client who has
stabilized BP measurments
A nurse is caring for a client who asks about factors that could cause their pulse rate to increase. Which
of the following factors should the nurse include in their response? Answer: Smoking
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