ATI Engage Fundamentals: RN Vital
Signs Assessment 2.0 Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the most appropriate site to check an infant's pulse?
A. Radial
B. Brachial
✔✔C. Apical
D. Temporal
Which reading indicates a normal adult respiratory rate?
A. 8 breaths/min
✔✔B. 16 breaths/min
C. 24 breaths/min
D. 30 breaths/min
What should the nurse do if a patient has an irregular radial pulse?
✔✔A. Assess the apical pulse for a full minute
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,B. Document and move on
C. Check temperature instead
D. Ask the patient to cough
Which method gives the most accurate core body temperature?
A. Axillary
B. Oral
✔✔C. Rectal
D. Temporal
What position is best for obtaining an accurate blood pressure reading?
A. Standing with crossed legs
✔✔B. Sitting with feet flat on the floor
C. Reclining with arms above head
D. Leaning forward
Which factor can cause an increase in body temperature?
✔✔A. Infection
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,B. Sleeping
C. Fasting
D. Cold room
When should the nurse avoid taking an oral temperature?
A. After walking
✔✔B. After the patient drank hot coffee
C. Before surgery
D. When the patient has a headache
A respiratory rate of 28 in an adult indicates:
A. Eupnea
✔✔B. Tachypnea
C. Bradypnea
D. Apnea
What does a pulse oximeter measure?
A. Respiratory rate
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, ✔✔B. Oxygen saturation
C. Blood pressure
D. Carbon dioxide
Which of the following blood pressure readings is considered hypertensive?
A. 118/76 mmHg
B. 124/80 mmHg
✔✔C. 142/92 mmHg
D. 90/58 mmHg
Why should a blood pressure cuff fit properly?
✔✔A. An incorrect cuff size can lead to inaccurate readings
B. It’s for patient comfort only
C. It helps measure oxygen levels
D. It speeds up the reading
What is the best action if a patient's BP is 80/50 mmHg?
A. Repeat in 1 hour
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Signs Assessment 2.0 Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 |
Correct & Verified
What is the most appropriate site to check an infant's pulse?
A. Radial
B. Brachial
✔✔C. Apical
D. Temporal
Which reading indicates a normal adult respiratory rate?
A. 8 breaths/min
✔✔B. 16 breaths/min
C. 24 breaths/min
D. 30 breaths/min
What should the nurse do if a patient has an irregular radial pulse?
✔✔A. Assess the apical pulse for a full minute
1
,B. Document and move on
C. Check temperature instead
D. Ask the patient to cough
Which method gives the most accurate core body temperature?
A. Axillary
B. Oral
✔✔C. Rectal
D. Temporal
What position is best for obtaining an accurate blood pressure reading?
A. Standing with crossed legs
✔✔B. Sitting with feet flat on the floor
C. Reclining with arms above head
D. Leaning forward
Which factor can cause an increase in body temperature?
✔✔A. Infection
2
,B. Sleeping
C. Fasting
D. Cold room
When should the nurse avoid taking an oral temperature?
A. After walking
✔✔B. After the patient drank hot coffee
C. Before surgery
D. When the patient has a headache
A respiratory rate of 28 in an adult indicates:
A. Eupnea
✔✔B. Tachypnea
C. Bradypnea
D. Apnea
What does a pulse oximeter measure?
A. Respiratory rate
3
, ✔✔B. Oxygen saturation
C. Blood pressure
D. Carbon dioxide
Which of the following blood pressure readings is considered hypertensive?
A. 118/76 mmHg
B. 124/80 mmHg
✔✔C. 142/92 mmHg
D. 90/58 mmHg
Why should a blood pressure cuff fit properly?
✔✔A. An incorrect cuff size can lead to inaccurate readings
B. It’s for patient comfort only
C. It helps measure oxygen levels
D. It speeds up the reading
What is the best action if a patient's BP is 80/50 mmHg?
A. Repeat in 1 hour
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