VITAL SIGNS PRACTICE FOR NCLEX QUESTIONS.

Vital Signs Practice Questions With Answers
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1. 1. A nurse assesses an oral temperature for an adult patient. The patient's
temperature is 37.5°C (99.5°F). What term would the nurse use to report this
temperature?

a. Febrile

b. Hypothermia

c. Hypertension

d. Afebrile: d. Afebrile
2. 2. A nurse is assessing the vital signs of patients who presented at the emer-
gency department. Based on the knowledge of age-related variations in normal
vital signs, which patients would the nurse document as having a normal vital
sign? Select all that apply.

a. A 4-month old infant whose temperature is 38.1°C (100.5°F)

b. A 3-year old whose blood pressure is 118/80

c. A 9-year old whose temperature is 39°C (102.2°F)

d. An adolescent whose pulse rate is 70 bpm

e. An adult whose respiratory rate is 20 bpm

f. A 72-year old whose pulse rate is 42 bpm: a. A 4-month old infant whose temperature is 38.1°C
(100.5°F)

d. An adolescent whose pulse rate is 70 bpm

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, e. An adult whose respiratory rate is 20 bpm

f. A 72-year old whose pulse rate is 42 bpm




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