ATI RN
Assess Vital Signs Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a group of patients on a medical-surgical unit. Which patient will the nurse assess first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
As you are obtaining the oxygen saturation on a 19-year-old college student with severe asthma, you note that she has black nail polish on her nails. You remove the polish from one nail, and she asks you why her nail polish had to be removed. Your best reply is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse needs to obtain a radial pulse from a patient. To obtain the correct measure, what must the nurse do?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client's respiratory rate and finds it to be 8 breaths per minute. What action should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client's pain using a pain scale. Which pain scale is commonly used for children who are too young to verbalize their pain intensity?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.