Normal and Abnormal Vital Sign Parameters

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A nurse should check the vital signs immediately upon admission and continuously monitor the vital signs at regular intervals to check the prognosis of the patient. The vital signs include: 

• Orientation
• Assess body temperature
• Measure blood pressure
• Assess heart rate
• Assess respiratory rate
• Height and weight

At the end of this topic, a nurse will be able to:

• Verbalizes factors that affect temperature
• Demonstrates proper procedure for
  • assessing a peripheral pulse
  • obtaining respiratory rate and pattern
  • getting blood pressure
• Identify the elements of assessing pain

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