ATI RN FUNDAMENTALS vital signs EXAM 2025 ACTUAL
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1.Having recently moved into the area, a 56-year-old female is having her
initial visit with the primary care provider she selected. The patient denies
any chronic or acute illnesses.
You measure & record her vital sign data, whats next?
The primary reason for assessing this patient's vital
signs is to: establish a baseline when the patient reports no specific
health-related problem.
You got it right. Vital signs are assessed for various reasons that include
determining the patient's response to medical and nursing therapy as
well as identifying clinical problems. However, the primary reason for
such assessment at an initial visit of an apparently well patient is to
document baseline data. This information will be useful for comparison
with vital-sign data obtained at subsequent visits.
2.Which of the following accurately describes body temperature?: The
differ- ence between heat produced by and lost from the body
rationale: Normal body temperature is the healthy balance between the
amounts of heat the body produces as a byproduct of metabolism,
muscle activity, thyroxine output, and sympathetic stimulation and the
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, heat lost as a result of radiation, conduction, convection, and
evaporation.
3.Which of the following temperatures is within the normal range for
adults and is documented correctly?
A. T = 98.6º F
B. T = 99.6º F (O)
C. T = 101.0º F (O): B. T = 99.6º F (O)
4.Which of the following is true regarding assessing a patient's pulse?
A. The human pulse is the palpable bounding of the blood flow in a
peripheral artery.
B. The normal pulse range for a resting adult is 50 to 110 beats/mi
C. Three components that the nurse should include when documenting pulse
(P) are the rate, rhythm, and depth.
D. To calculate the pulse of a patient whose rhythm is irregular, the nurse
should count the pulse rate for 30 seconds and multiply by two.: A. The
human pulse is the palpable bounding of the blood flow in a peripheral
artery.
5.Will your assessment of respiration provide information about your
pa- tient's ability to intake carbon dioxide and to expel oxygen?: B. No
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, You got it right. Respiration is the mechanism a person uses to introduce
oxygen into the body while expelling carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
6.Which of the following is true regarding assessing a patient's respiration?
A. It is best to inform the patient that you are assessing her respiration.
B. "R = 14/min, normal, regular" is an appropriate documentation of a
patient's respiration.
C. Occurrence or periods of apnea in an older adult is a normal respiratory
finding.
D. Anxiety and acute pain are two factors that should not affect a patient's
respiratory rate.: B. "R = 14/min, normal, regular" is an appropriate
documentation of a patient's respiration.
7.Which of the following describes systolic pressure?
A. The force blood exerts on the wall of a blood vessel during both
the contraction and relaxation phases of the heart
B. The pressure exerted by the blood during the heart's contraction phase
C. The pressure exerted by the blood during the heart's relaxation phase:
B. The pressure exerted by the blood during the heart's contraction
phase
8.You recorded your patient's blood pressure as 166/88. Is this within
the normal range for an adult?: no
9.Your patient's blood pressure exceeds the upper limit of the normal
range for an adult, so you measure it again.
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EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
A+
1.Having recently moved into the area, a 56-year-old female is having her
initial visit with the primary care provider she selected. The patient denies
any chronic or acute illnesses.
You measure & record her vital sign data, whats next?
The primary reason for assessing this patient's vital
signs is to: establish a baseline when the patient reports no specific
health-related problem.
You got it right. Vital signs are assessed for various reasons that include
determining the patient's response to medical and nursing therapy as
well as identifying clinical problems. However, the primary reason for
such assessment at an initial visit of an apparently well patient is to
document baseline data. This information will be useful for comparison
with vital-sign data obtained at subsequent visits.
2.Which of the following accurately describes body temperature?: The
differ- ence between heat produced by and lost from the body
rationale: Normal body temperature is the healthy balance between the
amounts of heat the body produces as a byproduct of metabolism,
muscle activity, thyroxine output, and sympathetic stimulation and the
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, heat lost as a result of radiation, conduction, convection, and
evaporation.
3.Which of the following temperatures is within the normal range for
adults and is documented correctly?
A. T = 98.6º F
B. T = 99.6º F (O)
C. T = 101.0º F (O): B. T = 99.6º F (O)
4.Which of the following is true regarding assessing a patient's pulse?
A. The human pulse is the palpable bounding of the blood flow in a
peripheral artery.
B. The normal pulse range for a resting adult is 50 to 110 beats/mi
C. Three components that the nurse should include when documenting pulse
(P) are the rate, rhythm, and depth.
D. To calculate the pulse of a patient whose rhythm is irregular, the nurse
should count the pulse rate for 30 seconds and multiply by two.: A. The
human pulse is the palpable bounding of the blood flow in a peripheral
artery.
5.Will your assessment of respiration provide information about your
pa- tient's ability to intake carbon dioxide and to expel oxygen?: B. No
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, You got it right. Respiration is the mechanism a person uses to introduce
oxygen into the body while expelling carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
6.Which of the following is true regarding assessing a patient's respiration?
A. It is best to inform the patient that you are assessing her respiration.
B. "R = 14/min, normal, regular" is an appropriate documentation of a
patient's respiration.
C. Occurrence or periods of apnea in an older adult is a normal respiratory
finding.
D. Anxiety and acute pain are two factors that should not affect a patient's
respiratory rate.: B. "R = 14/min, normal, regular" is an appropriate
documentation of a patient's respiration.
7.Which of the following describes systolic pressure?
A. The force blood exerts on the wall of a blood vessel during both
the contraction and relaxation phases of the heart
B. The pressure exerted by the blood during the heart's contraction phase
C. The pressure exerted by the blood during the heart's relaxation phase:
B. The pressure exerted by the blood during the heart's contraction
phase
8.You recorded your patient's blood pressure as 166/88. Is this within
the normal range for an adult?: no
9.Your patient's blood pressure exceeds the upper limit of the normal
range for an adult, so you measure it again.
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