Recording and documenting your patient's first set of vital signs is very important because, when combined with reassessments, it allows you to do which of the following?
A) Discover trends and changes in the patient's condition.
B) Make an accurate diagnosis of the patient's illness.
C) Compare your patient's condition with other patients' conditions.
D) Fill in all of the blanks on the patient care report form.
A
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