Rn Ati Vital Signs Assessment Exam. Questions And Answers.

45. A nurse is preparing an in-service about peripheral pulses for a group of staff nurses. Which of the following information should the nurse include? 46. A nurse is planning care for a group of clients and is delegating to the assistive personnel (AP) to take the clients' vital signs. For which of the following clients should the nurse obtain the vital signs rather than the AP. 47. A nurse is caring for client who has a heart rate of 118/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to improve the client's heart rate? 48. A nurse is providing care to a client who has an apical pulse rate of 54/min and is experiencing dizziness. Which of the following is the nurse's priority action? 49. A nurse is caring for a client who has hypotension. Which of the following factors should the nurse identify as a contributing factor to the client's condition? 50. 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? 51. A nurse is reviewing documentation of vital signs by a newly licensed nurse for an assigned client. Which of the following entries in the chart requires follow up by the nurse? 52. A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing tachypnea due to an exacerbation of asthma. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering? 53. A nurse on a pediatric unit is reviewing the medical records for a group of clients. Which of the following clients has a vital sign outside the expected reference range and requires intervention? 54. A nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of interventions provided to a client who was admitted for decreased circulation. Which of the following findings requires further intervention by the nurse? 55. A nurse is caring for a recently admitted client and as part of the plan of care, two nurses obtained simultaneous pulse rates. The client's auscultated apical pulse was 106/min and the palpated radial pulse was 93/min. The nurse should document the findings as which of the following? 56. A nurse is caring for a client who has an increase in cardiac output. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? 57. A nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of interventions used to address clients' vital signs that were outside of the expected references ranges. Which of the following findings indicates the intervention was effective? 58. A charge nurse is providing an in-service for a group of nurses about cardiac output. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?