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Assessing Vital Signs ATI Questions
Question 1 of 5
Vital signs are based on....
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Vital signs reflect homeostasis , the body's ability to maintain internal stability (e.g., temperature, heart rate). Food processing affects digestion, not vital signs directly. Weight and height inform growth or BMI, not homeostasis monitoring. ‘None of the above' dismisses the correct link. Choice C is correct, as vital signs are physiological markers of homeostatic balance, a principle nurses use to assess health and guide care, per basic pathophysiology.
Question 2 of 5
The nurse is caring for an infant and is obtaining the patient's vital signs. The best site for the nurse to obtain the infant's pulse would be the artery.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is assessing a client's pulse rate and finds it to be irregularly irregular with no discernible pattern. What action should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
During a physical assessment, the nurse observes that a client's blood pressure is 160/100 mmHg. What action should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
While assessing vital signs of a patient with a head injury and increased intracranial pressure (IICP), a nurse notes that the patients respiratory rate is 8 breaths/min. How will the nurse interpret this finding?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.