A nurse takes vital signs of the client as ordered or may use judgment to determine whether a client requires more frequent assessment of vital signs. The nurse educator asks a student nurse to identify the measurements that constitute vital signs
Which response by the student nurse best identifies vital signs? A) Respirations and blood pressure
B) Temperature, blood pressure, respirations
C) Temperature, pulse, respirations
D) Blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations
D
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TPR and BP are called vital signs.
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